Delivers a superior user experience with its high-performance, fast, and easy-to-use filter design.
Seattle-based Platypus®, the leader in taste-free and durable hydration and filtration systems, introduces the QuickDraw™ Microfilter System, its first foray into the ultralight personal water filtration market. This premier filtration system is incredibly intuitive, simple to use, fast and durable. The QuickDraw™ will be available to consumers starting Spring 2021 for $29.95.
Thoughts => The QuickDraw will be perfect for backpacking, hiking, bikepacking, and bike rides. I think it will be ideal for those bike rides up in the mountains when you know water supplies (streams, lakes, etc.) will be nearby, allowing you to carry less gear and water, making for a more enjoyable lightweight jaunt.
The QuickDraw™ Microfilter uses a .2 micron hollow fiber cartridge to remove 99.9999% of bacteria and 99.9% of protozoa as required by the NSF P231 standard. This affordable filter is not only designed to keep users safe with its high-performance technology, but it also offers a fantastic user experience.
The QuickDraw™ is ready to go out of the box and features the sturdy, flip-to-open clean side cap design from the Platypus DuoLock bottle, a grippy-but-not-sticky filter cartridge over mold, and an easy-to-fill extra-wide mouth reservoir with a convenient handle.
The dirty side cap creates a reliable seal to prevent any seepage, ensuring dirty water cannot contaminate the clean side or any belongings in a pack.
To use the QuickDraw™ Microfilter System, fill the reservoir to capacity, thread the dirty side of the filter cartridge into the reservoir, invert the system while positioning the spout over your clean reservoir, and squeeze. Unlike most comparable filtration systems, the QuickDraw user has the ability to perform an integrity check quickly should it be dropped or frozen to determine if it’s still safe to use. It also features an easy shake-to-clean technique that allows the QuickDraw™ to maintain fast flow rates for the duration of its life with no disassembly or back-flushing. In the end, it’s the details—from the tiny to the critical—refined for the best user experience on the market that set the QuickDraw apart.
The system comes with a dirty reservoir that is made of the same proprietary taste-free and durable film as Platypus’ award-winning hydration reservoirs.
The filter is also compatible with multiple bottle types if users prefer other Platypus reservoirs or even smartwater® bottles, a popular lightweight option amongst thru-hikers. Additionally, users can drink directly from its ergonomic drink spout, which may eliminate the need for a clean reservoir altogether.
“The QuickDraw offers a solution to both long-distance backpackers where 30 mile days require constant hydration but demand a minimum pack weight, as well as a solution for the novice hiker looking for an easy, effective and affordable option,” said Sarah Courtney, Cascade Designs’ Category Manager – Snow and Water Products, “With the fill and squeeze solution, you reduce the weight and complexity of your filter as well as reduce the total water weight you need to carry.”
- Weight: 3.6 oz. (101 grams), Microfilter without the reservoir weighs 2.2 oz. (61 grams)
- Flow Rate: up to 3L per minute
- Capacity: Approximately 1,000 liters of real backcountry water (dependent on water quality)
- Price: $39.95 USD | $29.95 USD
About Platypus
Seattle-based Platypus brand has been the market leader in flexible and modular hydration products for over two decades, designing easy-to-use, taste-free and durable products for optimum performance. Unmatched versatility and quality define Platypus’s BPA-, BPS-, and phthalate-free bottles, hands-free reservoirs, hydration packs, and the pump-free, fast-flowing personal and group water filter systems. The majority of Platypus products are made in their U.S.A. and Ireland manufacturing facilities. For more information, visit platy.com.
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