Katadyn Befree Filter 1L

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This page may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive small commissions for purchases made via these links at no additional cost to you. v=1615044583"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":11712360906788,"title":"1. The Seeker is also compatible with the Katadyn BeFree water filter, although I found that at this larger 2L size it became more cumbersome to drink from.

If you are on the go then a lightweight filter is arguably preferable to the faff of boiling your water, or the time lag (and nasty taste) of chemical purification. Online, several reviewers shared their experience with the storage bottle bursting at the seam around the rigid top collar piece after only a few uses. However, the bottle's durability issues may have you being super careful if you want to optimize its 1000 liter uses. We failed, only completing the inner loop before heading off to ride more gravel bike friendly terrain. Out of the box, it far outperforms any other filter I’ve ever used in terms of water filtered per minute.The Katadyn BeFree 1 litre is a water filter connected to a lightweight and foldable 1 litre drinking bottle. I toss it in the back of my pack; I have two soft flasks on the front of my chest and this in the back, and then I can just fill up those soft flasks whenever I need to. Simply fill the flask with water, attach the cover and shake free the debris, or remove the filter from the flask and swish in any lake, river or stream.

In the following video review, we discuss how the Katadyn BeFree works and how we use it while trail running. Simply fill the flask with water, attach the cover and shake free the debris, or, remove the filter from the flask and swish in any lake, river or stream. With its small head unit and collapsible water bag, it is also compact enough to carry in your pocket. I carry this 600-milliliter soft flask as a part of it, because I can fill up more of my other bottles that I generally carry, two soft flasks in a running vest. Given the calmed large number of sales, I think if it didn't work we would have heard about it by now.

The soft bottle is collapsible, fitting easily into the pocket of a hydration pack or vest, and it's compatible with other soft bottles, adding to its versatility. THE DURABILITY | I originally bought the one-liter version of the BeFree and despite caring delicately for my bottle, I managed to get multiple small punctures (which meant every time I filtered I had someone saying to me, “Hey, did you know your filter is leaking? I took it on a family walking holiday to Wales to find out, and after a week of heavy use by a number of adults and small children I have to say we were all pretty impressed. Winner of Backpacker Editors' Choice Award, Runner’s World Gear of the Year Award, and ISPO Gold Awards! Day two, we took to Glen Feshie with lots of stream and river crossings, bog and more hike-a-bike but it’s a very pretty place to spend time in.