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Mrs Baggins
03-03-2008, 14:32
I just received the following email from REI:
We have been informed by MSR that the delivery of the HyperFlow Filters has been delayed until early April. This information came to us after the catalog had been printed.
We will be able to place backorders as soon as we have a definite date from MSR. :mad:
I'm setting off before April and was really counting on having this system. Now what do I do????? I wanted this because it was supposed to be light weight, fast, high volume...........
Options, until the Hyperflow gets stocked:
1. Drink spring water untreated.
2. Use chemical treatment, such as AquaMira, or potable aqua until they come in.
Or:
Get a different filter, such as http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/aquamira_frontier_pro_filter.html
Mrs Baggins
03-03-2008, 15:01
I can't afford to buy something "for now" and then buy the Hyperflow if and when it comes out. So I have to buy something I'll be using for at least a couple of years. I don't want drops or steripens because they don't take the chunkies out of the water :p. I don't want to get the water into some sort of bag and then hang the bag and have to wait for it to drip into my containers. I carry two water bottles at all times and a 1 liter platypus for cooking/coffee/cleanup water. When I stop for the night I need to be able to fill all of them without it taking forever. Picky picky picky..............
Ghosthiker
03-03-2008, 15:17
Yeah, I'm waiting on one of the MSR systems, also. Katadyn does have a similar one (http://products.katadyn.com/brands-and-products/produkte/Endurance_Series_23/Katadyn_Camp_25.html). Plus I have seen a few threads about using an in-line filter and making your own.
We're waiting too...very impatiently. =( The demos I've seen of the sucker are impressive.
River Runner
03-04-2008, 01:21
I can't afford to buy something "for now" and then buy the Hyperflow if and when it comes out. So I have to buy something I'll be using for at least a couple of years. I don't want drops or steripens because they don't take the chunkies out of the water :p. I don't want to get the water into some sort of bag and then hang the bag and have to wait for it to drip into my containers. I carry two water bottles at all times and a 1 liter platypus for cooking/coffee/cleanup water. When I stop for the night I need to be able to fill all of them without it taking forever. Picky picky picky..............
You could consider Aqua Mira, which isn't all that expensive, and one of the cheap water bottle filters. They aren't too good for filling a lot of containers because they take a lot of squeezing, but with the AM as primary treatment, it would work for cloudy water.
Although, with any filter, it will clog easily in cloudy or 'chunky' water if you don't pre-filter with a bandana or allow the water to settle in a larger container first. And, if you are doing that, you don't really need the filter for 'chunkies'. What a water bottle filter would be nice for though is that you can drink some immediately without waiting on chemicals to work.
Just in case anyone is interested, REI has the Hyperflow in stock right now. We had ordered ours from Backcountrygear.com and they ran out. Everyone seems to be having trouble keeping them in stock.
Got one LW gonna use it NW
drivebyjustin
04-30-2008, 08:43
mine shipped last weekend from rei. its a sweet little package. can't wait to give it a try out of the house.
This ( http://www.rei.com/product/671113 ) plus this ( http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/images/accessories/bandana_red.jpg ) equals this ( http://www.robertedselblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/happy-face_happyface_smiley_2400x2400.jpg )
I'm not a big fan of filters, but this looks interesting. It weighs about as much as the two sets of Aqua Mira that my daughter and I plan to carry on the JMT this summer.
bigcranky
04-30-2008, 10:03
I handled one at our local outfitter this weekend. Interesting. It is very light -- less than 5 oz for the filter itself, and around 8 oz when you add in the accessories. (This weight doesn't include the mesh bag.) The manager said that the flow rate was incredible, but I didn't actually run water through it.
While I'll probably still use Aqua Mira for solo hiking, the Hyperflow looks pretty good for family or group trips. We usually carry a Pur Hiker for family hikes, and it takes forever to filter enough water for three people. The new MSR filter should be a lot easier faster and lighter. Not bad.
It is very clearly marked Do Not Freeze. That damages the filter element.
It is very clearly marked Do Not Freeze. That damages the filter element.
That's a consideration for the JMT. It gets cold in them thar hills in July & August.
Cabelas has them plus a gravity feed kit.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp;jsessionid=M33ZEAC1AVVSPLAQBBISCN3MCAEFEI WE?id=0054631518387a&type=product&cmCat=froogle&cm_ven=data_feed&cm_cat=froogle&cm_pla=0470304&cm_ite=0054631518387a&_requestid=14705
Frolicking Dinosaurs
04-30-2008, 10:49
Got one LW gonna use it NW::: Dino seen dodging donkey droppings from the sky :::
Mrs. Baggins, I's suggest using a piece of no-u-see-um bugnet or bandanna to screen chunkies and then using chemical treatment for drinking water only. Cooking water nasties are killed by the heat of cooking so no treatment is needed.
If this isn't acceptable, you might try finding the filter from another supplier and canceling the REI order.
Dholmblad
04-30-2008, 14:21
just dont filter your water.