Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: MSR Trail Shot
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Frenchy19 |
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butthead |
quote Frenchy19: "Gol darn it, Ken! Now I probably NEED a trail shot! Tell me about the green bag attached for gravity flow. Is that a Ken creation?" The bag is a gift from Grandma L, holds at least a gallon. Fittings and tubing I added. I bought the Trailshot for use on long hikes/backpacking, size weight and ease of use. It easily adapts to canoe based tripping. butthead |
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RetiredDave |
quote butthead: "Light and simple, can be backflushed, pumping by hand is not tiring or difficult. Thanks Ken, now I'm out $49! Dave |
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butthead |
The pump of the Trailshot ensures starting a gravity flow easily. 3 to 4 minutes for a full gallon tested repeatably at home. My past experience with hollow fiber filters has been very good. I need more field time to try sources of standing water vs flow rates. butthead PS: Just had my last checkup after hernia surgery with the go ahead for tripping. Will post extended review. bh |
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Banksiana |
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Frenchy19 |
quote butthead: "quote Frenchy19: "Gol darn it, Ken! Now I probably NEED a trail shot! Tell me about the green bag attached for gravity flow. Is that a Ken creation?" Thanks, Ken. I have an MSR gravity flow, and I love it. Small, compact and easy to use. |
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Banksiana |
How long do you think the filter will perform with speed under conditions in the Q? I was excited about it, due to the reported ease and speed, but then I checked the specs of my MSR Mini-works, also supposed to be able to pump a liter a minute. On my last trip I was lucky to get a liter in five minutes (yes I scrubbed the filter element etc- the unit is barely used a total of two or three trips)- not to mention the degree of hassle involved in getting the flow started (I only filter water drawn far from shore). I found it a pain in the ass to use and it requires a frustrating level of fiddling. I usually go without filter or treating, but when there is constant rain and water running off the landscape the chance of contamination is too high to use my slack methods. |
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RetiredDave |
The MSR Trail Shot has me intrigued! I'm normally a solo paddler and it looks like just the thing at only 5 ounces. Has anyone else had experience with it? Butthead, can you add anything more to this discussion? As always, thanks! Dave |
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butthead |
Makes a real good gravity set. Filtered a gallon in 3 minutes (gravity feed), in my first try at home. butthead |
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MrBadExample |
Wondering if the msr is faster. |
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Northwoodsman |
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butthead |
quote Northwoodsman: "Butthead, this is way off topic but I have to ask. How do you keep your garage so clean and organized? You could eat off of any surface in that place! Every time you post a picture I'm envious. I'll guess that you don't have kids that live at home." Retired and a semi compulsive. I clean and put stuff away to use again, possibly in a few days. MrBE, yes own one and the Trailshot is faster just anyway it is used. Yes 2x the cost but it's a pump filter AND gravity. butthead |
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butthead |
Both have replaced my First Need and Sawyer for field use and still filtering fine. butthead |
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Chuckles |
butthead: "It will flow with just gravity, and quickly at that. Just pumping will start it up faster (I believe I timed filling a gallon jug in less than 4 minutes, but I do use extra long tubing to increase head pressure at the filter inlet). It can be back-flushed in the field. I know MSR only mentions shaking but it can easily be cleaned. MSR has come out with a Trail Base Gravity combo. It is a Trail Shot with all added connections and bags for a gravity system and yeah I do have this also. To back-flush I remove the one way valve in the dirty tube and just squeeze the clean bag back thru the filter for a back-flush (assume you have clean water in the clean bag). Perfect; thanks for clearing that up AND answering my follow-up question about how to backflush BEFORE I even asked it. |
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