Originally Posted By BarryP


Also, there are soooo many parts to look after and tubes to be kept separated (for contamination purposes) with the Hiker Pro that it made the First Need soooo much more enjoyable to use. I.e., First Need is extremely simple to use. As an added bonus, First Need will take out the viruses also.



My Hiker Pro has fewer parts to bother with than the other pump filters I looked at; clean tube and connectors go in a ziploc, the filter and the dirty tube/prefilter are all that's left over. The only filter I've seen that's simpler is my ULA gravity filter. The First Need looks pretty much exactly the same - a plastic filter body, hoses, and connectors. And the Pro is lighter, too. Since I'm not in danger of viruses and the Pro is cheaper....
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