Sawyer bag failure?

I have a few different sizes of the sawyer bags and they all have that delaminating issue but they still work so far.

"Has anyone else had tear issues with theirs?"

no problems with my squeeze bag, assuming they are the same of course. Still going strong on the third season of use.

jimmyb

Usually the problem is the heat sealed closure along the top and around the spout comes apart and causes a leak. not usually a puncture.

i jsut carried another one until i got an Evernew bag. (still carry the 16oz for backup)

Has anyone else had tear issues with theirs? I roll mine up after each use and roll it when squeezing water through the filter.

I had a problem with the previous version of the 'squeeze' bag, but not the new one. However, I switch out for a larger Evernew bag for most trips.

Yup, my Sawyer bags do not last a full season. On a related note I have also squeezed a 0.9 liter Evernew to the point of failure :(. Guess I must be a gorilla.

My Sawyer bags don't last long, either.

There are a number of threads on the sawyer bag issue. There's definitely a design flaw. People who baby them seem to get more mile from them but even then, they are still prone to failure.

My hiking partner ruptured three of them on the Wonderland last year. He's a Marine so there's that.

It seems like they usually fail where the bag is bonded to the threaded "spout" piece. I think it happens as you roll down the bag and squeeze. As you get close to emptying the bag it puts a lot of stress on this bond. I don't try to squeeze every last drop out in hopes of extending its life. I do expect it to fail sometime though. I figure if it happens on the trail I'll use one of my drinking bottles as a dirty bottle.