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Sport Berkey Portable Water Purifier

Around Christmas I bought a Sport Berkey portable water purifier on ebay for about . I had planned to use it this summer and do a revue on it. From what I have read about the Sport Berkey I really thought it would make a very nice, light-weight, inexpensive (in other words, cheap) water filter that would be relatively safe. According to the Sport Berkey people their filter will remove up to 99.9% of many health-threatening contaminants, including harmful pathogens, pesticides, detergents, Aluminum, Mercury, Radon 222, and such using something called the Ionic Adsorption Micro Filtration System. It has a shelf life of 50 years. Then we had a situation here where the Township informed us that the water supply is contaminated with Ecoli bacteria and that we should boil any water that we wanted to drink. With that I figured now would be a good time to put the Sport Berkey to test. In this video I am trying a test that I’ve seen where blue food dye is filtered through the Sport Berkey. It indeed does filter out the blue food dye completely. In the video I mentioned that the bottle could be refilled 160 times from sources like streams and 640 times from Municipal water supplies. What I failed to mention is the capacity of the bottle. With the filter in place the bottle holds 22 fl oz, but I doubt that more than 16 fl oz could be gotten out of the bottle at one time. To find out more about the Sport Berkey portable water purifier, visit berkeycleanwater.com

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Where Can I Find Katadyn Pro Hiker Water Filter Reviews?

I’m been checking out some different Katadyn water purifiers and my friend told me that the Katadyn pro hiker water filter was a great product for the price. I would like to see what others have to say about the Katadyan pro hiker though and was looking for some reviews or references.

Whatever model I decide on, I will mostly need it for backpacking and camping trips that we take throughout the summer.

Also, are their any other models besides the Katadyn pro hiker water filter that people also recommend?

What about other brands? Is Katadyn the way to go or are their some other manufacturers that can compete?

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I want to hike from Mississippi to Alaska?

I want to hike this journey. I don’t care how long it will take or what hardships I will encounter. I am unsure about food/water. I know I can get water purification tablets, but what about food? I don’t want to have to purchase food, can I fish on National Forest grounds? Do they allow campfires? Realistically how many days would it take? Also do they allow camping on National Forest grounds? How does one cross the Canada/US border through walking? I have a passport so none of that is a problem. What are my biggest concerns/issues? Thanks!
I have plenty of money to spend on preparation. I could spend up to ,500. I just don’t want want to have to spend money as I go. I want the money I spend from the beginning to cover everything.

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UV AQUASTAR UV WATER PURIFIER PORTABLE WATER

The aquastar UV water purifier is great for camping, hiking or emergency. It uses 123 batteries and has one set included. Comes with a nalgene style bottle and can fit your similar bottle. It also has a handy prescreen included. Read more about it at shaneshop.net where you find free shipping.

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What, exactly, is the bleach used to clean a water filter?

I have a Katadyn Vario water filter for backpacking and camping. It worked great last year, but I stored it and haven’t used it since.

I never properly stored it, so now it’s kind of gross. I want to clean it before using it again.

The instruction manual says to run two tbspns bleach (mixed with so much water) through it… is this to kill of other germs? What exactly is bleach? Am I using laundry bleach? That’s kind of gross. Where can I buy bleach in such a small quantity (I never use the stuff) that I can take care of my water filter and any left over I can just use to disinfect the sink or something?

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Katadyn hiker water filter – Part 2

www.survivalistboards.com Visit the sister site – http Katadyn customer service was contacted about the filter not working. After following their directions the pump started working again. Thisvideo is Property of Kevin, who is the owner of www.survivalistboards.com. By uploading this video, I (Kevin) grant youtube and google permission to broadcast this video. Unauthorized duplication of this video, either in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. All property rights are reserved by Kevin. Written permission is required to distribute this video in any shape form or fashion.

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