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2. I got one as a gift but was never able to use it because I couldn't stand the plasticky

Reply to MyThoughtsExactly (Original post)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 10:58 AM

Sep 2017

taste of the water. It was horrible. And I can't even imagine how you'd truly clean the thing. To me, it was really just an unhelpful item that caused more problems and didn't solve any. Now I just carry a couple of aluminum water bottles in a small backpack.

If I were a long-distance hiker in remote areas, I'd carry a Lifestraw and be done with it.

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Have you seen instructions for cleaning it out? Warpy Sep 2017 #1

Well I feel silly MyThoughtsExactly Sep 2017 #3

I live out in backpacking country, which is the only way I knew to look for it Warpy Sep 2017 #4

I got one as a gift but was never able to use it because I couldn't stand the plasticky Nay Sep 2017 #2

USWE packs natheo May 2018 #5

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