Katadyn Hiker Pro Water Purifier Test
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Uploaded by togreatness on Mar 18, 2010
I went out to a local creek to test out my Katadyn Hiker Pro purifier in preperation for a four day backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail.
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@TomZentra I have taken this thing on about 5 weekend trips with about 5+ backpackers....Nobody has ever gotten even remotely sick.
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@acteuro03 0.3 micron filtering only removes bacteria. It doesn't remove viruses. This device does filtering, not purifying. Will that matter? Maybe or maybe not. There are outdoorsmen who drink unfiltered water and don't become sick. But occasional weekend hikers are taking a big risk by not filtering and purifying.
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@TomZentra I think this filters down to 0.3 micron? therefore no need to purify after
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@togreatness Awesome I ended up buying the exact same filter. cheers!
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@togreatness I'm sorry for the typo about organism size. It might have confused you.
Giardia is not a chemical; it is bacteria. Only a substance such as charcoal will remove chemicals whether they are petroleum distillates, pesticides, fertilizer runoff, etc.
Water purification removes viruses and other organisms 0.1 micron or smaller. The Hiker Pro filters down to only 0.3 micron, as documented on the Katadyn website.
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So, how did it taste? Muddy flavor? No side-by-side comparison?
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This isn't actually a water purifier; it's only a water filter. To purify water you must destroy organisms smaller than 1 micron. You're still exposed to viruses and chemical impurities with a water filter.
TomZentra 5 months ago
@TomZentra Actually it is both a purifier and a filter. There a two tubes. The first tube has a filter attached to the end of which gets rid of all of the large impurities. Then, the water and all of the other microns go through the device, which is the purifier part, and kills all chemicals including Giardia.
togreatness 5 months ago
did you get sick after?
310EMT 8 months ago
@310EMT No the filter worked perfectly! A couple weeks later took it out on the Appalachian for 4 days and it worked fine. Highly recommend it.
togreatness 6 months ago