 Welcome to road gear reviews. My name is Kaylee and today I'm going to be doing a review of the big Berkey water filtration system stay tuned water filtration has been on my mind and This is something that I did a lot of research on and I'm really excited to share with you guys So we decided to purchase the big Berkey water filtration system and we went with the size big They have six different sizes and I will have it all linked down below so you can check It's a perfect size for Josh and I and our growing family. Let's go ahead and jump into the specs of the Berkey We did purchase this Berkey from Amazon. I will have the link down below What's included is the stainless steel housing upper lower lid and a spigot You get two Berkey filters and two fluoride elements The big Berkey holds two point two five gallons of water is designed to be used to four to sixteen people but I would definitely think that this the big Berkey is their most popular and I think that it definitely suits a family of between two and four people the big Berkey is made with high-grade 304 stainless steel and measures 8.5 inches in diameter and 21 inches height I really love about the Berkey and why it was so intriguing to me And I know a lot of you are thinking well Why would I want to buy an element like this if I can just go out and buy a Brita water filter? One of the big reasons is their carbon filters actually can be used for 3000 gallons so it does come with two purification elements and what makes the Berkey stand out is that those Purification elements of the black filtration carbon filters can actually filter up to three thousand gallons of water Which makes the life lifespan of these filters way longer So when you do have two of the filters in your Berkey You're looking at the lifespan of those filters being up to six thousand gallons of water I'd watched a couple of other reviews and they said if you go through about 10 gallons a week You're looking at 11 years on those elements I've definitely owned a couple of Brita water filters and they do not last that long at all I believe I had to change them every month or every couple of months So the fact that these can last up to 11 years is very impressive now the fluoride and arsenic filters Did come with our purchase, but you can purchase the Berkey without them and What they do is they fix onto the bottom of the black carbon filters And then gravity will take the water through those and fill your Berkey the fluoride and arsenic filters last up to a Thousand gallons so those do have a shorter lifespan Berkey is super easy to assemble when you do first receive your Berkey. It comes in a very compact package I was very impressed. I thought it would be about the size of what it looks like assembled But they actually do put it all together in a way that makes it a lot smaller One of the main things you must do when you first get your Berkey is to prime your filters And I'm going to have a link to the official video on how to prime your filters But what you want to do is make sure that water is going through and saturating the entire filter and follow their Instructions to a tee that is going to make for the best filtering water If you do not prime it you are not getting the water that the Berkey is intended to provide you So I'm going to go ahead and dive into some of the reasons why we purchase the Berkey So we are currently staying in Louisiana and that water definitely has a lot of chlorine not to mention we travel all over the US in our fifth wheel and We encounter all different kinds of water and I do not trust campgrounds as far as I can throw them They often can have older piping there can be build up or rest One of the things that we came in contact with in Alaska is Josh got severely sick with Giardia from drinking the water and In Alaska they test all the water as well So somehow Giardia still ended up in the water and he got very sick So one of the things we love about the Berkey is it does filter out bacteria and actually filters out a ton of other things So instead of listing them all I'm actually going to go ahead and put some text up So you can see all the different things that it does filter out the other reason for the Berkey is it's super super simple There is no pump. It is a gravity flow system and it can filter any kind of water So for some reason we needed to take pond water We can filter that in our Berkey and not have to worry about having any contaminants at all We currently have the two carbon filters and the two fluoride filters But if you so desire and you want it to filter faster You can add four of the carbon filter elements and four of the fluoride elements if you desire a Con for that is you will get less water just because the elements do take up a big amount of the Berkey another reason for going with the big is it fits on our countertop great and We can take our spigot from or we can take our faucet from the kitchen and easily fill up the Berkey That's not a hassle at all It does take about 30 40 minutes to an hour for it to completely filter through the 2.5 gallons of water So what we'll do is we'll drink the water throughout the day and then every night before we go to bed We fill the Berkey back up a huge pro for the Berkey is that the water taste so good I have not had a water that has tasted like this ever and It is one of the things I will take water bottles with me wherever I go because I need to have my Berkey water And if I go to a restaurant and get water I have to have it with lemon because it just doesn't taste as good as the water at home This is a water purification system and in order for it to actually be classified as a water purification system It has to go through a lot of rigorous testing So that gave me a lot of comfort also I had watched so many reviews on the Berkey and asked a couple of people in the RV community actually in a Facebook group and Many many people had a Berkey and absolutely loved it. I also love that it is sturdy It is made out of stainless steel and it's going to travel well and so far in the three months that we have had it It has traveled super well when we do travel What I do is I will actually fill it up and I will place it in our sink and what that does It'll keep the water at the bottom keeps it grounded So it doesn't tip over and that has worked great for us and wherever we go. We have our Berkey water already So when I was looking at water filtration systems One of the things that I wanted to eventually have was a full water system for our RV That is one con of the Berkey It is not going to filter out all of your water in your RV But I had looked at things like reverse osmosis the Berkey water filter and some just plain RV water filtration systems and none of them did what the Berkey does And that is the reason we purchased it is because it filters out so many things that so many other filters don't and The filters last so much longer than most of the filters that you see in Just the regular RV filtration systems the reverse osmosis and other elements that you can purchase for water filtration So so far this has been an incredible investment. We are so happy We have it if you're interested in the Berkey go ahead and check out the link in the description box and Also the link in the comments down below I'm going to also put a couple links to some of their facts that they have and I'm going to leave a link to their Website so you can do a little more reading if it's something you're interested in I hope you found this review helpful If you did give it a big thumbs up and subscribe if you haven't already for weekly road gear reviews And until next time we will see you on the road. Bye