Camping Water Filters

Even the cheapest water filter will usually get rid of giardia and cryptosporidium, and for only a few pounds more you can remove many other bacteria and protozoa and allow you to relax and enjoy your outdoor adventures.

Beyond healthy guts I have another "weighty" reason for using a water filter while camping, hiking or backpacking.

A camping water filter weighs a mere fraction of the hefty 1kg per litre of water and even good camping water filters for are relatively cheap. So using a good water filter when camping will help you make the most of your expensive lightweight camping gear too.

I've spent years in the outdoors. Before getting my first camping water filter, I'd had my share of bad guts from risking a quick sip from some sparkling stream.

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I would like to help you avoid belly ache or worse so on this site I've selected what I believe are the best water filter systems designed for the outdoors. Some of the filter water bottle & pump water filters systems we recommend are listed below,  click on the images below for more information

Of for the full selection check out the menu to the left.

Whether you're camping, backpacking, hiking or indulging your passion for outdoor adventures and sports having a source of reliable water is critical. Personally, I've come to rely on my camping water filter like no other piece of kit.

Sure when you're hot and sweaty, it's so tempting to sip that clear bubbling water as it gurgles, but unless you're happy to wake up in 48 hours with terrible gut ache, vomiting and worse -- I'd recommend you invest in the best filter you can afford.

Travel Tap (Desert Tan) Pure filterered water bottle system

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All of the systems listed here are great and will provide years of outstanding service - you could see it as travel insurance, but, it would be unfair to not tell you my own favourites.

Of all the systems I've tried over the years these two are the ones I'd recommend you invest in - The Katadyn Hiker is one of the most popular camping water filter systems on market, because it is so reliable. Whereas the Lifesaver bottle range I'm told is becoming a favourite of the military - who probably have to drink water we'd avoid like the plague - so the lifesaver bottle filter does more than simply filter water - it saves lives.  

Before good camp water filters were readily available and affordable many people relied on chemical treatment alone. But who likes using chemicals - especially in the outdoors.

A camping filter are a great alternative to chemical purification with chlorine or iodine and will filter out a whole host of parasites, diseases and the good ones have filters with pores so small they'll filter out viruses from your drinking water.

So if you're someone who loves the camping outdoors and values your health then have a look through the selection that we've chosen for you, pick a filter that suits your needs then when it arrives get out and enjoy the outdoors. The knowledge that you've got a camping water filter to hand will mean you can relax and enjoy your trip.

Have fun camping, leave no trace, and take nothing but photos,

Dave. 

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