Katadyn Pocket Water Microfilter for Sale, Reviews, Deals and Guides

My father got me a pocket filter when I graduated high school. That was 1989, and my PF continues to perform flawlessly. It's easy to service. It can clean the dirtiest of water - although you'll need to clean it or at least rinse it after every use with really muddy water. With clear water you won't need to clean it for days/gallons of water. In short this is a nearly perfect filter. Heavy? Yes. Heavier than most. But it never fails. It's been almost thirty years of frequent use and the filter is still in good shape. I'm willing to carry a few extra ounces to know I will always have safe water.

I've taken it on two trips and this thing is amazing. Two of us filled a portable 5 gallon container in 15 minutes which was about 25 minutes quicker than my old MSR. It is heavy but it is a tank. 15,000 gallons? Awesome just pack it well and be careful when draining it not to drop the ceramic filter, I almost did.

I am pretty sure this is the best filter on the market at the moment, and the lowest price I have seen on the web. I have heard people complain about the weight, but I have no problem fitting it or dealing with the extra pound.

I bought my first Katadyn Water Pocket Microfilter a lot of years ago. Lost it in a move and have tried others since, but I did not like the durability of these other products. Since then I've purchased a second Katadyn Microfilter. The following are some simple solutions to common problems with portable water filters. Find out the sediment loads of the water sources (lakes, streams or rivers) online that you'll be using. For example the Snake and San Juan rivers, and mountain rivers in general have a lot of sediment, which tends to clog water filters. Also know the distances between water sources and the time it will take you to walk from one to the next. Keep some water in reserve until you know the water will be there. In the Sierra and canyonlands water sources can disappear or be murky in summer. To avoid the problem of clogging use a paper coffee filter over the prefilter and secure it in place with a rubber band. Don't just use a t-shirt. Keep the pre-filter just below the water surface when pumping, not in the mud at the bottom. Before night, fill a water reservoir (like a see-thru Platy foldable bag) and let the water rest until morning. A great deal of the silt and other particulate will sink to the bottom and you'll be able to filter the water much more easily. (Platy bags are nice because you can see how far down to lower the pre-filter on the intake hose.) Overall, the Katadyn Water Pocket Microfilter is more durable and more easily field serviceable than nearly any other. It will provide you with years of clean potable water! It is an excellent purchase, albeit a little heavy. As a matter of precaution I also bring Katadyn MP1 tabs to use as a backup or to add to my filtered water when the water source is not flowing or flowing as fast as I would like, and it looks iffy. The MP1 tablets eliminate the potential problem of viruses. Steep crags and blue skies forever! Cheers!

After doing some research, I decided to go with the Katadyn Pocket filter to carry on bike tours. This is an amazing high quality filter. Easy to use, easy instructions, it is worth spending the money and will last a very...very..long time. The filter is good up to 13,000 gallons. I didn't want to take any chances with my family or I getting ill from not selecting the right water filter and I am definitely glad I selected this filter. You won't be disappointed. Also backcountry.com was super easy to work with and they stand behind the products they sell. Thanks!!!!

Plastic is not in this filters vocab neither is shoddy craftsmanship. Katadyne has filtration on lock down with this filter, 13,000 gallons of filter life that should get you 20 years or more if you use it wisely. Last thing you need is some cheap piece of junk breaking on you in the middle of nowhere buy piece of mind buy clean water. Its in a class of its own. I got a little MacGuver in me so I put an MSR pre filter and a charcoal filter on mine might as well be Aquafina.

This thing is definitely not for the faint of heart. It is bomb proof and lasts forever. I have never had a bad experience with water that I have filtered from this. The ceramic filter cleans VERY easily (literally just twist the top off, slide it out, and wipe it off). Add to the construction a lifetime warranty and you've got yourself a filter you just can't pass up. I won't ever buy another one because I wont have to. Great product.