Had you tried warming your bowl up a bit too? I find even a couple seconds under my hands makes a huge difference with European butter cause it's so finicky.

Keep going with that thought @rowan_roberts49, because the real point is the hinge actually works, right? Nobody's going to come check your strike count on your tombstone.

Wait, only the first five? That means some of these guys are still learning after ten kitchens? Ngl that makes me feel better about my own early screw ups.

Squeeze filters work FLAWLESSLY if you actually pre-filter the silty water through a bandana or something. Eighty bucks is NOTHING compared to blowing out your guts from bad tablets that might not even work right in cold or cloudy water. A lightweight pump like the Katadyn Microfilter would have saved you that whole hour of frustration without adding that much weight to your pack.

Oh man, less is definitely more with that lithium stuff. Learned that lesson myself after a similar gummy mess on a gen2. A tiny wipe is all you need, anything extra just turns into a sticky nightmare.