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GEAR SHOP Cooking and Hydration Water Treatment
Aquamira Water Treatment DropsAquamira Water Treatment Drops

Chlorine dioxide based chemical water treatment kit.

View Item DetailsOur Price: $12.99
Member Price: $12.34
GEAR SHOP Cooking and Hydration Water Treatment
Aquamira Water Purification Tablets - 24 PackAquamira Water Purification Tablets - 24 Pack

Aquamira Water Purification Tablets contain a unique chlorine dioxide formula that produces a powerful germacidal agent when released in water.

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Member Price: $13.29
GEAR SHOP Cooking and Hydration Water Treatment
Aquamira Water Purification Tablets - 12 PackAquamira Water Purification Tablets - 12 Pack

Aquamira Water Purification Tablets contain a unique chlorine dioxide formula that produces a powerful germacidal agent when released in water.

View Item DetailsOur Price: $7.99
Member Price: $7.59
GEAR SHOP Cooking and Hydration Water Treatment
Aquamira Frontier Pro FilterAquamira Frontier Pro Filter

The cleanest, easiest, most compact ultralight water filter system in the world

View Item DetailsOur Price: $19.95
Member Price: $18.95
ARTICLES Gear Reviews
Members Only MSR Hyperflow Microfilter Review
by Roger Caffin with Will Rietveld
A new development in the area of microfilters which is both light and field maintainable, but does it work well enough? There are problems when the water is not crystal clear. Read More...
ARTICLES Trends Outdoor Retailer News
A Virtual Pack (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)
by Mike Martin, Ryan Jordan, Don Wilson, Craig Mortensen, Alan Dixon, Ken Knight, Steve Nelson, Addie Morstad, Will Rietveld and Janet Reichl
The Backpacking Light Outdoor Retailer Team outfits an entire lightweight pack for a long winter weekend using only gear found at the show. Join us throughout the trip for updates as we add gear to our hyper-linked Outdoor Retailer Virtual Pack. Read More...
ARTICLES Gear Reviews
Members Only MSR MIOX Purifier REVIEW
by Roger Caffin, with contributions from Backpacking Light staff members Doug Johnson, Mike Martin and Will Rietveld
A small electronic device for purifying water with a mixed oxidizer based on electrolyzing salt. Read More...
ARTICLES Trends Outdoor Retailer News
Members Only Trends in Water Treatment Technologies (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
by Ryan Jordan
Water treatment technologies are evolving and offering more options for backpackers to save weight, save time, and stay hydrated. Read More...
ARTICLES Gear Reviews
Members Only SteriPEN Adventurer Water Purifier REVIEW
by Roger Caffin
A reasonably light and very effective means of purifying water to EPA purifier standards. Read More...
ARTICLES Technology Research Reviews
Members Only Backcountry Water Quality: Technologies, Trends and Paranoia?
by Ron Silflow & Ryan Jordan
A close look at ways backcountry users can treat their water: what works, what should concern us, and what is hyperbole. Read More...
ARTICLES Gear Reviews
Members Only Meridian Designs AquaStar Plus Ultraviolet Light Water Purifier REVIEW
by Ken Knight
Treat your water using this robust, 3.9-ounce, ultraviolet light based, water purifier. Read More...
ARTICLES Trends Outdoor Retailer News
Members Only New SteriPEN Adventurer Weighs Half of Original (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
by Alan Dixon
At 4.0 ounces the SteriPEN Adventurer weighs less than most filters and starts to be weight competitive against chemical treatments Read More...
ARTICLES Trends Outdoor Retailer News
Potable Aqua Chorine Dioxide Water Purification Tablets (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006)
by Ryan Jordan
Definitely not the water treatment pills in glass bottles that your Daddy showed you how to use. Read More...
ARTICLES Trends Commentary
Members Only Chlorine Dioxide No-Mix Water Treatment Solution Coming to US Outdoor Market
by Ryan Jordan
Pre-mixed, one-step chlorine dioxide water treatment / disinfection solution. No mixing and easy to use. Say goodbye to iodine. Read More...
ARTICLES Trends Outdoor Retailer News
Members Only AquaStar Plus Ultraviolet Water Treatment (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
by Ken Knight
Water purification through ultraviolet irradiation - a new approach to cleaning our water Read More...