Dan Hu

Dan Hu is Backpacker‘s water filter category manager. Hu grew up in Hawaii and has lived in Washington State since 2013. A healthcare professional by training, he spends his free time hiking and backpacking in the Pacific Northwest and writing about his adventures.

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