How difficult/easy are these to fill in standing water, i.e. a lake or river?
405578
It isn't the easiest. You can wave it underwater with the mouth forward or just use a funnel or a hand siphon. There has to be a catch in everything, I guess. I got it for the 1 micron filter and quality of water it supplies.
405579
Lakes are easy to fill from, rivers also if there's significant flow. Standing, shallow pools are difficult. I bring a plastic water bottle cut in half just in case.
405580
Here is my suggestion. Since the opening is small on the squeeze bags; I had an old camping fuel funnel around. It is small with a small port that can fit into sawyer bag. I would then use a cup (or something similar) to fill the bag. Then put filter on the end and squeeze into your water bottle. If you squeeze too hard, like your in a rush, don't apply a ton of force. the bag will only last a few times before it springs a leak. Best filter I have ever used BTW. Tried it in Mali and Bangladesh without ever getting sick.
1557173
Mine have not floated or taken in any weather so far..If you have the ones I have, good luck Mine came in a twenty pak and look bigger than this pic....
1185414
A regular electric pump will work but it will take a while. We used them on a popular river so a place that rents them out let us use his pump. It worked a lot faster.
999476
you lift out the water reservoir and flip it over and fill it .. very easy to do because it is light and has a handle.
1424784
No extra care needed....they do not 'fill up' they expand and absorb some of the water...that makes a barrier to keep water out. These are not something that will keep out 'feet' of flood water...unless stacked deeper that expected water.
1602987
Yep, super easy. Just kind of snaps into and out of place for easy filling under the faucet.
1257010
You have to add either your own sand or water - no both. Use a funnel to fill it.
1265460
They are soft rubber. Relatively easy to squeeze all the water out -- several good hard squeezes seemed to do the trick. I turned them hole-side-up when thoroughly squeezed and they seemed to dry out pretty well overnight.
1097976
Super easy. I used fishing wire. They take some time to put together and fluff but the effect is worth it.
896404
Yes and no. If there is no water they do fall easy but i would not say it is an issue for me
1091364
Not really difficult. Just run the parts under water and use the provided brush on the screen while doing so. It's easy once you get the hang of it. BTW, it makes great juice!
723150
No, but they are very easy to fill. It comes with instructions, I filled 15 in about 10 minutes.
1814495
Yes. It requires an air pump or air compressor to fill them. We had an air compressor so it took about 30 seconds.
1592750
you can use a pump, but would take all day. we bought an auto one like for an air mattress. worked will out on the river
700756
I use these in almost all of my operations. Simply start by putting somekind of bottom layer of perlite or other type of drainage material, then continue with growing fill. Check weight often to determine correct watering routine. They do tend to dry faster than plastic containers buy I like using them.
929417
I would think you could. They work very well and are lightweight to move. They do stay filled quite a while once activated and you may need to adjust how they are stacked to balance. They keep the water well away from your house during flood weather.
1374153
These work well but I don't think they would water for 3 days. One trick that may allow a longer time is to invert several soda bottles filled with water over two holes. Partially plug the hole so you only get a slight trickle of water. Fill the rest with water as normal. They also keep the weeds down.