Need help filtering water

[ronald liljedahl]

I want to get rid of the weight from my pump water filter. I am interested in trying to incorporate a Sweetwater Siltstopper and a Seychelle In Line Eliminator water filter into the tubing of my Platypus or building a gravity fed water filter.

I have 2 specific questions.

The Sweetwater Siltstopper input and output spouts are significantly smaller than the inner diameter of my Platypus tubing. Any thoughts how to put the Siltstopper into the line without it leaking?

Where in the line of the Platypus or the gravity fed water filter would you place these filters? Near the reservoir or more down stream in the tubing?

Thanks.

[Stephen Eggleston]

I have used the Seychelle filter frequently but have zero experience with the siltstopper.

Personally I haven’t found that the Seychelle filter needs a prefilter. I instead carefully fill the water bladder to avoid excess silt and junk. It also can be backflushed at home with a faucet.

I like to place the Seychelle filter close to the bladder. This keeps the filter in my pack. I keep ‘enough’ hose length between the filter and bladder to allow the filter to lay along side the bag and avoid hose crimping.

You may want to consider adding aqua mira to the water before filtering. This may avoid GI distress that has been reported by myself and others. Read about it in the reader gear reviews.

When it comes to engineering a fix for the hose coupling I can’t help you there.

[Sunny Waller]

Instead of using the silt stopper I stain my water through a small mesh sock that comes with Aqua Mira purchased from Gossamer gear. It fits over the top of the platty bottle-I use my mug to scoop the water up and just pour it in. I also place my Seychelle filter close to the bottle-where it lays along the side. I use the platy bottles and carry them in the side pockets of my pack.

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