12v water filters

[ladybird_bus]

Hi folks!

I'm wondering if anyone is using something like this 12v water filter and has any real world feedback on it?
I'm planning on spending some time in Baja over the winters. I know that getting purified water in jugs is the norm there but it seems to me that having a filter like this, that can apparently deal even with river water, would be a good bit of kit to add to my rig and would be very handy in an emergency too.

I haven't yet found many reviews on it - or alternatives that are like it. I'm familiar with the Berkeys but don't have the counter space.

https://itehil.com/collections/iteh...g-outdoor-water-filter?variant=42420407763112

 

[ism minerals]

Hi folks!

I'm wondering if anyone is using something like this 12v water filter and has any real world feedback on it?
I'm planning on spending some time in Baja over the winters. I know that getting purified water in jugs is the norm there but it seems to me that having a filter like this, that can apparently deal even with river water, would be a good bit of kit to add to my rig and would be very handy in an emergency too.

I haven't yet found many reviews on it - or alternatives that are like it. I'm familiar with the Berkeys but don't have the counter space.

https://itehil.com/collections/iteh...g-outdoor-water-filter?variant=42420407763112

Seems really neat, wonder what the water reject rate is for the RO filter?

 

[s2mikon]

I'm assuming that the pump is to push the water through the membrane. I was thinking of using a small under sink filter set and a pressure tank with an air bladder connected to my air system. When parked of course. I would vent the tank bladder, fill the water side with water and charge the bladder from my air brake tank to push the water through the membrane into a separate small water storage tank for drinking and cooking.

 

[turf]

it looks like a nice unit.

i bought more ro units than i care to think about and 1 thing i've learned is not to believe their discharge rates.

that looks fine if you only want a pitcher of water a day. if you were trying to fill tanks, you'd want a much larger ro unit.

if i were trying to fill a 50gal rv tank, i'd look for an ro that makes 200 gallons a day or more and it will still be slow.

like the others mention, rejection rate is a big concern too. lots of ros reject 8 to 1 or worse so 50 gallons of ro means you pumped 350 gallons down the drain to make 50 gallons of drinking water.