MSR Trailshot water filter review – ultralight backpacking filter
The MSR Trailshot microfilter is a great backpacking water filter enabling you to always have clean water when you are outdoors. It’s water treatment removes 99.99% of bacteria, protozoa and particulates. It’s filtration goes down to 0.2 microns and is perfect as a survival filter or for camping situations. In my opinion it’s easier to use than It’s competitor, the Sawyer Mini water filter but performs equally well on the trail.
Which do you prefer? The Sawyer filter or the MSR Trailshot?
Please note that it is not a water purifier and won’t remove pesticides or chemicals.
Here are two major water filters that have both received Backpacker Editors’ Choice Awards and have reinvented what we know today as the modern day water filter. So how do these two compare against each other?
Gear mentioned in this video:
☆ Katadyn BeFree Water Filter:
☆ Sawyer Squeeze:
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Enjoy clean and safe drinking water wherever you roam with the ultra-compact, lightweight, reusable Sawyer Micro Squeeze Water Filtration System — from backcountry adventures to everyday office work and from domestic and international travel to emergency prepping. With a total field weight of 2 ounces, this tiny filter fits in the palm of your hand. While small in size, the powerful Micro Squeeze removes 99.99999% of bacteria (salmonella, cholera and E. coli) and 99.9999% of protozoa (cryptosporidium and giardia) — exceeding EPA recommendations for removal rates.
Attach the Micro Squeeze to the included drinking pouch, use the included straw to drink directly from your water source, connect it to your hydration pack tubing, or screw it onto standard disposable bottles (28mm thread). Made of a strong, softer material, the included 32-ounce (1-liter) Squeeze Pouch is half the weight of the standard 32-ounce Sawyer Squeeze Pouch and features a redesigned gusset for easy filling and stability.
The Sawyer Micro Squeeze is rated up to 100,000 gallons. It comes with a 32-ounce reusable squeeze pouch, drinking straw, cleaning coupling, spare gasket, and cleaning plunger.
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Exceeding EPA and NSF safety recommendations, weighing just 3 ounces, and taking up little space inside your pack, the award-winning Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System is ideal for backpacking, hiking, camping and emergency preparedness.
If you are backing, you are going to have to filter water. There are MANY options when it comes to water filtration and water purification for backpackers (and hunters like myself), but my go to is the Sawyer Micro Squeeze. Fast, easy and reliable. ENJOY! 🙂
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Sawyer Micro Squeeze- https://amzn.to/2ZQ9G7l
(used in video)
Other filters I recommend:
Sawyer Mini- https://amzn.to/31gOKDQ
Sawyer Gravity Filter- https://amzn.to/2LvpZ1u
Backpacking Gear to Check Out:
Trekking Poles: https://amzn.to/2Z9mUHS
Backpacking Pillow (shown in video): https://amzn.to/2Z9tqU1
Backpacking Pillow (lightweight option): https://amzn.to/2zbnPNe
Backcountry Stove (mentioned in video): https://amzn.to/2KGUCR1
Camp Chef Stove (another option): https://amzn.to/2KK12Pr
Mountain House (this one is DELISH): https://amzn.to/2HhkJM6
Sleeping Pad (affordable): https://amzn.to/2Zj8WmY
Sleeping Pad (shown in video): https://amzn.to/2ZeuiS4
Multi Tool (different than one shown in video, but still awesome): https://amzn.to/2ZbSdpn
Ursack Bear Bag: https://amzn.to/31Njhcj
Floored Tent: https://amzn.to/2Hg9dRa
Nemo Sleeping Bag: https://amzn.to/2HhSVHI
Bayite metal match https://amzn.to/2JV1msH
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