Steripen Opti set up

[Karple T]

I have been trying a few set up's and though I would post some pics of what is working very well for me right now as this comes up a lot.

I use this on the AT for two people filling two bladders at streams mostly.

Cut off nalgen canteen top and mark level, dip in stream and treat. I pour the water thought a coffie filter into bladders to get out any nasties.

With a helper it goes very fast.

[David Goodyear]

Nice,

A very simple and light setup. I have been carying a wide-mouth naglene canteen, but this is a lighter option….I llike

How long does one filter last?

Dave

[Karple T]

I carry about 4-5 of them in the zip bag and use one two or three times.

I keep the bladder on top of everthing in my pack and put the filter I'm using on it to dry a bit.

[Rick Horne]

I just use a wide mouth Gatorade bottle.

[Stephen Barber]

Other than the filter, it's the same rig I carry. I hadn't thought of tucking the Nalgene into the Opti cover – thanks!

[Chris S]

I usually have a 1.3 liter pot for 2 people, so we use that to treat the water in. We also added one of these filter funnels (0.5oz). It's handy for filling water containers with a small openings, but we usually don't bother using it.

[Erik Basil]

Chris,
I like the idea about the funnel, and I use one of those to fill my white-gas equipment. That's light and I think it might work fine for Scout patrols. Thanks!

[Dale Wambaugh]

See the thread where I made a coffee filter holder from a seal-a-meal bag at 4.7g:
ttp://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=44546

[Karple T]

Dale … I saw that post a long time ago but never thought about it for this.

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