Wonke umntu ohlola iindawo zasemaphandleni udinga amanzi, kodwa ukuhlala unamanzi aneleyo akulula njengokusela amanzi ngqo kwimilambo nasemachibini. Ukukhusela kwi-protozoa, iibhaktheriya, kwaneentsholongwane, kukho iinkqubo ezininzi zokucoca amanzi kunye nokucoca ezilungiselelwe ngokukodwa ukuhamba intaba (uninzi lweendlela ezikolu luhlu zikwalungele ukuhamba intaba emini, ukubaleka emendweni, kunye nokuhamba). Besivavanya izihluzi zamanzi kwiindawo ezikude nezikufutshane ukusukela ngo-2018, kwaye iinketho zethu ezili-18 ezifumanekayo ngoku apha ngezantsi ziquka yonke into ukusuka kwizihluzi ezikhaphukhaphu kunye needriphu zamakhemikhali ukuya kwiimpompo kunye nezihluzi zamanzi ezinkulu. Ukuze ufumane ulwazi oluthe kratya, jonga itshathi yethu yokuthelekisa kunye neengcebiso zokuthenga ngezantsi kweengcebiso zethu.
Inqaku loMhleli: Sihlaziye esi sikhokelo nge-24 kaJuni 2024, siphucula iGrayl GeoPress Purifier ibe sisihluzo sethu samanzi esiphambili sokuhamba kwamanye amazwe. Sikwanike ulwazi malunga neendlela zethu zokuvavanya, songeze icandelo malunga nokhuseleko lwamanzi xa sihamba kwamanye amazwe kwingcebiso yethu yokuthenga, kwaye saqinisekisa ukuba lonke ulwazi lwemveliso lusexesheni ngexesha lokupapashwa.
Uhlobo: Isihluzi somxhuzulane. Ubunzima: 11.5 oz. Ubomi benkonzo yesihluzo: Iilitha ezili-1500. Oko sikuthandayo: Sihluza kwaye sigcina amanzi amaninzi ngokulula nangokukhawuleza; silungele amaqela; Oko singakuthandiyo: Sikhulu; udinga umthombo ofanelekileyo wamanzi ukuze uzalise ibhegi yakho.
Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, iPlatypus GravityWorks yenye yezona zihluzo zamanzi zilula kakhulu kwimarike, kwaye iye yaba yinto ebalulekileyo kuhambo lwakho lokukhempisha. Le nkqubo ayifuni kupompa amanzi, ayifuni mzamo ungako, inokucoca ukuya kuthi ga kwiilitha ezi-4 zamanzi ngexesha kwaye inesantya esiphezulu sokuhamba kwamanzi esiyi-1.75 yeelitha ngomzuzu. I-Gravity yenza wonke umsebenzi: gcwalisa nje itanki "emdaka" yeelitha ezi-4, uyixhome kwisebe lomthi okanye kwilitye, kwaye kwimizuzu embalwa nje uya kuba neelitha ezi-4 zamanzi acocekileyo okusela. Le filter ilungele amaqela amakhulu, kodwa sikwathanda ukuyisebenzisa xa siphuma kwiindawo ezincinci kuba singathabatha amanzi osuku ngokukhawuleza size sibuyele enkampini ukuze sizalise iibhotile zodwa (ibhegi ecocekileyo ikwasebenza njengethangi lamanzi).
Kodwa xa kuthelekiswa nezinye zezona ndlela zincinci zingezantsi, iPlatypus GravityWorks ayisosixhobo sincinci esineengxowa ezimbini, isihluzi, kunye neetyhubhu ezininzi. Ukongeza, ngaphandle kokuba unomthombo wamanzi onzulu ngokwaneleyo okanye ohambayo (ofana nayo nayiphi na inkqubo esekelwe kwiingxowa), ukufumana amanzi kunokuba nzima. Nge-$135, iGravityWorks yenye yeemveliso zokucoca amanzi ezibiza kakhulu. Kodwa siyayithanda indlela elula ngayo, ingakumbi kubantu abahamba ngeenyawo okanye kwiimeko zenkampu, kwaye sicinga ukuba ixabiso kunye nomthamo kufanelekile kwezo meko… Funda Okungakumbi Uphononongo lwePlatypus GravityWorks Jonga iPlatypus GravityWorks 4L
Uhlobo: Isihluzo esicinezelweyo/esithe nkqo. Ubunzima: 3.0 oz. Ubomi besihluzo: Ubomi bonke Oko sikuthandayo: Kukhanya kakhulu, kuhamba ngokukhawuleza, kuhlala ixesha elide. Oko singakuthandiyo: Kuya kufuneka uthenge izixhobo ezongezelelweyo ukuze ulungiselele ukuseta.
I-Sawyer Squeeze yindlela elula kakhulu yokuphatha amanzi kwaye ibisoloko iyinto ephambili kuhambo lokukhempisha kangangeminyaka. Inezinto ezininzi eziluncedo kuyo, kubandakanya uyilo olucwangcisiweyo lwee-ounces ezi-3, iwaranti yobomi bonke (iSawyer ayenzi neekhatriji zokutshintsha), kunye nexabiso elifanelekileyo kakhulu. Ikwanokuguquguquka okumangalisayo: ngokulula kwayo, ungazalisa enye yeengxowa ezimbini ze-ounces ezingama-32 ngamanzi angcolileyo uze uyicinezele kwibhotile ecocekileyo okanye kwidama, epanini, okanye ngqo emlonyeni wakho. I-Sawyer ikwane-adaptha ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa i-Squeeze njengesihluzo esingaphakathi kwingxowa yokufunxa amanzi okanye ngebhotile okanye itanki eyongezelelweyo yokuseta amandla omxhuzulane (ilungele amaqela kunye neenkampu ezisisiseko).
I-Sawyer Squeeze ibisoloko ikhuphisana kakhulu kwiminyaka yakutshanje, ingakumbi kwiimveliso ezifana neLifeStraw Peak Squeeze, iKatadyn BeFree, kunye nePlatypus Quickdraw, eziboniswe ngezantsi. Olu yilo lubonisa eyona nto sigxile kuyo kwiSawyer: iingxowa. Ingxowa eza neSawyer ayinayo nje kuphela uyilo oluthe tyaba olungenaziphatho, nto leyo eyenza kube nzima ukuqokelela amanzi, kodwa ikwanazo neengxaki ezinkulu zokuqina (sicebisa ukuba kusetyenziswe ibhotile yeSmartwater okanye itanki ye-Evernew okanye yeCnoc ehlala ixesha elide endaweni yoko). Nangona sinezikhalazo, akukho sinye isihluzo esinokulingana nokuguquguquka kunye nokuqina kweSqueeze, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe nomtsalane kwabo bafuna ukufumana okuninzi kwizixhobo zabo. Ukuba ukhetha into ekhaphukhaphu, iSawyer ikwabonelela ngeenguqulelo "ezincinci" (ezingezantsi) kunye "nezincinci", nangona zombini ezi nguqulelo zinezinga eliphantsi lokuhamba kwamanzi kwaye azifanelekanga ukuhlawulela ukonga ubunzima obuyi-1 ounce (okanye ngaphantsi). Jonga isihluzo samanzi seSawyer Squeeze
Uhlobo: Isihluzo esicinezelweyo. Ubunzima: 2.0 oz. Ubomi besihluzo: Iilitha ezili-1500 Oko sikuthandayo: Isihluzo esihle esifanela iiflaski ezithambileyo eziqhelekileyo. Oko singakuthandiyo: Akukho zikhongozeli—ukuba uyazifuna, jonga iibhotile ezithambileyo zeHydraPak's Flux kunye neSeeker.
I-42mm HydraPak Filter Cover yeyona yamva nje kuluhlu lwee-squeeze filters ezintsha, ezihambelana nee-Katadyn BeFree, Platypus QuickDraw kunye ne-LifeStraw Peak Squeeze filters ezingezantsi. Sizivavanye rhoqo kuzo zonke kule minyaka mine idlulileyo, kwaye i-HydraPak mhlawumbi yeyona imangalisayo kuzo zonke. Ithengiswa ngokwahlukeneyo nge-$35, i-HydraPak ifaka izikrufu entanyeni yayo nayiphi na ibhotile ye-42mm (njengeebhotile ezithambileyo ezifakwe kwiivesti zokubaleka ezivela eSalomon, ePatagonia, eArc'teryx nakwezinye) kwaye ihluza amanzi ngesantya esingaphezulu kwelitha eli-1 ngomzuzu. Sifumanise ukuba i-HydraPak kulula ukuyicoca kune-QuickDraw kunye ne-Peak Squeeze, kwaye inobomi obude bokucoca kune-BeFree (ilitha ezili-1,500 vs. ilitha ezili-1,000).
I-BeFree yayiyeyona mveliso idumileyo kolu didi, kodwa iHydraPak yakhawuleza yadlula kuyo. Omnye umahluko omkhulu phakathi kwezi zihluzo zimbini kuyilo lwesigqubuthelo: iFlux inesigqubuthelo esicocekileyo ngakumbi, esinomnyango ojikelezayo oqinileyo owenza umsebenzi omhle wokukhusela imicu engenanto ngaphakathi. Xa kuthelekiswa, i-BeFree spout ijongeka ingabizi kwaye ifana neebhotile zamanzi zeplastiki ezilahlwayo, kwaye isigqubuthelo kulula ukusikrazula ukuba awulumkanga. Sikwafumanise ukuba izinga lokuhamba kweHydraPak lihlale lizinzile ngokuhamba kwexesha, ngelixa izinga lokuhamba kweBeFree yethu liye lehla nangona ilungiswa rhoqo. Uninzi lwabagijimi sele benayo ibhotile enye okanye ezimbini ezithambileyo, kodwa ukuba ujonge ukuthenga isihluzo seHydraPak esinesikhongozeli, jonga iFlux+ 1.5L kunye neSeeker+ 3L ($55 kunye ne-$60, ngokwahlukeneyo). Jonga iHydraPak 42mm Filter Cap.
Uhlobo: isihluzi sokucinezela/somxhuzulane. Ubunzima: 3.9 oz. Ubomi benkonzo yesihluzi: Iilitha ezingama-2000. Esikuthandayo: Isihluzi sokucinezela esilula nesiguquguqukayo kunye nebhotile yokusetyenziswa ngumntu, esihlala ixesha elide kunesikhuphisana nabo; Esingakuthandiyo: Ukuphuma kwamanzi okuphantsi kunesigqubuthelo sesihluzi seHydraPak, esinzima kwaye esingasetyenziswa kakhulu kuneSawyer Squeeze;
Kubakhenkethi abafuna isisombululo esilula, isihluzo esiqhelekileyo kunye nebhotile yenye yezona ndlela zibalaseleyo zokucoca amanzi. Isixhobo sePeak Squeeze siquka isihluzo esifana nesigqubuthelo sesihluzo seHydraPak esiboniswe apha ngasentla, kodwa sikwadibanisa yonke into oyifunayo kwiphakheji enye elula ngokuncamathisela kwibhotile ethambileyo ehambelanayo. Esi sixhobo sihle njengesixhobo esiphathwayo sokubaleka endleleni kunye nokuhamba intaba xa amanzi ekhona, kwaye singasetyenziselwa ukugalela amanzi acocekileyo embizeni emva kwekhempu. Sihlala ixesha elide kakhulu xa sithelekiswa neeflaski zeHydraPak eziqhelekileyo (kuquka leyo ifakiwe kwiBeFree ngezantsi), kwaye isihluzo sikwanokuguquguquka okuninzi, njengeSawyer Squeeze, ekwafaka iibhotolo ezinobukhulu obuqhelekileyo. singasetyenziswa njengesihluzo somxhuzulane, nangona ityhubhu kunye nedama "elingcolileyo" kufuneka zithengwe ngokwahlukeneyo.
Xa kuhlalutywa umahluko phakathi kweLifeStraw kunye nabakhuphisana nayo, iPeak Squeeze ayisebenzi kakuhle kwiindawo ezininzi. Okokuqala, inkulu kwaye inzima kunesigqubuthelo sesihluzo seHydraPak esineflaski esebenzayo (okanye iKatadyn BeFree), kwaye ifuna isirinji (efakiweyo) ukuze icoceke ngokufanelekileyo. Ngokungafaniyo neSawyer Squeeze, inesiponji kuphela kwelinye icala, oko kuthetha ukuba ayinakusetyenziswa njengesihluzo esisemgceni esine-hydration reservoir. Okokugqibela, nangona izinga lokuhamba kwamanzi liphezulu, sifumene ukuba iPeak Squeeze iyavaleka lula. Kodwa ixabiso liyi-$44 kuphela kwimodeli yelitha eli-1 ($38 kwibhotile ye-650 ml), kwaye ukulula kunye nokulula koyilo akunakunqotshwa, ngakumbi xa kuthelekiswa neSawyer. Ngokubanzi, sinokuthi sicebise iPeak Squeeze ukuze isetyenziswe ngokulula ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ezinye iindlela zokucoca. Jonga iLifeStraw Peak Squeeze 1l.
Uhlobo: Isihluzi sepompo/isicoci samanzi Ubunzima: 1 lb 1.0 oz Ubomi besihluzi: 10,000 iilitha Oko sikuthandayo: Isicoci samanzi esiphathwayo esiphucukileyo kwimarike. Oko singakuthandiyo: Nge-$390, iGuardian yeyona ndlela ibiza kakhulu kolu luhlu.
I-MSR Guardian ibiza ngokuphindwe kalishumi kunezinye izihluzi ezidumileyo zokucinezela, kodwa le pump yiyo oyifunayo. Eyona nto ingcono kukuba, sisihluzi samanzi kunye nesicoci, oko kuthetha ukuba ufumana ukhuseleko oluphezulu kwi-protozoa, iibhaktheriya kunye neentsholongwane, kunye nesihluzi sokususa ubumdaka. Ukongeza, iGuardian ixhotyiswe ngetekhnoloji yokuzicoca ephucukileyo (malunga ne-10% yamanzi kumjikelo ngamnye wepompo isetyenziselwa ukucoca isihluzi) kwaye ayinakwenzeka ukuba isebenze kakuhle kuneemodeli ezingabizi kakhulu. Okokugqibela, i-MSR inesantya esiphezulu sokuhamba kwamanzi seelitha ezi-2.5 ngomzuzu. Isiphumo kukuba imveliso ephezulu kunye noxolo lwengqondo xa uhamba kwiindawo ezingaphuhliswanga kakuhle zehlabathi okanye kwezinye iindawo ezisetyenziswa kakhulu apho iintsholongwane zihlala zithwalwa khona kwinkunkuma yabantu. Enyanisweni, iGuardian yinkqubo ethembekileyo nelula kangangokuba ikwasetyenziswa nangumkhosi kwaye njengezinto zokucoca amanzi ezingxamisekileyo emva kweentlekele zemvelo.
Awuyi kufumana ipompo yesihluzo/yokucoca ekhawulezayo okanye ethembekileyo, kodwa kubantu abaninzi i-MSR Guardian igqithisile. Ngaphandle kwexabiso, inzima kakhulu kwaye ikhulu kunezinye izihluzo, inobunzima obungaphezulu kwepawundi kwaye ipakishwe malunga nobukhulu bebhotile yamanzi yelitha e-1. Ukongeza, nangona iimpawu zokucoca zilungele ukuhamba nokukhempisha kwiindawo ezithile zehlabathi, azifuneki kwiindawo ezininzi zasentlango eMelika naseKhanada. Nangona kunjalo, iGuardian yeyona ntlambi ibalaseleyo yebhegi ekhoyo kwaye ifanelekile kwabo bayidingayo. I-MSR ikwayenza iGuardian Gravity Purifier ($300), esebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuphambili obufanayo neGuardian kodwa isebenzisa useto lomxhuzulane… Funda uphononongo lwethu olunzulu lweGuardian Purifier. Jonga inkqubo yokucoca ye-MSR Guardian.
Uhlobo: Isicoci sekhemikhali. Ubunzima: 0.9 oz. Umlinganiselo: ilitha e-1 kwithebhulethi nganye Oko sikuthandayo: Kulula kwaye kulula. Oko singenako: Kubiza kakhulu kune-Aquamira, kwaye usela amanzi angacocwanga ngqo ukusuka kumthombo.
Njenge-Aquamir ehla ngezantsi, iipilisi zeKatahdin Micropur zilula kodwa zisebenza kakuhle kunyango lwekhemikhali olusebenzisa i-chlorine dioxide. Abantu abakhempishayo banesizathu esihle sokuhamba ngolu hlobo: iipilisi ezingama-30 zinobunzima obungaphantsi kwe-1 ounce, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe lolona khetho lulula lokucoca amanzi kolu luhlu. Ukongeza, ipilisi nganye ipakishwe ngokwahlukeneyo, ngoko ke ingatshintshwa ukuze ihambelane nohambo lwakho (nge-Aquamira, kufuneka uphathe iibhotile ezimbini nawe, nokuba ubude bohambo bungakanani na). Ukuze usebenzise iKatahdin, yongeza nje ipilisi enye kwilitha yamanzi kwaye ulinde imizuzu eli-15 ukuze ukhuseleke kwiintsholongwane kunye neebhaktheriya, imizuzu engama-30 ukuze ukhuseleke kwi-giardia kunye neeyure ezi-4 ukuze ukhuseleke kwi-cryptosporidium.
Eyona ngxaki inkulu yonyango lwamachiza kukuba amanzi, nangona ecocekile, akakahluzwa (umzekelo, kwintlango yase-Utah, oku kunokuthetha amanzi amdaka aneentsholongwane ezininzi). Kodwa kwiindawo ezikwiintaba ezinamanzi acacileyo, njengeeRocky Mountains, iHigh Sierra okanye iPacific Northwest, unyango lwamachiza lukhetho oluhle kakhulu. Xa kuthelekiswa unyango lwamachiza, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba amathontsi e-Aquamir, nangona kunzima ukuwasebenzisa, abiza kancinci. Senze izibalo saza safumanisa ukuba uza kuhlawula malunga ne-$0.53 ngelitha yamanzi acocekileyo aseKatahdin, kunye ne-$0.13 ngelitha ye-Aquamira. Ukongeza, iipilisi zeKatadyn kunzima ukuzisika phakathi kwaye azinakusetyenziswa neebhotile ze-500ml (ipilisi enye ngelitha), nto leyo imbi kakhulu kubagijimi beendlela abasebenzisa iibhotile ezincinci ezithambileyo. Jonga iKatadyn Micropur MP1.
Uhlobo: Isihluzi/isicoci sebhotile. Ubunzima: 15.9 oz. Ubomi bokucoca: 65 galoni Oko sikuthandayo: Inkqubo yokucoca entsha nelula ukuyisebenzisa, efanelekileyo kuhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe. Oko singakuthandiyo: Ayisebenzi kakhulu kuhambo olude nolukude.
Xa kufikwa ekuhambeleni kwelinye ilizwe, amanzi anokuba yingxaki. Izifo ezibangelwa ngamanzi azenzeki kwiindawo ezikude kuphela: Abahambi abaninzi bayagula emva kokusela amanzi empompini angacocwanga kwamanye amazwe, nokuba avela kwiintsholongwane okanye kwiingcolisi zangaphandle. Nangona ukusebenzisa amanzi asebhotileni apakishwe kwangaphambili kuyisisombululo esilula, iGrayl GeoPress inokukongela imali ngelixa inciphisa inkunkuma yeplastiki. NjengeMSR Guardian ebiza kakhulu ngasentla, iGrayl iyahluza kwaye icoce amanzi, kwaye ikwenza oko ngebhotile elula kodwa ekhangayo ye-24-ounce kunye ne-plunger. Yahlula nje iisiqingatha ezimbini zebhotile, ugcwalise i-inner press ngamanzi kwaye ucinezele indebe yangaphandle ide inkqubo ibuye. Lilonke, le yinkqubo ekhawulezayo, elula kwaye ethembekileyo logama nje unokufikelela rhoqo emanzini. IGreil ikwadala i-UltraPress eyi-16.9-ounce ($90) kunye ne-UltraPress Ti ($200), enebhotile ye-titanium eqinileyo enokusetyenziswa ukufudumeza amanzi phezu komlilo.
Nangona iGrayl GeoPress ilukhetho oluhle kakhulu lokuhamba kumazwe angaphuhlanga kangako, imida yayo endle ayinakuphikiswa. Ukucoca ii-ounces ezingama-24 (iilitha ezingama-0.7) ngexesha, yinkqubo engasebenziyo ngaphandle kokusela xa useluhambeni apho umthombo wamanzi uhlala ufumaneka. Ukongeza, ubomi bokucoca bomcoci buziigaloni ezingama-65 kuphela (okanye iilitha ezingama-246), nto leyo engento xa ithelekiswa nezinye iimveliso eziboniswe apha (i-REI inikezela ngezihluzi ezitshintshayo nge-$30). Okokugqibela, le nkqubo inzima kakhulu xa uyifumana ngaphantsi kwepawundi. Kubahambi abangafuni ukuthintelwa kukusebenza okanye ukuhamba kweGrayl, enye indlela esebenzayo sisihluzi se-UV esifana neSteriPen Ultra esiboniswe ngezantsi, nangona ukungabikho kokuhluza kuyingxaki enkulu, ngakumbi ukuba uceba ukuya kwiindawo ezikude (uya kufuna ukufikelela kumanzi acocekileyo, ahambayo). Ngokubanzi, iGeoPress yimveliso ekhethekileyo, kodwa akukho sihluzi sebhotile esifanelekileyo ukuhamba phesheya kuneGrayl purifier. Jonga iGeoPress Greyl 24 oz Cleaner.
Uhlobo: Isihluzo esicinezelweyo. Ubunzima: 2.6 oz. Ubomi besihluzo: Iilitha ezili-1000 Oko sikuthandayo: Ilula kakhulu, ifanelekile ukuyiphatha. Oko singakuthandiyo: Ixesha elifutshane lokuphila, ayifanelani neebhotile zamanzi ezisemgangathweni.
I-Katadyn BeFree yenye yezona zihluzo zixhaphakileyo zasemakhaya, ezisetyenziswa ngumntu wonke ukusuka kubagijimi beendlela ukuya kwabahamba ngeenyawo basemini kunye nabahamba ngeenyawo. Njengakwi-Peak Squeeze engentla, isihluzo esijikelezayo kunye nomxube webhotile ethambileyo ikuvumela ukuba usele njengayo nayiphi na ibhotile yamanzi eqhelekileyo, amanzi ahamba ngqo kwisihluzo aze angene emlonyeni wakho. Kodwa i-BeFree yahlukile kancinci: umlomo obanzi wenza kube lula ukugcwalisa kwakhona, kwaye yonke into ilula kakhulu (ii-ounces eziyi-2.6 kuphela) kwaye incinci kakhulu. Abahambi ngeenyawo banokufuna ukukhetha i-Peak Squeeze eqinileyo, kodwa abahambi ngeenyawo abakhaphukhaphu kakhulu (kuquka abahambi ngeenyawo, abakhweli beenyawo, abakhweli beebhayisekile, kunye nabagijimi) baya kuba ngcono nge-BeFree.
Ukuba uyayithanda iKatadyn BeFree, enye indlela kukuthenga isigqubuthelo sesihluzo seHydraPak esingentla uze usidibanise nebhotile ethambileyo. Ngokwamava ethu, iHydraPak yeyona iphumeleleyo ngokubhekiselele kumgangatho wokwakha kunye nobude bexesha lesihluzo: Sivavanye zombini izihluzo ngokucokisekileyo, kwaye izinga lokuhamba kweBeFree (ingakumbi emva kokusetyenziswa okuthile) lalicotha kakhulu kuneHydraPak. Ukuba ucinga ngeBeFree yokuhamba ngeenyawo, ungafuna ukuqwalasela iSawyer Squeeze, enobomi obude besihluzo (ngokuyintloko iwaranti yobomi bonke), ayivali ngokukhawuleza, kwaye inokuguqulwa ibe sisihluzo esingaphakathi. Okanye isihluzo somxhuzulane. Kodwa kwiphakheji elungelelanisiweyo kunePeak Squeeze, kukho okuninzi onokukuthanda ngeBeFree. Jonga iKatadyn BeFree 1.0L Water Filtration System.
Uhlobo: Isicoci sekhemikhali. Ubunzima: 3.0 ounces (iibhotile ezimbini zizonke). Inqanaba lokunyanga: 30 gallons ukuya kwi-1 ounce. Oko sikuthandayo: Kulula, kungabizi, kuyasebenza kwaye akuphuki. Oko singakuthandiyo: Inkqubo yokuxuba iyacaphukisa, kwaye amanzi athontsizayo ashiya incasa encinci yekhemikhali.
Kubakhenkethi, kukho iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokucocwa kwamanzi ngamakhemikhali, nganye ineengenelo kunye neengxaki zayo. I-Aquamira sisicombululo se-chlorine dioxide esingamanzi esixabisa i-$15 kuphela ngee-ounces ezi-3 kwaye sisebenza kakuhle ekubulaleni i-protozoa, iibhaktiriya, kunye neentsholongwane. Ukucoca amanzi, xuba amathontsi asi-7 eCandelo A kunye neCandelo B kwisivalo esinikiweyo, shiya imizuzu emihlanu, uze wongeze umxube kwilitha e-1 yamanzi. Emva koko linda imizuzu eli-15 ngaphambi kokuba usele ukuze ukhusele kwi-giardia, iibhaktiriya kunye neentsholongwane, okanye iiyure ezine ukubulala i-Cryptosporidium (efuna ucwangciso olucokisekileyo kwangaphambili). Akukho mathandabuzo ukuba le nkqubo ingabizi, ilula, kwaye ayizukusilela njengezinye zezihluzi kunye nezicoci ezintsonkothileyo kolu luhlu.
Eyona ngxaki inkulu ngamaconsi e-Aquamir yinkqubo yokuxuba. Iya kukwenza ucothise isantya sakho endleleni, ifune ukugxila ukuze kulinganiswe amaconsi, kwaye ingasusa i-bleach kwiimpahla zakho ukuba awulumkanga. I-Aquamira yinkqubo enzima kakhulu kuneKatadyn Micropur echazwe apha ngasentla, kodwa iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba ixabisa kancinci kwaye inokusingatha imiqulu eyahlukeneyo (iKatadyn yi-1 tab/L kuphela, enzima ukuyisika phakathi), nto leyo eyenza ukuba ilunge kakhulu kumaqela. Okokugqibela, khumbula ukuba xa usebenzisa nayiphi na inkqubo yokucoca iikhemikhali, awuhluzi kwaye ngenxa yoko usela naziphi na iisuntswana eziphelela ebhotileni. Oku kudla ngokufanelekile ekuchithekeni kwamanzi ezintabeni, kodwa akulona khetho lulungileyo kwabo bafumana amanzi avela kwimithombo emincinci okanye emileyo. Jonga ukucocwa kwamanzi e-Aquamira
Uhlobo: Isihluzi sepompo. Ubunzima: 10.9 oz. Ubomi besihluzi: 750 iilitha Oko sikuthandayo: Isihluzi esiguquguqukayo nesinokuthenjwa esivelisa amanzi acocekileyo kwimigxobhozo. Oko singakuthandiyo: Izihluzi zihlala ixesha elifutshane kwaye zibiza kakhulu ukuzitshintsha.
Ukumpompa amanzi kuneengxaki zako, kodwa sifumanise ukuba iKatadyn Hiker yenye yezona ndlela zithembekileyo zokucoca amanzi kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo zokuhamba ngeenyawo. Ngamafutshane, uvula iHiker, wehlise elinye icala lepayipi emanzini, ujije elinye icala kwiNalgene (okanye ulibeke phezulu ukuba unebhotile okanye olunye uhlobo lwedama), uze upompe amanzi. Ukuba upompa amanzi ngesantya esifanelekileyo, ungafumana malunga nelitha yamanzi acocekileyo ngomzuzu. Sifumanise ukuba i-microfilter yeHiker ikhawuleza kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa kune-MSR MiniWorks engezantsi. Nangona kunjalo, ngokungafaniyo ne-MSR Guardian engasentla kunye ne-LifeSaver Wayfarer engezantsi, iHiker ingaphezulu kwesihluzo kunokuba yi-purifier, ngoko awufumani khuselo kwiintsholongwane.
Uyilo lweKatadyn Hiker lufanelekile kwiimpompo, kodwa ezi nkqubo azinasiphako. Le yunithi yenziwe ngeplastiki ye-ABS kwaye ineepayipi ezininzi kunye neendawo ezincinci, kwaye siye sabona iindawo eziwa kwezinye iimpompo kwixesha elidlulileyo (akukabikho ngeKatadyn, kodwa oko kuya kwenzeka). Enye ingxaki kukuba ukutshintsha isihluzo kubiza kakhulu: emva kweelitha ezingama-750, kuya kufuneka uchithe i-$55 kwisihluzo esitsha (i-MSR MiniWorks icebisa ukutshintsha isihluzo emva kweelitha ezingama-2000, ezibiza i-$58). Kodwa sisakhetha iKatadyn, enika ukupompa okukhawulezayo nokuthambileyo nangona ubomi bayo bokucoca bufutshane. Jonga i-microfilter yeKatadyn Hiker.
Uhlobo: Isihluzi somxhuzulane. Ubunzima: 12.0 oz. Ubomi besihluzi: 1500 iilitha Oko sikuthandayo: Umthamo weelitha ezili-10, uyilo olukhaphukhaphu. Oko singakuthandiyo: Ukungabikho kweengxowa zesihluzi somxhuzulane ezicocekileyo akusebenzi kangako.
I-Platypus Gravity Works sisihluzo somxhuzulane esilula seelitha ezi-4, kodwa iinkampu zamaqela amakhulu zinokufuna ukujonga i-MSR AutoFlow XL apha. I-AutoFlow ye-$10 inokugcina ukuya kuthi ga kwiilitha ezili-10 zamanzi ngexesha, ikunceda ukunciphisa uhambo oluya kumthombo wakho wamanzi. Ngee-ounces ezili-12, inzima kuphela ngesiqingatha see-ounce kuneGravity Works, kwaye isihluzo esakhelwe ngaphakathi sihambisa amanzi ngesantya esifanayo (1.75 lpm). I-MSR ikwaza nesincamathiselo sebhotile yeNalgene esinomlomo obanzi ukuze kuhluzwe ngokulula, ngaphandle kokuvuza.
Eyona ngxaki iphambili yenkqubo ye-MSR AutoFlow kukungabikho kweengxowa zokucoca "ezicocekileyo". Oku kuthetha ukuba ungazalisa kuphela izikhongozeli (iingxowa zokusela, iNalgene, iimbiza, iikomityi, njl.njl.) ngamanani okucoca i-AutoFlow. Kwelinye icala, iplatypus ekhankanyiweyo apha ngasentla ihluza amanzi kwingxowa ecocekileyo kwaye iwagcine apho ukuze ukwazi ukuwafikelela ngokukhawuleza xa uwafuna. Okokugqibela, zombini iinkqubo zifuna ukuseta okuhle ukuze zisebenze ngokufanelekileyo: sikhetha ukuxhoma isihluzo somxhuzulane kwisebe lomthi kwaye ngenxa yoko sifumanisa ukuba le nkqubo inzima ukuyisebenzisa kwiimeko ze-alpine. Lilonke, ukuba ufuna isihluzo somxhuzulane esisebenza kakuhle esinezinto ezisemgangathweni, i-MSR AutoFlow ifanele ukujongwa kwakhona. Jonga i-MSR AutoFlow XL Gravity Filter.
Uhlobo: Isihluzi/isicoci sepompo. Ubunzima: 11.4 oz. Ubomi besihluzi: 5,000 iilitha Oko sikuthandayo: I-filter/purifier combo ixabisa ngaphantsi kwesithathu sexabiso leGuardian elidweliswe apha ngasentla. Oko singakuthandiyo: Akukho msebenzi wokuzicoca, kunzima ukutshintsha isihluzi ukuba kuyimfuneko.
I-LifeSaver ese-UK ayilogama lidumileyo xa kufikwa kwizixhobo zangaphandle, kodwa i-Wayfarer yabo ngokuqinisekileyo ifanelwe yindawo kuluhlu lwethu. Njenge-MSR Guardian ekhankanyiweyo apha ngasentla, i-Wayfarer sisihluzo sepompo esisusa inkunkuma emanzini akho ngelixa sisusa i-protozoa, iibhaktheriya kunye neentsholongwane. Ngamanye amazwi, i-Wayfarer ijonga zonke iibhokisi kwaye ikwenze oko nge-$100 emangalisayo. Kwaye nge-11.4 ounces kuphela, ilula kakhulu kune-Guardian. Ukuba uyayithanda i-MSR kodwa awudingi uyilo oluphambili, iimveliso zasemaphandleni ze-LifeSaver zifanelekile ukujongwa.
Yintoni oyincamayo ngoku kuba ixabiso leWayfarer liphantsi kakhulu? Okokuqala, ubomi besihluzo buyisiqingatha seGuardian kwaye, ngelishwa, iREI ayinikeli enye endaweni yayo (ungathenga enye kwiwebhusayithi yeLifeSaver, kodwa ngexesha lokupapashwa kwayo ibiza i-$18 eyongezelelweyo ukuyithumela isuka e-UK). Okwesibini, iWayfarer ayizicoci, enye yezona zinto ziphambili zeGuardian ezivumele ukuba igcine izinga lokuhamba eliphezulu kangaka ubomi bayo bonke (iLifeSaver nayo yaqala ngesantya sokuhamba esicothayo se-1.4 l/min). Kodwa xa kuthelekiswa nezihluzo zepompo eziqhelekileyo ezifana neKatadyn Hiker ngasentla kunye neMSR MiniWorks EX ngezantsi, inika ukhuseleko olungakumbi ngexabiso elifanayo. Njengoko iindawo zethu zasendle zisiya zixinene ngakumbi, isihluzo sepompo/isicoci siba nengqiqo ngakumbi kwaye iLifeSaver Wayfarer iba sisisombululo esingabizi kakhulu. Jonga iLifeSaver Wayfarer
Uhlobo: Isihluzo esicinezelweyo. Ubunzima: 3.3 oz. Ubomi besihluzo: Iilitha ezili-1000 Oko sikuthandayo: Isantya sokuhamba kwamanzi esiphezulu, sisetyenziswa ngumntu wonke, silingana nazo zonke iibhotile ezingama-28mm. Oko singakuthandiyo: Ubomi obufutshane besihluzo; Ubungakanani obuyingxande benza kube nzima ukubamba ngelixa usebenza.
I-GravityWorks ekhankanyiweyo apha evela kwiPlatypus yenye yezona zihluzo zamanzi esizithandayo kumaqela, kwaye i-QuickDraw eboniswe apha inika isisombululo esihle kubantu ngabanye. I-QuickDraw ifana noyilo olufana ne-Sawyer Squeeze kunye ne-LifeStraw Peak Squeeze ngasentla, kodwa inenguqu entle: i-ConnectCap entsha ikuvumela ukuba ujije isihluzo ngqo kwibhotile enentamo emxinwa kwaye iza nesincamathiselo esilula sokuzalisa ngokulula ngokusebenzisa i-gravity filtration. I-QuickDraw inesantya sokuhamba esimangalisayo seelitha ezi-3 ngomzuzu (xa kuthelekiswa ne-Squeeze's 1.7 litres ngomzuzu), kwaye igoqeka ibe yipakethe eqinileyo yokugcina kwibhegi okanye kwivesti yokubaleka. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba ibhegi yePlatypus efakiweyo ihlala ixesha elide kunebhegi yeSawyer kwaye inesiphatho esilula sokufikelela lula emanzini.
Sivavanye ngokupheleleyo izihluzi zeQuickDraw kunye nePeak Squeeze saza sabeka iPlatypus phantsi kweLifeStraw ngezizathu ezininzi. Okokuqala, ayinazo iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokusebenzisa: Nangona iPeak Squeeze sisixhobo esiphathwayo esifanelekileyo sabagijimi beendlela, imilo ye-oval yeQuickDraw kunye nesihluzi esiphumayo kwenza kube nzima ukuyibamba. Okwesibini, bekukho umngxuma kwitanki yethu yePlatypus kwaye ibhotile yeLifeStraw ethambileyo eqinileyo ayikavuzi. Ngaphezu koko, isihluzi seQuickDraw sinesiqingatha sobomi (1,000L vs. 2,000L), into embi kakhulu xa ucinga ngokunyuka kwexabiso leLifeStraw le-$11. Ekugqibeleni, isicoci sethu saqala ukuvala ngokukhawuleza phakathi kokucoca, nto leyo ebangela ukuncipha kancinci kancinci. Kodwa kusekho okuninzi onokukuthanda malunga nePlatypus, ingakumbi iConnect Cap entsha eyinika indawo kuluhlu lwethu. Jonga inkqubo yePlatypus QuickDraw microfiltration.
Uhlobo: Isicoci se-UV. Ubunzima: 4.9 oz. Ubomi besibane: 8000 iilitha. Esikuthandayo: Kulula ukuyicoca, akukho ncasa yamachiza emva koko. Esingakwenzanga: Sixhomekeke ekutshajeni nge-USB.
I-SteriPen ibisoloko ikwindawo ekhethekileyo kwimarike yokucoca amanzi kangangeminyaka engaphezu kweshumi. Endaweni yokusebenzisa izihluzi ezahlukeneyo zomxhuzulane, iimpompo kunye namaconsi eekhemikhali kuluhlu, itekhnoloji ye-SteriPen isebenzisa ukukhanya kwe-ultraviolet ukubulala iintsholongwane, iiprotozoa kunye neentsholongwane. Ubeka nje i-SteriPen kwibhotile yamanzi okanye kwindawo yokugcina amanzi uze uyijikelezise de isixhobo sitsho ukuba sikulungele—kuthatha malunga nemizuzwana engama-90 ukucoca ilitha e-1 yamanzi. I-Ultra yimodeli yethu esiyithandayo, enoyilo oluhlala ixesha elide lwe-4.9-ounce, isibonisi se-LED esiluncedo, kunye nebhetri ye-lithium-ion elungele ukutshajwa nge-USB.
Siyayithanda ingcamango yeSteriPen, kodwa sineemvakalelo ezahlukeneyo emva kokuyisebenzisa ixesha elide. Ukungabikho kokuhluza ngokuqinisekileyo kuyingxaki: ukuba awunangxaki yokusela inkunkuma okanye ezinye iinxalenye, ungasusa kuphela imithombo yamanzi enobunzulu obufanelekileyo. Okwesibini, iSteriPen isebenzisa ibhetri ye-lithium-ion etshajwayo ye-USB, ngoko ke ukuba iyafa kwaye ungenayo itshaja ephathwayo, uya kuzifumana usentlango ngaphandle kokucoca (iSteriPen ikwabonelela nge-Adventurer Opti UV, enoyilo oluhlala ixesha elide, olusebenza ngeebhetri ezimbini ze-CR123). Okokugqibela, xa usebenzisa iSteriPen, kunzima ukuqiniseka ngokupheleleyo ukuba iyasebenza - nokuba iqinisekisiwe okanye ayisebenzi. Ngaba ndifake isixhobo emanzini amancinci okanye amaninzi kakhulu? Ngaba inkqubo igqityiwe ngokwenene? ​​Kodwa asikaze sigule yiSteriPen, ngoko ke olu loyiko alukazaliseki. Jonga iSteriPen Ultraviolet Water Purifier.
Uhlobo: Isihluzi sepompo. Ubunzima: 1 lb 0 oz. Ubomi besihluzi: Iilitha ezingama-2000 Oko sikuthandayo: Enye yeendlela ezimbalwa zoyilo lwepompo ezinesihluzi se-ceramic. Oko singakuthandiyo: Inzima kwaye ibiza kakhulu kuneKatadyn Hiker.
Nangona kukho zonke izinto ezintsha zamva nje, i-MSR MiniWorks iseyenye yeepompo ezidumileyo kwimarike. Xa kuthelekiswa neKatadyn Hiker engentla, ezi zakhiwo zinobukhulu obufanayo bepore yesihluzo (0.2 microns) kwaye zikhusela kwiingcolisi ezifanayo, kuquka iGiardia kunye neCryptosporidium. Nangona iKatadyn ixabisa i-$30 kwaye ilula (11 ounces), i-MSR inobomi obude kakhulu bokucoca iilitha ezingama-2,000 (iHiker ineelitha ezingama-750 kuphela) kwaye inoyilo lwe-carbon-ceramic olulula ukuyicoca entsimini. Lilonke, le yipompo entle evela kwenye yezona mpawu zithembekileyo ekuhluzeni amanzi.
Nangona kunjalo, sibandakanya i-MSR MiniWorks apha ngokusekelwe kumava ethu okusebenza. Sifumanise ukuba ipompo yayicotha ekuqaleni (isantya sayo sokuhamba esichaziweyo silitha eli-1 ngomzuzu, kodwa asizange sikuqaphele oku). Ukongeza, inguqulelo yethu ayizange isebenziseke phakathi kohambo lwethu e-Utah. Amanzi ayenamafu kakhulu, kodwa oko akuzange kuyithintele ipompo ukuba ingaphumeleli emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa isusiwe ebhokisini. Ingxelo yabasebenzisi ngokubanzi ibe ntle kwaye silindele enye iMiniWorks ukuze sivavanywe ngakumbi, kodwa oko kuthethiweyo, siza kuhamba nobunzima obulula kunye neKatadyn engabizi kakhulu. Jonga ii-microfilters ze-MSR MiniWorks EX.
Uhlobo: Ibhotile/isihluzo sestraw. Ubunzima: 8.7 oz. Ubomi benkonzo yesihluzo: Iilitha ezingama-4000. Oko sikuthandayo: Kulula kakhulu kwaye bude ubomi besihluzo. Oko singakuthandiyo: Kunzima kwaye kukhulu kunesihluzo sebhotile esithambileyo.
Kwabo bafuna isihluzo sebhotile yamanzi esikhethekileyo, iLifeStraw Go inomtsalane kakhulu. Njengesihluzo sebhotile esithambileyo esingentla, iGo yenza ukucocwa kwamanzi kube lula njengokusela, kodwa ibhotile elukhuni inika ukuqina kunye nokulula ukuhamba imihla ngemihla kunye nomsebenzi wasemaphandleni—akufuneki ukucudiswa okanye ukupholisa ngesandla. Ukongeza, ubomi besihluzo seLifeStraw buziilitha ezingama-4000, ubude obuphindwe kane kuneBeFree. Ngokubanzi, le yindlela efanelekileyo nehlala ixesha elide yokuzonwabisa apho ubunzima kunye nobukhulu bungeyonto iphambili.
Kodwa nangona iLifeStraw Go ilula, ayisebenzi kangako—ufumana ibhotile yamanzi ahluziweyo kwaye yiyo loo nto kuphela. Ngenxa yokuba sisihluzo sengca, awunakusebenzisa iGo ukucinezela amanzi kwiibhotile ezingenanto okanye kwiimbiza zokupheka (njengoko unokwenza ngeBeFree okanye iSawyer Squeeze). Kwakhona khumbula ukuba ingca ininzi, nto leyo enciphisa amandla okugcina amanzi ngokubanzi. Kodwa kwiihambo zexesha elifutshane okanye kwabo bakhetha ukucoca amanzi abo empompini, iLifeStraw Go yenye yezona ndlela zilula nezilula. Jonga iLifeStraw Go 22 oz.