Platypus Gravity Works Carbon Element

2023-09-07T20:00:00

I love my gravity system, and this makes the water taste great.

Scott B.

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2022-08-05T20:00:00

Water tasted great.

JEFF B.

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2022-08-05T20:00:00

Water tasted great.

Jeff B.

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2020-08-02T20:00:00

This carbon filter works great but I use it sparingly, and only when the water truly tastes bad, for two reasons. First, it significantly slows down the filtering speed. Second, it inhibits back-flushing and makes it very difficult to purge the hose of air bubbles.

J-Stroke

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2020-08-02T20:00:00

This carbon filter works great but I use it sparingly, and only when the water truly tastes bad, for two reasons. First, it significantly slows down the filtering speed. Second, it inhibits back-flushing and makes it very difficult to purge the hose of air bubbles.

J S.

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2020-07-12T20:00:00

I'm a backpacker, I use this with the Gravity Works filter - does a great job removing unwanted flavors from most water sources. Makes the system a little bit bulkier, but IMHO it is worth the extra bulk and minimal weight increase.

Doug

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2020-06-20T20:00:00

Recent 6 day / night camping into the Boundry Waters - first time for me - my camp mates could not believe how well the system worked and , with the filters, how good the water tasted - they all commented they would be buying the complete system once back home.

James

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2019-09-21T20:00:00

Website lacks the information. I'm assuming I can run the chlorinated water through it just as with the GravityWorks normal filter, but then again doesn't this thing remove things like chlorine? Won't that just exhaust its lifespan?

John

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2019-07-08T20:00:00

Colorado river water still didn't taste great, but hate to think what it would have been w/o the carbon element. It is small and light.

Jennifer

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2019-07-08T20:00:00

Colorado river water still didn't taste great, but hate to think what it would have been w/o the carbon element. It is small and light.

Jennifer B.

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2018-06-18T20:00:00

But it's hard to fit into the storage bag with the original filter set, which has very limited room for an additional in-line filter.

Gregory

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2015-05-28T20:00:00

Purchased 3 months and have taken on two backpacks. Second one was into a remote area of Florida with no moving water, only swamp ponds with a lot of algae, scum and guppies, etc. The system with the carbon produced almost perfect drinkable water. The only concern was a light brown still in the very brown tea-like pond water. It has been 3 weeks since that adventure and neither of us were sick or any problems. Gotta love the platypus filtration system as it has performed flawlessly.

reotime

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2015-05-28T20:00:00

Purchased 3 months and have taken on two backpacks. Second one was into a remote area of Florida with no moving water, only swamp ponds with a lot of algae, scum and guppies, etc. The system with the carbon produced almost perfect drinkable water. The only concern was a light brown still in the very brown tea-like pond water. It has been 3 weeks since that adventure and neither of us were sick or any problems. Gotta love the platypus filtration system as it has performed flawlessly.

Ron O.

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