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Which Water Filter?
Pocket or Hiker Pro??
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Bob Badger
05/09/07 22:44

88 forum posts 3 reviews 1 bookmark

Hi,
I'm off to Africa for a month or so and am trying to decide which water filter to get. I've narrowed it down to the Katadyn Pocket and Hiker Pro. The Hiker Pro has the carbon to "eliminate chemicals", but the Pocket as a better filter (0.2 microns vrs 0.3 microns). Any advice? Does either operate better in "real life"? Does the carbon make any real difference?
Thanks in advance

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Red Tent
06/09/07 17:18

88 forum posts

Neither, get one of these instead and a few spare batteries.

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tallpaul
06/09/07 19:32

221 forum posts 13 reviews

I 'tried' to use the katadyn mini filter in nepal, it broke on its second pumping. I eventually got another one out of them and being a lucky bunny as i am i went back to nepal with new filter and this then broke within the first week! I ended up buying bottle water for a month (so much for eco trekking)Absolute crap! I never thought something so vital could be made so badly, i wouldnt piss on the katadyn factory if it was on fire!

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Rubylene Oblig
18/02/08 19:13

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I can suggest one good water filtration system. Try to visit this site http://www.bgwaterfilter.com if you have questions just email me at rubylene@syntacticsinc.com. Hope this one helped you!

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Edited: 18/02/08 19:17

Paulrun26
18/02/08 19:23

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Rubylene
Looks good but how is one supposed to fit that in a 50 litre sack with all of the other essentials?

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Glyn
18/02/08 19:28

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Thiis is something I've been looking at lately and sort of narrowed it down to either the MSR Mini Works EX or the MSR Sweetwater. Still a bit of homework to do yet though.

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Glyn
18/02/08 19:29

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Red Tent wrote (see)
Neither, get one of these instead and a few spare batteries.

thats not a water filter

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Matt C
18/02/08 19:34

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I've had years of good service from my Katadyn Mini without problem, although I've not tried to use it anywhere where it's as vital as I imagine it would be in Nepal....

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Cakey
18/02/08 19:36

Get the pocket used it for 20 years in some really dangerous places never let me down.
theoutdoorshop £160

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