Katadyn Hiker PRO Replacement Cartridge

I feel like my Katadyn Hiker water filter has been upgraded to a Pro model with this new cartridge. It fits perfect and works perfect. It has an extra layer of filter protection that the cartridge I replaced did not have and I expect it to last a long time. So nice to be pumping again!

They included an easily installed, washable, optional pre-filter to lengthen life of the main cylinder filter. When I have done my own pre-filtering at the intake (e.g. coffee filter) I regularly exceeded the 200 gallon rating by LOTS so the new layer that you may wrap around the main filter will so the same, only easier. After trips, I flush the filter and pump with mild bleach solution, and air dry before packing even further extending the life of these outstanding filters! These are also an excellent addition to my in-home disaster kit that I keep on hand. Great value, safe, healthy, great tasting water!

Expensive but it worksI have the Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter which works great. I've been on a few back pack trips with different parties and it works much better than the other pump filters I have seen others use. I've used it in Colorado and New Mexico. The Katadyn Base Camp Water Filter is a gravity system. Just fill it up with water and hang it on a tree and it does all the work for you. Only complaint, the filter only seems to work for a trip or 2. Granted the New Mexico trip was a week and it filtered some nasty looking water. But I have had the same results filtering water in Colorado where it works awesome for 4-5 days (filtering what looks like clear water), then its time for a new one. Keep in mind I was filtering water for 10 people so it was in use 2-3 times a day. For a small party it should last for a few tripsKatadyn Base Camp Water Filterhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007U0148/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm writing this in mid-July 2013. I've used this filter since the mid-eighties, before it was bought out by Katadyn. I have used it to filter clear water as well as silty water all over the Rockies and in the Boundary Waters area of Minnesota. In most cases, I've gotten the manufacturer's stated number of useable gallons out of a cartridge. Where the water has silt or suspended algae, the filter core rapidly clogged, but I was able to restore some use by washing it in clear water once I found some, but pumping was still difficult. I've never tried it but for algae-contaminated water, I think a chlorine tablet might kill the algae and cause it to drop to the bottom of a container, maybe a gallon ziplock bag, assuming one has something like that. Then the relatively clear water could be filtered. I suppose the permeable screen that came with my replacement cartridge is meant to extend the life of the cartridge by adding another filtering layer, but I admit I have not had a chance to test it. I am going to the Absaroka-Beartooths next week for 8-9 days, and will use it there every day. I gave it a 4 rating for these reasons: it is easy to use, filters a liter of water in about five minutes (in my experience), I've never gotten sick using the water produced, and the cartridges are widely available in the U.S. I didn't give it a 5 because nothing's perfect. It will clog in heavily sedimented water or in water with suspended algae.

Katadyn filters are awesome. We have lived on filtered water for a month at a time in primitive camping situations. Still our first choice. This cartridge needs a "base cap retaining ring" to adapt to my Base Camp Pro 10L from 2015. Super disappointed because I was leaving on an adventure the day after it arrived. Not a good plan!I'll probably bite the bullet and locate/purchase an adapter kit. I looked hard and found 2 of the original, discontinued cartridges (#8019168) -- kicked the can down the road a little!

This is the second time I have purchased this filter and it fits and works great.

I've been using the unit for these cartridges for nearly 15 years & won't go on a wilderness trip without one. Everyone who tries it says the same thing, it tastes great & there is no odor. No one has ever gotten sick drinking the lake water filtered through this. The cartridge is made out of ceramic so when it gets plugged up you just need to bleach it & air dry it before next use. I've only replaced it once in 10 years so if you maintain them they last a very long time. The number of gallons per use is an average (around 200) but if you are in dirtier water conditions then you'll need to clean it more often. We paddle out from our campsite away from the shore to pump water and it doesn't get fouled up nearly as fast in the cleaner deeper water. But if you can only pump from shore it still works great you'll just need to clean it sooner. We go through 10-15 gallons every trip & I only bleach it every 3 years or so. It is a good idea to remove it & air dry thoroughly before you store it for a long time. I always pump at least a half gallon through it before bottling to flush it out just in case. Great company who really stands behind the product too, you won't be disappointed with this one.

These filters last a long time and definitely worth the money.