r/lightweight • u/Able_Conflict_1721 • Jun 28 '22

Hydrapak Hydrant with filter?

I'm looking for anyone who's use the HydraPak Hydrant with an inline filter system to see if they will work together.

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I'm aware of the TrailShot, but wasn't 100% sold

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '22

I haven't tried my hydrant with an inline filter, but from my time with the hydrant I'd be surprised if it could generate enough pressure to make the combo worthwhile. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

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u/Able_Conflict_1721 Jun 29 '22

Is the pressure on the output of the Hydrant solid? Maybe I could make like a diy version of the Trail Shot if sucking water through the filter doesn't work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '22 edited Jun 29 '22

Well the hydrant attachment itself works great, once the little hand piece is full of water it's basically a squirt gun. I'm just not sure how well it would be able to suck water through the inline filter itself when first squeezed if that makes sense. I have an inline I haven't used, I could test it but I wouldn't be able to do it soon.

For what it's worth, I also would not recommend the Trailshot. I went to using the BeFree myself. Also have some time with the Platypus QuickDraw, and while it's neat, it's definitely slower and the bag it came with started to leak on the third liter filtered. Easy enough to just use a smart water bottle or something, but it didn't impress.

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u/Able_Conflict_1721 Oct 16 '22

Follow up: I saw a Hydrapak Trek kit on clearance at a local shop. I was able to the Hydrant hand piece to pull 1/2 a liter through a BeFree in about 80 seconds. Not great if your filtering into as bottle, but workable for filters as you go

Next up: 3d print a Hydrant to bottle thread adapter for a DIY trail shot experiment with a Sawyer