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Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .7 vs Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets is the lighter option — 180 g lighter than the Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .7 (90% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
Spec Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .7 Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets
Weight 200 g · 0.200 kg · 0.44 lb 20 g · 0.020 kg · 0.04 lb
Brand Adventure Medical Kits Aquatabs
Category First Aid First Aid
Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .7
200 g

Comprehensive trail first aid kit for 1-2 people up to 7 days.

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Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets
20 g

30 tablets. Emergency water purification backup.

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Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .7 vs Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets wins — at 20 g it is 180 g (90%) lighter than the Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .7 (200 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest first aid page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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