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Jim, when you say that it’s not easy to get the water out, do you mean that the water passes through the filter very slowly? I’d been thinking about getting one of the Katadyn bottle filters, but when I tested it at REI’s water filter setup, the water just seemed to dribble out of the bottle at an extremely low rate. My plan had been to use the bottle filter to fill up a second water bottle, but that seemed like it would take far too long.

I got one of the Bota bottles and was dissapointed. You won’t suck the water through– not much at least– your ears will touch if you really try. Squeezing is the thing and it is still no downpour. Once I thought about it, it makes sense– consider the pressure and mechanical advantage needed to use a pump.

Joseph:

I was thinking exactly the same thing! Wouldn’t it be nice to scoop one bottle of water, squeeze it through the filter to a second bottle, then scoop again. Voila, one bottle already filtered, and the second to be filtered as I drink (suck).

But the devil is in the details (as always). Reading your and Dale’s feedback, it seems like my plan wouldn’t really work any faster or easier than just old fashioned pumping?!?

“Reading your and Dale’s feedback, it seems like my plan wouldn’t really work any faster or easier than just old fashioned pumping?!?”

I didn’t throw mine away– it might be okay for the retrn leg of a day hike or travel. IMHO, if you already have a resonably lightweight pump, stick with that.

Yes, it takes a certain amount of sucking _and_ squeezing the bottle to get the water out. I know others have found this too tedious, but I didn’t consider it a problem. Trying to fill another bottle from the filter bottle, though, would be a big pain.