Travel Berkey Gravity-Fed Water Filter with 2 Black Berkey Elements–Enjoy Potable Water While Camping, RVing, Off-Grid, Emergencies, Every Day at Home

this arrived reasonably prompt and packed well. It looks nice, and the size is about perfect for daily use on the counter. Three stars for that, two off for terrible instructions with faded hard to see pictures, cluttered busy instructions referencing item numbers that dont exist on the picture diagram, colored items that dont exist. They tried to deal with this by inserting a slip to better describe what they want you to do but even that is a hot mess. Priming filters was a learn on the go affair as the instructions were so bad. here it is 10 hrs later and i have still not filtered one gallon of water. Spigot leaks, I have disassembled and reassembled it numerous times. the rubber gaskets just dont fit the curve of the tank. Im leaving it in the sink to drip, tomorrow i will mcgyver better seals. really disappointed in this over priced filtration system. Will not buy again.Update:so i went on utube and found that if i switch the gaskets back they were supposed to go originally (convex gasket on front of tank, not the revised insert instructions where they say to put it inside the tank, the leaking seems to have stopped. will see. i also removed the rubber bottom liner as it just retained water spills and based on many reviews that said the tank rusted under it. i put the unit on an elevated stainless steel trivet instead so it can dry out when needed. i also reprimed the filters as one was not draining at all, using a video tip to use a plastic water bottle with hole drilled in cap to push water thru. they of course never said you needed a flat water tap to do the priming, like alot of folks i have spray nozzle on my sinks.we will see if these fixes do the job. so far its been a pain in the bottom.update:its been a week and its working pretty easy now. fits perfectly on my raised kitchen sink counter so i can place a large glass under the tap to fill. any leaks go straight in the sink but it hasnt leaked once since i fixed it. i use my spray hose tap to fill it up. very convenient. a bit taken aback that you have to use the system alot in order to keep the filters wet. so filtering a tank of water to last awhile of personal use isnt going to get it as the filter upstairs will be high and dry. so now we use the water for cooking and for my husbands tea when i would rather have saved the filters only for straight drinking water.added a star to my review and yes, you need the better tap that has fill level showing as its just a guess now when to fill up.UPDATE 3yrs later:after the initial snafu my travel berkey is still going strong. no problems whatsoever. only leaks i had was when it was overfilled and that was rare because the trick is to totally drain your berkey before refilling. this also ensures that the water is fresh and clean thru out and not collecting solids on the bottom 2in layer. to drain just tip it over slightly once it stops flowing from the spigot naturally. ive cleaned it whenever i dont hear that familiar draining sound it makes when filling an empty berkey, if the sound slows i know its time to give the filters a light scrub with a clean new sponge (the green scrubber side). other cleanings i just wipe down the inside with a clean cloth, wash the lid, spigot i wash without removing from the container as it is fiddly and you want to leave it alone to prevent leaks, see above. ive used the same filter and its still working, but i did just order a new replacement. i can tell the diff in taste if i use tap water and now that micro plastics are everywhere im so glad to have this. i did remove the bottom non skid gasket and put it on top of the lid instead, on the bottom it just collected water and started to create lime marks. its still perfectly shiny inside and out with no marks, rust, lime.

This thing is wonderful! I've been wanting a more reliable water filter system for quite a while and after a lot of research I decided to try this one, and I'm very pleased with the result. In addition to filtering out "forever chemicals" as well as a whole bunch of other nasty stuff it makes water that tastes great. I thought it pricey when I first started my research but now believe it's worth every penny. I also bought the stainless steel spigot with the water level indicator ball. That adds another $70+ to the overall price but again, totally worth it. It allows you to see how much water to add in without causing overflow. It's very easy to assemble (even if you do need a microscope to read the instructions) it only took about 10 minutes to get it going. The water filters through quickly but it does take a couple of run-throughs for the water to taste it's best. Highly recommend!

Really does the job and delivers the best tasting water!

Super easy set up, priming the filters, put on the spout, works great. There are youtube videos that show you the total installation.

I bought this a yr and a half ago and it has yet to be used due to all the issues with it. She tinkered with it but gave up. She doesnt live near by soooo it didnt get messed with. Finally after a night from you know what..i finally have it going AGAIN. It leaked right off the bat. No matter what i did with spout..loosen nut, tighten nut..it leaked. oh the priming kit i bought direct from Berkey...forget it. the images in instructions is not the same primer that you get. Another joke and waste of money. I finally got spicket to stop leaking once i added another washer to the outside of it. As if that wasnt frustrating enough, I had to prime the filters again. Thankfully that kit did included the nipples/adapters to add into fluoride filters to prime them.THAT should have came WITH the filters when i bought them. another added expense. because that blue rubber primer doesn't fit on any sink in my house, i had to go outside with the garden hose and put it on it. As of now, I think I got it working. Here it is yr and half later. I have water filters under my kitchen sink and never in my life have i ever had so much trouble with a water filter. THEN it takes the Berkey what..an hour and a half or whatever it is..to drain the water down JUST so you can use it. NEVER EVER EVER will I buy a piece of junk like this again. And THIS is why I avoid popular brands. Overpriced and nothing but junk. I have wanted to throw this in the trash..if it wasnt so expensive. I will be looking into much better options in brands. Junk, i tell ya junk.

I liked how easy it was to assemble and it looks great next to my sink. Best of all it filters my well water so now my glass teapot is not cloudy anymore. It’s expensive but definitely worth it.

The instructions simply are not good enough. For what this thing costs, Berkey should provide a lot more user-friendly information both in the package and on their website. Thank goodness for the tips provided in Amazon reviews or I already would have given up. (Replacement filters are expensive, too.)Don't know why they tout "simply pour water" into the top on both the packaging and Amazon. Turns out you have to "prime" it, which evidently means rinsing dust that clouds the water out of the filters. After spending a lot of time and water, I am getting to the point where the water is starting to look drinkable. Hope I like it.Now I find out I also need a priming thing and a stand and a special spigot - @#&#@! Still hoping I will get to the point where I can just draw good water whenever I want and it will be worth the ordeal.

Love our berky ..Just wish the filters weren't so expensive. Last us approximately 6-7 months