Maintaining any water filter is rather important. Most hand pump water filters comes with couple of O-rings and seals. If these O-rings and seals are not maintained properly, it will loose it properties, start to crack and leak.
I have upgraded the hoses to black hoses. These hoses can be bought from an aquarium pet shop. Like any clear hoses, in no time algae will start to grow if not kept properly dry and will look unsightly. A black hose will prevent such growth. Algae growth will not affect the water filtration quality, is just that the hose will look ugly. By the way I felt it look better with black hoses.
I have extended the suction hose which was 70cm long, to 100cm long so that I can have the suction hose at a further cleaner water source. The delivery hose was 27cm long and now it is 40cm long to fit on the Platypus water bottle when set on the ground.
I have also replaced the existing stuff sack to a self DIY breathable stuff sack. This will allow the wet filter for quick drying.
The filter scrubbing sandpaper was replaced with a small piece of Scotch scouring pad, this pad will last longer compared to the supplied sandpaper.
I found a method to fill up hydration bag without removing from the backpack. Not sure it will work, will try it out one day. Also made an improvised soda bottle cap to fit the Platypus water bottle for filling.
Maintenance
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| Always remove hoses and filter to dry after each trip |
once dry lubricate the oil rings
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| Place some lubrication on the filter housing so that it will oil the filter seal |
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| Replace filter sandpaper to Scotch Souring Pad |
Hose Replacement and Modification
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| 1 meter extended black suction hose |
Hydration pack refilling method
Soda bottle adaptor for Platypus water bottle
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| Used bike inner tube band to secure the hoses in place |
DIY quick drying stuff sack from REI tent foot print stuff sack
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| Packed in stuff sack with single slide knot |
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