While on a recent hiking trip, my son and I decided to give the Aquamira frontier pro water filter a review.

Pro: Lightweight, no moving parts to break, easy to clean, small and compact.
Cons: Does not remove all forms of bacteria, does not kill viruses.

What the Aquamira Frontier Pro does, it does it well. And that is a lightweight, easy to pack water filter. One draw back, you have to get down really close to the water to take a drink. Or, you can fill up a water bottle and then use the filter to drink from the water bottle.

To drink from the filter was as easy as drinking from a straw. To clean the filter, just remove the bottom, remove the filter, wash, let dry, and then reassemble.

Post your comments in the Aquamira frontier pro review thread of the forums. If you are thinking of buying a Aquamira frontier pro water filter, take a look at readypro.org – they have a wide range of survival gear.

Handcrank flashlights are an excellent choice for hiking, camping and disaster preparedness. With these things you do not have to worry about the batteries going bad. Because you just “crank” them a few times and recharge the battery.

In the hands on test, 1 minute of crank time equaled to about 10 – 15 minutes of light. Which is pretty good for a compact unit like this.

Post your comments in the Eco twistr review thread of the forum. The flashlight in the video is from EDC Depot.