Originally Posted By AKLoganTX
I am currently using a PUR(katadine) hiker pro water filter.
It has performed well for my needs as i sometimes seem to end up filtering what come would call mud.

My question is what type of filter do you use and are there any lightweight options out there.

I don't use the tablets because I have the wonderful luck of finding less than desirabl water to filter.


When I am in a group of two or more people then I will take my platypus water filter, it weighs about 13oz. I opted for a gravity filter just because pumping water for more than just myself became tiresome and nothing short of a chore after hiking all day.

So gravity filters are rather lightweight and take up less space than pump filters.