Anybody use a Berkey water filter?
These are highly regarded and it would seem a great way to extend boondocking time. Can treat stream or lake water in fairly large quantities to drinking-water quality. Only issue is they are fairly l...
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To clarify, Berkey filters are classified as "purifiers" because they remove 99.999% of pathogens and viruses. They do not merely make the water taste better.
http://www.berkeyfilters.com/berkey-answers/performance/filtration-specifications/
They also work without electricity or pressure. They work solely by gravity. And for the volume of water they can produce (~3 gallons/hour for a small model) they take up very little space.
All this is why I consider them useful for boondocking. I'm merely wondering if anyone uses them this way, where you place it in your RV, how you refill it with water, whether there are any unique maintenance issues, etc.
Dave: Thanks for reporting your experience at home with a Berkey. Confirms what I've heard from others.
Greenrv: Thanks for your report. If you are not using a Berkey filter, what filter are you using? By "candles" I presume you mean filter elements. How are these arranged in your system? Is it home-built or off-the-shelf?
The reason I am considering such a system is I will be traveling in a truck camper that has only a 30-gallon water tank. I may want to stay longer in one place than one tankful can serve.
http://www.berkeyfilters.com/berkey-answers/performance/filtration-specifications/
They also work without electricity or pressure. They work solely by gravity. And for the volume of water they can produce (~3 gallons/hour for a small model) they take up very little space.
All this is why I consider them useful for boondocking. I'm merely wondering if anyone uses them this way, where you place it in your RV, how you refill it with water, whether there are any unique maintenance issues, etc.
Dave: Thanks for reporting your experience at home with a Berkey. Confirms what I've heard from others.
Greenrv: Thanks for your report. If you are not using a Berkey filter, what filter are you using? By "candles" I presume you mean filter elements. How are these arranged in your system? Is it home-built or off-the-shelf?
The reason I am considering such a system is I will be traveling in a truck camper that has only a 30-gallon water tank. I may want to stay longer in one place than one tankful can serve.
