I have had my Grayl for about four years. I was one of the first ones to get one according to the email I got from the company when I bought it. I’m only on my second filter. To me the titanium one is unnecessary, but everybody has different uses and needs. I’ve been very happy with their product and I have been pushing them for the last four years. Nice review cheers my friend.
Thanks Dr. Ernie for the review. I really like this product, but have not purchased it because of the high price. My wife and I use the larger plastic one in our RV and it is a great product. If I could leave a cook pot and a water bottle at home when backpacking the titanium one makes sense, but still the $200 is a bit much for my budget.
Hey Ernie! Like you; I now own more than one of these! My normal trips take me to where I have clear tasty water but I still filter with a Platypus gravity system or use a steri-pen. On a bike rail-trail trip last year I decided to bring my Grayl along since there would be plenty of spots to get water and I didn't need to carry any. While camping along the way, the campgrounds had wells and I still filtered, but the water was nasty tasting with iron and sulfur flavors. The Grayl came through and cleaned all of that nasty flavor right out! I take one with me all the time now!
As always, your review of this product is entertaining and informative. I’ve seen the Grayl filters for years but have not bought one due to price. Where I usually go in the mountains a Sawyer filter does the job and if I want hot water I filter and heat in a pot. During canoe camping on lakes the Sawyer has worked but if I were in a different place I could see this as an improvement on what I’ve used for years.
Ernie I have only one thing to say to the Grayl company, sell to the classes live with the masses, sell to the masses live with the classes, get the price down if possible or you just have a high end product that you can't sell to the normal buyer's good revue and glad you are honest about all your reviews Ernie thank you. Jim from Scotland
My imo and issue comes to being against separating a part of my water filtration system and sending a part out into the wilderness where good ole Uncle Murphy is waiting to mess things up for me. Our rivers tend to be in ravines, so you have to lower a water collector down 5 to 20 ft to gather water, and that's where a second, separate cup or bail is needed. I've got the Geopress, and I either use a TOAKES titanium 750 ml pail or the Pathfinder SS cup fitted over the Geopress. I'll be drilling in two holes in the SS Pathfinder cup so I can add the fish-spread bail handle. One can also use the Stanley Adventurer pot as an over cup, I did that for a bit too. The Geopress will rattle in there a bit, but a wool sock around the Geo or a scrubby sponge and be inserted around the Geo. Do like Blackie Thomas and flip the handle direction to make it all fit.
If that cup gets dented, for any reason, the filter is done. I'd get the basic one and a separate mug, probably in a canteen set. Filter the water, transfer into the canteen.
Probably why, IIRC, the drop distance rating is lower for the Ti model. I think the most likely area to get damaged would be the bottom edges though, which would not actually affect the filter performance. If one cannot push it all the way, it might slightly reduce the capacity. I did think of that issue. I suppose one could argue the reverse too. IF you have a filter issue, at least you still have the cup for boiling.
I’ve had my geo press for 3 years come April , I got the nesting cup from sro when they first started making them and a Walmart stainless cup as well all 3 and the gas stove also from sro all fit in the sro bottle bag as will a canister of fuel . I got a new filter last April only because the valve won’t fit the old ones it’s an awesome piece of kit and the looks ya get on the trout stream when ya get a cup full press it and drink is funny 😄
I like mine. Use it at home everyday. 300 presses is a lot, so it's lasted almost 3/4 of a year. Takes the crap city water flavor out of our "crap city water". If people are picky 'bout long lasting filters - than get the MSR Gaurdian. It's quite expensive but good for 10,000+ litres, and worst case water situations. And cleans itself, so no dickin' around in the backcountry. I'd get this but in Canada it's $550.
If you're really into cooking asparagus, then yeah, that tall cup would work great, but there are a lot of more functional, cheaper water filters available. IMHO, there are too many companies offering "elite" titanium gear at ridiculous prices.
So you scoop dirty water into your cup, filter the water, then pour your clean water back into your now dirty cup and start cooking?🤔 And that makes sense?
As far as performance, the Grayl works for me. I appreciate how simple it is to use, while watching fellow hikers dealing with pumps and hoses that are a pain. The filtration is a comfort as I have used mine on multiple international trips including a lot of backcountry trips abroad. I bikepack and like the durability and have carried my plastic Grayl strapped to my bike frame for years without incident. I bought a second Grayl last year and allocated my old one to an emergency bag. I opted for the Ti version not because of need, but honestly because I could and wanted to. Same reason I have the Ti Firebox stove. Maybe a bit lighter but not really a concern. Does everyone need one? No, but don’t throw shade on someone having it while you might be sitting in an ultralight tent that costs the better part of a grand. Did you really need that or are you making excuses? When I through or multi day hike my pack weighs around 40lbs. I’m used to it, and many times I’m letting someone borrow gear I bring because the delicate lightweight stuff failed. Sorry for the long rant, but a lot of these conversations should really be seen as “what do we want, not necessarily need?”
So, let’s say you drop, fall or accidentally dent the titanium Container, could that prevent the filter from working? Bypassing the filtration or preventing the filter to plunge smoothly seems to be possible. Makes more sense to slip the plastic Grayl into a titanium cup, (found one that fits great), then you have the water to pout into it, etc.
My husband and I each have the Geo-Press. That was expensive enough! No. not paying for titanium - not even a fan of titanium. I wish the filters didn't expire unused. We bought ours for an emergency, but the Sawyer will probably prove to be the better choice.
I have a Geopress (for camping) and an Ultrapress (for travel). I really like both. I really have no need for this product. I could replace the Ultrapress outer cup with the Ti model for $90 (ouch). The Ti Geopress is $220+. The Ti Ultrapress is $180. By comparison, the regular Geopress is cheaper than the replacement Ultrapress Ti outer cup. That's crazy. For $25, you can pick up a nesting cup for the Geopress from Self Reliance Outfitters. I think they only have it in steel right now, but the Ti version will still be less than half the price of the Ti Ultrapress replacement out cup if they ever release one. The Grayl website lists the Ti Geopress as 5 ounces heavier than the regular version. The Ti versions come with lids for the outer cup, but otherwise, I don't see a good reason why they should weigh more than the regular version. The whole point of titanium is weight savings. If it's $125 more, and 5 ounces heavier, it undercuts the value proposition. I'm also wondering what you're going to do with the inner/filter while you're boiling water in the pot that serves as the outer for the filter system. Lay it on the ground? Seems the potential for damaging or fouling the filter would have to be a consideration. Just seems like a hard pass for me. I saw these a few weeks ago, and honestly rejected it the moment I saw the cost. The two Grayl products I already have cost less for the two than one TI Geopress costs. That's a significant pricing strategy failure. $40 more, even $50 more than the non-Ti version would be far more palatable than $100+ more.
All I can say is look at the Bachgold 22 oz. water filter. No fancy titanium but it's as good a filter as Grayl. If the filter is so good why boil water?
Because cold coffee doesn't taste as good as! 😂 I also own the Bachgold, it nests perfectly with my Snow Peak titanium french press. That allows me to carry a compact water filter and cook kit.
I went for the standard due to the cost and the potential for titanium being brittle and I could see myself breaking it in the field. I bought the Grayl / Self Reliance Outfitters nesting cup; heavier, yes, but works for me.
Am I missing something? Cartridge shelf life: stored under proper conditions, an unused (and airtight) purifier cartridge has a shelf life of 10 years Given that their warranty is also 10 years, I suspect in good condition it would last longer than 10 years but 10 years is still a long time
Just can’t justify it Ernie. I have a cheap Walmart SS cup that my Geopress nests in. So problem solved without spending the ridiculous $$$$ they want for Ti.
I bought one on sale as well, I'd never pay $200 full price, also got some extra filters. Unopened the filter allegedly last 10 years. I bought it as an additional means of water for emergencies, haven't had the chance to take it backpacking yet but I will.
The ENTIRE Sawyer mini filter is available, usually, for less than $25.00 ! (Highly recommended ++++) TIP: DO NOT STORE WET !!!! Use included plunger to keep clean and DRY !!!
Grrayl is better due to speed, ease & have a bottle. I pair pkastic one wth with the giant Nalgene which has a toaks 750ml pot. Tken you can have a clean side and semo clean side, avoids all the contamination the videp version has.
For me the Grayl is a crazy, price and weight. The Sawyer is more reasonable, have also used, but find it slow and tough to squeeze. I use the “water to go” bottle and filter. You drink directly from the bottle through the filter, it’s light, easy and less expensive- about 25 euro on Amazon. Have used for years and never been sick from bad water. Replacement filters are also reasonably priced. If you buy the filters sized for the larger bottle and use on the lighter small bottle they keep the larger capacity and are even easier to drink through. No sponsorship or advert 😒
I have the Grayl UltraPress Ti. I did have it with me when the sign said the water was not potable...but at the time I still had plenty of water. ;-) My daughter has carried it to several countries. Since then she purchased a GeoPress Ti to have her own. She had good luck with the UltraPress. With the GeoPress though she has trouble pulling it open, without someone to hold the cup or outer portion, and it tends to scratch the inside canister. I just tried it recently, and see what she means. It is harder to get a straight pulling angle and since more force is required, it is a problem. I can do it, but I understand her concern, especially if one has suffered an injury or is not feeling up to par. Possibly it is because it is newish, maybe her unit (???), or maybe it is just an issue. Anyone have the same issue with the GeoPress Ti? Or for that matter, any one have the GeoPress Ti with no issue? Anyone have any suggestions? I have considered possibly a paracord loop might provide more leverage but I have not tried it. We might contact Grayl, but have not done so yet. [Yes, we know to release the cap a bit to allow air flow.] As to one issue you mention, I can see a related concern re using the cup which touches unfiltered water as a cup. Not sure how to resolve/clean that. A wipe and a boil presumably handles that, but what if you only want to use the cup or just heat water, not necessarily bring it to a boil. Perhaps a pass through the flame to sterilize it? Maybe that is the issue you meant? What I gathered though, without going back and re-watching the video, is a concern about how to get the filtered water from the bottle to the cup, and you mentioning pouting it to another container and then into the cup. I do not see that issue. One can still pour the filtered water directly into the cup. One could also filter a stock of water if one has multiple containers and pour any of that into the cup including directly from the Ti canister or body of the Grayl water bottle. One issue my daughter had using it in Mexico was the tap water was too salty and the Grayl was of no use with that. She ended up buying bottled water. In India she did use the Grayl UltraPress Ti to filter the hotel's "filtered" water. [She did not take any trains in India, but I did read a guide that mentioned some resellers in train stations selling suspect bottled water and to make sure they were a reputable/sealed brand. Not sure if that might happen elsewhere, but just thought I would post the alert for what its worth, in the event it might result in more care.]
Have a normal Geopress and love it, if someone made a separate ti cup that snuggly fitted over I think that would be cool. The only downside of the Geopress is that it can slightly leak if not kept upright when full of water.
TOAKS off of amazon makes a 750 ml titanium pail with handles and bail wire. Take the foam bag off and put it around the geopress body and it will sit snug in the pail. I have the 750 ml pail and have used it in such a manner.
Great review my friend. I love my Grayl. Been using it for about 4 years now. I take it everywhere. I can't say enough about it. However, I see NO benefit to the titanium one. I love titanium and have been actively replacing most of my stainless steel with it. But, I think they've lost their minds on the price for the Titanium. Until they drop the price significantly I will NOT buy one. I already have a few cups that fit well for the bottle. I still do like the company and it's other products very much. The titanium is just not cost effective for the price.
I use a Grayl to filter the water on base 🤣The heady aroma of JP-8 coming out of the water faucet gave me pause and a need to filter. I better check out the titanium one AND start hording filters. No idea what these new tariffs are going to do.
I don’t think it is necessary, when you are using the cup you are leaving your filter exposed, with pathfinders cup you don’t have that problem. But because of the titanium it is probably indestructible.
These things always look like cross contamination is an issue. I prefer my ability to use a separate dirty tube and side that never touches my reservoir/canteen.
The added weight vs functionality of titanium is pointless...being able to boil water from the dirty water container would have no impact on my typical hike because I would not do that. Plastic version is lighter..works great and is also indestructible from drops not to mention half as much money.
My only problem with the Grayl, is the filter does not filter much, and they are expensive. And you are really just paying 100 dollars for a titanium cup. No thanks. Oh, and where did you get your nifty pack?
Some filters, like Sawer, are rated to filter many times the amount of water than Grayl. I believe that is due to Grayl having the carbon element which removes foul flavor and chemicals. Other brands only filter bacteria and other pathogens.
@@stevenmonkman1500I use membrane solutions it has rebuildable filter and charcoal element. It costs like $30 and new filters are like $7-12. Can't imagine a more affordable filter
This is a water purifier. That was important to me when hiking in Florida, where rains and the flat terrain means that herbicides and pesticides from the farms get into the backcountry water sources I depended on. My Sawyer wouldn’t filter those chemicals out. To make the Grayl last longer, I pre filtered with a Sawyer and then filtered again with my Grayl. For most places in the US, a Sawyer Squeeze is all you need.
The titanium is overpriced but a regular Grail with their 30 oz nesting cup which comes out to roughly $130. That filters out viruses heavy metals chemicals herbicides and pesticides which most of the other filters don't do that's not overhyped or overpriced.
Filtering is only slightly better than boiling. Neither one addresses bacteria, industrial waste, or agricultural runoff. The little 3” long filters are a bit better than running doubtful water through a bandana. Take a look at The Gear Skeptic’s 5 part series about making water clean and OK to drink. Good information. You need only a couple of drops of unclean water to put you into a squatting position, and spurting out at both high and low locations. And then, working your way back to civilization. Suggested is a First Need purifier. No, I don’t get benefitted in any way here. Zero. I suggest that you look carefully. It’s only critical. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
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FYI, The Pathfinder school, now has a nesting cup for the Grayl's. Its only 30 bucks. So no need for the Titanium over priced one :)
I have had my Grayl for about four years. I was one of the first ones to get one according to the email I got from the company when I bought it. I’m only on my second filter. To me the titanium one is unnecessary, but everybody has different uses and needs. I’ve been very happy with their product and I have been pushing them for the last four years. Nice review cheers my friend.
Thanks Dr. Ernie for the review. I really like this product, but have not purchased it because of the high price. My wife and I use the larger plastic one in our RV and it is a great product. If I could leave a cook pot and a water bottle at home when backpacking the titanium one makes sense, but still the $200 is a bit much for my budget.
Hey Ernie! Like you; I now own more than one of these! My normal trips take me to where I have clear tasty water but I still filter with a Platypus gravity system or use a steri-pen. On a bike rail-trail trip last year I decided to bring my Grayl along since there would be plenty of spots to get water and I didn't need to carry any. While camping along the way, the campgrounds had wells and I still filtered, but the water was nasty tasting with iron and sulfur flavors. The Grayl came through and cleaned all of that nasty flavor right out! I take one with me all the time now!
As always, your review of this product is entertaining and informative. I’ve seen the Grayl filters for years but have not bought one due to price. Where I usually go in the mountains a Sawyer filter does the job and if I want hot water I filter and heat in a pot. During canoe camping on lakes the Sawyer has worked but if I were in a different place I could see this as an improvement on what I’ve used for years.
Thanks for the review. I’m sure it’s a great filter but the price kills it for me
Ernie I have only one thing to say to the Grayl company, sell to the classes live with the masses, sell to the masses live with the classes, get the price down if possible or you just have a high end product that you can't sell to the normal buyer's good revue and glad you are honest about all your reviews Ernie thank you. Jim from Scotland
If you keep that mesh bag it came with, it would come in handy as a pre-filter to get large particles out before you filter it with the grayl filter.
Depends on your water sources and what they may contain...
My imo and issue comes to being against separating a part of my water filtration system and sending a part out into the wilderness where good ole Uncle Murphy is waiting to mess things up for me. Our rivers tend to be in ravines, so you have to lower a water collector down 5 to 20 ft to gather water, and that's where a second, separate cup or bail is needed. I've got the Geopress, and I either use a TOAKES titanium 750 ml pail or the Pathfinder SS cup fitted over the Geopress. I'll be drilling in two holes in the SS Pathfinder cup so I can add the fish-spread bail handle.
One can also use the Stanley Adventurer pot as an over cup, I did that for a bit too. The Geopress will rattle in there a bit, but a wool sock around the Geo or a scrubby sponge and be inserted around the Geo. Do like Blackie Thomas and flip the handle direction to make it all fit.
I too am unsure whether I want to test my knot tying ability or my cordage in that way. Good to have the option, but....
If that cup gets dented, for any reason, the filter is done.
I'd get the basic one and a separate mug, probably in a canteen set.
Filter the water, transfer into the canteen.
Probably why, IIRC, the drop distance rating is lower for the Ti model. I think the most likely area to get damaged would be the bottom edges though, which would not actually affect the filter performance. If one cannot push it all the way, it might slightly reduce the capacity. I did think of that issue. I suppose one could argue the reverse too. IF you have a filter issue, at least you still have the cup for boiling.
I’ve had my geo press for 3 years come April , I got the nesting cup from sro when they first started making them and a Walmart stainless cup as well all 3 and the gas stove also from sro all fit in the sro bottle bag as will a canister of fuel . I got a new filter last April only because the valve won’t fit the old ones it’s an awesome piece of kit and the looks ya get on the trout stream when ya get a cup full press it and drink is funny 😄
Hell yes. I definitely want one!
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I like mine. Use it at home everyday. 300 presses is a lot, so it's lasted almost 3/4 of a year. Takes the crap city water flavor out of our "crap city water".
If people are picky 'bout long lasting filters - than get the MSR Gaurdian. It's quite expensive but good for 10,000+ litres, and worst case water situations. And cleans itself, so no dickin' around in the backcountry. I'd get this but in Canada it's $550.
If you're really into cooking asparagus, then yeah, that tall cup would work great, but there are a lot of more functional, cheaper water filters available. IMHO, there are too many companies offering "elite" titanium gear at ridiculous prices.
I bought it when they first came out, it's nice not having to worry with carrying a second cup to heat with
So you scoop dirty water into your cup, filter the water, then pour your clean water back into your now dirty cup and start cooking?🤔 And that makes sense?
As far as performance, the Grayl works for me. I appreciate how simple it is to use, while watching fellow hikers dealing with pumps and hoses that are a pain. The filtration is a comfort as I have used mine on multiple international trips including a lot of backcountry trips abroad. I bikepack and like the durability and have carried my plastic Grayl strapped to my bike frame for years without incident. I bought a second Grayl last year and allocated my old one to an emergency bag. I opted for the Ti version not because of need, but honestly because I could and wanted to. Same reason I have the Ti Firebox stove. Maybe a bit lighter but not really a concern. Does everyone need one? No, but don’t throw shade on someone having it while you might be sitting in an ultralight tent that costs the better part of a grand. Did you really need that or are you making excuses? When I through or multi day hike my pack weighs around 40lbs. I’m used to it, and many times I’m letting someone borrow gear I bring because the delicate lightweight stuff failed. Sorry for the long rant, but a lot of these conversations should really be seen as “what do we want, not necessarily need?”
So, let’s say you drop, fall or accidentally dent the titanium Container, could that prevent the filter from working? Bypassing the filtration or preventing the filter to plunge smoothly seems to be possible. Makes more sense to slip the plastic Grayl into a titanium cup, (found one that fits great), then you have the water to pout into it, etc.
My husband and I each have the Geo-Press. That was expensive enough! No. not paying for titanium - not even a fan of titanium. I wish the filters didn't expire unused. We bought ours for an emergency, but the Sawyer will probably prove to be the better choice.
I have a Geopress (for camping) and an Ultrapress (for travel). I really like both. I really have no need for this product. I could replace the Ultrapress outer cup with the Ti model for $90 (ouch). The Ti Geopress is $220+. The Ti Ultrapress is $180. By comparison, the regular Geopress is cheaper than the replacement Ultrapress Ti outer cup. That's crazy. For $25, you can pick up a nesting cup for the Geopress from Self Reliance Outfitters. I think they only have it in steel right now, but the Ti version will still be less than half the price of the Ti Ultrapress replacement out cup if they ever release one.
The Grayl website lists the Ti Geopress as 5 ounces heavier than the regular version. The Ti versions come with lids for the outer cup, but otherwise, I don't see a good reason why they should weigh more than the regular version. The whole point of titanium is weight savings. If it's $125 more, and 5 ounces heavier, it undercuts the value proposition. I'm also wondering what you're going to do with the inner/filter while you're boiling water in the pot that serves as the outer for the filter system. Lay it on the ground? Seems the potential for damaging or fouling the filter would have to be a consideration.
Just seems like a hard pass for me. I saw these a few weeks ago, and honestly rejected it the moment I saw the cost. The two Grayl products I already have cost less for the two than one TI Geopress costs. That's a significant pricing strategy failure. $40 more, even $50 more than the non-Ti version would be far more palatable than $100+ more.
All I can say is look at the Bachgold 22 oz. water filter. No fancy titanium but it's as good a filter as Grayl. If the filter is so good why boil water?
Because cold coffee doesn't taste as good as! 😂
I also own the Bachgold, it nests perfectly with my Snow Peak titanium french press. That allows me to carry a compact water filter and cook kit.
I went for the standard due to the cost and the potential for titanium being brittle and I could see myself breaking it in the field. I bought the Grayl / Self Reliance Outfitters nesting cup; heavier, yes, but works for me.
Good review, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
For prepping , the expiration date is what hurts it. The kits I bought are already worthless.
Am I missing something?
Cartridge shelf life: stored under proper conditions, an unused (and airtight) purifier cartridge has a shelf life of 10 years
Given that their warranty is also 10 years, I suspect in good condition it would last longer than 10 years but 10 years is still a long time
No filter has a 25 year shelf life. 10 years is very manageable, especially if you use it for camping bushcrafting too.
The pathfinder store makes a stainless steel nesting g cup for the express that also comes with a lid a much better deal
Just can’t justify it Ernie. I have a cheap Walmart SS cup that my Geopress nests in. So problem solved without spending the ridiculous $$$$ they want for Ti.
Regardless of everything else, that is a stupid shape for a boil cup.
I bought one on sale as well, I'd never pay $200 full price, also got some extra filters. Unopened the filter allegedly last 10 years. I bought it as an additional means of water for emergencies, haven't had the chance to take it backpacking yet but I will.
The ENTIRE Sawyer mini filter is available, usually, for less than $25.00 !
(Highly recommended ++++)
TIP: DO NOT STORE WET !!!!
Use included plunger to keep clean and DRY !!!
Grrayl is better due to speed, ease & have a bottle. I pair pkastic one wth with the giant Nalgene which has a toaks 750ml pot. Tken you can have a clean side and semo clean side, avoids all the contamination the videp version has.
For me the Grayl is a crazy, price and weight. The Sawyer is more reasonable, have also used, but find it slow and tough to squeeze. I use the “water to go” bottle and filter. You drink directly from the bottle through the filter, it’s light, easy and less expensive- about 25 euro on Amazon. Have used for years and never been sick from bad water. Replacement filters are also reasonably priced. If you buy the filters sized for the larger bottle and use on the lighter small bottle they keep the larger capacity and are even easier to drink through. No sponsorship or advert 😒
Plastic press plus separate stacking mug for me.
I have the Grayl UltraPress Ti. I did have it with me when the sign said the water was not potable...but at the time I still had plenty of water. ;-)
My daughter has carried it to several countries. Since then she purchased a GeoPress Ti to have her own. She had good luck with the UltraPress. With the GeoPress though she has trouble pulling it open, without someone to hold the cup or outer portion, and it tends to scratch the inside canister. I just tried it recently, and see what she means. It is harder to get a straight pulling angle and since more force is required, it is a problem. I can do it, but I understand her concern, especially if one has suffered an injury or is not feeling up to par. Possibly it is because it is newish, maybe her unit (???), or maybe it is just an issue. Anyone have the same issue with the GeoPress Ti? Or for that matter, any one have the GeoPress Ti with no issue? Anyone have any suggestions? I have considered possibly a paracord loop might provide more leverage but I have not tried it. We might contact Grayl, but have not done so yet. [Yes, we know to release the cap a bit to allow air flow.]
As to one issue you mention, I can see a related concern re using the cup which touches unfiltered water as a cup. Not sure how to resolve/clean that. A wipe and a boil presumably handles that, but what if you only want to use the cup or just heat water, not necessarily bring it to a boil. Perhaps a pass through the flame to sterilize it? Maybe that is the issue you meant? What I gathered though, without going back and re-watching the video, is a concern about how to get the filtered water from the bottle to the cup, and you mentioning pouting it to another container and then into the cup. I do not see that issue. One can still pour the filtered water directly into the cup. One could also filter a stock of water if one has multiple containers and pour any of that into the cup including directly from the Ti canister or body of the Grayl water bottle.
One issue my daughter had using it in Mexico was the tap water was too salty and the Grayl was of no use with that. She ended up buying bottled water. In India she did use the Grayl UltraPress Ti to filter the hotel's "filtered" water.
[She did not take any trains in India, but I did read a guide that mentioned some resellers in train stations selling suspect bottled water and to make sure they were a reputable/sealed brand. Not sure if that might happen elsewhere, but just thought I would post the alert for what its worth, in the event it might result in more care.]
Have a normal Geopress and love it, if someone made a separate ti cup that snuggly fitted over I think that would be cool. The only downside of the Geopress is that it can slightly leak if not kept upright when full of water.
TOAKS off of amazon makes a 750 ml titanium pail with handles and bail wire. Take the foam bag off and put it around the geopress body and it will sit snug in the pail. I have the 750 ml pail and have used it in such a manner.
Pathfinder makes a cup that fits the Geopress specifically.
Great review my friend. I love my Grayl. Been using it for about 4 years now. I take it everywhere. I can't say enough about it. However, I see NO benefit to the titanium one. I love titanium and have been actively replacing most of my stainless steel with it. But, I think they've lost their minds on the price for the Titanium. Until they drop the price significantly I will NOT buy one. I already have a few cups that fit well for the bottle. I still do like the company and it's other products very much. The titanium is just not cost effective for the price.
I use a Grayl to filter the water on base 🤣The heady aroma of JP-8 coming out of the water faucet gave me pause and a need to filter. I better check out the titanium one AND start hording filters. No idea what these new tariffs are going to do.
Great review Ernie
But to me it seems like a gadget with a solution looking for a problem, and way overpriced too.
Think I'll be giving it a miss.
I don’t think it is necessary, when you are using the cup you are leaving your filter exposed, with pathfinders cup you don’t have that problem. But because of the titanium it is probably indestructible.
These things always look like cross contamination is an issue. I prefer my ability to use a separate dirty tube and side that never touches my reservoir/canteen.
No.
Would I get one?
No, I cannot afford to.
If money was no object, perhaps.
It does have it's niche and in some situations, can be a preferred asset.
Do all the Grayl's take the same filter?
The added weight vs functionality of titanium is pointless...being able to boil water from the dirty water container would have no impact on my typical hike because I would not do that. Plastic version is lighter..works great and is also indestructible from drops not to mention half as much money.
I got mine on prime day, no way I'd pay full price
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Holy crap...... that's very expensive.....
My only problem with the Grayl, is the filter does not filter much, and they are expensive. And you are really just paying 100 dollars for a titanium cup. No thanks. Oh, and where did you get your nifty pack?
Some filters, like Sawer, are rated to filter many times the amount of water than Grayl. I believe that is due to Grayl having the carbon element which removes foul flavor and chemicals. Other brands only filter bacteria and other pathogens.
@@stevenmonkman1500I use membrane solutions it has rebuildable filter and charcoal element. It costs like $30 and new filters are like $7-12.
Can't imagine a more affordable filter
I have the regular version. It's okay but I would never buy it again, and I sure as heck wouldn't buy this Bushcraft LARP thing😂
TLDR: No fucking way.
300 presses sounds good, but it will only filter 40 gallons, then you have to drop 25 dollars on a new filter. Nope, way over priced and hyped.
You haven’t drank 40 gallons of water in your life 😂😂
Fast to use & pair iit with Millbank bag the filtter will last longer.
This is a water purifier. That was important to me when hiking in Florida, where rains and the flat terrain means that herbicides and pesticides from the farms get into the backcountry water sources I depended on.
My Sawyer wouldn’t filter those chemicals out.
To make the Grayl last longer, I pre filtered with a Sawyer and then filtered again with my Grayl.
For most places in the US, a Sawyer Squeeze is all you need.
The titanium is overpriced but a regular Grail with their 30 oz nesting cup which comes out to roughly $130. That filters out viruses heavy metals chemicals herbicides and pesticides which most of the other filters don't do that's not overhyped or overpriced.
Easy pass.
U lost me at Jeff Bezo
Filtering is only slightly better than boiling. Neither one addresses bacteria, industrial waste, or agricultural runoff. The little 3” long filters are a bit better than running doubtful water through a bandana.
Take a look at The Gear Skeptic’s 5 part series about making water clean and OK to drink. Good information. You need only a couple of drops of unclean water to put you into a squatting position, and spurting out at both high and low locations. And then, working your way back to civilization.
Suggested is a First Need purifier. No, I don’t get benefitted in any way here. Zero. I suggest that you look carefully. It’s only critical.
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