Platypus Meta Bottle Filter 1L

2017-04-10T20:00:00

I use my Meta+filter on dayhikes and lightweight overnights with a buddy. It's great when you know you will be hiking past water sources to be able to scoop some water really quickly along the trail without having to stop to fill a hydration system or dig out your filter from your backpack. Also, it only takes a minute to fill up a friend's bottle (or a spare for yourself) so we can both stay hydrated and keep hiking. Pro tip: Each time you run out of water in the Meta, give the bottle a few shakes, then dump out the remaining water before scooping new water from your source. The shaking cleans the filter, and dumping out the remaining water gets rid of the left over extra concentrated dirty water.

Mikk P.

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2017-02-17T19:00:00

The bottle is 99% perfect. No leaks anywhere on the bottle, even when I keep the bottle in the bottle carrier pocket of my pack. Unless I am drinking from it, the bottle is in that pocket and zero leaks. The soft bottom portion makes it less likely to cause damage to my pack when I brush up against a hard object like a tree or a wall. Top opening is large enough to drink from at a gulping pace but not so large that I lose every drop if I drop the bottle. The filter is easy to use and works great. Lots of "wild" water has gone through it with zero issues. The ONLY issue I have is with opening the lower portion of the bottle to refill while using the filter. Not easy to grip, especially with wet hands. Maybe a texture to the exterior of the upper portion of the bottle will fix that. I used some super abrasive sandpaper to create my own texture and it solved the problem. Overall, I really like the bottle and plan to grab several more.

Scott B.

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2017-02-01T19:00:00

I've been using this bottle for a couple of months now. I love the idea of having an all in one bottle and it's much more convenient than carrying a gravity filter. Only issue I've encountered is that the bottle leaks all the time from the screw top. I've had other people tighten the top as well as myself and when squeezing to get last 1/4 of water out it always leaks all over me. Very annoying. A rubber seal might help with the design.

Patay

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