My Katadyn broke 😭

[rodney482]

My hiker pro let me down… blue intake nipple broke right off …. Katadyn never even responded back to my email

What pump/filter are you using?

 

[z987k]

Get the gravity one that's just a dry bag with a filter. Nothing to break.

 

[Vrybusy]

Watching as well....looking to replace my aging Katadyn

 

[Chunky Dunk 71]

I like that dry bag idea!

 

[Danny Hoey]

I use the MSR miniworks. It's a little slower than the Katyden but your water will taste better.

 

[Maverick1]

I use a Sawyer squeeze. Kind of an easy setup. Fill "dirty" bag in creek, connect to hose of water bladder, squeeze bag, replace bite valve on water bladder, good to go. Never need to remove water bladder from backpack, no more pumping, either. (Won't go back to pumping!)

 

[Gunnersdad49]

My hiker pro let me down… blue intake nipple broke right off …. Katadyn never even responded back to my email

What pump/filter are you using?

Ours broke after 2 days on a 12 day backcountry Alaskan hunt earlier this month. It was purchased at the end of last month. Catastrophic failure of the filter housing, cracked where the threads meet the body.

The Sawyer Squeeze saved our bacon.

 

[*zap*]

I like what I hear about the platapus gravity for the most part...for backup lifestraw has a filter that screws into a nalgene (wide or narrow mouth) fill the bottle and screw in/drink. I think that is an excellent emergency filter option if you take nalgene bottles. That filter also has chemical treatment, I believe.

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

I apparently let my last sawyer freeze so got a new one. Used it and the Platypus squeeze version on a 6 day hunt. Kept it in my pocket to make sure it never froze and it worked great. The platypus is definitely heavier...

This is my second year using the saywers and they're awesome. Only tough thing is if you're filling your bag from still water. I like to inflate the bag, toss it mouth down on the water, tilt slowly and let the water replace the air in the bag. Not perfect but better than waiting 5 minutes for the bag to fill from a small trickle somewhere.

 

[z987k]

I have no idea why you'd use anything where you have to pump anything or fill a certain bag into another or other nonsense when this exists. Gravity hasn't stopped working yet, so this is yet to let me down.

Katadyn BeFree Gravity Water Filter - 10 Liters | REI Co-op

No pumping required! Just fill and hang the sleek, foldable Katadyn Gravity BeFree 10 L water filter and let gravity do the work. Its EZ-Clean Membrane™ filters up to 2 L of water per minute.

www.rei.com

 

[Spiegel]

Only Katadyn I use is the Pocket, which is expensive but I've never had a problem with it . Otherwise never had problems with my MSR miniworks ex and I've nothing but good things to say about MSR customer service but YMMV...

 

[CJinGA]

I've used the Sawyer squeeze on solo trips in the past. Picked up a Katadyn gravity 10L for November's trip since there will be more of us.

IIRC, the Sawyer will fit onto the end of a 20oz (or similar sized/threaded mouth) bottle (I've used SmartWater bottles because they're the most durable).

 

[Lawnboi]

Had one break in the same place. Katadyn replaced the pump body.

Always have a backup. I carry msr drops.

 

[mstei4]

Another Sawyer Squeeze user here. I use a cnoc vecto bag with it, way more durable and easier to use than the bags it comes with, plus it’s 2 liters instead of 1

 

[rgroves79]

I have no idea why you'd use anything where you have to pump anything or fill a certain bag into another or other nonsense when this exists. Gravity hasn't stopped working yet, so this is yet to let me down.

Katadyn BeFree Gravity Water Filter - 10 Liters | REI Co-op

No pumping required! Just fill and hang the sleek, foldable Katadyn Gravity BeFree 10 L water filter and let gravity do the work. Its EZ-Clean Membrane™ filters up to 2 L of water per minute.

www.rei.com

I bought one of those to use this year and loved it. Super easy to fill and use. Had a Sawyer mini and a small piece of bladder hose as a back up to put in-line in case the other filter went down.

 

[TraskI]

Same thing happened to me on day two of light use. Thankfully I had a steri pen and found water clean enough to us it!

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