Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter

Comments about Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter:

I used this filter on a Cataract trip recently. The water in the Colorado is obviously full of sediment, so I tried filling a bucket and letting the sediment settle out for an hour before pouring it into the filter. This didn't work as well as I'd hoped, because after the first bucketful of water I put through the filter, subsequent refills filtered exceptionally slowly and necessitated manually cleaning the sediment off the filter before refilling it each time. I tested the flow rate when I got home by cleaning the sediment off the filter and using clearer water and it went way faster (like 20 minutes instead of 3 hours). I think if you were using this filter on a less muddy river it would probably work just fine, but if you use it on the Colorado or Green, figure out a way to get as much of the sediment out of the water as you can before running it through the filter, or try to use water out of a side stream. Other than the slow filtering time, the water that came out the other end was crystal clear and tasted fine. It just took a long time to produce.

Comments about Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter:

This filter is easy to use and mantain. Water flows through filter fairly quickly. Bag holds about 2 gallons and filter is easy to change.

Comments about Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter:

This is a great product very well priced

Comments about Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter:

No more pumping! Relatively cheap and simple to use. It filters the water while I rest in a camp chair...

Comments about Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter:

Packs easily for kayak river camping and its rapid filteration serves two people well. When combined with a collapsible water container a lot of effort is eliminated.