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Purify water naturally, instantly and ecologically! First Need - everything you need and nothing you don't ... for pure refreshing drinking water.

• Quick, Easy & Convenient- no chemicals, hold time, double pumping required!
• First Need Pump: reliable · easy grip, palm molded handle · double action pump - fast flow with less work · field serviceable.
• Gravity Assist Kit- "hands free" purification without pumping, even with a clogged canister! Click here for details.
• First Need "Structured Matrix^™" Sealed Canister: no brushing, scraping, or contact with contaminants · integral safety cover · backwashable.
• "Direct Connect^™"- purifier attaches snugly to many popular trail and bike bottles.
• And More: long non-kink intake hose · self cleaning pre-filter with adjustable float · water resistant nylon tote bag.
• Award Winning: 2002 "Gear of the Year Award" Outside magazine 2002 Buyer's Guide · 2000 Consumers Choice Award - OutdoorReview.com.

2002 "Gear of the Year Award"
Outside magazine 2002 Buyer's Guide

The Only Chemical Free Portable Water Purifier
Independently Certified to Federal (E.P.A.) Guide Standard for Microbiological "Purification"
for cysts (such as Giardia, Crypto), disease bacteria and viruses!

Instant, effective "Natural Purification" through our proprietary "Structured Matrix" technology for removal of microbiological, chemical and aesthetic contaminants WITHOUT chemicals, electricity, hold time, multiple pass through or large storage tanks. Importantly leaves beneficial minerals and electrolytes in water.

" No Hands Pumping "
- Gravity Assist Matrix System

Let gravity do the work for you... Pump to start water flow. Purified water will continue to flow on its own ... even with a clogged canister!!

Easy Days. No more standing over a stream at the end of a day's hike, simply let gravity do the work for you while you set up camp or just enjoy the outdoors!

Great Back-up. Although unlikely, in the event of a clogged canister in the field, First Need Deluxe water purifier continues to purify water by this gravity matrix system.

First Need Deluxe Specifications*

Flow Rate per minute quarts (liters)

1.8 qt. pm (1.7 lpm)

Average Capacity gallons (pints)

125 gal. (1000 pints)

Particle Retention (microns)

.1 nominal
.4 absolute

Temperature Range F° (C°)

32° - 100° (0° to 38°) - do not freeze

Weight

15 oz. (426 grams)

Canister (diameter x height)

2. 75 in x 3.9 in (7 cm x 10 cm)

Pump Length

5.5 in (14 cm)

Tube Length/ Pre-Filter Length

35.8 in/ 3.1 in (91 cm/ 8 cm)

*Contact us for additional information on specifications or dimensions. *Average rated life span, flow rate are based on clean wilderness waters, actual capacity may vary depending on quality of water source.

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