Spartan2 wrote on Apr 7^th, 2012 at 1:19pm:

And I must say, it was refreshing to hear you say you agreed with Preacher!   ::)

I had to scroll up to see!  +1 to what he says about being content with what you have.  If it ain't politics we likely agree.

These days anyone who's looking to buy a new pump should just go gravity imo.  The costs are comparable.

A minute or two to hang is an exaggeration?  30 seconds would be an exaggeration.

It also takes seconds to clean a gravity filter.  Just turn the bottle upside down, disconnect the filter from the bag, let gravity clean the filter.  The MSR benefits from being back-flushed every 12L or so.  To compare with my MSR Miniworks which needed cleaning every 6L depending on floaters.

I do know a couple people who actually like pumping.  Sitting by the water lost in thought & pump.  More power to 'em!  Here, have my empties and think some more!   :D