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Mark Roberts (redwedge) - BPL Lifetime Member

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About Me Visual artist. Photographer. Writer / Scriptwriter. Backpacker. Homebrewer. Not necessarily in that order. Subject to change at any time.
CityRovaniemi
StateLapland
CountryFinland
My Website URLhttp://www.backpackingnorth.com
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FS: 2 Frontier Pro water filters
I accidentally ordered two Frontier Pro filters. They are both unopened. I'll sell them individually for $20 each including postage (CONUS) or $35 for both. For the style-conscious among ...

In Gear Swap » FS: 2 Frontier Pro water filters
June 13, 4:56pm

Re: Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
So the ideal, then, would be a Sawyer filter?

In GEAR » Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
June 03, 4:33pm

Re: Re: Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
Well decision made - I went for the Frontier Pro. I emailed Aquamira and got this reply from John Gustave: "Our filters aren't actually rated by pore size. They rather have a Giardi...

In GEAR » Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
June 03, 2:23pm

Re: Re: Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
David: Good point. I do occasionally like to use a nuun or two. Is it possible to squirt water through the bottle filters? I could fill a cup, add a nuun. Aquamira do seem to be very clear...

In GEAR » Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
June 03, 11:43am

Re: Re: Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
Thanks Benjamin - I've read your other posts on the FPro, and was almost sold on that system, but I thought I'd check out the in-bottle systems as a bare-bones alternative. The Sawyers l...

In GEAR » Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
June 03, 11:28am

Re: Utah, Lapland and Minnesota
Cheers Sam! If you have any tips for nice places up north, let me know. I mean other than the obvious ones (SHT), of course.

In Post-Trip Reports » Utah, Lapland and Minnesota
June 03, 9:51am

Utah, Lapland and Minnesota
I get around to starting a blog, and posted a few trip reports from: Sioux Hustler Trail, MN http://backpackingnorth.blogspot.com/2010/05/sioux-hustler-trail-bwca-minnesota.html Urho Kekkone...

In Post-Trip Reports » Utah, Lapland and Minnesota
June 02, 3:51pm

Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
Would anyone like to offer some insight into which is better (and give some reasoning) - bottle filters or UL gravity filters? I'm thinking in particular about these: Frontier Sport: http:...

In GEAR » Bottle water filters vs. gravity filters
June 02, 3:43pm

Travel Tap
Has anyone used the Travel Tap: http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product353.asp?PageID=40 It seems to me to be a great UL solution - drink water straight from the bottle, then just boil cookin...

In GEAR » Do you filter your water?
June 02, 8:39am

Re: windpro
It does seem to be an unusual design flaw by Primus - to build a stove suitable for inverted canisters, and then putting the valve in an inaccessible position. Still, no doubt they will release ...

In GEAR » Primus express spider
May 14, 7:42am

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