Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter

Took this out hunting with 5 other guys. Worked great. Just filled it up with creek water and put the hose into another container and walked away. When we came back later we had clean, pure water and no hassle. The only problem we had was the cold weather. After using, we had to be sure it didn't freeze, so we kept it wrapped up with some chemical heat packs.

A good idea but, as a couple of other reviewers noted, the flow rate drops off quickly to a completely unaccebtable level.

I used it with 2 different (new) filters with the same results - starts out OK but soon slows to a drop-by-drop flow rate. We were out for a week and ended up using the old Hiker hand pump about half of the time (glad I brought it along). We tried swapping filters with the Hiker pump - they worked fine in that but went back to a slow drip in the Base Camp. Unless you can wait hours for a few liters of water, stick with the Hiker.

Took this on a survival hiking trip in Michigan's U.P. over the summer and it provided everything we needed it to. Very flexible, easy to use, and it's water!! Who doesn't like fresh clear water?!?

Product worked as stated in description. No issues. Highly recommend this for anyone that is needing a high volume filtration unit.

A group of seven of us hiked and camped overnight for our first time. My husband was concerned about getting sick from drinking lake water even after it was filtered. The Katadyn Base Camp Water filter bag worked great and no one got sick. We filled the bag using a separate container then hung it from a tree. The bag was filled about three times in a 24 hour period. It was much easier and faster than hand pumping the smaller water filters.