Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a seasoned backpacker and bought the Hiker Pro. I tested it at home to make sure everything works as it should. I went on a solo backpacking trip for 3 days and bought one nalgene bottle of water and trusting that my Hiker Pro would work. At the end of the first day filtering one Nalgene full, I disconnected the tubes and found that the inlet port with the quick disconnect simply broke off from the main body which renders the filter useless. I was stranded miles away on a multi-day solo so I was in a world of hurt without my filter working. I looked at the inlet port closely and this is a weakness of this design where they plastic weld the inlet port to the main body. I've used the original Hiker before and know that I need to be careful yet this still broke. If you backpack out and your Hiker Pro breaks like mine did, you are going to be screwd! Upon returned home, I called customer service and they said there is nothing I could have done to fix it..no super glue nor epoxy can fix it. They said they'll send a replacement body that I'll need to transfer parts to make it work. Katadyn said that I could have submerged the inlet port to try to get it work if out in the field. Without the inlet port with the captured white foam check valve, a submerged inlet port would draw in dirty water to the filter and continue to push clean and dirty water to your bottle. Would you drink dirty water and get sick and unable to hike back with your 40lb gear? On a solo trip, hell no! As other reviewers have had the same inlet port breaking as mine, you have been warned. I'm going to research and buy a better water filtration system. This Hiker Pro has a design flaw that you cannot trust it out in the field. I've attached a photo where I you can see the plastic weld around the inlet port is joined to the main body. This is where the failure and design flaw is located.