BerkeyGo Berkey Kit, 1 Quart Portable Gravity Filter with Sport Berkey Bottle
1-quart nesting stainless gravity filter with a Sport Berkey bottle, primer and carry case.
$234
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Usability
Usability
The Go Berkey is not a scaled-down Big Berkey; it is a different use case. One quart and one gallon per hour is unusable as a household filter, but the nesting chambers, the bottle and the case make it the only Berkey that genuinely packs. Judge it against a squeeze filter or a pump, not against the countertop systems, and the 234 dollars reads differently.
- Upper chamber nests inside the lower, taking packed height from 14 in. to 10 in.
- Includes a Sport Berkey bottle, Berkey Primer and vinyl carry case, so it covers both camp and trail
- Stainless construction at 2.4 lb empty, far more durable than plastic gravity bags
- Single Black Berkey element rated to 3,000 gallons, which is well beyond any trip
- Runs on gravity alone with no electricity, plumbing or water pressure
- Lifetime warranty on the stainless chambers and hardware when bought through the authorized dealer
- 1 quart of storage and 1 gallon per hour make it unusable as a household filter
- Expensive for its capacity compared with backpacking squeeze and pump filters
- No NSF certification for any filtration claim; all performance data is manufacturer-commissioned lab testing
- Standalone Black Berkey replacement elements are out of stock industry-wide under an EPA stop-sale order
- PF-2 fluoride and arsenic elements are not part of this configuration
- Priming the element still requires a faucet or the included primer, which is awkward in the field
The Go Berkey Kit is the travel end of the range: a 1-quart stainless gravity system whose upper chamber nests inside the lower for storage, dropping the packed height from 14 in. to 10 in.
It runs on a single Black Berkey element and filters up to 1 gallon per hour with the upper chamber kept full. The kit adds a Sport Berkey filtered bottle, a Berkey Primer and a vinyl carrying case, so it covers both stationary and on-the-move filtration.
At 4 in. across and 2.4 lb empty it is aimed at solo campers, one-bag travellers and go-bags rather than household use. PF-2 fluoride elements are not part of this configuration.
Additional information
Specification: Go Berkey Kit, 1 Quart Portable Gravity Filter with Sport Berkey Bottle
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Questions answered from our data
What does Berkey filter out?Across the 11 Berkey systems we list, the makers claim reduction of 20 contaminants.
Do water filters remove lead?120 of the 296 systems we list claim to reduce lead.
Does Berkey remove PFAS?Nine of the 11 Berkey systems we list claim to reduce PFAS.
Do water filters remove chlorine?217 of the 296 systems we list claim to reduce chlorine.
