Skip the long YouTube videos and the demineralized water. Try soaking the filter in white vinegar for a few hours (or overnight) first. Our BeFree filter stopped flowing after 1.5 seasona. We backflush our filter and clean with bleach before storage so we thought maybe it was dried out. We went the entire SCT shakedown … Continue reading Gear Repair: BeFree Filter Clog
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Gear Selection: Water treatment for the GDT 2021
Our water filter stopped flowing prematurely this season while on the SCT, forcing us to use chemical treatment on trail. As a result we started reconsidering our water treatment system. We have since cleaned the filter and it flows again, but we are still going ahead with chemical treatment on the GDT for 2021. Current … Continue reading Gear Selection: Water treatment for the GDT 2021