Why is this better than any old bottled water?
150148
The don't explode if drop. Retail plastic bottles of water, (off the store shelf,)do not take sitting in heat for very long at all. They will leak and deteriorate.
150149
It's smaller. These are very small packets, so they are easier to stow in FAKs and emergency stowage areas. They don't roll around, etc. But mostly, rigid plastics are permeable so the water goes stale or can even get contaminated. Unless you get metal or more serious re-usable grade bottles (which add a LOT of weight and cost). The bags are metalized foil so are completely environmentally protected, as long as you keep them from getting holed.
150150
A few reasons including but not limited to a 5 year shelf life, puncture resistance, if one does manage to get punctured you don't lose all of the water since their individually packaged, and it takes up less space in a prepped pack.
150151
The packaging is strong and will resist heat and cold a lot better. Harder to puncture too. They pack fairly flat and are easier to store than a few bottled water. I will say they do have an odd plastic kind of taste, but it is emergency water after all. I probably wouldn't buy more of these though. But they remain in my bug out bag nonetheless.
1587283
not positive, but i think the charcoal is there less to filter the impurities from tap water and more to filter the water as it sits and gets used-like from your pets' saliva, tiny hairs, dust, etc. So it can remain fresher longer and gets less buildup. just my opinion.
278988
Have always used cold tap water, but I would think distilled water would be better, and yes it would last longer, and you may not need to clean as often.
1869233
I am not sure, I can only tell you that it made taste better than water which I used a zero water filter.
430413
I don't know for sure if that is the case with the nickel, but we purchased our Berkey about 2 months ago and the water filtered from the tap is much better than directly from the tap. Our tap water has an odd taste, always has. Full up the burley that goes away. My children (5 & 7) get upset with me when the water goes empty. I never even made them or explained what it was or what it does. They just prefer it over the filtered, chilled water from the fridge or the tap. They seem to like room tempature water also.
548046
Instead of using regular tap water and instead of buying bottled water I decided to purchase a Brita Water Pitcher here on Amazon. In the long run I think it will be more cost effective than bottled water (with the same results) plus the benefits of not using hard tap water.
1582411
We use only reverse osmosis water in our pitcher and it makes the most smooth tasting water! We LOVE it!
1318954
As long as you clean it out before using it the water tastes great. It honestly makes my tap water taste better because it keeps it so cold. If your bottle is making it taste strange try washing it or if your using the straw lid change the straw.
1116621
i don't know but i quit using it anyway because i couldn't tell the difference between that water and tap water. i am just going with distilled water. it is cheaper and taste much better. check on a water distiller or just buy it at the store. i had a water distiller and wore it out then i just started buying it at the store. 2 to 4 gal at a time. it has no garbage in it.
1491516
It is better than most and is all natural, find that on another label of a drink. ;)
342640
I can say that the water I get using these filters is great. No chemical taste, which our water does have without it. It's been a long time since I drank reverse osmosis water, so I can't remember to compare. Of course, if you want the cleanest water possible, removing even medication residues that are apparently showing up in our water systems, reverse osmosis gets it all, and these filters do not. We've been going back and forth about switching to reverse osmosis, for purer water. For taste alone, these are a great choice, and they remove things like heavy metals and chlorine. Where I live, when the city flushes the hydrants our water looks dirty from the unfiltered faucets, and these filters clean it right out, though we do have to change them more frequently when that happens!
38929
It's pretty cool actually! You have to purchase this bottle, and you keep the bottle and replace only the two filters whenever the tester tells you to. We test our water once a week and we drink a lot of water, and after a month we still have a long way to go before needing to replace them. It's a very simple system, but the water tastes so good! You purchase the filters separately and they run about $10 each and it takes two at a time. I stocked up and purchased the 8-pack when I got the bottle. The bottle comes with 2 filters to get you started.We love ours!!!!
1545385
im not sure. I had a softener for 15 years before I bought this. I still use the softener... all I can say, is that my water is 10x better than before.
240224
It could be. Most beverages seem like they taste better from a glass bottle. This water is sold by the case through Amazon which is probably easier, safer, and less expensive to ship. Glass bottles would certainly be heavier and more costly to pack and ship.
1811997
I use tap water. It says distilled is better but i haven't had any issues. Been using it weekly since i got it about 5 months ago
1486410
I am not sure why, but i prefer the liquid much better. Easier to handle and control pH. Also let a residue in my tank after about of week
1029651
I just use bottled water or filtered water from fridge and haven't had any issues or scaling.