I've used the Sawyer since January, got tired of buying water. We first our well water (two gallons a day) and so far none of us have gotten sick. I would say the "you get what you pay for" is the backwashing. I feel it could be design better, but other than that, it's a good one. Good luck to every patron!🇺🇲
Caleb, you are definitely a great fort maker. What a nice way to be creative and thank you for showing us. Have fun and we care about you and your family.
a good water filter for out in the wilderness is water through gravel, then sand, then charcoal. .... I like the carbine at the top of the door, makes sense!
I'm not sure about the ones you have in particular, but some filters last so long because you can backflush them and clean the filter. Check the ones you have to see if they mention that, especially that small one.
Love Caleb's fort. I remember building them with my brothers when I was a kid. I have used the sawyer squeeze (the original) and the sawyer mini on multiple backpacking trips. The filters seem to work well, even with cloudy puddle like water and I am still alive.
I just got tears watching your son, Caleb, show you his fort. I couldn't help but think about those precious children and how much they must miss their mother. How are they doing? I would imagine they have good days and bad days, as do you.
I would say they both work. The larger one I would trust to work longer than the smaller one. Reason is the size of the filter. The bigger the filter, they more it will clean. As far as price, just look what a berkey costs. One thing about heating water is that it does not remove chemicals from the water. Most filters do.
Size of the filter isn't the issue. The first filter uses a ceramic filter that's worn away as it is cleaned. The smallest filter uses micro hollow fiber tubes that don't wear away. To clean it, means to backflush it, pushing out the particles that can clog the tubes, if not removed. Ceramic filters must be scrubbed to remove those particles which wears away the filter media. One point of comparison between all filters whether you have to buy replacement cartridges. How many gallons of potable water will the filter produce before it must be replaced. For some inexpensive filters using the same type filter material, replacement cartridges are not offered. Thus, the filter, itself, must be discarded. With some filter/purification designs there are no cartridges to replace. These used different technologies to turn raw water into potable water. Thus, when evaluating a filter type that will be used more than a few camping trips or grid-down storms, include in the pros & cons of each being reviewed the price of replacement cartridges. BTW, as a general rule, most filters that turn raw water into potable water do not remove chemicals, unless they have a carbon filter element, as well. Generally, too, these filters have a relatively short usage rate before the filter has to either be discarded or the carbon media must be replaced. There are DIY options to add activated charcoal filtration to a number of filters that do not routinely do this. There are a number of how-to videos on adding this to the Sawyer Squeeze, for example.
The answer is BIOSAND, it's a Canadian that develop this water system for third world countries. It is cheap to make a filter, last forever, filters gallons of water in minutes. Check out the videos on RUclips and decided. Great Video, keep up the good work.
Zach, I have a question about the Wapi. After the wax slides down, letting you know that your water is pasteurized, will the wax float back up and be able to be used again, or is it something you need to get with multiple waxed tubes?
I heard a backpacker say that if the sawyer gets frozen it makes it no good after that so that may be the difference in the price. This first one looks more sturdy.
I have a family size Berkey at home & even those filters have doubled in price in the last 2 years. As far as a bug out bag, I have chlorine tablets & life straws.
Berkey has a water bottle for $38 that is good for 160 refills of untreated/raw water or 640 refills of tap water. Not something to rely on solely but certainly can be an option to include for redundancy. For water I have a WaterBob which holds 300 gallons, another 300+ gallons in WaterBricks, 2 full size Berkey's (1 is in daily use + 1 spare), 12 extra black elements, multiple LifeStraws and multiple Sawyers, Steripens, bleach, yada yada. Probably need to add a Katadyn or LifeSaver. Wish I could store more water. There's an old quarry pit behind my house on my neighbor's property that has filled in. Counting on being able to access it for a water source when the SHTF.
Dehumidifier with reusable air filter, air stone in water tank to restore it, and UV light or boil to kill germs that might have made it from air. Fill radiator up with alcohol in a case for air to pass through them from a spot where air is warmed. If you want to go elite? Get you a small steam engine and vent steam through radiators to distill lots of water as you generate power for dehumidifier to catch more plus run other things. Lol.. < No need for advanced filtration because no chemicals nor sediment. If you want to go even further? Look into a steam system to generate power to use ultrasound to make hydrogen for night operation or even guide light with glass sealed mirror tubes straight to focus lenses on your boiler. Save wood for cheaper when you add all savings to that point then use beyond its cost..
Have several Sawyer minis, saving for a home Berkey but check out Seychelles water filtration....tremendous filters!! Gave the bottles out to my kids, have a pitcher In The Kitchen for everyday.. and maybe 6 more water pitchers and filters stored away!!! Seychelles is great and on Amazon.
Nice Fort dude!!! Way cool!!! 😎 My ceramic filter for backpacking is the MSR filter. I have the Sawyer minis in my bug out bag. Gravity fed version of the Sawyer for camping. The Alexapure is in the house and has processed a ton of water!!!! Never heard of that last thing. Gonna go get one. Lol I have a thing about clean water. Just saying!!!!
The last one is simply a visual indicator that water has been heated to the point that it is pasteurized. Bringing water to a boil is the alternative visual indicator. Boil for 1 minute (3 minutes if above 6,500 ft altitude). Chief advantage of the WAPI is that you can save some fuel by not heating water to the boiling point. Thing about clean water... :-) Me, too. I have a Sawyer Mini for each person in my family's Grab/Go bag and 1 in each vehicle Get Home Bag. For home I have the Sawyer All In One with the 5 gallon bucket kit. Can filter several hundred gallons of water a day for family, friends, neighbors, if the need arises. Have a spare Sawyer Squeeze just in case the All In One, is lost, stolen or damaged in some way. Am setup to use SODIS (solar disinfection) using stored, clean & sanitized CLEAR 2 liter soda bottles. Google SODIS for more information on how to use the sun to make raw water safe to drink. Have chemical purification tablets and activated charcoal, if that need arises where I live. (Rural area). Keep both liquid chlorine bleach (replaced every 6 months) and dry chlorine (pool shock) for long term storage to disinfect water. Have multiple ways to boil water both indoors and outside using wood, propane, Sterno, chafing fuel, 70% ISO alcohol, denatured alcohol, HEET in the yellow bottle, and liquid camp fuel. Boiling water (pasteurization) is the ages old way of killing microorganisms in it. Lastly I keep with our gear, pre-filter materials to remove as much debris, silt, insects, as possible from raw water before it is processed to make it safe to drink. The methods mentioned rely on clear water to be most effective. Cloudy, murky, water delays and sometimes cancels out the effectiveness of the method of treatment being used. Stuff in the water will quickly clog most water filters. Chemical treatment success can be limited, as well. To that end, in our gear are coffee filters ( paper and metal versions), flour sack (cotton) kitchen towels (Walmart), a large grease splatter screen, some cotton t-shirt material, and some very fine nylon mesh material I found somewhere. You can line any suitable sized strainer with cotton fabric to make an improvised pre-filter. Size of strainer matches, to some extent, the size of the container to receive the pre-filtered water.
Caleb is rightfully proud of his achievement! 👍just as long as the boyz check for creepy crawlers b/4 they go inside Instructive vid Zach. We used to hv a semi decent filter when we lived in Alaska, got misplaced in on one of our many moves. Must get a replacemt!
I have a sawyer and a Steripen in my get home bag. The steripen is cool, supposedly uses UV light to kill everything. Take a bandana put it over a nalgene bottle to filter the big stuff. Stir the water as you keep moving. 2 mins later you can start drinking. It has rave reviews from the backpacking elk hunting crowd.
Shalom brother zach, I just had a quick question, I saw u on another pod cast and u briefly mentioned that in the end times the ozarks would be a place of refuge for Christians. What do you think of the validity of that statement and would it be wise for me to move to that area from Los Angeles? Thanks brother and shalom!
I use the sawyer squeeze along with a couple drops of bleach. Never got sick while backpacking drinking some very questionable water at times. The weight savings matter!
@@simplyraisingarrows7369 Absolutely. It's my second phase in water purification. The sawyer squeeze is good enough to remove the solids and bacteria from your water, while the bleach is good to kill viruses that might be lurking in the water. Check out this informative link: www.superprepper.com/using-bleach-to-purify-water/
girls build pretty good forts too, or at least i did. kids hardly even go outside any more, it's a sin against life. i grew up in working class suburb, and we were outside from morning to night. we ran up and down the local creek, caught crawl dads and minows, we'd even make our own nets. we'd make our own barbie and ken doll houses, it was a joint effort, boys and girls. we'd get big boxes from the grocery, then dumpster dive the carpet and wallpaper store, back when there were actually small buisnesses like that, we'd get remnants from the fabric store, .... the stuff we made was amazing. kids are so creative. then the dramas we'd play out with the dolls could get real interesting. had a shrink been watching they'd have known a great deal about what went on inside all our houses. kids hardly seem to use their imaginations anymore. maybe i'm just old, and don't understand the new ways.
it is a 100% increase, since you doubled a value. x=1 x is 1%, if we double it to 2, then we have double that value once over so, 2/2 = 1 something is $100 dollars, you increase that to $150, that would be a 50% increase for 50$, now lets add another $50, the total has now doubled to $200 and we added half (50%) of the original value twice, giving us double the original value, = a 100% increase.
Sawyer works great. Did the Appalachian trail with it for 6 months
Nice comparrisons! Tip* Drink pond water through your face mask.. works like a charm! (not)
I use the sawyer mini or sawyer squeeze whenever I go backpacking...I have never gotten sick from drinking water after using these filters.
I've used the Sawyer since January, got tired of buying water. We first our well water (two gallons a day) and so far none of us have gotten sick. I would say the "you get what you pay for" is the backwashing. I feel it could be design better, but other than that, it's a good one.
Good luck to every patron!🇺🇲
Caleb, you are definitely a great fort maker. What a nice way to be creative and thank you for showing us. Have fun and we care about you and your family.
Your so good to us with that filter
Smart kid 👍🏻
Caleb is the man
a good water filter for out in the wilderness is water through gravel, then sand, then charcoal. .... I like the carbine at the top of the door, makes sense!
Best part of homeschool 😁😁
Oh yeah your joy is contagious in this video. God bless
Thank you brother great information to know
I'm not sure about the ones you have in particular, but some filters last so long because you can backflush them and clean the filter. Check the ones you have to see if they mention that, especially that small one.
u definately have to backflush the sawyer quite regularly
Love Caleb's fort. I remember building them with my brothers when I was a kid. I have used the sawyer squeeze (the original) and the sawyer mini on multiple backpacking trips. The filters seem to work well, even with cloudy puddle like water and I am still alive.
Thanks for a helpful video!
What a wonderful fort, Caleb.
Katahdin makes good products. We use their gravity filter to drink our collected rain water.
I just got tears watching your son, Caleb, show you his fort. I couldn't help but think about those precious children and how much they must miss their mother. How are they doing? I would imagine they have good days and bad days, as do you.
I would say they both work. The larger one I would trust to work longer than the smaller one. Reason is the size of the filter. The bigger the filter, they more it will clean. As far as price, just look what a berkey costs. One thing about heating water is that it does not remove chemicals from the water. Most filters do.
Size of the filter isn't the issue. The first filter uses a ceramic filter that's worn away as it is cleaned. The smallest filter uses micro hollow fiber tubes that don't wear away. To clean it, means to backflush it, pushing out the particles that can clog the tubes, if not removed. Ceramic filters must be scrubbed to remove those particles which wears away the filter media.
One point of comparison between all filters whether you have to buy replacement cartridges. How many gallons of potable water will the filter produce before it must be replaced. For some inexpensive filters using the same type filter material, replacement cartridges are not offered. Thus, the filter, itself, must be discarded. With some filter/purification designs there are no cartridges to replace. These used different technologies to turn raw water into potable water.
Thus, when evaluating a filter type that will be used more than a few camping trips or grid-down storms, include in the pros & cons of each being reviewed the price of replacement cartridges.
BTW, as a general rule, most filters that turn raw water into potable water do not remove chemicals, unless they have a carbon filter element, as well. Generally, too, these filters have a relatively short usage rate before the filter has to either be discarded or the carbon media must be replaced. There are DIY options to add activated charcoal filtration to a number of filters that do not routinely do this. There are a number of how-to videos on adding this to the Sawyer Squeeze, for example.
@@oldtimerlee8820 thanks for the info
What watch are you wearing?
How about berkey?
What's your opinion on brekky?
You're doing a good thing brother keep going
What's your opinion on Lifestraw?
Would be great if you ran before and after water tests on the different filters in another video!!!! (Pay for the good tests)
What about Grayl?
Any preparedness starter videos would be so helpful!!!
Awesome fort! What an architect!
What a cool fort Caleb !!!
It's alot of fun being a parent it's not easy just fun. This information is much needed thanks for the heads-up on the best. God bless
My boys did that all the time. Good memories
Nice job Caleb!
The answer is BIOSAND, it's a Canadian that develop this water system for third world countries. It is cheap to make a filter, last forever, filters gallons of water in minutes. Check out the videos on RUclips and decided. Great Video, keep up the good work.
I use a 3 gallon berkey filter in my home.
Zach, I have a question about the Wapi. After the wax slides down, letting you know that your water is pasteurized, will the wax float back up and be able to be used again, or is it something you need to get with multiple waxed tubes?
You just flip it around and use it again.
Never "Bug-out" STAY in your home fortress,, BE READY,Prep and bunker in..
Sweet Kaleb looks just like his Momma.♥️
Hello
I have used a Katadyne for years. Don't plan on changing.
I heard a backpacker say that if the sawyer gets frozen it makes it no good after that so that may be the difference in the price. This first one looks more sturdy.
I’m going to have to try the sawyer minis. For $20 can’t go wrong
Thanks for the video I’ve been wanting to get one . I am thinking of the lds water bottle with filter
200% increase
I have a family size Berkey at home & even those filters have doubled in price in the last 2 years. As far as a bug out bag, I have chlorine tablets & life straws.
@@NoNORADon911 Not sure what you mean?? Could you clarify?
@@NoNORADon911 never really liked the Simpsons but that was cute! ay, chihuahua! lol! 😃
@@NoNORADon911 .....I appreciate you taking the time to clarify how you meant it. Thank you!!
That fort is awesome! 🌲🍂
Love Fort Kaleb!
The Sawyer is made in the USA. It seems to work very well.
Awesome fort and great information about water filters!!
Well .1 is bigger than .01 microns use the .1 for a prefilter and it will add years to your $300 water filter
I have lifestraws in my kits and a berky in the kitchen😊 there is no way I could even remotely afford either of the other two
I would really like to win this water filter. I used to build forts all the time too and still do. Thank you.
The best fort I ever made as a kid was one that looked just like a beaver dam 🤣 it was the coolest thing ever. Great fort y'all!!!!
Well done on the Fort ! !
I think we’re all excited about Caleb’s fort! He’ll be the next to have his own RUclips channel, Creations with Caleb!
In Western NC we have lots of springs popping out of the mountain. That is some good water.
I just purchased 2 of the Sawyer MINI'S FOR $23.00 each and change at Walmart. It is from my high school Best Friend. I trust him.
Fort Kaleb is a great build. Good work Kaleb. ❤️🙏🏻
Berkey has a water bottle for $38 that is good for 160 refills of untreated/raw water or 640 refills of tap water. Not something to rely on solely but certainly can be an option to include for redundancy. For water I have a WaterBob which holds 300 gallons, another 300+ gallons in WaterBricks, 2 full size Berkey's (1 is in daily use + 1 spare), 12 extra black elements, multiple LifeStraws and multiple Sawyers, Steripens, bleach, yada yada. Probably need to add a Katadyn or LifeSaver. Wish I could store more water. There's an old quarry pit behind my house on my neighbor's property that has filled in. Counting on being able to access it for a water source when the SHTF.
Dehumidifier with reusable air filter, air stone in water tank to restore it, and UV light or boil to kill germs that might have made it from air. Fill radiator up with alcohol in a case for air to pass through them from a spot where air is warmed. If you want to go elite? Get you a small steam engine and vent steam through radiators to distill lots of water as you generate power for dehumidifier to catch more plus run other things. Lol.. < No need for advanced filtration because no chemicals nor sediment.
If you want to go even further? Look into a steam system to generate power to use ultrasound to make hydrogen for night operation or even guide light with glass sealed mirror tubes straight to focus lenses on your boiler. Save wood for cheaper when you add all savings to that point then use beyond its cost..
Just depends on how dirty your water is to begin with..
Have several Sawyer minis, saving for a home Berkey but check out Seychelles water filtration....tremendous filters!! Gave the bottles out to my kids, have a pitcher In The Kitchen for everyday.. and maybe 6 more water pitchers and filters stored away!!! Seychelles is great and on Amazon.
Nice Fort dude!!! Way cool!!! 😎 My ceramic filter for backpacking is the MSR filter. I have the Sawyer minis in my bug out bag. Gravity fed version of the Sawyer for camping. The Alexapure is in the house and has processed a ton of water!!!! Never heard of that last thing. Gonna go get one. Lol I have a thing about clean water. Just saying!!!!
The last one is simply a visual indicator that water has been heated to the point that it is pasteurized. Bringing water to a boil is the alternative visual indicator. Boil for 1 minute (3 minutes if above 6,500 ft altitude). Chief advantage of the WAPI is that you can save some fuel by not heating water to the boiling point.
Thing about clean water... :-) Me, too.
I have a Sawyer Mini for each person in my family's Grab/Go bag and 1 in each vehicle Get Home Bag. For home I have the Sawyer All In One with the 5 gallon bucket kit. Can filter several hundred gallons of water a day for family, friends, neighbors, if the need arises. Have a spare Sawyer Squeeze just in case the All In One, is lost, stolen or damaged in some way.
Am setup to use SODIS (solar disinfection) using stored, clean & sanitized CLEAR 2 liter soda bottles. Google SODIS for more information on how to use the sun to make raw water safe to drink.
Have chemical purification tablets and activated charcoal, if that need arises where I live. (Rural area).
Keep both liquid chlorine bleach (replaced every 6 months) and dry chlorine (pool shock) for long term storage to disinfect water.
Have multiple ways to boil water both indoors and outside using wood, propane, Sterno, chafing fuel, 70% ISO alcohol, denatured alcohol, HEET in the yellow bottle, and liquid camp fuel. Boiling water (pasteurization) is the ages old way of killing microorganisms in it.
Lastly I keep with our gear, pre-filter materials to remove as much debris, silt, insects, as possible from raw water before it is processed to make it safe to drink. The methods mentioned rely on clear water to be most effective. Cloudy, murky, water delays and sometimes cancels out the effectiveness of the method of treatment being used. Stuff in the water will quickly clog most water filters. Chemical treatment success can be limited, as well.
To that end, in our gear are coffee filters ( paper and metal versions), flour sack (cotton) kitchen towels (Walmart), a large grease splatter screen, some cotton t-shirt material, and some very fine nylon mesh material I found somewhere. You can line any suitable sized strainer with cotton fabric to make an improvised pre-filter. Size of strainer matches, to some extent, the size of the container to receive the pre-filtered water.
The whoppie(???) Could be bypassed by simply boiling the water for 6 minutes lol.
For 3 minutes. :-) Boiling is simply a visual indicator that the water has passed the pasteurization point.
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Caleb is rightfully proud of his achievement! 👍just as long as the boyz check for creepy crawlers b/4 they go inside
Instructive vid Zach. We used to hv a semi decent filter when we lived in Alaska, got misplaced in on one of our many moves.
Must get a replacemt!
Caleb should make a video teaching us how to make a fort. I promise, many of us couldnt do it.
((370-179)/179) * 100 = 106℅ increase. Ask and you shall receive lol.
I have a sawyer and a Steripen in my get home bag.
The steripen is cool, supposedly uses UV light to kill everything. Take a bandana put it over a nalgene bottle to filter the big stuff. Stir the water as you keep moving. 2 mins later you can start drinking.
It has rave reviews from the backpacking elk hunting crowd.
Not sure of your pronunciation. In Maine the highest point was Mt. Katadyn, they pronounced it Ka'Ta'Den. But who knows with the Swiss?
Fort Kaleb ❤️❤️❤️
Oh cool Caleb! You even got it all camouflaged.
Have you read the cabin on trouble creek? Love it.
Shalom brother zach, I just had a quick question, I saw u on another pod cast and u briefly mentioned that in the end times the ozarks would be a place of refuge for Christians. What do you think of the validity of that statement and would it be wise for me to move to that area from Los Angeles? Thanks brother and shalom!
Get away from the coasts! I'm in Missouri, we have room lol, just stay away from New Madrid seismic zone.
@@kimski1875 thanks Kim for the reply. What's wrong with that area and what area would you recommend?
I use the sawyer squeeze along with a couple drops of bleach. Never got sick while backpacking drinking some very questionable water at times.
The weight savings matter!
Did you just add the bleach in your water ?
@@simplyraisingarrows7369 Absolutely. It's my second phase in water purification. The sawyer squeeze is good enough to remove the solids and bacteria from your water, while the bleach is good to kill viruses that might be lurking in the water. Check out this informative link: www.superprepper.com/using-bleach-to-purify-water/
Water filter Winner?
Did you leave a comment over at Patreon? I'm giving folks enough time to do that....patience! :)
I feel sorry for boys who never had the chance to build a fort.
girls build pretty good forts too, or at least i did. kids hardly even go outside any more, it's a sin against life. i grew up in working class suburb, and we were outside from morning to night. we ran up and down the local creek, caught crawl dads and minows, we'd even make our own nets. we'd make our own barbie and ken doll houses, it was a joint effort, boys and girls. we'd get big boxes from the grocery, then dumpster dive the carpet and wallpaper store, back when there were actually small buisnesses like that, we'd get remnants from the fabric store, .... the stuff we made was amazing. kids are so creative. then the dramas we'd play out with the dolls could get real interesting. had a shrink been watching they'd have known a great deal about what went on inside all our houses. kids hardly seem to use their imaginations anymore. maybe i'm just old, and don't understand the new ways.
Awesome fort Caleb!!!😊 Loved your turtle place also on another video😊 Make sure to show us when they have babies!😊 Blessings!!🙏
The small filter may work per say but i dont believe it's good for a 100,000 gallons, i am just not that gullible.
I liked your video, you were energized in the one. Glad your dressing better. You an awesome man. Like the beard
That’s an epic fort! My boys (8 and 10) would love to join you in there for sure!! Sukkot fort 😁
Double in price is a 200% increase.
it is a 100% increase, since you doubled a value. x=1 x is 1%, if we double it to 2, then we have double that value once over so, 2/2 = 1
something is $100 dollars, you increase that to $150, that would be a 50% increase for 50$, now lets add another $50, the total has now doubled to $200 and we added half (50%) of the original value twice, giving us double the original value, = a 100% increase.
I think I'll go for the $19 one.Thars because I gave that kind of budget lol
Good machine nest! Omg! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fort Kaleb is Awesome...great JOB DUDE
If you drink the water filtered by that product a lot, european.
HomeStead draw my name for the free filter!! I like the "Stupid should hurt" T-shirt!!!
Any preparedness starter videos would be so helpful!!!