I want to purchase an emergency water filter, and wanted to see if anyone had answered these questions already. Primarily I would use it if there is no tap water/no electricity. I live in FL, so there is plenty of freshwater from the rain to provide enough water for the whole family for a few …

The big Berkey is great for drinking water. The cleaner the water you put into it, the longer the filters last. It’s gravity fed and removes the chlorine from tap water easily.

[image] Alexapure Pro Water Filtration Ultimate Flow Kit Our best value Alexapure Pro Filtration System plus 3 extra replacement filters, stainless steel stand. Price: USD 491.70 There are numerous ways to purify water manually without electricity. …

After watching Qualification Level 3 videos on the USCCA Protector Academy, I added one of these: MSR Guardian Purifier | REI Co-op A Backpacker Magazine 2016 Editors' Choice winner, the MSR Guardian Purifier physically removes viruses, bacteria, protozoa and dirt quickly and easily on…

I’ve got an msr, katadyn backpack pump action. Had it for about 20 years I think. Ceramic filter. looking at the above post, dang, I should’ve bought 1000 of them as an investment. My katadyn is like the guardian, nothing like the new katadyn, except for the price I paid. Anyways, they’re great, yo…

I’ll wager that old filter lacks some key things this Guardian has, that might get easily overlooked. Effectively filters viruses and can be frozen after being used

Well, you lost that wager. The auto back flushing is different, but you missed that one. Mine, I flip the ceramic and pump.

20 year old Katadyn backpack model filters viruses? What model is it? I have some Katadyn backpacking pumb filters, one is probably 15 years old, but they don’t

Not blowing you off, but my ocd kicked in, and after a near two hour search…I seem to have lost it. Long story…10 rooms, 2 sheds, 27 years, and a cancelled move last year. Pretty sure I could fill a tri-axle with stuff we wouldn’t miss…but this bothers me. I always left that filter on a shelf, eithe…

Okay, I’m old in the brain in some ways, and a kid in others…just found out I had (have but lost?) a Katadyn Vario, but only 10 years ago. Glad it was just a keyboard wager :wink:… anyways, figure if I order a new one I’ll find the old one, Smurphys law or something like that.

Good filter, but not rated for viruses. :wink:

Emergency water filtration system for the home

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Joseph202 July 19, 2022, 3:33am 12

Gravity systems are simple and cheap. A filter and a couple of food grade plastic 5 gallon buckets. Several videos on utube. Don’t forget your water heater in an emergency. 40-50 gallons right there. Amazon has it all. Don’t forget the toilet. 5 gallon buckets to the rescue with cat liter or sawdust.

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