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Follow on Google News | Walkabout Ti Filters – Redefining the Personal Water FilterA small group of engineers in Australia have developed the world’s first and only personal water filter made of Titanium.
By: Go Walkabout Pty Ltd Titanium is the most hypoallergenic material known, it has the highest strength-to- All other personal water filters are either plastic or ceramic and can easily fail, by freezing, getting too hot, too much pressure, falling down or cleaning too many times. If they have a major failure it may be obvious, but a small crack or a failed fiber may not be obvious at all. The result of that is that the things that have been held back, like bacteria, e.coli, giardia, go through to the clean side of the filter, where they may not be visible. Yuck. Being Titanium, the Walkabout Ti membrane won’t fail. The only point of failure is the O-ring seal, and if this leaks, it leaks out of the filter, not through it. All other personal water filters have to be kept from freezing or getting too hot. Either one will cause the filter to fail and void the warranty. The Walkabout Ti can be frozen and thawed with boiling water, or sterilized in boiling water. This is a real advantage when camping in the backcountry. You don’t have to sleep with your filter in your sleeping bag, and you don’t have to carry bleach with you in case you need to sterilize your filter. Ceramic filters are cleaned by removing part of the ceramic; after a certain number of cleanings, the ceramic needs to be replaced. At a significant cost. Plastic filters are normally only rated for a certain number of gallons, and those that are “lifetime” The Walkabout Ti filters are being introduced as a two-stage Ultralight filter, designed for a single person, and a three stage family-sized filter, which includes a carbon filtration stage to remove heavy metals, chlorine and odors. Check out the Walkabout Ti on Kickstarter and you can be among the first in the world to own this game-changing personal water filter. https://www.kickstarter.com/ http://twitter.com/ www.wegowalkabout.com ### If you’d like more information about the Walkabout Ti Project, or to schedule an interview with Matt or Gilbert, please e-mail: wegowalkabout@ End
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