Some embody a sanitation bag to maintain your output hose clear during storage. This is a white-label version of the Berkey bottle above.

This is the same Aquamira bottle above, and made/sold by Aquamira, however typically listed as a separate brand. Whistle and small compass / sign mirror constructed into cap. Bad / inconsistent product data and we’re skeptical of the filter claims. Relatively giant filter pore dimension for this class, which lets extra threats by way of but is easier to suck.

At one point within the 2000’s the Combi was the best-promoting preparedness filter — and it's a good, beefy filter — but not sensible for personal prepping. It’s constructed for multiple makes use of, so you possibly can take it out backpacking or connect it to your sink at house or in an RV. The additional price and dimension/weight just isn't worth those options, so we prefer other fashions.

This pump only works when held vertically and has a 1-star rating on Amazon. A popular model for hikers, however not the right Katadyn model for prepping — Katadyn even says it’s not for backcountry use.

Go with the Hiker Profor solely ~$10 more, which comes with higher hose attachments and filter capacity. Uses the identical filter because the Hiker Pro and accessories as the opposite Katadyn products.

zero.01 micron hollow-fiber/carbon filter for 3,000 L . Chinese, seems like they make lots of the white-labeled products sold underneath intermediary brands. Likely troublesome to get help, however seems to move muster with lab testing and so on. zero.2 silver-impregnated ceramic filter lasts 50,000 liters .

20 oz heavy, 10' lengthy. Carry pouch. 20 yr warranty. You can’t daisy chain them with a bladder, bottle, or gravity bag the best way you can with inline models. Pumps work better than most different sorts in shallow water sources like puddles.

We recognize the 28 mm threads on each ends, one thing nearly no different filter presents. The equipment, which is only ~$5 greater than the Versa filter by itself, includes two 64 oz collapsible luggage, a tube, and a bucket adapter for gravity setups — making this an affordable gravity package, too. If you’re solely going to buy one filter, make it an inline model. 0.1 micron hole-fiber/carbon filter for 378,000 L . Similar to our criticism of different Renovo MUV merchandise , we predict their hyper-modular design is innovative and doubtlessly nice for regular mountaineering, however too overcomplicated for prepping.