Aquamira Frontier Pro vs Frontier

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Are you adding chemicals because you're concerned about viruses? Won't the Frontier Pro handle most US waters by itself?

Curt:

Yeah, some waters out there are pristine and require no treatment before drinking… but if I feel I need to treat the water at all, I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT rely on the Frontier Pro by itself.

I am no water expert, but reading the literature and comparing filter specs, the quality filters have pore sizes of 0.2 to 0.3 micron — just small enough to be effective against bacteria.

The Frontier Pro filter size is 3.0 in size — or a whopping 10 times bigger than some bacteria! The Frontier Pro is really only effective against the bigger stuff like protozoa — and not against bacteria!

Think about it — any pool of water "rich enough" to sustain bigger/more complex organisms like protozoa will automatically be rich enough to support smaller, simpler life forms like bacteria.

To me, the Frontier Pro needs to be paired with something else — such as chlorine or chlorine dioxide or iodine or something — to be effective at all.

I pair my Frontier Pro with chlorine.