Sawyer Mini Water Filter - Tips And Modifications

This is a quick review video of the Sawyer Squeeze Mini and some tips on how to make it work better for you.

I have also had a lot of people ask me where to get the adaptor that I am using in the video. I should have probably included it here awhile ago.

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For more tips
I also have 2 additional videos I have posted since this one. One covering hacks using a Smart Water bottle for the mini and another for the squeeze.

Links provided below
Sawyer Mini and 3 Hacks using a Smart Water Bottle

Sawyer Squeeze Hacks

[playinem]

Really outstanding video! I have used Sawyer filters almost all over the world (5 continents) and they have never let me down.

[aceshigh]

The smart water sports cap fits into the clean side. Use that slightly unscrewed to allow air out as it fills. It will grip well enough to hang full from the filter. Once water is filtered tighten the clean bottle and back flush the filter and remove to use. This allows you rid of the custom cap, the amazon squirt cap and platypus bag.

[MarcMallary]

Awesome ideas. I use the large Sawyer 1 gallon bags, as a dirty bag, because it has a wide mouth and is easier to fill, but it does weigh 3.75 oz.

[Umiami]

Great idea, I planned on using smart water bottles the whole way. From what I hear the brand is fairly easy to find on the trail.

[dmacken]

Thanks for the tips. Just got the Sawyer Mini. Was using the sawyer 3 way filter attached to bladder in my pack. Gonna try this one next trip. I'll be checking out the bladders you mentioned also.

[hknng]

Nice tips on cutting the straw!! Thanks

[hokulea]

Nice video, my 2 cents on some suggestions ... put some Teflon tape on the threads of your smart water bottle and water bladder. I also like to carry a shammy cloth or sponge to soak up water if it is hard to gather.

[nickkanakis]

I use the same system for water. I had a bunch of the old Platy bottles to use as my squeeze bag and it worked fine. BUT when I tried to set my wife up with the same system I found the new platy bags have a different thread. Seems that platy changed the threads on the mouth of the bottle. So if you have the old platy bottle it may work just fine.

[kennyho]

To have a longer hose/tubing, instead of the straw you can use an 8mm transparent tubing (like those used in the aquariums). Can be purchased at any hardware shops or at ACE Hardware. That way you can have a longer tubing if you want to.

[kennyho]

I believe your flow rate into your clean bag would be more faster and efficient if you drill a small hole into your adapter cap. This will release the pressure inside your clean bottle/bag so the air can escape and reduce the pressure for the clean water to enter. Hope this helps :-)

[theone-sobr]

I use the Sawyer Squeeze or PointOne filter. It is a little bigger than the mini but good for a million gallons. I use a mesh bag to hang the filter for gravity filtration. I use a piece of vinyl tubing to put into the container I'm filling to prevent spills. It weighs 3 oz including the 1 liter bag, filter, spout, and 2 caps included in the SP-129 model. Once the filter is used it will weigh a little more due to water that stays in the membrane.

[andrewvautour]

I should point something out that a lot of people are not aware of. Plastic bottles such as the type used for bottled water often contain BPA. Fine, most bottled water companies have stopped using this type of plastic but it's not a guarantee, we should not be using them at all. Also note, even if the plastic bottle is BPA Free, this will not guarantee it is safe to use. In a 2012 study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, researchers from the University of Calgary took 76 samples of water from water bottles of elementary school students. They found that nearly two-thirds of the samples had bacterial levels that exceeded that of drinking water guidelines, which may have been the result of "the effect of bacterial regrowth in bottles that have remained at room temperature for an extended period, " researchers wrote in the study. The problem is with the plastic, as it cracks (microscopic cracks), bacteria forms in the cracks and this leads to contaminants. Consider your "mod" with the folded plastic bottle used as a "scoop". I realize that you are using it to fill the dirty bag but still you are putting more contaminants into your bag. You could be transferring viral contaminant witch the filter is not rated to remove. I liked the video up till that point but I really think we should stress the idea of NOT using disposable bottles. Have a good one bro!

[ronaldrose]

Awesome review my friend, thank you so much for sharing. Take care out there, be safe and have fun. 🤗

[roybrookes]

I have just bought one these and now i have watched Your Video I think I have got it sussed .I like the idea of cutting down a bottle for scupping and how you cut the straw down for flushing. where did you get the lid from to fit the straw on to, and what would you call the lid that you pull out when cooking .Regards Brooky

[heckubus]

If you buy the 1L smartwater bottle and cut off the top 2 inches, it makes a flexible tall cup, which fits nicely nested onto the bottom of 700 mL smartwater bottle. Takes up up very little additional space.

[jerichowsm]

picked up some good tips watching this video, cheers mate.

[chrislrob]

Good vid. Had planned to use a ziplock bag for a scoop, but maybe half a bottle is better.

[chetgravatt]

Backflushing is best done under pressure that the bag or bottle do not provide as does the plunger. I go with the manufacturers advice. Just running water backwards thru the filter is not adequate backflushing.

[littleowltelevision]

Were did you say can buy adaptor from to backflush could not make out what you said ????
Thought it was mini bore
But can not find the website
Many thanks ian

[elijahnapp]

I love you ounce counters😂 I can not relate but I still think it’s funny