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Katadyn
Pocket Professional Water Filter
A reliable and durable water filter
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Outdoor Adventure Canada
 Water
is our most important resource. It can mean the difference between
life and death. Canada has been blessed with an abundance of waterways
filled with fresh water. Unfortunately what is considered fresh
water isn't always safe water. Unsafe water can ruin an otherwise
wonderful trip by making you ill or even worse, causing death.
I never take chances when it comes to the safety of drinking water.
Recently I
purchased a Katadyn Pocket water filtration system. Although this
is not the lightest or most cost effective model it is exceptional
for backpacking and canoeing. When backpacking a large body of
water is not always available and sometimes one must pump water
from creeks, bogs or ponds. What makes this filter superior to
many others is the ease of cleaning the filter when it becomes
clogged, allowing you to resume filtration very quickly.
This filter
is robust and durable. The all metal construction houses 0,0002mm
(0.2 micron) filter which is a special blend of clay, kieselguhr
or diatom earth (a chalk like substance that comes from kiesel
algae deposited on the seabed) and silver. Water is drawn into
the pump, forced through the outside of the filter element into
the center and out into your water bottle.
Microscopic
pathogens like cholera, typhus, cryptosporidiosis, amoebic dysentery
and so on are trapped on the outside of the filter. The filter
can be scrubbed off when it becomes difficult to pump. The silver
stops the bacteria from growing inside the filter.
The ceramic
filter element has a life span of 50,000 liters. Combined with
its lifetime warranty, ease of use and impeccable quality, the
Katadyn Pocket Filter ranks high on my list for water filtration.
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