So far so good

By J. Troxell Ranked #161 - Water Filters September 21, 2009

I purchased the Vario after retiring my 13 year old Hiker. The Vario had three features that appealed to me: the ceramic prefilter, the dual piston pump and the ability to attach directly to Nalgene bottles while pumping. We've only filtered about 10 liters of water now, but both my wife and I were very impressed with the pump and how easy it is to use.

Having read all of the comments on this site, I will always use a coffee filter over the prefilter at the end of the hose to prevent the majority of particulate from entering the main filter body. I also plan to be very fastidious about following the procedure for long-term storage of the filter.

Overall though, the filter is easy to use, easy to take apart and reassemble, and it filters water very quickly (even on the long life option).

For now I'm giving the Vario 4 stars - only because of my very limited experience with the filter; if this pump continues to be as impressive as it appears to be, I will definitely update it to a 5 star product.

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