![E60 | Sawyer & CNOC | Water Is Life [Reprise] | with Katie "Oats" Houston & Rebecca "Gandalf" Booroojian](https://s3.castbox.fm/98/8a/ed/2a58d77ab31e486bddb593f2fcf177ddf1_scaled_v1_400.jpg "E60 | Sawyer & CNOC | Water Is Life [Reprise] | with Katie \"Oats\" Houston & Rebecca \"Gandalf\" Booroojian")
E60 | Sawyer & CNOC | Water Is Life [Reprise] | with Katie "Oats" Houston & Rebecca "Gandalf" Booroojian
Description
In this week's [Reprise] episode, we cover our 2-part series, "Water Is Life" with 2 representatives from Sawyer and CNOC, those widely popular names in the backpacking/thru-hiking community that have, since the original recordings in 2024, created a collaboration line of products (see that in the cover photo). It was only a matter of time, right? Katie Houston, of Sawyer...and someone who loves Dungeons & Dragons more than we knew, covers all the ins and outs of Sawyer filter use/care, healthy-alternative bug sprays, and tells us a bit about why we, as hikers, sometimes suck at treating our water filters & bladders well. Rebecca Booroojian, of CNOC, then speaks a bit to our favorite, durable water bladders, what they are made of, and how they are transitioning away from PFAS (those nasty forever chemicals). Rebecca is a font of knowledge, and we think you'll love what she has to say. Also, did you know that CNOC is owned by Minimal Gear, which is also the lovely owner of Diorite? Diorite Gear makes trekking poles. The poles are fantastic! They make plenty of other goodies. Enjoy, and Happy Trails!
Keywords: Water, Sawyer, CNOC, water treatment, purification, water bladders
Links:
Katie “Oats” and Sawyer:
Rebecca “Gandalf” Booroojian and CNOC/Diorite:
CNOC Blog: Nanoplastics, microplastics, leaching in backpacking gear: Cnoc's place in it all
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