Re: Re: PUR filter, opinions please...

dladigin wrote:
> 
> "tom_paines_ghost" <tom_paines_ghost-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On sale at REI for $47. What are peoples experience with this
> filter?
> 
> This is a superb filter, and I only hope that Katadyn, which absorbed
> PUR in July of last year, will continue to market the Hiker model,
> which is a pleasure to use.
> 
> A replacement Hiker element alone is usually $30, so the $47 price
> tag is a real bargain. If you don't buy one, you should buy two! :^)
> Really, it's a great filter!   Regards,  Don L.
> 

Don is a respected member of this group.  The photon stove was his
design.

he's hiked a few more miles than me.

Eckert