Emergency Water anywhere I bought these to add to our 'hurricane' box. Add a few more of the PUR packets with them and as long as I can find dirty water I have drinking water.
Not for long term storage I bought this for emergency use. Living near the coast of NC it is hurricane season and I wanted to keep something readily available in case the water supply gets tainted. I have not used the kit yet but the low review is because the chemical tablets in the kit expire in Aug 2010. This means they will expire less than a year from now. It states a manufacture date of July 2007 3year shelf life so receiving this in late Sept 2009 is very disappointing to me for this type of product. Since it will get us through this season combined with the shipping cost of sending it back I will probably keep it. As far as replacement/additional tablets for the kit hopefully I can find them locally because buying online I may end up in the same situation.
Amazing water purification system for backpackers This product comes with 3 packets of powdered purifier 2 folding 10liter containers a stir stick and filter cloth. You can also buy just the packets of PUR powder if you prefer in that case you'd need to supply your own 10liter containers etc.If you EVER backpack where the water supply is silty e.g. the Colorado River through Grand Canyon the Paria River etc. this is absolutely the quickest 30 mins lightest a 0.14oz. packet cleans 10 liters of water most reliable no filter to clog!! and easiest way to get CLEAR CLEAN drinking water.I'm not kidding. I used this on a 5day backpack in Grand Canyon National Park where our only source of drinking water was the totally siltclogged Colorado River. This stuff gave us gallons of delicious clear totally safe drinking water. One day we had way more purified water than we needed and actually gave several liters of our purified water to some other hikers whose pumps had all completely clogged up. It's truly amazing I can't believe more backpackers don't know about it.And in case you don't trust it it's used all over the world by government and humanitarian groups to clean and purify water in 3rdworld countries where the water quality is basically like a sewer. This stuff makes any water safe to drink. You gotta try it!!If you buy this kit be aware that it's easier to process the water if you have another person with you to hold the filter cloth in place. If you're alone I recommend that you sew the filter cloth onto a wire loop or something so that it can be held in place with one hand that's what I did and it worked great.
not too bad Took a couple of these kits up to the Boundary Waters in MN. The kits worked pretty darn well even my buddy who can be picky was complimentary of the way the water tasted clean and clear. It seems to be a fairly easy way to produce a good amount of safe and tasty drinking water in an acceptable amount of time. It works just as described though the included cloth filter does and will start to clog up even in fairly clear water such as encountered at the BWCA. I would recommend bringing a couple of extra clean white handkerchiefs to use as additional filters to catch all the gunk from going into the 2nd water container as it will make the process a whole lot faster. But I would and will definitely use this again.
Treated water maintains a fresh taste that is free of debris.Kit includes a collapsible mixing and a collapsible water storage container, a filter cloth, a stir stick, cutters, and three packets of PUR purifier.PUR purifier packets provide up to 7.5 gallons (30 liters) of clean drinking water.Suitable for base camping, backpacking, and emergency preparedness.Two-stage filtration readies water for drinking in 30 minutes. PUR Clean Drinking Water Kits are designed to provide clean and fresh tasting drinking water for you family's outdoor and emergency needs. Each kit contains a mixing container, storage container, stirring wand, cotton filter cloth, packet opener, three PUR Purifier of Water packets. Each of the PUR Purifier of Water packets treats 2.5 gallons (10 liters) of water. Water is ready to drink 30 minutes after treatment. Ideal for travel, emergency situations and many outdoor activities.
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