Aquamira Filter BottleThe Aquamira filter bottle seems to be an excellent alternative to carrying bottled water. My first experience with a filter bottle was on a recent fishing trip to California with Daniel Galhardo and Dr. Ishigaki. I had two liters of water with me, but the days were so hot that each day I ran out long before we were done fishing. Daniel had a filter bottle that could be filled from the stream. After I ran out of water, I refilled one of my bottles from his filter bottle. His water, taken from the stream in which we were fishing and filtered to remove any giardia or cryptosporidium, was much colder and much more refreshing than the water I had been carrying all day.
Perfectly clear and wonderfully cold, but clean enough to drink?
If you are fishing for trout in a mountain stream, the water you're wading in is cold and refreshing, but it probably isn't safe to drink right out of the stream. A filter bottle solves a lot of that problem. The filter removes 99.9% of giardia and cryptosporidium. I don't think any filter system can remove bacteria or viruses, but I believe giardia and cryptosporidium are the most common problems from drinking water out of a mountain stream. The
Aquamira Filter Bottle The Aquamira Filter Bottle itself is a 22 oz. Nalgene Sport Bottle with a push-pull valve and polycarbonate flip cap, which keeps the drinking valve clean. The bottle will fit in most backpack pockets (and most bicycle cages, for that matter). The filter treats up to 230 refills, and
replacement filters You may not feel the need for a filter bottle in December, but sometime next August, that cold, clear, refreshing water is going to be so nice.
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