There are many water filtration products out there and all sorts of different technologies. Aquamira has had their Frontier Pro out for several years with a couple revisions here and there. This isn’t their only product, as the entire company was created for water filtration and treatment. The entire goal of the company is to make it possible to turn contaminated water into safe drinking water at an individual, and large scale and anything in between.
Now as far as the Aquamira Frontier Pro is concerned, it is a great little item to have with you when hiking or camping. It takes up very little room in your pack yet provides you with the ability to filter 50 gallons of water which, when used only in dire circumstances, should be plenty to get you through a survival situation.
The filter has a 2 stage filter to provide excellent filtration of 99.9% of Cryptosporidium and Giardia. It also has Miraguard on the internals to prevent the growth of funky stuff inside the filter.
The filter can be used in a couple different ways. The first way is to attach the drinking tube and drink directly from the source (stream, pond, etc). I suggest getting a replacement tube for a hydration bladder and using this, instead of the included tube. My reasoning is that it’s more flexible and can be cut to the length you choose. The included tube is kind of stiff and can get kinked during storage. This kink doesn’t come out. Just be sure you get a tube that has anti-microbial properties.
The filter can also attach to a hydration bladder tube to drink that way or the filter will also screw on to a water bottle top (a soda bottle sized top) and the water can be taken with you in the bottle and filtered as you drink. Finally, you can remove the mouth piece and attach this to a bottle and turn it upside down and the water will slowly filter through and drip out into a second bottle/cup. This water will be filtered. I’ve used this filter on several occasions and found it easy to use, and a really good addition to your kit when going out hiking or camping. Always try to find the cleanest water you can to filter from. This will help ensure you’re getting good water, and also save on the filter. I highly recommend anyone who goes into the outdoors pick one of these up. They are relatively economical and a great size so they fit with you even when space is tight. For $20-25 you can’t go wrong. 9/10.
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