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HomeEquipmentWater Treatment and FiltrationKatadyn Hiker PRO Replacement Cartridge |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Replacement filter works well enough Sep 12, 2007
By Nobody from nowhere
"Typical reviewer"
I have the old PUR brand hiker pro and this filter the replacement for it. It is used in both Katadyn and older PUR Hiker models.
Overall, I think the quality of Katadyn filter is better than the older PUR brand, but neither of them lasted long. If you do extended backcountry trips, expect it to last about 2 weeks with 4 people using it. I do not trust the durability of ceramic filters so I stick with my trusty old PUR/KATADYN hiker which is easy to repair and rebuild with the kit provided.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Does its job (not for long), and it's expensive. Sep 14, 2008
By Glibzorbnik
"Glibzorbnik"
This is the third year we've used these replacement filters in the Katadyn Base Camp water filter. The Base Camp is an excellent idea; fill the bag and let gravity do the work.
The filters are advertised as: "Provides up to 200-gallon capacity (depending on water quality)" I'm guessing you'd only get 200-gallons with clean, city tap water.
The past 3 years we've gone into the BWCA with 8 people for 4 days. We bring the Base Camp filter with 2 replacement cartridges. Each cartridge lasts for perhaps 25-30 gallons (~ 10-12 refills of the Base Camp bag). The water in the BWCA generally has a red tint (iron?) and there are always a few microscopic bugs, but I would still hope a filter would last more than 25-30 gallons. I follow all the directions that come with the filter with the hope of extending its life, but it doesn't really help.
I'd give this filter 5 stars if it lasted for just 100 gallons or were half the current price of ~ $33 USD.
On the positive side, the filter works - no one has returned home with a water-borne illness.
P.S. This year, Amazon was the only place we could find these filters. They had been back-ordered (sometimes for several months) at all the local retailers.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Works great! Sep 21, 2008
By D. Vaughan
Used this on a four-day Appalachian Trail hike, and it worked great. I was with a scout group, and there were two other water filtration products in the group. The Katadyn worked much better than the other two, and we ended up using it to filter water for most of the group. Would wholeheartedly recommend.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Overpriced, doesn't last long at all... Mar 28, 2011
By bman
This filter will maybe last you for 75 gallons if you are lucky, and that's on the higher end. Knowing this, the price should be half of what it is. If you pay $60-70 to initially buy the filter, you shouldn't have to pay $32 dollars (half the price of the filter) just for a new cartridge that works for less than half its advertised lifespan.
I was using it in seemingly clear brook and stream water, not in mud, so I expect it to last a little longer.
I have found that putting a coffee filter over the inlet tube on the filter will strain out some of the finer particulate, thereby giving you a little more life out of the cartridge. Although, I think that after spending $60 on a portable water filter you should not have to resort to this simply to get more life out of it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
If the shoe fits... Oct 05, 2011
By vex520ak
I ordered this to replace a used up filter in a "Pur Hiker" pump. The pump design is the same as the Katadyn Hiker but the issue of brand name interchangeability was a concern. Well, if anyone else was wondering about whether or not this filter will work in your old Pur brand filter/pump - it does. Also the filter element protector screen... thing... seems like an improvement over the OG Pur filters which were pretty good already (many, many gallons of all sorts of Alaskan water filtered with this system; no beaver trots to speak of and we've got lots of big ol gnarly beavers up here).
I only give it a 4 star rating because, well heck, I don't want to just give the fifth one away ...gotta keep 'em trying you know.
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