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My 10-year-old water filter finally gave out on the Lost Coast Trail

It was the original Sawyer Squeeze I bought back in 2014, and it just clogged solid halfway through the 25-mile trek last month. I had to boil everything for two days, which really slowed us down and made me miss the simple convenience. Anyone have a reliable filter they've used for a similar long stretch?
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michael880
michael8801mo ago
Yeah, that's rough. I had my old filter fail on the JMT and switched to a Katadyn BeFree. The flow rate is way faster, and it screws right onto a Smartwater bottle. Like @noahhernandez said, ten years is great, but you don't want it to happen out there. The BeFree has been solid for me for three seasons now.
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noahhernandez
Ten years is a good run, but that's a brutal way for it to retire.
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