New: Grayl UltraPress Titanium Water Air purifier

Anybody who has heard of the “5 Cs of survival” — reducing, combustion, cowl, cordage, and container — ought to acknowledge the significance of getting a vessel to hold water. In a worst-case state of affairs this may be one thing so simple as a scavenged Ziploc bag or plastic water bottle, however ideally, your container needs to be made out of metallic. This permits it to be positioned onto or suspended over a campfire or range, offering a approach of boiling water for ingesting, cooking, and washing. It additionally will increase the sturdiness of this important survival software. Recognizing this, Grayl has introduced a brand new model of its wonderful UltraPress water air purifier (which we beforehand wrote about right 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 compelled 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 satisfy the NSF/ANSI P231 requirements for microbiological purifiers (check with our earlier article on water purifiers to learn extra about these requirements).

Along with its major 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 transportable range or mini wooden range, warmth it on a propane grill, and even grasp it over an open campfire. Two retractable handles and a micro D-ring have been built-in into this vessel, so you possibly can choose it up or droop it as wanted. We may see this being helpful for making espresso, cooking ramen, or simply heating up some water for a freeze-dried tenting meal.

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Clearly, as soon as the outer shell has been used to scoop up contaminated water, you should not devour water immediately 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 far more helpful on a day-to-day foundation.

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

Written by Patrick McCarthy