Survivor Filter PRO - Hand Pump Camping Water Filtration System Survival - Water Purifier Survival

I bought this filter for emergencies. We live in NC and have plenty of water around, but it may not always be clean. If a hurricane or tornado hits, I'll need a backup filter that can get us water. This thing has three filters that can clean up to 100,000 liters of water. That is enough water to keep a family of five thriving for months, which is invaluable in the event of an emergency when fresh/clean drinking water might be scarce. This filter has minor maintenance for cleaning out the filter portions after use. Super easy to clean and take care of and the instructions make it very clear. No batteries are needed, no special equipment to make it work. Just needs a tiny bit of elbow grease and you have clean water. An excellent bang for the buck.I give this filter 5 stars because it does exactly what I want it to do. I have not used the filter in the wild yet. I have taken it out of the package to inspect the parts and make sure it is functional. Great quality control and the filter is a solid little device. The pump works fine and the customer service has responded after I requested to receive their lifetime warranty to make sure all my needs are met. I have no doubt that they'll honor their lifetime warranty on their product and help me if there are any problems with the device.I hope this company gets plenty of customers buying their filters so that they can stay in business and provide products for anyone looking for a reliable filter to get fresh water whether for emergencies or recreation. It's a brilliant piece of equipment and I am extremely relieved to have one in my storage for emergency use and the occasional camping trip. I can't imagine why anyone in the tropical storm regions wouldn't buy one for a backup at the very least. It is very comforting to have something that will keep my family and I hydrated if all other clean water sources fail.I will update this review when I have a chance to use the product.

I was amazed by some of the reviews I had come across (Amazon, YouTube) re the Survivor system and this was after I had picked up a garden variety "filter" for home use at Walmart (which I returned after ordering the Survivor). the Survivor was able to take water that was virtually IMPOSSIBLE to even consider for ANY type use (even bathing) let alone DRINKING and yet it purified the water AND made it taste good at the same time. not exactly the same thing as turning water into wine but this was clearly a close second!I have been using my Survivor (I have both the manual and electric models) for TAP WATER mainly to double clean it (just in case) but also to improve the taste (typical city water) and it works great.compared to buying a Brita or similar home filter that only improves water taste (maybe some filtering as well) the Survivor is overkill in terms of cleaning tap water of pathogens but given the fact that it also acts as a "regular filter" for taste, I think it's well worth the money. Also, if there is ever a situation where I need to get drinking water in an emergency situation, I know that the Survivor can do that, the Brita (etc.) can't.The Survivor is also very compact. it's a great design and I'm a student of good industrial design.I highly recommend this kind of filter over any other "home filter" (except maybe RO units) because it serves double duty -- can improve taste (just like a "regular" home filter) AND it can purify water at any time if you need to do that (including camping out, backpacking, but also travel to other areas where water quality is questionable).I consider the Survivor system to be in a class of its own. a great tool with many advantages.one more thing ...Survivor has had its filter claims verified by an independent lab. it's one thing to claim something but when you have proof to back it up, that helps a lot.this is a tool that not only can make water taste better -- it can save your life.

I tested two of these filtration pumps now. I believe it is satisfactory. And, the company's customer service is top-notch.Recently I bought the one of these Survivor Filter PRO filtration pumps. It arrived in good condition and on time. I'm generally a bit of a skeptical person, so when I buy things like this I want to put them to the test right away. I believe it's best to be confident about it before you have to use it for real, to survive. So, I filled a cup with tap water, which using a TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) meter reads at 750 ppm (parts per million) and I pumped it through the filtration pump.The TDS meter has a handy little gauge on the back, which reads:"0 to 50 ppm = ideal RO (reverse osmosis) or distilled drinking water";"50 to 100 = typical carbon filter or mountain spring water";"100 to 200 = hard water";"200 to 400 = marginally acceptable and typical tap water";"400 + is high TDS from tap or mineral springs";"500 is the EPA's maximum allowable contaminant level."With the first pump, after going through the pump the result was 730 ppm, down from 750. I also used purified water purchased at a water dispenser at my neighborhood convenience store. The purified water was tested before pumping, and after, just like the tap water. The purified water read in at 140 ppm, after pumping it through the filtration pump it read 120 ppm. I repeated this process several times with consistent results. Then I tried back-washing the filters and then tried again with similar results to the first tests.Survivor Filter company's customer service had already, by the time of the first tests, contacted me via email just to make sure I was happy with my purchase. I explained my concerns and they quickly, with no arm-twisting at all, agreed to send me new filters, free of charge. I gave them my delivery address. They kept in touch. And they asked me to confirm that I received it once it arrived. They even gave me an estimated delivery date.The new package from customer service arrived on time. I was expecting only a couple of new filters. What I got surprised me -- a new complete filtration pump, same model, with new filters for it. They even included a new carrying bag -- all free of cost to me, postage paid by the company. It is clear to me that Survivor Filter company's customer service is seriously interested in making sure their customers are happy.I have now tested the new replacement filtration pump. I used distilled water, store bought, prepackaged. I conducted 4 tests. The results are quite satisfactory this time. Note: I would consider 2 ppm variance to easily be in the margin of error for testing.Test #1 - 2 ppm and 28 ppm after going through the filtration pump.Test #2 - 0 ppm and 30 ppm after pumping.Test #3 - 0 ppm and then 5 ppm output.Test #4 - 0 ppm and the output was 7 ppm.It seems to me that using distilled water is a good idea because the trend seems to indicate some natural background contaminants were being flushed out of the system.I am confident that this filtration pump will serve me well when I'm camping and in any survival situation. I'm also happy with their exemplary customer service.