Survivor Filter PRO Extender Series – Portable Water Filter Pump with Extra Replacement Filters

Is this the affordable MSR Guardian Rival?
I’ve used an MSR Guardian for years–exceptional filter, but also a very hefty price tag. I came across this Survivor Filter Pro at less than a third of the cost of the Guardian, which caught my attention, but also made me a little bit leery, especially given the Survivor Pro claims to filter down to the .01 micron to remove all the really bad nasties, including viruses. In addition, the Survivor Filter Pro includes a carbon filter to help remove heavy metals and chemical nasties–something the Guardian doesn’t do.The Guardian is a fantastic filter, but that’s not to say that this Survivor Filter Pro won’t meet my expectations. And before I made this purchase, I decided to dig into some reviews on this filter–all of which have been pretty positive and reassuring. I did come across a few reviewer concerns about the pump durability over time, but the Survivor has a much better warranty period (limited lifetime) than what the Guardian offers (3 years). So, it’s apparent that the Survivor Filter folks back up their product. And truth be told, I also found some similar concerns expressed about the Guardian when I did my homework before I purchased it a few years ago, but I’ve had zero durability issues over the years.At least initially, the one apparent trade-off between the Survivor Filter Pro and the MSR Guardian is with the flow rate. The Survivor Filter is rated to only filter around 1/2 liter/minute, whereas I can filter close to two liters/minute with the Guardian. That said, IMO the reduced flow rate is not too unacceptable of a trade-off considering the price savings for a filter that provides an equal-to, and perhaps even a greater filtering benefit.I’m looking forward to putting this Survivor Filter Pro through its paces. So far, I’m not finding any reason to believe that this filter won’t perform as expected.

Good product
Good product so far. My mom used it for her trip to the mountains. She could filter a lot of water for 5 people. The only thing I didnt like is the price, its too pricy for a filter you will use 3-4 times. The level felt cheap but other than those two things i think its worth it.

Everyone should own one, or two!!!
This one apart of my three part emergency preparedness water plan. First I use a 5 gallon bucket to collect nasty water from my local retention pond, then I rough filter that water through a t-shirt (I like the anti-microbial, fast drying kind) into another 5 gallon bucket, then I use this bad boy to physically filter that water to ”0.01microns” and then finally it goes into my Berkey. The Berkey could handle the nasty water straight, but it would shorten filter life, so I prep the water. If I suspect heavy virus content (people are camping/pooping near the water source, flooding, etc) I can treat the water with my solar powered chlorine generator (fits in your pocket) and the Florine’s smell and taste will later be removed by the Berkey.0.01 microns is the nominal (average) pore size, which means practically nothing, ABSOLUTE poor size (largest pore in the filter) is .025 microns. I’m basing this off of the fact that this filter was tested on a virus .025 microns large with success (it’s also what the company told me). This isn’t bad though, the next smallest pore size I know about is the MSR and that’s ranges between $89-$350 with a poor size of .02 and it can only handle something like 396 gallons per filter, not exactly great for any sort of long term solution unless you stockpile lots of filters. Plus, the MSR doesn’t have any activated charcoal which means no toxins are being removed. On that note, it stinks that the charcoal filter on this doesn’t last longer. 26k gallons on the other two filters, but only 528 gallons on the carbon filter. It’s not enough to say this isn’t the best value water filter on the market (that I’ve found and I’ve done lots of research) it just means that it loses its limited heavy metal, bad taste/smell removal capabilities 2.9 months into an off the grid situation for a family of 3, best case, 2 gallons, per person, per day. Still not bad for $65!!!!!!!! Flow rate is good, it takes 10 minutes of non-stop pumping for every gallon of water filtered. Light enough to toss in a cargo pocket, well thought out and engineered, a million times better than life straw and any of their 2 micron filters that leave you wide open to a wide verity of deadly water born illness like Vibrio cholerae, not to mention every viruse out there! With this single $65 device, I can give my family of 3 w/ 2 dogs, 10 plus years of bacteria/ virus/ protozoa free water in an off the grid situation!Problem is, there are a lot more things than viruses and bacteria that can harm you. Heavy metals, a plethora of chemicals and toxins, etc. My very non-mobile, large Berkey, not only takes out all the critters, it also takes out over a hundred other chemicals, poisons, and metals, it even removes some forms of radioactive waste!. With two of these survivor filters (or one of the $100 extended hydration version) and my Berkey I’m ready to provide my family with over 20 years of the cleanest drinking water possible at the drop of a hat, and that’s in a off the grid situation, drinking out of a retention pond surrounded by houses, in Florida!

This filtered a lot of water for me last summer. Its a bit of work but that is part of the fun. I used it to fill large water container while camping near mountain streams. Nothing like fresh water in the woods and no concerns about pre boiling.