Buy General Ecology First Need XL Water PurifierGeneral Ecology First Need XL Water Purifier Product Description:
- Product Weight 15 oz.
- Cartridge capacity: 125 gal.
- Output: 1.8 qt/min.
- No iodine needed
- Self-cleaning pre-filter and gravity assist system included
Product Description
The most effective portable Water Purifier at any price! The First Need XL Water Purifier is effective against cryptosporidia, bacteria, viruses and unmatched in removing harmful chemicals. It consists of increased purification capacity, more secure hose fittings for backwashing and a "direct connect" to most water bottles and hydration packs. There is also a flexible sanitary cap directly attached to the pump cover, longer tubing, comfortable handle, greater capacity and fastest flow of all!
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105 of 108 people found the following review helpful.
Used a previous version of this product
By Matthew Young
Bought two of these in 1990 for my wife and I, and used them across Africa, India and Indonesia over 15 months travelling (needed one spare cartridge per pump over this time). We were recommended them by some experienced travellers. They are "ugly and not made in Switzerland", but worked perfectly with some very dubious water and we never got ill from what we drank (we had a few problems with food now and then...) I'd buy another without a second thought. Recommended.
74 of 75 people found the following review helpful.Best on the market! Hands down!
By T. Coyne
This is simply the best purifier out there, especially for the price. It purifies anything, pumps fast, and screws on to nalgenes and other bottles. I even used it in a sulphur hot springs, and it completly removed the smell and taste. You will here a lot of stories about drinking water from wierd places with these, because they work!You cant go wrong with these babies... Survival Training School of California approved!
70 of 71 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome filter!... but not perfect and not unbreakable..
By K. Nicholson
Do not get me wrong, I LOVE this filter. It totally smoked my friends MSR filter on a recent trip to Yoesmite. It takes 40 pumps on this filter to create a liter of water. The MSR took 90+ pumps to do the same job. Yes, it is a bit bigger than other filters but if you have ever had to fill 3, 6-liter dromedary bags solo in mosquito infested areas, you want a filter that is going to process water quickly, and easily which the First Need does VERY WELL.Now for the three downsides... I will start with the most minor... Attaching a Nalgene or drom bag to the First Need is a bit of a pain. The pump shaft is located too close to the filter mouth and the drom bag materials and the cap rings on the Nalgene bottles get all hung up between the filter parts when screwing them on. Now, my preferred method for using the First Need now is to take the cap and ring OFF of one Nalgene liter bottle and use that as my primary pumping receptacle. Then I just dump-fill from that bottle into others so that I don't have to fight with caps and rings on ALL of the items I need to fill.2nd bummer - my filter canister froze and the filter element inside failed. It was my fault for letting it freeze, but I treated it with kid's gloves druing the defrost process but the insides still broke apart and failed the integrity test (after just 5 days use)3rd bummer - On my last trip, the rubber connection tube between the pump and the filter housing blew out - tore right across the tube - I assume due to the pressure. Luckily I had some tubing from an MSR shower kit that I was able to boil and then slip over the tear in the tubing (as a sleeve) to get me through the final 5 days without issue. However, at a Max pressure of 50 p.s.i. (at stated by Generel Ecology) that rubber hose should not have burst.At the ned of the day, however, I would buy this filter again and I would pay more money for it than I did originally!
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