Berkey Sport Bottle Mini Review

Here is a piece of kit I will always have with me,whether riding,hiking or camping. I bought this bottle out of necessity after a 60 mile round trip rail to trail ride. The map for Van Fleet trail showed two water stations so I figured I would pack lite and only take two h2o bottles and refill at the stations. Wrong!
 
At the 30 mile end point there was a fountain, I turned it on and let it run took a swig and spit it out. Water was hot,cloudy, foul smelling and tasted like iron. I swallowed some and my stomach immediately protested. I wasn't going to risk it. SO I rode with 12 oz of water for 18 miles and came upon the other station. This one was a little better but I only took a quick gulp. The last 12 miles to the car were brutal. I'm in Florida and it's 92 degreeish riding hot pavement little to no shade and thirsty.
 
When I got home I researched water bottle filters and discovered this reasonably priced excellent filter system. http://www.berkeyfilters.com/berkey-water-filters/sport-berkey.html  I am amazed at the amount of impurities it can filter.
I bought mine on ebay for around $15shipped from the seller in Colorado. It fits in holders well and has a 640 refill capacity from municipal water or 160 from any source.
 The filter is connected to a tube you drink from like a straw. Having a roll top cover the straw will stay clean in your bottle cage.  

Drinking thru the straw is not as quick as say a Camelbak jet valve but this isn't my primary bottle. I won't leave home without it!

Thanks for looking,comments welcome.

Thanks for posting! I'll definitely check that out.

I'm always looking for ways to expand my range beyond 2 bottles... that solution is great where there is water - even if it's not reliable. At that price I'll grab one of those for sure!

Here in Colorado, there are routes where there is simply no water around...

My first solution was to add a 3rd bottle with one of these:

It's called the "Fondo H20" by Axiom. It's alright but doesn't really secure to the saddle rails very well so I added a strap where a light is supposed to clip on and run it through the rails. It helps, but is less than ideal.

I've considered this:
https://www.showerspass.com/product-category/veleau

It holds 42oz and also has some storage in the bag.  But that's a lot of water/weight on road/gravel bike... it is not cheap either at $99! Though Showers Pass is a great company that really makes solid products.

Thanks again for posting!
Croz