Miniwell Collapsible Filtration System for Camping and Hiking L901-B1

You are travelling internationally. I was in Ukraine. The locals say the water is not really safe to drink. They buy bottled. I stayed 13 days and probably ran 5 gallons of water through this for drinking, making tea, protein shakes and cooking. The water had a nasty smell and taste before filtering. After... it was like drinking spring water with no strange flavors. Super happy with the purchase. I am heading to Croatia next and intend to just keep on using it. At first I thought it was a little spendy but when I did the math (and the convenience of not having to lug water bottles around from the store or refill stations) it was well worth the investment.

I ordered the filtering device which came with one filter and I also bought an additional 3 pack of filters for the future. I prepped the filter as instructed and packed it up for a trip. Unfortunately after the first use, the water didn’t even move through that original filter. We gave up on it until I could investigate at home. I followed additional instructions on how to use hot water or flip the filter to remove any blockage but that original filter never really worked again. So, I started fresh with one from the 3pack I bought. So far it seems to be working and I’m hoping it doesn’t get blocked after a few uses. The water filters pretty slowly but steadily and works best for me over a pitcher rather than trying to directly into a water bottle. I really like the concept so I hope that first filter issue was just a fluke.