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Sawyer Complete Water Treatment System - 4 Liter

Hiking & Camping > Water TreatmentRated: ***** by 2 reviews.

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Set up the Sawyer Complete water treatment system and in the time it takes you to unpack your tent you'll have 4 liters of fresh, clean drinking water.

  • Utilizing a hollow fiber membrane filter, the Sawyer system yields 1 liter of potable water per minute.
  • Simply fill the included gray reservoir with unfiltered water, attach the filter and filter hose and let gravity do the rest to fill the included blue reservoir
  • Once the blue reservoir is full, hang the reservoir from its handle using the included Nite Ize S-Biner loop and fill your water bottle, pots and pans
  • Or, attach the included drink tube and a bite valve of your choice (sold separately) and use the reservoir as you would any hydration system
  • Filter physically removes particles, protozoa, and bacteria down to 0.1 micron in size, including giardia, salmonella and cryptosporidia
  • All Sawyer water filters exceed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations for removal rates
  • Filter is fully field maintainable to ensure a fast flow of water; system includes a faucet adapter for thorough back washing from a household faucet
  • Setup is simple and the system packs easily, weighing in at only 18 oz.
  • This Sawyer water filter comes with a Million Gallon Guarantee, essentially eliminating the need to ever have to replace the filter cartridge
  • System includes a 4 liter gray reservoir, 4 liter blue reservoir, hollow fiber filter, faucet adapter, drink tube, quick-release hose adapter, S-Biner and instructions for use
  • Please note: Take care not to let your filter freeze as this could damage the filter housing or the fibers themselves

Dimensions:20 x 10 inches
Field cleanable:Yes
Filter medium:Hollow fiber membranes
Housing material:Food grade ABS plastic
Output:1 liter per minute
Pump force:Not applicable
Pump strokes per liter:Not applicable
Removes:Protozoa and bacteria
Weight:24 ounces

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Sawyer Complete Water Treatment System - 4 Liter Reviews Summary:

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Reviews:

Good for small and large groups

Rating:*****
Troop 1020 just came back from a week hiking in Colorado with 17 Boy Scouts. Had 2 of the Sawyer and plenty of water.
The gravity bags were great, fill, leave to filter, fill water bottles, and repeat. 20 - 25 gallons of water per day through the filter without any problems. (We also used tablets.)
A learning to pass along, back flush the filter often (even from "clear" streams). This will keep the flow rate fairly high (about 10 minutes/gallon).
I would use a mesh bag to keep all of the pieces together on our next trip.
ggstart at REI on 09/03/2009

Worked flawlessly

Rating:*****
Worked great right out of the box. Got to camp and filled the grey bladder from the creek. Attached the filter and got 4L in just a few minutes. Filled the bladder three more times and had no trouble with it.
kcarchitect at REI on 10/22/2009