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Sawyers got cheaper again, i paid £19.99 few months ago on amazon i also got the extra 3x1ltr bags for another £10 all in it was slightly more than only buying a filter from high street shops.
I have had an Aquamira Frontier Pro, similar size to the Sawyer and ment to be an issue item to american forces. They are not as highly rated, have a limited lifespan and the filter element cracked and dropped out of mine........useless.......the current versions have replaceable filters but still not to the same rating as the Sawyer.
The filters can attach to some plastic mineral water bottles, once you work out which ones and carry them you can just top up the bottles from anywhere screw the filter in place and drink away.
I am chopping up my old Aquamira for the screw fittings and aim to make a gravity feed bag for dirty water and somehow intergrate the aqua pre-filter into the line.
Lightweight, compact and can be used in many ways, would have loved one of these years ago.