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Camping Water Filter

A camping water filter will enable you to have fresh clean water to use for drinking and cooking regardless of where you are. A high-quality, versatile, and durable camping water filter will range in price from $50 to $300 depending on the size, quality, and brand.

A camping water filter should be able to remove microscopic contaminants from the water available to you, which should leave the water pure and drinkable.

A camping water filter is rated by the pore-size efficiency. This rating will determine what contaminants the filter is able to remove from the water. For example, a one micron rating means the filter will remove protozoa from the water. Protozoa includes organisms like giardia and cryptosporidium, along with parasitic eggs and larvae. It will not, however, remove bacteria from the water. A micron rating of 0.5 will effectively filter all water-born pathogens from the water including: E. Coli, Klebsiella, Cholera, Shigella, and Salmonella.

An ideal camping water filter should weigh less than 20 pounds so it is easily portable. It should be easy to hold onto and easy to use since in most cases you would need to use it one-handed. If you are cooking or trying to fill a drinking glass, you will be holding something in your other hand. Since camping doesn’t always provide the best areas to work or stay, the camping water filter you decide to buy needs to be easy to clean.  A good camping water filter should also have a flow rate of approximately one liter per minute to work at a usable rate while still effectively filtering the water.

It is important to note that there is only one camping water filter that meets the EPA virus-removal standard. It is the First Need water filter produced by General Ecology. This particular camping water filter is the only water filter recommended for use in third world countries or other areas where the drinking water has been contaminated by sewage. Other filters need chemical assistance to remove viruses. For example, you can add an iodine tablet to kill the potential viruses in the water, but then you also need to use a camping water filter with carbon to remove the taste of the iodine, which is arguably undrinkable. Iodine itself, can also make some people ill so it is important to be fully aware and prepared before using iodine to clean water. Iodine is not recommended for pregnant women or young children.

It is vitally important to the effectiveness of your camping water filter that you change the carbon filter regularly based on the manufacturer’s guidelines. Carbon will eventually reach its maximum absorbency. Once it does, contaminants will be able to pass through the filter. You will not always be able to tell by the taste or smell of the water if the filter is still working. Therefore, you should air on the side of caution and always replace the carbon filter in your camping water filter when directed to by the enclosed directions.

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