Squeeze

Has used a Squeeze in-line with a bladder for about two years and barely notices drinking through the filter.

Got tired of squeezing for two on the JMT and built a gravity setup with the time-tested Squeeze that filters while they rest.

Their Sawyer Squeeze worked well until its washer became an everyday pain.

Their Squeeze has never failed like the BeFree did and has lasted a long time with good flow.

Carries a spare O-ring for their Squeeze and still considers it the superior filter.

Has had the same Squeeze for three years on the East Coast; filtering a dirty bottle to clean takes maybe two minutes.

Many things irritated them about the Squeezes they owned before switching to a BeFree, though the gasket never fell out.

Switched to a regular Sawyer for the rest of the PCT and thinks it is the best of the three filters they've used.

The original Sawyer Squeeze works a lot better than the Mini for them for only an ounce more.

Uses a regular Sawyer with a 3 L CNOC bag for two people with no complaints.

Liked their Sawyer at first but hated the bags, it got slow despite back-flushing, and the rubber ring kept coming out.

Has used the Sawyer Squeeze for years with a coupler and CNOC bag, gravity-feeding in camp or squeezing when quicker.

Uses a Sawyer Squeeze with Smartwater bottles and can squeeze out a full bottle in minutes.

Their Squeeze does a liter in just over a minute after many trail miles, flushed every day or two.

Has used a Sawyer Squeeze with a CNOC bag for years with no issue, never letting it freeze and tapping it while back-flushing.

Their Sawyer Squeeze has been a workhorse.

Finds the Sawyer Squeeze fairly bulletproof and uses it for gravity feed or on a bottle; the Mini clogged too quickly for them.

Considers a Sawyer Squeeze with a CNOC bag the best system.

Their Sawyer Squeeze with a 2 L CNOC bag served them well, gravity-filtering quickly to fill their buddy's reservoir and both bottles.

Much prefers the full-size Sawyer Squeeze, which keeps good flow longer than the BeFree and is easy to back-flush with a sport cap.

Has never had an issue with the Sawyer Squeeze for backcountry camping: simple, inexpensive, works great and easily becomes a gravity drip.

Has used the Squeeze with CNOC bags for about five years and loves the system, filling a bottle on the hike and gravity-filtering in camp; the CNOC bags have had pinholes.

“I have been using the CNOC and Sawyer Squeeze together for about 5 years and absolutely love it, I use the to together to fill a 1 liter water bottle for hiking”

On the AT they scooped water into a Sawyer bag and filtered it through their Squeeze into a clean bottle, which worked for them.

Compared a friend's BeFree with their own Squeeze: the BeFree was faster, but the Squeeze inspires more confidence since the fibers aren't exposed.

Splicing their Squeeze in-line on their hydration bladder was a revelation; with regular back-flushing they fill the bladder and filter as they sip.

Uses a Sawyer Squeeze with CNOC bags and a gravity adapter and says it kicks ass.

Finds the Squeeze much better than their old Hiker Pro if you want to save weight, and it can be restored from a full clog quickly in the field.

Replaced their Micro with a Sawyer Squeeze and it is so much better.

Takes only a Squeeze wrapped in a CNOC, and it is bombproof and has never failed them.

Finds the Sawyer Squeeze super battle-tested and reliable; they take just the CNOC bag and filter.

Their Sawyer Squeeze lasts three to four years at 50 days a year filtering glacier-fed water, as long as it is blown out after each use.

Finds the Sawyer hype well deserved: reliable, backflushable, long-lived with a decent flow rate, paired with a CNOC to collect water.

Has had their Sawyer filter with a CNOC for years and has probably only scratched the surface of its rated volume, by keeping it from freezing and backflushing it.

Hated that the Squeeze released water after use, especially when keeping it in their quilt at night.

After their third trip with the Sawyer Squeeze they cannot understand why anyone would use it over a BeFree; they could not get it to backflush.

Always takes the Sawyer on longer hikes, hanging the CNOC, filter and Smartwater bottle from a tree or pole with the coupler to gravity-filter while they snack.

Had their Sawyer seize up too and finds it not very good: a filter should be reliable without careful steps to preserve it.

Their Sawyer Squeeze broke in their pack and was unreliable, so they use a gravity filter.

Liked the Squeeze on their Smartwater bottle because they could fill it at any creek to stay hydrated.

Their Sawyer is still doing pretty well after two seasons and is more versatile in bottle choice.

Their Squeeze has been going great since 2018 after resolving a few slow-flow moments years ago.

Their eight-year-old Squeeze is slow, but they use it as a gravity filter and it works great.

Bought their Squeeze last spring and after a couple hundred miles on the AZT and CDT the O-ring comes off all the time.

Always gravity-filters their Squeeze with a CNOC Vecto and coupler; 32 oz takes only a few minutes.

Uses a Sawyer Squeeze for backpacking and van life, gravity-filtering 3 gallons in about 9 to 12 minutes, and loves it.

Found the Squeeze works great with a 2 L CNOC bag on their thru-hike.

Has had a dud Sawyer Squeeze that did not work fresh out of the box.

Did a side-by-side flow test between their slowed BeFree and a two-year-old Sawyer Squeeze and went back to the Squeeze.

Went back to the Sawyer Squeeze, usually in a DIY gravity system, after the BeFree clogged on glacial runoff; its effective backflush makes it the better choice where they hike.

Went back to their old Sawyer Squeeze after the BeFree; they have used the same one for years and it still works great.

Has a Sawyer Squeeze with the bigger bags and really likes it, using a gallon ziplock with a cut corner as a funnel to fill the bags quickly from a lake.

Their Sawyer Squeeze works great on longer trips where they filter for themselves and their wife, though a week or more is a lot of squeezing; they still bring it as a backup.

The Sawyer Squeeze works well, but on their last trip they found a Grayl press easier to use and a better fit in their pack than a Squeeze on a bottle.

Has had their Sawyer Squeeze for three years and it still works fine.

Has the Sawyer Squeeze and really likes it, but the bags do not last long and eventually develop holes and leak.

Tried the Sawyer Squeeze many times and hated it: so slow even when constantly backflushing it.

Their regular-size Sawyers have stood the test of time over the years.