One of the biggest challenges that hikers, trail runners, and backpackers face while in the backcountry is finding clean drinking water. Sure, that crystal-clear mountain stream might look like it is ...

Motivated by the impending arrival of winter, last month I undertook five of the most fun and adventurous trail runs of my life. Natural water sources were abundant during these five-to-eleven-hour ...

When it comes to backcountry water filtration, even small design differences have a big impact on how efficiently you collect, filter, and drink water on the trail. The Sawyer Squeeze, Katadyn BeFree, ...

When Katadyn launched its BeFree filter system in 2016, it set a new standard for fast, lightweight, on-the-go water filtration. The half-liter, liter, and three-liter soft flasks quickly became ...

New bottle format expands the BeFree AC two-stage filtration system KEMPTTHAL, Switzerland, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Katadyn, the world's most trusted Swiss equipment brand for specialists who ...