Sawyer Squeeze Cleaning and Maintenance

Sawyer Squeeze Cleaning and Maintenance

[CLOUDBURST]

Hi Bob, contrary to what you say, Sawyer recommends to pretty much force the water in when backflushing, to prevent it from creating a path of least resistance. I saw this in one of their videos and it totaly makes sense.
I have the same filter, love it....thanks for the video.

[mikestolarz]

Sawyer recommends you backwash with force not gently. If you do it with out a sufficient force the water will follow the path of least resistance which will only clean a few pathways instead of the whole filter thus reducing the flow rate and efficiency of the filter. They say the filter is more than robust enough to handle a forceful flush.

[MatoNupai]

Hey Bob. The last time I filter water before I get home I pour filtered water over the end where the dirty water goes in the filter and rinse the threads and outside of the filter. Then I take a plastic bottle with filtered water and back flush with the filter. I use a tornado tube to attach the bottle to the end where the clean water comes out. Now I put the filter in a clean plastic bag. This way filtered water is all over the filter inside and out. Then when I get home I let the filter air dry.

[DannyWalker]

Ah, a great video on cleaning the Sawyer Squeeze for sure. Thanks Bob.

[PeteBraginton]

Great video!
same meathod I use except I use distilled water for back flushing when I get home...so as not to leave any hard water sediment (from tap water) in the drying filter. Enjoy watching your videos!

[Guns_and_Outdoors_Channel]

I only recently found about about this Sawyer Squeeze.. man it's so small and compact and very affordable. What a great leap forward in water filter technology!

[KdawgCrazyOutdoors]

I'm hoping to get back out there soon. I have put on about 15 lbs. that I need to lose before I load up my pack. I'm guessing all my winter gear will be around 35+ lbs. Unlike last year I did actually get some good winter gear. LOL. I'm hoping to go back out to the Black Elk Wilderness area or the Centennial Trail. I also might do some trails in Spearfish that are designed for snowshoeing. I just got a GPS and a 200 lumen head lamp so hopefully no getting lost again. LOL. Take care brother.

[ChiropractorFC]

Hi Bob, really great job going through your cleaning procedure. I had a hard time getting that black cap off too! Happy times....I use this little filter when I'm flyfishing..lots of clean water and usually cold too!

[opalprestonshirley]

Great video. I've got 2 Sawyer systems and they are great. Thanks for your tips.

[karenchakey]

Thanks Bob for the demo! I don't have one yet but this one looks easy!

[BobKnight]

excellent Travis. I really like mine. Except for feeling it to be a pain in the butt sometimes.I blew my 16 ounce bag out on accident lol then I figured out my water bottle would screw on there I didn't feel so bad.I enjoy your camping on the ridge video.

[ireland]

Hi bob thanks great video u said done hiking do u hike there In winter.You got to try hot tenting lots fun be safe have fun

[survivewithout]

how funny. I picked one up a month ago or 2 and just used it this weekend and cleaned mine earlier today. one tip that im sure you may know is that bag I just blew into it like a balloon to open it up. also did that before I filled it to open the bag. I love this thing. I did notice I didn't get that grey part with mine though :-(

[BobKnight]

I've seen those brushes. Next time I go into town I will pick one up. Thanks for the information

[BobKnight]

oh cool brother. Sounds like you got all your gear set and ready to go. Don't feel bad about get lost. When I was at csprock Canyon State Park I had to maps, 3 maps loaded on my phone and a GPS and we still got lost lol but it was a fun trip. Make sure you give me a heads up when you upload your next video I like to see it

[BobKnight]

I'm so glad you caught me on that. I rather have people have the correct information then the wrong information. Especially on a product such as this one.I'm going to see if YouTube I'll let me put the link to their website and video up. So people can watch it too. I'm not sure they will let me though. It has changed a lot since Google bought it. And not for the good.thanks for watching brother

[jessew]

Great video I would suggest leaving the filter filled with the solution submerged in it for a few minutes before the rinse / dry. To reliably ensure destruction of any giardia lamblia cysts that may be present. At 8mg/liter chlorine (approx 3 drops per liter regular 6% bleach) at 41 degrees Fahrenheit pH 8.0 cyst survival rate is 0.4% after 10 minutes. Higher water temperatures and lower pH increase effectiveness as do higher concentrations of bleach but in any case you should let it soak for a while if you want to be on the safe side.

[dalegribble]

Sure wish I watched this after the last hike I got back from, lol. Didn't occur to me to clean my filter from storage until, oh about two years after the fact. Will definitely be doing this for the new one.

[BobKnight]

I have used that water purification system. You will like it. You can also hook your solar shower bag up to it and have water storage at your campsite.

[KdawgCrazyOutdoors]

Thanks Bob! I'm gonna go clean mine now.