May lays on backpack while drinking from Sawyer mini filter
May lays on backpack while drinking from Sawyer mini filter

Best Backpacking Water Filters 2021

When you’re out hiking, clean water is important. In the wilderness, there’s plenty of water to be found, but it’s not necessarily clean. There are so many different bacteria, parasites and viruses that live in rivers, streams, and puddles, that you can’t just fill a water bottle with it straight away.

That’s why you need one of the best water filters for backpacking. I’ve done all the research and narrowed down to the Best Ultralight Water Filters for Backpacking in 2021.

Best Lightweight Water Filters For Backpacking

Here are the Best Water Filters for Backpacking in 2021.

  • LifeStraw Personal
  • Sawyer MINI
  • GRAYL Ultralight Water Purifier
  • Katadyn Vario
  • Katadyn Hiker Pro Transparent
  • Katadyn BeFree 0.6L
  • EHS Water Filter
  • Waterdrop Gravity
  • SimPure Water Filter Straw

You can read detailed reviews on the best backpacking water filters, written by Brad McCartney here. 

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Cnoc’s ThruBottle also features a 28mm thread, allowing you to use it with filters such as the Sawyer Squeeze.

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Sawyer Squeeze + Cnoc VectoX 2L 28mm is widely considered to be the most reliable filter-bladder combo in existence, and we agree 100% with that sentiment.

Jaeger Shaw
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I carry the Sawyer Squeeze in my day pack in case of emergencies and as a backup to my larger water filter on backpacking trips where I know I’ll be relying on streams.

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