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DIY Sawyer Filter (3 photos)

Tubingadapter

3/8" nipple adapter from farming supply store was used to hook vinyl tubing to the bag (originally intended to deliver water to chickens in a chicken coop)

DIY Filter 2 - unrolled

Unrolled and set-up shot of gravity filter. The cord is slung around a branch. The syringe on the right comes with the Sawyer bottle filter and is used to backflush gunk out of the filter.

Filter1

DIY Sawyer gravity filter. The carabiner and paracord can fit inside the bag, but I had cleaned the inside, filter, tubing and forgot to pack the cord/biner back in.