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<$100 water filter?
- Thread starter SpookyPistolero
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1 pair of ladies' panty hose, 1 coffee filter, and a eye dropper on iodine. Enought to last you for a LONG time: under $5.
But that's just one way to do it. And no, the Iodine ain't gonna hurt you unless you are drinking ALL your water with it.
You can also use chlorine bleach if you don't like iodine. Bonus: cheaper!
But that's just one way to do it. And no, the Iodine ain't gonna hurt you unless you are drinking ALL your water with it.
You can also use chlorine bleach if you don't like iodine. Bonus: cheaper!
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Depends on how often you use it.
I usually go thru 1 filter about every year and a half.
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I don't own an MSR but used one. Drove me effing crazy how damn slow the thing was.
Maybe the one I used wasn't set up right or something but it was SLOW.
As long as your filter stays clean the Katadyn one pumps FAST.
I'd recommend the Hiker/Hiker Pro, too. I've used most of the pump filters out there and that's the one I always come back, too. My oldest one is maybe 15 years old and still going strong.
The ceramic filters are great for how long they last, compared to cardboard filters, but you do have to kinda baby them, take care of them more, and they're slow. I was issued MSR filters in the Army and they rarely survived more than one parachute jump before shattering. We went through so many of them that MSR recommended we use a different filter. Also, when I managed an outdoor store, the replacement filters we sold were often broken (probably from being dropped by customers, but some may have broken during shipping). The ceramic filters will also shatter if you allow water to freeze in them. The ceramic has no give so when the freezing water expands it causes it to shatter. Far from ideal when I was professionally mountain guiding.
If you can be careful with your filter and you aren't worried about freezing temps (if you are simply remember to flush it, but I often forgot), then go with the ceramic filters. They last for so much longer than the cardboard ones, and in a TEOTWAWKI situation (if you're on foot, otherwise get a gravity filter and there's no work involved) I would prefer a ceramic filter for it's longevity.
Just my .02.
The ceramic filters are great for how long they last, compared to cardboard filters, but you do have to kinda baby them, take care of them more, and they're slow. I was issued MSR filters in the Army and they rarely survived more than one parachute jump before shattering. We went through so many of them that MSR recommended we use a different filter. Also, when I managed an outdoor store, the replacement filters we sold were often broken (probably from being dropped by customers, but some may have broken during shipping). The ceramic filters will also shatter if you allow water to freeze in them. The ceramic has no give so when the freezing water expands it causes it to shatter. Far from ideal when I was professionally mountain guiding.
If you can be careful with your filter and you aren't worried about freezing temps (if you are simply remember to flush it, but I often forgot), then go with the ceramic filters. They last for so much longer than the cardboard ones, and in a TEOTWAWKI situation (if you're on foot, otherwise get a gravity filter and there's no work involved) I would prefer a ceramic filter for it's longevity.
Just my .02.