Katadyn Hiker - Camping Water Filters

The Katadyn Hiker is a newer, smaller, portable water filter available nowadays. It is one of the lightest on the market and best for all kinds of travel as it fits in any backpack or travel bag, and takes up only minimal space in your bag.

We all know that safe drinking water is a necessity, whether on a camping or hiking trip. Using a water filter can decrease your odds of acquiring unwanted illnesses. A portable unit is a great choice for an all around filtering use. Standard filters can physically remove protozoa and bacteria, while a more advanced unit can also sort out viruses. Both units are outfitted with basic activated carbon cartridge that can also eliminate the water of pesticides, chlorine, awful tastes, as well as other organic and inorganic matters.

The Katadyn Hiker is a simple to use unit. To work the unit simply attach the hoses, input hose to the bottom of the unit, the output hose to the top of the unit. Place the hose into the water making sure to not put the input hose on the bottom where sediment can be sucked up into the unit. Pump the unit a few times to flush the system. Once the system is flushed put the output hose into the container of choice. Pump the handle until the container is full. Empty the unit once you are finished.

The Katadyn Hiker includes a field serviceable filtering unit, which is covered in a protective membrane. This protective membrane prevents the main filtering system from getting clogged by substances. This membrane provides easy cleaning and low maintenance. Whenever the unit gets hard to pump, try to swish the membrane in the water to clean.

While you might consider the Katadyn Filter to be a little expensive, running from $65 to $85 ot saves a lot of money and energy once you consider that one filter in this unit will filter around two hundred gallons. Plus, when you are considering that this unit is light weight and easily carried in a backpack. Two hundred gallons are impossible to take on the trail with you. The unit has little waste, only the water filter when it has to be replaced, which will happen eventually. This makes the unit very eco-friendly, no plastic bottles to throw away in landfills to rot.

If you are looking for a great camping water filter you can pick up and start using right away on your next camping trip, I strongly recommend the Katadyn Hiker.

You can get a Katadyn Hiker pump or water bottle with attached filter, whichever seems more convenient to you, and the other people you hike with.

The Katadyn Hiker is a newer, smaller, portable water filter available nowadays. It is one of the lightest on the market and best for all kinds of travel as it fits in any backpack or travel bag, and takes up only minimal space in your bag.