The Versa Flow water filter is one of the lightest and most convenient personal water filters on the market. Weighing in at only 2 ounces you don’t have to worry about adding extra weight to your pack or try to find a dedicated spot for it. It will fit virtually anywhere. This water filter is perfect for backpacking, hiking, camping, travel, and emergency preparedness.

Although it is lightweight, it is heavy in features. Every filter is built to exacting standards and exceeds EPA standards for filtration. The Versa Flow has many tiny tubes called hollow fiber. Hollow fiber works through size exclusion. Meaning the hollow fiber tubes have thousands of tiny holes (0.1 microns) that block 99.9999% of harmful bacteria, and 99.9999% of Giardia, E. coli, protozoan cysts and Cryptosporidium. All of these organisms are too large to fit through the 0.1 micron holes. Some manufacturers filter the water through the core of the hollow fiber tubes, but this restricts water flow because only so much water can fit through the core opening. We filter water through the outside of the tubes by bending the hollow fiber. This dramatically increases the surface area and flow rate of the filter while protecting the filter integrity itself. If the core of the tubes become clogged from sediment on the competitors filter you can not use the filter. The Versa Flow allows you to be able to backflush the filter, clearing out all of the particulate and increasing the lifespan of the filter. If you consistently backflush the filter you can use it almost indefinitely. This means no additional filters, cartridges, pumps, iodine drops, or batteries to ever buy again.

The Activated Carbon module is made up of mixture of activated carbon and ion-exchange microbeads. Activated carbon adsorbs chemicals and heavy metals, and improves the taste and color of the contaminated water. The ion-exchange microbeads are an organic polymer substrate. These beads are porous, providing a large surface area for removing pollution, poisonous, and heavy metal iron from the water. The ion-exchange replaces these negative ions with innocuous ions, such as sodium and potassium.

Additionally, this combination will remove unhealthy organic compounds such as chlorine, pesticides, herbicides, gasoline, and diesel. The adsorption of these various compounds improves the taste and the color of water transforming it into the perfect way to refresh yourself while camping, traveling, or in an emergency situation.

Product Weight: 6 oz

Features:

VersaFlow:

• The Versa Flow removes 99.9999% of all bacteria, such as E.coli, salmonella, and cholera. It also removes 99.9999% of all protozoan cysts, including giardia, cryptosporidium and other protozoa.
• Hollow fiber membrane
• Attaches to standard plastic bottle with internal 28 mm threading, can be used inline on hydration packs, gravity or bucket system, or used as a straw to drink directly from your water source
• Perfect for hiking, backpacking, camping, travel and for emergency situations
• Flow rate of 1 gallon in 5 minutes

Activated Carbon Filter:

• Removes heavy metals such as lead, iron, cadmium, nickel, chromium, and zinc
• Removes chemicals such as chlorine, pesticides, herbicides, gasoline, and diesel
• Increases water clarity
• Improves water taste

Specs:

VersaFlow:

• Filter Material: Hollow Fiber
• Removes: Bacteria, Protozoan cysts, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, E. Coli and Salmonella
• Filter Life: up to 100,000 gallons

Activated Carbon Filter:

• Filter Material: Activated Charcoal, ion-exchange microbeads, and pre-filter membrane
• Removes: chemicals, heavy metals, large sediments, negative tastes, and color
• Filter Life: 100 liters