Water Filtration.

Great size! Might have to get one.

Thanks for sharing worldwood, this thing is awesome. I just bought one. In the US they´re so cheap... I got one for 31.75$ (23€)*includes shipping to germany. Here they go for 36-40€ (55$) without even shipping

The filter is GREAT!! But the water collection bag it comes with is less than perfect... I prefer water bottles personally so ill just screw mine into a water bottle most the time, but if you do like the option of using bags id suggest looking into another collection bag... Like the platypus bags or similar.

Not that this bag wont work.. But its small and stiff, and not easily filled unless you have nicely flowing water. Which is not always the case.


I said "small and stiff"

I have used Katadyn pocket and another one called a various? or something like that.. Neither were mine, both at survival classes, same place i used the larger Sawyer PointOne and .02 the very first times. Also used the lifestraw of course.

Yea i have already noticed the threads will not fit on some water bottles. Like you said the ones with shorter caps and it seems the thinner plastic bottles have those threads as well. But it has been pretty easy to find different bottles that do fit. And i always have a pepsi bottle close by, We have two cleaned out 2-liter pepsi bottles in a bin specifically for water, they were the first bottles i tested and fit very well.

I have read older platypus bags wont fit but i read that the newer ones should... I dont know that for sure though, i dont have a platy bag here to test it. Do you have a newer platy bag from 2014? Id like to know if the newer ones dont fit because i was going to order one after i read the thread were changed.

And i agree, i wouldnt use a bottle with a weak seal, water would run all down the thing and its quite possible youd ingest some. But I always suggest digging an Egyptian well next to your water source if you think the water is sketchy, regardless of what filter or bottles you have. Better safe than sorry.

But like you said for the money you cant beat it. Even if your lost without a bottle or bag to use and have to use it like the lifestraw, Its still a great filter.

Yea i have seen a lot of review that say they work with most water bottles, they need to actually test things out before saying that, as i had thought it would work with any water bottle when i got it. But im still very happy with it.

Ill go ahead and pass on the platy bag then, dont wanna waste the money. Have you found any bags that do work well? Ill mostly use a pepsi bottle, but bags will be smaller and take up less room when folded up, so id like 1 bag that will work good that i can put with my kit in case i dont have room for the bottles.

And just for fun, I slid it in my survival sheath setup and it fits great on the side of the pouch.

Yea that makes sense, seems like they would have to change everything if they changed the threads...

but the reviews on this page talk about it fitting the newer bags www.rei.com/product/866577/sawyer-mini-water-filter#tabs

And this thread speaks a little on the newer bags fitting as well.. www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=83666

Right after ordering my mini i decided id get a better bag for it and wanted to go with the platy bag, so i started checking to see if it would fit and found those 2 sites, so i was going to order one...But im reading conflicting things all over now... SO who knows.. I wish people didnt talk out their asses.

Well, REI is where the last two most recent bags came from, so...