Re: PUR Hiker follow-up

there not owened by pur any more they arte owned by katadyine and they are 
phazoing out the pur filter infact you can send them a pur filter and get a 
free katadyne infact i sent them three boxes full
At 04:19 PM 29-08-02 +0000, you wrote:

>All this talk about the Hiker and lo, where did I find myself last
>evening but at the local REI (Release [all] Extra Income). (I was
>there to get a replacement for the bolt I sheared off my bicycle [25
>cents], but that's another story.)
>
>Brain: "You should look at a new Hiker to see what the changes are."
>
>Emotion: "Ooh look, new and shiny."
>
>Brain: "Your's works fine"
>
>Emotion: "But it COULD break and besides, a replacement filter
>element is thirty bucks. This is a replacement everything for only an
>extra eighteen, plus you get a spiffy storage sack."
>
>Brain: "Shut up, you don't need it."
>
>Emotion: "Since when does NEED come into the discussion? You just
>don't understand (sniff)."
>
>
>Emotion wins by playing the...emotion card. Here are the changes to
>the Hiker since the original:
>
>- The aforementioned storage bag.
>- Asymetric handle means more compact to store, but less ergonomic in
>use (i.e., t-handle is easier to pump).
>- Prefilter no longer a sponge inside the ventilated weight; rather,
>it's a plastic mesh cylinder inside the ventilated weight.
>- Hose material is similar, but stiffer silicone tubing, rendering it
>a lot harder to attach and remove.
>- The check valve at the bottom of the pump body is different, and
>hides behind a plastic shield that juts into the main cavity.
>- In response to the above, the cartridge itself now has a depression
>molded into it to accommodate the new check valve configuration. What
>this means is that while the new cartridge will fit into an old
>Hiker, an old cartridge will NOT fit into a new one. This is no big
>deal unless you happened to stock up on Hiker cartridges when they
>were being cleared our for fifteen bucks (what, you missed that
>sale?).
>
>--Rick
>
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