Versa Flow Water Filter System Package

This worked very well and is a good value. Seems to have higher throughput than (for example) a Sawyer Mini. It might be because it just has more surface area (the area with the filter tube looks larger than the Sawyer Mini, about in proportion to how much more water it filters).The window so you can see the status of the filter is helpful.The fittings and bags it comes with are good. You will need some way to backflush the filter (ie, a large syringe) - not included in the kit.We went to the neighborhood hardware store and bought 9 feet of clear flexible tubing to match the size of the enclosed tubing. Setting the bag or bucket with the dirty water at least 5 or 6 feet higher than the clean water bucket increases the pressure rather dramatically and produces a lot more water faster. We also used a 5 gallon bucket to settle the dirty water and another to receive the clean water.We were using the filter in the Green & Colorado Rivers, which are very silty. So we first clarified the water using alum (1 teaspoon alum per 5 gallons dirty water, stir and let sit for at least 15-60 minutes but preferably overnight). Using this method plus backflushing before & after every use, we were able to easily filter 4-5 gallons per day in reasonable time.When backflushing, you want to do backflush rather forcefully. I used a large syringe and generally gave it all the pressure I could by hand; supposedly you can backflush with the pressure from a regular kitchen tap or the like and it is all the better.

I love it, it was here fast, the product is professionalIt is super useful when I’m outdoor

great item..exactly what i ordered

I love this thing!!! Cheaper than most other water filters, comes stock with threading that connects to a smart bottle on both sides (good to connect to a CNOC and gravity filter), fast enough compared to the competition. Quite lightweight. Has a cool window to see inside the filterDownsides:I do wish it had an O ring. Unless you really twist it tight, it can leak.Technically filters not as small particles as the sawyer squeeze, but does well enough.Overall I think this is the best option on the market :)

Easy to use

Used this filter with a platypus gravity bag system in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) for five nights and had no issues. After a couple days it began to slow a bit but a quick backflush cleared it out. Even raising the clean water bag to backflush some clean water sufficient. The Sawyer syringe also fit to backflush. I havr used the larger Sawyer squeeze filter for a couple trips but that clogged earlier and more often. Tried the Sawyer mini filter on one trip and that was awful and clogged constantly. I'll be sticking with the Hydro Blu.

I bought the Versa Flow water system for a four day backpacking trip along the lost coast. I found the filter very quick and easy to use and had no problems with use or flow rate. Carrying all of the parts of the system was a bit tedious and I only ended up needing the water filter and both filter bags, but the water tasted fresh and I was able to easily get enough water when I needed it. I did not have to backflush the filter during the four day trip at all and saw no slow in the flow rate, but I did have friends on the trip with the same filter that had to backflush the filter three or four times along the trip. Great little system for backpacking!

We did 4 days in a wilderness area recently. For a clean water source we used the Versa Flo filter with the 2 very light weight canteens in the kit. They worked well together, came with aluminum clips to hook them to our packs.To fill the "dirty" canteen you need a container of some kind. At least I couldn't fill it otherwise, but I was carrying one anyway. If we were filling up streamside along the trail we just screwed the filter on the dirty bag and squirted it into the clean canteen bag. If we were at the camp I screwed the 2 bags to the filter and hung them with the full dirty bag above and the empty clean bag below. In 10 or so minutes the clean bag had been filled. Easy Peasy.light, efficient, easy and convenient. What more can I say?