Water Filter Advice

[CPLHUNTER]

I need some advice on a good water filter that has a large cartridge capacity

I'm currently looking @:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-KATADYN-POCKET-MICROFILTER-MICRO-water-FILTER_W0QQitemZ8809894305QQcategoryZ87132QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MSR-2006-MiniWorks-EX-Water-Filter-FREE-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ8813789054QQcategoryZ87132QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Silent 6]

Check out backpacker.com from Backpacker magazine.
They have very thorough gear guides and analysis of all things camping/hiking/outdoors. Katydin is a good one, so is the other...I don't think you'll go wrong either way.

Only sure way to sterilize the H2O is to boil it though.

[DanBarlow]

i and my brother have used our same msr sweetwater for 5 years its wonderful

[Canadian Guy]

This is what you want, one of the best out there. I've used the Miniworks without any ill effects:

http://www.msrcorp.com/filters/miniworks_ex.asp

[CRAZY MERC]

Get a KATADYN. Very high quality filter.

[22.5degrees]

Either one is great. I use the MSR.

22.5

[Royal]

They're both V.Good.

I've used Katadyn for years - so that's what I'd go for. MSR are newer to the market.

[circle kay]

Both very good. The thing that I prefer about the MSR is you can screw it directly on to many types of ‘wide mouth’ water bottles and the MSR bladder. I the past I have knocked or kicked over the bottle just as I had almost finished filling it and had to start all over again!!

[bluffcove]

Be Warry.

Use a sock full of moss gravel and Fire ash!

[cosimo]

I can vouch for the msr miniworks. Dead simple, rock solid design. Very easy to strip down to clear the inevitable blockage. I considered a katadyn filter as the cartridges last much longer but I decided to go with the msr for the above reasons. MSR cartridges are readily available and are pretty cheap. If you're off on a very long trip and need to supply a group of people then perhaps the katadyn pocket filter is for you. The cheaper katadyn filters have a pretty poor flow rate and are not as robust. Remember neither kill viruses. Take some chlorine or iodine with you to do this. If you can, use the chlorine/iodine before filtering to improve the flavour. I use mcnett aqua mira, a bit expensive but I like it.

Best cheap method for solo, lightweight trips. Coffee filter papers and a bottle so you can eliminate particles then a few drops of chlorine or iodine to kill everything else. You can get rid of the taste of both by using a soluble vit c pill.