Platypus

QuickDraw Microfilter System

Flow rate and easy of use is bad

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

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Love the concept of this. BUT the flow rate like other reviewers state is bad, and it gets worse over the course of the trip. It gets really hard to push water though it over time. It just gets worse the longer into the trip I got weather that be getting tired or the filter is just getting gunked up. It did give me clean water and worked in that sense. But you had too work for it. It has many design features I love and wish others would copy but the filter part of it leaves much to be desired.

Need to be able to order replacement gaskets

Filter works great with a smart water bottle except the gasket included can easily be overtightened and fail. Mine compressed and ripped the gasket. Platypus needs to offer a set of replacement gaskets for the water bottle adapter that I can order and keep on hand.

Great design but the flow rate makes it unuseable.

I really wanted to like the Quickdraw. I loved the compact size, the clearly labeled ends/caps and the bottle which neatly wraps around the filter when not in use. Unfortunately, the flow rate was so slow that it made it unusable. It started off with a trickle and got better with time as it became saturated but after 2 weeks of use, the flow rate was close to 10 minutes for a liter of water. Tried cleaning and backflushing to no avail. (Water was from a fast flowing stream in Algonquin.) My partner also had a Quickdraw and his produced well over 1L per minute so we concluded that mine was probably faulty.

Love it!

Great filler, not heavy at all. Water tastes great and flow is good. I’m currently using it on the Colorado trail.

Got duds need refund or replacements

I ordered this and a second back up filter and both don’t filter at all the water only comes out as a trickle right from first use. I tired soaking it and back flushing and nothing changed. I’m hoping to get a refund or replacements. i can send a video of the flow if you’d like

Reservoir burst at seam during first use

The reservoir for the filtration system split at the seam on the bottom of the bag during my first time using it. It appears to have split because of the Squeeze method of filter type. Thankfully I was able to repair it with AquaSeal tape, but I am not confident in using the reservoir again. I would prefer to keep this filtration system, as it is fast and fits well in my pack, but cannot use it without replacement reservoirs.

Terrible

This is the most frustrating and worst piece of gear I’ve used. Took over 25 min to filter 1 litre while hiking on the AT. The bag also broke. I was drinking 5 litres on average and to take that long to filter water is ridiculous. Thankfully I had a backup system. Take this thing off the market.

quickdraw filter

The filter is great when working properly and has a super fast flow rate love the ability to test the integrity of the filter, would be even better if platypus could make a cap to use as a gravity filter and to better backflush. the shaking the bag clean is not very effective ant getting the fibers clean.

Some work and some don't

I bought multiple Quickdraw filters for my family to use this summer and three of those that I bought only allow the smallest trickle through. I've tried pre-wetting these over night, and have used smart water bottles, CNOC bags and the included bags, and I can't get more than a small, small trickle even with huge amounts of pressure from these bags. Some of my filters work fine, with the exception of these few.

Great filter, poor bag

5 stars for the filter….Filter is great and I love it. The bag blew a hole at the seam after 4th use. And while on day 1 of an 80km 6 day hike….. disappointing.