How to Use The Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter: Technical Specs, Directions, and Tips &Tricks

The sawyer squeeze water filter is one of the most popular options for backpackers and thru hikers alike. Its light weight and ease of use make it a solid choice if looking to add to your gear list. However, there are some things to take into consideration when using the Sawyer Squeeze, as well as some tricks, that will help your next backpacking trip go that much smoother.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Technical Specs
2:11 How to Use
4:50 Quick Tips

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[heidiwellnitz]

What Sawyer is doing for the world outweighs any other filter for me. This filter can last 20 years, and Sawyer donates to places all over the world, so they can have clean water. Hondorous and Africa are just a few.

[Motocampster]

I sleep with my Sawyer but now I gotta pay child support to a Sawyer mini.

[denofearthundertheeverlast]

It would be important to note that viruses usually ride on a host that can be filtered out by the .1 micron filter, and if not then those are usually dead viruses, and no 3rd world country where those Sawyer filters are being used have ever reported becoming sick by a virus when using the filters.

[SticksAandstonesBozo]

It’s insane that sawyer doesn’t do like an annual how to video. The only thing I see is 12-13 years old. Really ? It doesn’t even come with directions lol. Isn’t this kind of important ? So thank you for this !

[wallyprichard]

Bleach for mold? Nah you are supposed to use White Vinegar and it not only gets rid of it but prevents it too

[HoneyBadger]

The sawyer should last you a very long time. Love it. Had the same one since 2018. 😊

[steve]

Brilliant video! Concise and straight to the point

[WaschyNumber]

The caps would have proberly much more lifetime with hinge type caps than this bend type, that could be back and fall of, like the stupid hinge less caps on soooo many containers.

[WaschyNumber]

The plunger is a 50ml syringe nothing more, it's not bad that they can be bought almost everywhere in the world for replacing a very old one in some time.

[markswishereatsstuff]

I can attest to the strength of the Sawyer pouches. Didn't do the bleach long term storage thing last year. When I went out this spring on an overnighter, nothing would come out except a few drops. Back flushed a few times and finally got a weak dribble using all my hand strength squeezing the pouch. Didn't burst. Took 20 minutes to produce a liter.

[dastile]

back washing with Smart water bottle sport top does not work. Need to use the plunger! Also CNOC works great and is perfectly combatable. Thanks for the video

[ach]

Thank you so much for this video. Very helpful. How many times can I use the Sawyer Squeeze filter? I just bought one for a hike up Mt. Whitney. Just curious. Thanks

[clo-]

this was very helpful and complete!!! thank you!

[Headtrons]

I might add, you can also just dip the dirty water bag and forgo the poop scoop spout, cut up water bottle etc..

[WaschyNumber]

In the online description it say somthing of sanitizing the filter, how does it work, becourse I thing they will be allways some dirt in the filter left, even after backwashing, it's a shame that I haven't found anywhere a video how do all this, that would be nice, in the uk the squeeze version is very expensive, over 60£ that is about today 77$, not everyone can afford so much money for a "camping" trip filter. 😔

[stefanozebralight]

Thanks for the video.
I have always used the Sawyer Mini, in Europe the Squeeze is too expensive.
I have now managed to find it at an acceptable price and should receive it next month, curious to see the big difference in filtering compared to the mini version

[WaschyNumber]

Would be much easyer if both sides of the mini and squeeze could be used with Standart threads bottles, like water bottles, than you could bckwach much easyer and also collect water in bigger containers much easyer. 🤗

[WaschyNumber]

I'd it true that the squeeze veryion can be used for ever vs the mini version with "only" gallons of water? 🤔

[chipverner]

I’ve been using a bladder from a hydration pack for dirty water…much.much faster to fill than sawyer bags and the hose is a perfect fit.

[bushmanheart]

Hi when squeezing the water overflows out of the opening that’s located all around, roughly in the center of the filter. Is that normal? The water goes into my bottle and then seems to overflow through that opening in the middle (not the connections)