Good stuff! I have carried the 40 ounce Klean Kanteen and the 32 ounce Stainless Nalgene for years. I got my first Grayl Geopress about 8 years ago and have been to India and South America and have had great success using it. Yes, its filter is only good for about 65 gallons before needing replacement, so I had to carry a replacement for every 5 weeks. Long term I would still use the stainless water bottle and a Sawyer filter for the budget, but imho, the Grayl is the best option for the best water when away from home.
@@mikkelsoutdoors6134 Thank you so much for this insight.I have not gotten a chance to use it that extensively. Do you like to use a mill bank bag with yours
@@mikkelsoutdoors6134 i was thinkin the same thing but waa curious of you had issues with passthrough time when the citton expands i usually do and have preferred the mil bank for time saving.
I have the original grayl. I've used it for years. I have always pushed the filter down on a dry cylinder. It flushes water out of the filter when not being used for a few days. I have a million bag made to fit over the grayl. That is how I carry the filter system. Less likely to leave the carry bag.😊
Jeromepace9768 is correct. The bag is from Campcraft Outdoors, and the carrier is a Coghland's water carrier. I've emailed you pictures to help clarify my meaning.
My EDC is the titanium Grayl so I have the metal container built in and still get the benefits of the filter system but that is an even bigger price tag. All of my get home, bug out and hiking bags have a Grayl and the pathfinder nesting cup they have.
What are your thoughts on a Grayl vs. Sawyer Mini vs. Bush pot in sub freezing temps. I think I'd rather sleep with the mini under my coat than a big ole Grayl. Or May just carry a canteen cup to melt snow and not worry about frozen filters.
It depends on if there's actually any.Snow on the ground depending on the weather. I've been out in wyoming where it's negative thirty eight, but there's not a single drop of snow on the ground. I will say that the colder it gets, the more a fire becomes useful.Therefore you might as well take advantage of warm water in your body to keep your core temperature up I would regulate with some lukewarm water, so you can stay hydrated at a decent pace. That to be said, my sawyer, has frozen on me in woyoming. Depending on the water source, it may be best to still use it. And then keep your filter close. Enough to the fire where it can't reach freezing temperature but also not melt
@@offthecouch1999 yep, I have a grail, but I don't hardly ever use it. I keep a sawyer mini with me and quart bottles with nesting cups. I've just got too old to change my ways...lol
@@toddgibson9861 I love my Grail, but I've never had A. Reason until recently denied it. Just a few years right by an air base and a major runway roadway.Excuse me. I have no corals with the sawyer.I walk the whole a t with it, no problem
I carry nearly a gallon of water. After that, I'm slow. Then I gotta boil with just a 28oz steel bottle. My alternative is iodine drops or my mini Sawyer. To make this system work I carry: 1 qt nalgene on my belt. 1 qt nalgene in my pack. 2 PET thread bottles in my pack. 1 steel bottle in my pack. Mini Sawyer in my pocket. Small vial of iodine on my belt. It's 10% so 1 drop per qt, wait half hour. Actually that's more than a gallon total. But that's a full kit assuming I will be dropping the pack. Then I'm left with just one water container. I'm about to buy the little Grayl... Not for storage, but for the purification. Mini Sawyer will be removed.
You n3ed to use a mil bank bag for that the filter is too fine it will ruin it. Opoasum pouch forst goods makes onw thats snug after thebpathfinder cup is on
@@jwgbmp40 awe definely i prefer the mil bank it then run through the grayl or boil. I don't mind boiling the water in the winter.But here in the south, it's too much in the summertime Not impossible, but just in practical, and you can go get a grayl or sawyer
@offthecouch1999 right on. Im flad to see you using the grayl. Next time im out i will have to swamp it!! I thought about taking a sample of grayl water to the water dept and have em test it. Like when they sink a new well.
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Mt man here watching 👍👍 good talk good vid stay safe out there
@@Jerrylance-ty1re you as well thank for tuning in
Good stuff! I have carried the 40 ounce Klean Kanteen and the 32 ounce Stainless Nalgene for years. I got my first Grayl Geopress about 8 years ago and have been to India and South America and have had great success using it. Yes, its filter is only good for about 65 gallons before needing replacement, so I had to carry a replacement for every 5 weeks.
Long term I would still use the stainless water bottle and a Sawyer filter for the budget, but imho, the Grayl is the best option for the best water when away from home.
@@mikkelsoutdoors6134 Thank you so much for this insight.I have not gotten a chance to use it that extensively. Do you like to use a mill bank bag with yours
@@offthecouch1999I’ve never used a mill bank bag, just cover the opening with a bandanna
@@mikkelsoutdoors6134 i was thinkin the same thing but waa curious of you had issues with passthrough time when the citton expands i usually do and have preferred the mil bank for time saving.
I have the original grayl. I've used it for years. I have always pushed the filter down on a dry cylinder. It flushes water out of the filter when not being used for a few days. I have a million bag made to fit over the grayl. That is how I carry the filter system. Less likely to leave the carry bag.😊
@@charlesechols6354 glad to hear the dry push wont hurt it thanks
@@charlesechols6354 thanks for watching i dont quite understand the last part my friend
Pretty sure he means he has a milbank bag to go over the grayl to carry it and pre filter the water.
Jeromepace9768 is correct. The bag is from Campcraft Outdoors, and the carrier is a Coghland's water carrier. I've emailed you pictures to help clarify my meaning.
My EDC is the titanium Grayl so I have the metal container built in and still get the benefits of the filter system but that is an even bigger price tag. All of my get home, bug out and hiking bags have a Grayl and the pathfinder nesting cup they have.
@@gearnmore91 how do you like the titainium.comparwd to the geopress
I carry the taller pathfinder cup with my grayl
Isnt it great?
What are your thoughts on a Grayl vs. Sawyer Mini vs. Bush pot in sub freezing temps. I think I'd rather sleep with the mini under my coat than a big ole Grayl. Or May just carry a canteen cup to melt snow and not worry about frozen filters.
It depends on if there's actually any.Snow on the ground depending on the weather. I've been out in wyoming where it's negative thirty eight, but there's not a single drop of snow on the ground. I will say that the colder it gets, the more a fire becomes useful.Therefore you might as well take advantage of warm water in your body to keep your core temperature up I would regulate with some lukewarm water, so you can stay hydrated at a decent pace. That to be said, my sawyer, has frozen on me in woyoming. Depending on the water source, it may be best to still use it. And then keep your filter close. Enough to the fire where it can't reach freezing temperature but also not melt
Pathfinder sells a 900 ml. geopress nestng cup you can boil in.
Sold out on Daves website but Grayl offers the Pathfinder nesting cup on the website. Thats where i found mine. 👍
They are worth the wait
All of my Grayl filters have the nesting cup
Grayl is the best. Stainless steel bottle would be best 200 years ago
I always run 2 quarts in lower Alabama.....just too dang hot not to have it. That's 4 lbs of water....but I gotta have it...
@@toddgibson9861 Four pounds of water is a lot lighter than The pinewood box you're gonna need if you don't have it
@@offthecouch1999 yep, I have a grail, but I don't hardly ever use it. I keep a sawyer mini with me and quart bottles with nesting cups. I've just got too old to change my ways...lol
@@toddgibson9861 I love my Grail, but I've never had A. Reason until recently denied it. Just a few years right by an air base and a major runway roadway.Excuse me. I have no corals with the sawyer.I walk the whole a t with it, no problem
Theyre really nice. I d like to try the titanium but its way too much $$ ... youre not kidding about dents, I didnt think about that..
I carry nearly a gallon of water. After that, I'm slow. Then I gotta boil with just a 28oz steel bottle. My alternative is iodine drops or my mini Sawyer.
To make this system work I carry:
1 qt nalgene on my belt.
1 qt nalgene in my pack.
2 PET thread bottles in my pack.
1 steel bottle in my pack.
Mini Sawyer in my pocket.
Small vial of iodine on my belt. It's 10% so 1 drop per qt, wait half hour.
Actually that's more than a gallon total. But that's a full kit assuming I will be dropping the pack. Then I'm left with just one water container.
I'm about to buy the little Grayl... Not for storage, but for the purification. Mini Sawyer will be removed.
Grayl 100.00.....eliminating the chance of getting diahrea, priceless.
@@markpenley8764 and it saves your orgsns with long term use
..Brother, I like to carry my 64 oz. Water bottle and my grayl . I use my grayl to fill my bottle's
Good stuff
Have you used that in real murky swamp water yet? I hunt alot of swampy areas. Havent had the courage to try that.
You n3ed to use a mil bank bag for that the filter is too fine it will ruin it. Opoasum pouch forst goods makes onw thats snug after thebpathfinder cup is on
@offthecouch1999 i made one out of 10oz cotton duck. Right now its a snack bag.. just leary of drinking swamp without boiling
@@jwgbmp40 awe definely i prefer the mil bank it then run through the grayl or boil. I don't mind boiling the water in the winter.But here in the south, it's too much in the summertime Not impossible, but just in practical, and you can go get a grayl or sawyer
@offthecouch1999 right on. Im flad to see you using the grayl. Next time im out i will have to swamp it!! I thought about taking a sample of grayl water to the water dept and have em test it. Like when they sink a new well.
@@jwgbmp40 yeahh that sounds like a great idea
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@@donshields6749 What are you talking about