2021’s water filters and purifiers

February 2021

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February 2021

Featured purifier: Platypus QuickDraw Microfilter ($99.99). Distributed by e.ampro.co.nz
A water filter or purifier offers peace of mind and guaranteed safe drinking water at a hut, alpine tarn or stream. How to filterAlways check – if possible – what’s in the water upstream to avoid contamination. Giardia slowly sinks, so draw your water where the flow is slow-moving, away from the bank. Avoid muddy […]
Alistair Hall

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