Quote Originally Posted by hollohas View Post
Oh, I absolutly agree the squeeze bag works just fine to fill canteens or pots. Not as fast, not as easy, but works fine.

I was considering the possibility of filing those things if the bag failed. And to be clear, mine hasn't failed. It most likely will never fail. It is tough. But to me that seems like enough of a potential that I don't use it on serious backcountry trips. I'd hate to be 3 days in without away to fill containers with filtered water. But, the sawyer is small and light enough it is a GREAT emergency backup in case your main filter failed.
Coffee filters, cheap, easy to store, can be used as tinder to get a fire going.