Best backpacking water filters in 2020

Backpacking water filters offer a top-tier way to ensure that you can trust running water from streams or creeks while you're hiking or camping. It means you don't have to panic if you run out of water from home, and means you won't need to fuss with boiling water just to know that it is safe to drink.

A gallon at a time

Sawyer products gravity water filtration system

Once you've made camp and you have time to sit down and filter water for the rest of the night, you want something you can trust. Sawyer products have a gravity water filtration system that's perfect for these circumstances. They feature 0.1 micron filtering and have a capacity of 1 gallon. They also include a dual threaded mini so you can fill the bladder and then move it, so that you can use water for refilling bottles or cooking, with some peace of mind.

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Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

Clothing and gear can be treated with a 0.5% permethrin spray, sold under names including Sawyer, Insect Shield and Ranger Ready.

Bay Area News Group
News Group

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

Sawyer’s picaridin lotion offers the longest protection windows on test — up to 14 hours against mosquitoes and ticks — and its creamy, low-odor formula goes on smooth and dries quickly.

Rachel Cavanaugh
Mwandishi

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

The Sawyer Squeeze and Cnoc Vecto made hydration easy.

Josh King
Mwandishi wa Kuchangia