Water filter froze solid on the Lost Coast, had to boil everything for 2 days

Camped up near Shelter Cove last weekend and my filter cracked overnight when temps dropped to 28. I was stuck boiling creek water for me and my buddy until we hit the next town. Anyone else carry a backup filter on coastal trips or do you just risk it?

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allen.kai1mo ago

Did you have one of the little squeeze filters? I always figured those were tough enough to survive anything. Now I'm thinking I should toss a cheap backup in my pack for the coastal trips.

jade_jenkins1mo ago

Three years in my pack and the plastic housing cracked on the second trip I used it. I thought the same thing, that those things were bombproof, but salt air and constant squeezing wore it down fast. Cheap backup is a solid call for coastal trips, I keep a spare in my car now.