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Purify Water

Backpacking is a fun way to experience the outdoors and learn to cope with the elements. It is physically challenging and requires you to carry everything you need on your back. Unfiltered water can make you sick with giardia and ruin your trip with cramping, diarrhea and severe dehydration. There a… read more

Purify Water Articles & Videos

How to Select a Backpacking Water Purifier
When backpacking on multiday trips, hikers find it more practical to carry a backpacking water purifier than carrying extra water. With a water filter, the hiker makes potable water out of any water source. This allows him to carry just eno… read more
How to Make a Solar Still to Purify Water
A solar still uses the power of the sun to purify water. The sun's heat evaporates water, and the vapor leaves contamination behind. Once the water vapor hits the top of the solar still, it condensates and slides down the lid into a collect… read more