GearJunkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

Tunaweka vichungi bora vya maji ya backpacking na purifiers kwa mtihani ili uweze kukaa salama kwenye safari yako inayofuata kwenye nje kubwa.

Huna haja ya kuwa na safari ya mafanikio ya kurudi nyuma. Ndio, utahitaji gia (kama hema, mfuko wa kulala, na pakiti). Lakini muhimu zaidi, utahitaji njia ya kupata maji safi na salama wakati wa njia.

Kabla ya kuelezea kwa kina jinsi kila kichujio cha maji kinafanya kazi, hapa kuna mambo machache ambayo yatakusaidia kupitia mwongozo huu. Kuna njia nyingi za kuchuja maji (au kutibu). Njia za kawaida ni kupitia katriji au bomba, na kaboni iliyoamilishwa, mwanga wa UV, au kemikali.

Vichujio pia huja katika mitindo tofauti: mtindo wa majani, vichungi vya pampu, vichungi vya mvuto, na matibabu ya UV au kompyuta kibao. Wote hufanya maji salama kunywa lakini hutofautiana kidogo kwa ukubwa, uimara, na bei.

Tumezungumza na thru-hikers, wawindaji, na wapanda milima, na kusoma mamia ya hakiki za wateja ili kujua ni filters gani za maji kwenye soko ni bora zaidi.

Our team collectively tested a plethora of diverse filters for the creation of this guide. Current author and Senior Editor, Chris Carter, has been squeezing water through countless tubes and dropping tablets in his Nalgene each season to bring you the streamlined selection of 18 filters you see today. From stagnant green pools in the African savanna to bubbling alpine brooks in the Cascade Mountains, Chris has filtered water of all consistency and color in the wild, and brings only the best filters on his excursions. Rest assured, we would trust every model in this guide to keep us safe and hydrated in the backcountry.

Read the full article from Mary Murphy, Chris Carter, and Will Brendza on GearJunkie's website here.