Backpacking continues to be a very popular activity throughout North America and the world. Besides a compass, map, comfortable hiking boots and a durable backpack one of the most important items that backpackers need to survive is water and a way to purify it. Without enough water, the muscles and organs of backpackers cannot perform that well and lack of drinking water can make backpackers more susceptible to hypothermia and altitude sickness.

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Expedition: The Expedition water filtration system uses a process called forward osmosis, providing clean drink without the difficult sucking or pumping typical of in-line filters, and without the use of harsh chemicals. The dual-chambered reservoir can be filled either with clean water through its round port, or quickly filled with any dirty water supply (including urine) through the wide roll-top opening for filtration. Just dip, zip and go. Very little effort or time is required of the user. And because there is no hydraulic pressure involved, the Expedition personal water filtration system will never clog, unlike every other filter technology.

benefits...

• The highest purity levels of any personal water filter
• Non-clogging filter means expanded water source options
• Dilute sports drink enhances hydration and improves user performance
• Reduces your water logistics burden by a factor of 10X

specifications...

• Volume: 3 liters of drink - 2.5 liters of dirty water  - Produces 25 liters of drink from the 10 syrup pouches that come with the system.  Additional syrup pouches can be purchased.
• Filter life: 30 - 90 days
• Filter output: 1 liter an hour at 20 C - 55 F
• User effort: Seconds to fill, no work required for filtering

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X-Pack: The X-Pack provides up to 55 liters of clean drink from nearly any surface water source over a ten day period.  Use nearly any water source to generate clear drink.  Purity levels are comparable to reverse osmosis systems, and the filter meets EPA standards for the removal of biological pathogens (viruses, bacteria, cysts). Used by soldiers to drink the floodwaters in New Orleans, you can trust the X-Pack to provide safe and simple filtration wherever you are.

how it works...

The X-Pack is simple enough for a child to use.  Just put dirty water into the red port, and one sports syrup charge into the green port. That's it. The water will be filtered by the advanced forward osmosis membrane as it is drawn into the X-Pack's inner chamber.  When the process is complete, simply pour the clean drink out and restart the system.  No purifying chemicals are required, nor is any power input needed other than the sports drink syrup charges that drive the filtration process by osmosis.  The X-Pack will reduce water logistics by a factor of 15, and provide safe, hassle-free fluids from even muddy sources without clogging.

 specifications...

• Volume: 1.8 water
• Filter life: 10 days
• Filter output:
  1 liter (one pint) in 4 hours - 1 liter per syrup pack - comes with ten syrup packs to create 10 liters of drink
• User effort:
  Seconds to fill, no work or electricity required for filtering

 benefits...

• The highest purity levels of any personal water filter
• Non-clogging filter means expanded water source options
• Dilute sports drink enhances hydration and improves user performance
• Reduces your water logistics burden by a factor of 15

 

Experienced backpackers know that many things can keep hikers and backpackers out much longer than planned. Backpackers can encounter lengthy detours, become lost, suffer an injury, or encounter difficult terrain. Packing essential backpacking gear like the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water supply is essential for a safe backpacking expedition. When backpackers pack their fire starter and matches they should also stow away an emergency water supply that purifies saltwater for drinking. Expedition and X-Pack emergency backpacking water keeps backpackers safe on any outdoor excursion. Backpackers know that Expedition and X-Pack backpacking water makes a great portable water filter. Backpackers know their safety gear and they carry Expedition and X-Pack emergency water whenever they venture outdoors.

Also backpackers need lightweight backpacking gear and Expedition and X-Pack emergency water and portable water desalination unit is very compact and lightweight and easily fits into any hiking backpack.

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Smart Backpackers stow the Expedition and X-Pack portable water desalination unit as part of their backpacking gear.

The Expedition and X-Pack portable emergency water supply kit is an essential component of your backpacking equipment.

Imagine that you've run into trouble on a remote backpacking expedition and don't know how long you'll have to survive outdoors in remote surroundings waiting to be rescued. It's hot and there's not much fresh water available only salty seawater or unclean river water that could be harmful to drink.  How are you going to survive on your backpacking expedition without fresh drinking water?

Our products outperform other emergency water purifiers...	Expedition, X-Pack, LifePack and HydroWell    (Prices varies)	HTI SeaPack ($75)	Lifesaver Bottle ($395)	Reverse Osmosis Hand Pumps ($800)
Can be trusted to eliminate viruses, bacteria and cysts to EPA standards in all brackish and muddy water	YES	YES	YES	YES
Can be trusted to eliminate, salt viruses, bacteria and cysts to EPA standards in sea water	NO	YES	NO	YES
Affordable	YES	YES	NO	NO
Five year shelf life	YES	YES	NO	NO
No Clogging	YES	YES	NO	NO
No Pumping	YES	YES	NO	NO
No Chemical Flavor	YES	YES	YES	YES
Filters to less than 10 angstroms	YES	YES	NO	NO
Provides needed electrolytes	YES	YES	NO	NO

Discover the Expedition and X-Pack Emergency Water Kit a critical component of your emergency backpacking survival gear.

Now imagine being able to convert sea water or muddy river water into a life giving fresh water drink without having to wear yourself out pumping a mechanical reverse osmosis seawater filter for hours in the scorching sun. Expedition and X-Pack emergency water supply does just that. Without having to hand pump or use electrical power the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water filtration kit removes salt water from the sea and transforms it into healthy, high calorie drinking water that provides energy and sustains life. The Expedition and X-Pack emergency water kit is perfect for surviving your backpacking trip and also is a very useful as emergency water supply to round out your camping gear and outdoor survival equipment.

Small enough to fit easily inside a backpack, the small, portable Expedition and X-Pack emergency water canisters also easily fit also fit easily into an emergency ditch bag on your boat, the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water kit and portable saltwater desalinator and backpacking gear provides fresh water supply that can save your life when all else fails.

The Expedition and X-Pack hiking emergency water kits employ a proprietary membrane filter that is hydrophilic (attracts water), allows water to pass through, yet blocks very small contaminants due to the tight construction of the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water filtration and portable seawater desalination filter membrane an ideal compliment to your backpacking, hiking, and outdoor equipment.

With over fifteen years of research, scientists have developed the world's first commercially viable forward osmosis membrane for emergency saltwater desalination and emergency water supply. The Expedition and X-Pack emergency water filtration kit has been used by NASA, the US Department of Defense, branches of the US military and is now available to the public for use as an emergency water purification device and emergency water supply for backpacking, boating, seawater kayaking, and life raft rescue operations. The Expedition and X-Pack Emergency Water Kit for hiking is affordable, light weight, stows away easily in your hiking backpack and requires no pumping of power ideal to use as an emergency backpacking equipment to be used in any outdoor activity like: backpacking, hiking, camping, boating, kayak fishing, salt water fishing, and more.

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Expedition and X-Pack is a revolutionary concept in emergency water ideal for backpacking and all outdoor activities. Powered by forward osmosis and our unique membrane filter, the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water supply kit rejects 97% of salt and generates a lifesaving fluid containing 20% sugar while providing 480 calories per half liter.

The Expedition and X-Pack is a small, lightweight, portable water desalinator that stows away easily inside of a backpack or camping gear. Expedition and X-Pack boasts simplicity of operation: Inject one 4 oz grape syrup charge into the green port and fill the Expedition and X-Pack with saltwater through the red port. Nature takes over from there, osmotically drawing sweet fresh drinking water through the emergency water membrane filter while rejecting sea salts, bacteria, viruses and heavy metals.

Each Expedition and X-Pack emergency water kit contains enough syrup charges to produce 2.5 liters of water survival drink.

Additional charges may be purchased and the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water kit can be used over again.

During an emergency water situation while backpacking, hiking or camping reliability and simplicity are vital. The Expedition and X-Pack emergency water kit makes a perfect survival drink for backpacking and all outdoor excursions. Expedition and X-Pack filters salt water, brackish water, even muddy water or questionable fresh water and makes a clean drink. The key to the Expedition and X-Pack’s reliability is its ease of operation. Simply fill the emergency water kit's filter red port with seawater (dirty water) and squirt one of the enclosed syrup bottles into the green port. The forward osmosis membrane filter does the work for you. Pure water molecules are attracted to the electrolytes (sugars) in the syrup and they pass through the pores of the membrane. The pore size is 3-5 angstroms (0.3-0.5 billionths of a meter) so emergency water molecules can pass through and 97% of salts are rejected*.  Mud and all pathogens (viruses, bacteria, cysts) are also rejected to EPA standards. Purity levels of Expedition and X-Pack emergency water supply for backpacking are similar to costly reverse osmosis machines. Since there is no pumping, the Expedition and X-Pack emergency water kit never clogs and requires no energy to operate other than the osmotic pressure that the syrup provides. Safe, Simple, Reliable and an ideal compliment to your backpacking gear.

Stay Safe while backpacking with the Expedition and X-Pack Emergency Water Kit.

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Expedition and X-Pack is an essential component to your backpacking equipment. The Expedition and X-Pack emergency water supply and portable saltwater desalination kit is small, lightwieght, easy to store and fits neatly into a hiking backpack or hiking daypack. Expedition and X-Pack has become very popular within the backpacking community and outdoor sports community.  If you are preparing for a backpacking expedition make sure to stow away Expedition and X-Pack emergency water supply in your backpack.