So, I've been looking at the Katadyn Pocket filter as a SHTF option for filtering water: Products - Katadyn Products Inc.
This is the $250 one with the silver-impregnated ceramic filter that is said to be good for 10,000+ gallons. I know there are cheaper products, but I like the "it will last forever" reviews it seems to have on all the online merchants' websites.
A couple of questions:
1. Does anyone have this model? If so, is it as rock solid as it is said to be?
2. The literature says it doesn't filter viruses and the product video shows people going up to streams, pumping away and drinking happily. How in the heck do you know if the water has a virus or not? In a hard core SHTF situation, would I have to use this, then boil the water afterward to kill the virus or just drop in some bleach or purification tablets?
I was weighing the option of buying this versus getting the camp/gravity bag and a Vario, but it seemed more people expressed doubt about the efficacy of those products than the Pocket filter.
Please lay the knowledge on me my INGO brothers!
This is the $250 one with the silver-impregnated ceramic filter that is said to be good for 10,000+ gallons. I know there are cheaper products, but I like the "it will last forever" reviews it seems to have on all the online merchants' websites.
A couple of questions:
1. Does anyone have this model? If so, is it as rock solid as it is said to be?
2. The literature says it doesn't filter viruses and the product video shows people going up to streams, pumping away and drinking happily. How in the heck do you know if the water has a virus or not? In a hard core SHTF situation, would I have to use this, then boil the water afterward to kill the virus or just drop in some bleach or purification tablets?
I was weighing the option of buying this versus getting the camp/gravity bag and a Vario, but it seemed more people expressed doubt about the efficacy of those products than the Pocket filter.
Please lay the knowledge on me my INGO brothers!