Keep Reading: 7 Things I Learned From Travelling Plastic-Free Why travel water purifiers are a sensible economic choice On the place she had an incident where the bottle leaked, leaving her seat wet for the entirety of her flight, which isn’t exactly ideal. Summary OnePress® Global Protection empowers travelers, adventurers and survivalists to make the world’s sketchiest freshwater sources clean. From simply turning tap water into drinkable water or removing waterborne pathogens and heavy metals from dirty water, the Grayl Geopress purifier bottle is a beast… and it takes zero setup!

This is because it removes practically everything from the water, including chemicals, hard metals, and microplastics and it even works with water containing particulates – something that the Steripen Adventurer isn’t capable of doing.One of the major improvements Grayl made with the design of the new GEOPRESS was making it bigger. The capacity went from 16 oz. with the Gryal Ultralight Purifier bottle to 24 oz. with the Grayl Geopress. This change catapulted the bottle from being a cool concept to a practical hydration vessel good enough for both thirsty hikers and sweaty travellers waiting in Indian train stations. This is costly (effectively the price of buying a brand new LifeStraw Go), so is definitely something to consider. Virtually no setup time, and fastest performance: purifies and filters contaminated water in 8 seconds (5 liters per minute) Not only can you purify one liter of water in 90 seconds, but this also requires practically no effort on your part.

Happy travels, guys, and keep on pressin’ (I couldn’t resist). We hope you liked the Grayl Geopress review! However, in my experience, if there’s no kettle where you’re staying (something very common in South America), then it can take a long time to boil a few liters of water. The GEOPRESS went well beyond my expectations during my Pakistan trip. There were so many times when I first started using it where I was like: “Wait, is this thing actually going to keep me safe and deliver clean water?” Finally, the water bottle itself is the most durable of those in this guide and you can guarantee that dropping this bottle isn’t going to cause serious harm to the filter. It also won’t leak, even if it’s stored upside down. Things to consider about the Grayl Geopress There’s a wide range of different options available at different price points and for different styles of travel.

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So, as travellers, hikers, and adventurers, what is a solution to staying hydrated that doesn’t also contribute to the plastic problem? Meet the next generation Grayl water bottle… A light on the body of the device lets you know exactly when to stop stirring and whether the water has been successfully purified or not. On my last trip to Pakistan, I was able to easily filter water from my hotel sink in Lahore before I also sipped on filtered and icy cold glacier water from the Himalayas and Karakoram. That beats the hell out of tap water any day. The Grayl Geopress water purifier really is a game changer!

I’ve personally used the Steripen Adventurer for close to five years and find it the most convenient and easy-to-use travel water filter for travel on the market. Having clean drinking water is a necessary component to just about everything we do. Without it, well… you know what happens. Removes waterborne pathogens (virus, bacteria, protozoan cysts), including Rotavirus, Hepatitis A, Norovirus, Giardiasis, Cryptosporidium, E. Coli, Cholera, Salmonella, Dysentery and more. Filters: particulates (i.e. silt, microplastics, etc.); ultra-powdered activated carbon effectively adsorbs chemicals (including PFAS & VOCs), pesticides, heavy metals, flavors, and odors. Is a fast process (although I’ve found it can take a long time to boil water in South America where it’s rare to find a kettle)

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Like the Steripen Adventurer, you can filter water in advance as you squeeze dirty water from the provided container through the filter and into your own bottle. It’s that simple amigos. Fill, press, drink: the Aeropress of water filtration! The Geopress really is that easy to use! Why the Grayl Geopress Water Filter is the Best Which travel water filter is right for your needs? Which type of travel water purifier do you need? It’s also the lightest portable water purification system on this list, weighing in at only 70g – although you will need to have your own water bottle at hand.

Filters particulates (sediment, microplastics). Ultra-powdered activated carbon adsorbs many chemicals (including PFAS & VOCs), pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, flavors and odors. Another factor for the filter is the type of water you are filtering. When possible, it is best to filter water that is clear and free of any noticeable sediment. Gritty water with lots of silt or sand will certainly clog your filter fast than if you were using clear water. Common sense, right? There are certainly other, lighter filter options out there. Take the Sawyer Mini, for example. In terms of weight, the Sawyer Mini is hard to beat. Hell, even most of the hostels I’ve stayed in have tap water that needs a water purifier to even think about drinking! Everywhere I roam in this world, I witness the plastic problem first hand. I mean, it’s not a secret at this point right? The culture of plastic pollution is literally killing our planet.I found on my hiking trip to Pakistan that I always needed every bit of the 24 oz. capacity. Sometimes water sources would be several hours apart. Truth be told, I’d like to see a full 1-litre Grayl filter bottle, but I also realise that the physical bottle might then become bulkier than I’d want to carry. Issues remain in the fact that it doesn’t have space for that much water and it’s really heavy, which is the compromise for the quality of the purification system inside. Photo: Chris Lininger How the Grayl GEOPRESS Filter Bottle Works: The Water Bottle that Changed the Game Testing standards: independently tested by a certified laboratory to meet or exceed NSF/ANSI protocol 42 and 53 for pathogen and chemical removal; meets the the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Guide Standard and Protocol for testing microbiological water purifiers.