So I’m going to be upgrading my water systems. I’ve got a Berkey for home use and an older Katadyn hiker for backpacking/BOB but it’s 10 years old at this point. So I ordered an MSR Trailshot to try for a get home filter and day hiking filter. Now I’m considering an MSR MiniWorks or a katadyn hiker pro as an upgrade. Also might try a sawyer mini as a cheap inline filter option.

What do you guys use?

I have some Katadyn filters here, Gravidyns , Combis, and Pocket models. They are for emergency usage, as I don't hike much anymore. I bought them new over time as part of my preparations.

Smart man. I was talking about this with my mother in-law and she was kinda shocked she had never thought about the fact they might need clean water if country water service would be interrupted

Sawyer mini. Not the best solution in the world, but works ok.

How cheap they are I want to pick one up to test

I keep one in my wife's car; never had to use it yet. They seem to have received pretty good reviews.

I think I paid 19-24 bucks for mine.

^^^ Sounds about right. You can normally buy them at Walmart.

That's where I got mine. AND they come in 2 flavors. The squeeze one and the "Regular" one that can be used as a gravity feed if you want, so be careful about which one you get.

It wouldn't hurt to have both kinds.

Yeah I had thought about that as well. Might look into the squeeze one when I get paid.

That's why I have multiples of each filter, in case family or neighbors needed to filter water as well.