User Review: Katadyn Exstream Bottle Purifier

Katadyn Exstream Bottle Purifier
Above: The current Exstream Bottle Purifier, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 28, 2007 by Anthony

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Price Paid: $35

I used this thing for about 4 years and love it except for the fact that I lost it during January in Rocky Mountain National Park. Did I mention that I plan on buying another one really soon. It is great for day hiking when a water filter system is way too much and tablets take way too long. After a couple of uses the iodine taste melts away and the water then tastes fresh and great like mountain streams are supposed to taste like.

I will say this though, if you are going on a long backpacking trip anywhere the water quality is half decent leave it at home because it's way too much for "just in case" use. Day hiking and solo weekends where this is your water source it is okay but beyond that leave it at home.