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I'm going to be spending a month in Cameroon, and later this...
By all2481910
Ranked #1133 - Trail Running Hydration
January 15, 2009
I'm going to be spending a month in Cameroon, and later this year plan to relocate to west africa for a few years. Buying replacement filters over there will be a huge issue (read: impossible), so I'd like to know that they wont need replacing every month or so. Anyone have any first hand experience with using this for a very long-term period in places like west africa with EXTREMELY unsafe water?
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By Marty Russo
Ranked #544 - Trail Running Hydration
March 29, 2010
We spent '92-'94 in Cameroon and covered the entire country several times. First Need Deluxe worked great (never had to replace the filter cartridge - but had to clean the pre-filter a lot). Southeastern CM has the worst regular water except downstream of ANY village! Unleass you are supporting a party of five or more - you should be fine. Direct hookup with the wide mouth Nalgene is the fastest and safest transfer method. Good luck and don't miss climbing Mt Cameroon and the Korup Rainforest.
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