Best & Worst Water Filters for SHTF

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A good water filter should be one of your very first preps above all else, because let's face it - what you eat or drink during SHTF can make you sick and kill you way faster than anything else.

In this video, I will give you guidance on what you should be looking for in a water filter depending on where you live and how dirty the water is that you will be filtering. Not all water filters are made equal, and not all of them filter our viruses. I'll review what water filters I think will be best for SHTF and what I don't like about the most popular one's such as the Sawyer and Lifestraw.

00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Berkey Water Filter Review
03:45 - Sawyer Water Filtration System Review
05:40 - Katadyn Water Filter Review
06:42 - Lifestraw Water Filter Review
08:15 - Grayl Water Filter Review
08:51 - Final Thoughts

Below are the links to the water filters that I recommended in the video and some extra accessories that will help you have clean water during SHTF:

Alexapure Water Filter

Alexapure Extra Filters

Katadyne Water Filter

Berkey Water Filter

MSR Guardian (Mobile Filter) that can filter out viruses:

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[nedkarcich]

I had the seam of a Sawyer bag break on a backpacking trip. I was already dehydrated due to heat and humidity. It was a bad experience. I carry a grayl.

[mikehotshots]

From personal experience: I went on a trip with a group, and only two of us had filters. I had the Sawyer with a gravity setup and the other guy had a pump filter. Everyone switched to using the Sawyer, including the guy with the pump.

[jameswilsin]

I got the sawyer I use it on a bottle they will fit pop bottles don’t have to use the bag and I got one on each of my hidration bags

[stevemontana]

I'm glad you mentioned viruses. Most people don't know that most filters won't do viruses. One more good point on the Katadyn Hiker. With regular ceramic filters if you freeze them after they've been used then they will crack and will become useless. I emailed Katadyn and they told me you can freeze the Hiker because it is fiberglass and freezing it won't harm it. That's what they said in the email even though they don't advertise that feature.

[krysium]

Problem is filters are misleading

Some claim an nsf certification that is color and smell only
Some claim to match it but not really

I earned a PhD in molecular biology and it’s still tricky to figure out which ones really work

[SurvivalSavvvy]

Made my own berkey way cheaper out of 2 5 gallon pails. I am not fussy on sawyer either as the bags are known to break. Now do you want to know about the best filter in the world. Go look up "General Ecology 322200 First Need XLE Elite Water Filter for Camping (Emergency Water Purification - Removes Viruses, Bacteria and Cysts)" First need is a Water Not one one filter can a hold a candle to first need.

I actually test the first need filter with food coloring. I test the first need against the sawyer.

Note I only use the pails to hold the water. I added the ceremeic filters inside myself. I have 22 ceramic filters I bought 10 years ago on my shelf and man they they where so cheap then compared to now. I also use my 5 gallon step everyday to filter the tap water to remove the taste of bleach which works great.

First need is my back packing filter and have been using it for years. I am currently going to buy a 2nd one for my get home back. Love the logo. LOL

[gunsitescout]

The MSR mini works are by far the best filter on the market . The big plus is that it is Boyscout proof. check them out.

[pmurphy]

Lifesaver Jerry can filter....best of the best