New: Grayl UltraPress Titanium Water Purifier

Anybody who has heard of the “5 Cs of survival” — slicing, combustion, cowl, cordage, and container — ought to acknowledge the significance of getting a vessel to hold water. In a worst-case situation this is likely to be one thing so simple as a scavenged Ziploc bag or plastic water bottle, however ideally, your container ought to be made out of metallic. This permits it to be positioned onto or suspended over a campfire or range, offering a means of boiling water for consuming, cooking, and washing. It additionally will increase the sturdiness of this important survival instrument. Recognizing this, Grayl has introduced a brand new model of its glorious UltraPress water air purifier (which we beforehand wrote about here). The Grayl UltraPress Titanium comes with a multipurpose cup that matches round its air purifier bottle meeting.

As with the unique Grayl UltraPress, the UltraPress Titanium is quick and easy to make use of for purifying water. Simply pull the air purifier bottle from its outer shell, scoop water into the shell like a cup, loosen the SimpleVent cap to permit air to flee, insert the air purifier bottle again into the shell, and press down. Water is pressured up by way of the air purifier cartridge, eradicating viruses, micro organism, and protozoa in addition to sediment, flavors/odors, and different contaminants. The Grayl air purifier cartridge been independently examined and verified to fulfill the NSF/ANSI P231 requirements for microbiological purifiers (seek advice from our previous article on water purifiers to learn extra about these requirements).

Along with its main operate of scooping water, the UltraPress Titanium outer shell can be utilized like a big titanium camp cup. You may place it on an isobutane portable stove or mini wood stove, warmth it on a propane grill, and even dangle it over an open campfire. Two retractable handles and a micro D-ring have been built-in into this vessel, so you may choose it up or droop it as wanted. We may see this being helpful for making coffee, cooking ramen, or simply heating up some water for a freeze-dried camping meal.

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Clearly, as soon as the outer shell has been used to scoop up contaminated water, you should not eat water instantly from it till it has been completely boiled or handed by way of the Grayl air purifier cartridge.

Grayl says the UltraPress Titanium comes with a one-way silicone cartridge valve, making it doable to fill the bottle with common liquids comparable to electrolyte drink mixes, espresso, tea, and even beer with out damaging the air purifier cartridge. It is a distinctive improve, and one which makes the bottle rather more helpful on a day-to-day foundation.

The brand new UltraPress Titanium is anticipated to be out there in late Fall 2022 at an MSRP of $200. For extra data, go to Grayl.com.

Written by Patrick McCarthy