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Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle
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Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle

Item # 720270

$39.95

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Using proven pleated filter technology, this filter bottle provides easy waterflow, with carbon to reduce chemicals and make water taste better.

  • Meets EPA standards for removal of Giardia and bacteria
  • Delivers 160 refills (26 gallons) per replaceable cartridge, depending on water conditions
  • Reliable 0.3 micron pleated glass-fiber microfilter and granular activated-carbon offer efficient water filtration
  • Bottle holds 21 fluid ounces of water
  • Can be upgraded to a purification system for international travel with the Katadyn Exstream ViruStat Replacement Kit, sold separately
  • Carry loop on lid lets you hook a carabiner through to attach bottle to your pack
  • Polyethylene is 100% BPA free

Manufacturer-supplied specifications.

Made in USA.

Item 720270

Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle Specs

Specification

Description

Weight7 ounces
Dimensions3.5 x 11 inches
Filter mediumGlass-fiber/carbon
Housing materialPolyethylene
RemovesProtozoa and bacteria
Field cleanableReplaceable cartridges

Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle Customer Reviews

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Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle
 
3.3

(based on 9 reviews)

78%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (5)
  • Easy to refill (3)
  • Good filtration (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Day trip (4)
    • Hiking (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (4), Casual adventurer (4)

    Reviewed by 9 customers

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    Apr

    28

    2008

    (6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Wonderful Use is all the time

    By Simon says REI

    from Colorado

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to clean
    • Easy to pump
    • Good filtration
    • Lightweight
    • Low maintenance

    Cons

    • Don't have one

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Day trip
    • Floatingfishing
    • Hiking

    Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

    I either bike, fly fish, or hike almost everyday! This bottle is the best, on fishing trips you cannot beat it! My friends will haul water, and I just dip and drink. Even biking I always pass creeks, or lakes, even seasonal drainage ditches. The only con for me, would be counting every time I fill it and drink it. I am a little freaked out about the filter going bad, so I just replace it twice a summer.

    I have no idea how the other guy broke his? My guess would be he was hiking with the filter loose in his pack. I really abuse mine, and it is still kicking. I have had it for two full seasons.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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    Nov

    3

    2007

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Just dip and go, carry less water!

    By dayhiker9

    from Paciifc Northwest

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Lightweight
    • Quick

    Cons

    • Hard to make drinks

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Day trip
    • Hiking

    Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

    Carry where you can reach it without taking pack off. Then unscrew (as you approach stream), dip, screw back on. So easy you will carry less water (and less weight!). You will even throw out water to get a colder drink! Get going again before the bugs gather around you.

    If water is scare fill other containers to pour into this one as it empties.

    A bit of work, but I have pumped water into another bottle to mix powdered drinks.

    Light enough for everyone to take their own. You can carry at least one less bottle, this one holds 20 oz. If water is plentiful you might be able to leave all your other bottles at home, saving even more weight. Backpacking I often carry another bottle and bladder, but often don't use either.

    Not cleanable, but you could easily take another cartridge (about 4 oz.) or chemicals as backup.

    Does not clog as easily as some other filters I have used.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Dec

    16

    2007

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    3.0

    Had it a year used it once...

    By soleful2001

    from Pleasant Garden, NC

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to clean
    • Good filtration
    • Lightweight
    • Low maintenance

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Day trip
      • Hiking

      Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

      I have owned this thing for about year and have only used it once. While i thought I would try to save weight and "replace" my ancient Pur Hiker, I found that this filter given its capacity and the requirement to fill a separate container with dirty water, (for longer distances between water), was not actually much different than carrying my Pur Hiker and filling my bladders when needed.

      As a filter, I think it works great.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      5

      2007

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Not Perfect, Not Terrible

      By Sastrugi

      from NY State

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Instant water

      Cons

      • Hard to pump

      Best Uses

      • Day trip
      • Minimalist Trips

      Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

      The major selling point of this filter is the ability to scoop water up on the go without unpacking a pump or waiting for a chemical treatment. I have even stuck the filter directly into a water source (though this is mentioned nowhere in the manual) and used it like a straw. The bottle capacity is pretty minimal, but the whole setup is great if you're going fast and light in areas where you'll find plenty of water, or you're planning to leave your gear at home and rough it but don't want to drink unfiltered water. The instructions state clearly to hold the bottle upright while squeezing/sucking, not upside-down, since as noted in a previous review the filter intake is on the bottom and turning the bottle upside-down makes it useless. The bottle is soft enough that you can pretty well drain it through sucking/squeezing, but it's not as easy as, say, drinking though a regular straw.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jan

      10

      2008

      (1 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      You get what you pay for and LESS.

      By Mountain Boy

      from Jim Thorpe, PA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Durability

      Best Uses

      • None

      Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

      Purchased several years back. [...] There is a clear plastic sleeve around the filter element- IT BROKE WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I had been packing it on day hikes but did not even use it- when I tried to use it I saw it had broke in my bag, I guess, you know jumping around climbing- the usual. So thought "maybe I was too rough on it?" OK, then I realized "this thing can't handle this?" I'm only a intermediate hiker. [*] happens in the outdoors- outdoor products should be tested for it. [...]

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      30

      2007

      (1 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      someone needs to redesign

      By mr. westfalia

      from so cal

      About Me Weekend hiker fisherman

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Good filtration
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Hard to pump

      Best Uses

      • Emergency only

      Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

      the water enters the plastic filter at the very bottom of water bottle. so the bottle needs to be completely full each time you turn bottle upside down to squeeze water out,or squeeze really really REALLY hard rightside up !!!

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

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      Nov

      10

      2009

       
      5.0

      Simple to Use and Works Great

      By Ride the Snake

      from Boca Raton, FL

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy To Refill
      • Good Water Flow

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Extended Hikes

        Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

        Great filter for sipping while hiking the trail. Quickly refills from streams and springs without have to stop and unpack your primary filter. Was my go to filter on my last weekend hike on the AT. Results have been clean clear water that tastes great.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        May

        26

        2009

         
        3.0

        Suitable, But...

        By MoonMusic

        from Thoreau, NM

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Easy To Refill

        Cons

        • Leaky Valve

        Best Uses

        • Commuting
        • Day Trips
        • Travel

        Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

        Several years ago, when I was in college, I asked for a water bottle with a filter and this is what I was given. I use it almost every day with tap water. I don't know if it filters tap water, but taste does improve.

        I get laughed at alot because of the funny sucking noises the bottle makes, especially when the filter is new. Also, when the bottle is about 1/4 full, I have to suck really hard to get the water up the "straw." Sometimes the bottle will leak in my pack, but not too much, just enough to introduce some moisture. Calcium deposits are super hard to clean off of the cap around the blue vent valve. I also wish this had a cover for the bite valve. I don't like to drink dirt, manure, or whatever else the bottle has laid on next to the trail.

        I have no idea how to tell if the filter is no longer working, so I change it once a year, right before the summer season starts. I have used it for stream and lake water and nobody got sick. I even pumped water into another person's bottle, but that took alot of hand strength.

        I have had this bottle for years (more than 5) and once, about 2 years ago, if fell off a table and the bite valve stem broke, but otherwise it has held up well through all sorts of throwing around and squish-packing.

        • Gift:
        • Yes
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Comfort Driven

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        May

        20

        2009

         
        4.0

        Makes water safe

        By Camps In Utah

        from Colorado

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Easy To Refill

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Extended Hikes

          Comments about Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle:

          On a recent trip to Utah, I filled the Katadyn Micro Filter Water Bottle with water from the Fremont River and drank. It obviously works as advertised, because I suffered no ill effects. The filtered water tastes okay- hey, it's not Pelligrino, but it's also not going to give you dysentery.

          This gadget works.

          • Gift:
          • No
          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Comfort Driven

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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