Katadyn Hiker Water Filter

[Jinsin456]

After my walk with Jason it has come to my attention that a pump filter is an essential piece of kit for being out and about for a couple of days. Unfortunately I can't afford £200 for the top of the range model but I can justify the Hiker as it's only £50, from what I can see it is essentially the same idea and as I would only be using water from streams anyway it doesn't need to filter anything special it's more just piece of mind that it's been filtered through something.

The biggest difference seems to be that it will only filter 750 litres but that would probably do me a few years and the replacements are cheap. The only difference I can find with the Hiker and the Hiker Pro is that it is you can clean the filter in the field but you can upgrade the Hiker filter to a Hiker Pro filter so when the tome comes I would do that.

Does anyone have any experience with this filter and would they recommend it?

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[Shewie]

I ventured into my first filter not so long ago Scott, after a bit of advice I searched for a gravity bag filter which are well regarded over the pond but not so common over here yet.

Drink Safe make one called the Supalite which has a 0.6L bag (245g), you fill it up and then either hang it off a tree or place on an upslope, worth a look anyway ...

[video=youtube;YPwFmkDQ_iI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPwFmkDQ_iI[/video]

 

[satosato]

I have the Katadyn Hiker Water Filter and the MSR Miniworks EX Microfilter, I like them both but the Miniworks is easier to maintain while you are on the trail.

 

[torc]

I've been using the Katadyn/PUR Hiker filter for years and it's a great piece of kit.
It's very tough, lightweight and easy to use and maintain and filters a lot of water quickly.
Check out YouTube for videos of it in action and read these reviews, http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Water%20Treatment/Filters/Katadyn%20Hiker%20Water%20Filter/.
One interesting point by one reviewer was that the design hasn't change since she bought her first one in 1996.
Happy trails...torc.