Originally Posted by
Rob in VT
I read the Katadyn had expected life of 1,000 liters while others had 100k liter or more. Plus it was heavier and sounded like the filter clean out was suspect.
I'm leaning towards the Sawyer.
Depends on whether you are looking for an occasional drink or processing enough water to last you for a while. The Katadyn pocket I have can move a lot of water fairly quickly. Cleaning takes five minutes, a pan and some water bleach solution. It is heavy, 2 pounds might be an exaggeration but it is over a pound. Well made, made to last, and is advertised to be good for 50,000 liters. I found mine for well below the Amazon price, I shopped around, but it is around three years old. Prices for many survival items have risen recently. Built more like a tool than a throw-away. Something they failed to mention in the cleaning instructions is to backwash the filter before any of the recommended cleaning steps.