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  • Katadyn update

    As many of you know Katadyn and a lot of other water filter manufacturers got backed up the last couple months with TS hitting TF all around the world and people waiting till the last minute to order.

    We had about a dozen pocket filters sitting on our shelves in December and January that wouldn't move. Then mid March everyone wanted one and Katadyn got backed up a couple weeks.

    This is the nature of this industry and a perfect reason WHY we prepare BEFORE bad things happen!

    Anywhoo, just got confirmation of another order from Katadyn coming in. Pocket filters will still be backed up as we are receiving about half of the total order # of those. However their will be a FEW and I mean a FEW Mini filters that will be in stock.

    The Mini is a solid unit, this is a review Protus did of it on video-






    If you need a quality filter and don't want to wait 4 weeks and pay the extra $$ for a Pocket filter, the Mini is a great unit!

    Like I said, their will be literally A FEW of them extra in stock in a couple days. ALL filters have been selling quick. 4/27/11
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    I have the Katadyn Mini which I bought from JRH. I need to do a video review of it for everyone :) When I do I will post it.
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    • #3
      I've been wanting a Katadyn for many years and I found the Katadyn Pocket for $250 (I should've got it when it was under $200 :-/ ), so I went ahead and ordered it since the price seemed to have shot up to $320 at most vendors... I was then informed, after placing the order, that the product was unfortunately a backorder item. They said they should be receiving delivery on 04/30, so hopefully it should be here before my hiking trip next weekend. It's crazy how high the prices have become, but I'm glad I'll have mine soon and won't have to worry about how I'll purify my water.

      Bran <><
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      Rom. 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

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      • #4
        The manufacturer sets the retail prices on these. Retailers are able to have "2 week" sales on them. Other than that, they are pretty strict on what you CAN sell them for. It's ALWAYS been that way with Katadyn, at least back to 94 when we started carrying them.

        Katadyn's standard retail went to $319. around the first of the year. The wholesale price shot up considerably also. We were not informed of this and as my post above stated, we were sitting on more than a few of them for quite some time around the first of the year. Then TSHTF around the world and they went to lead times.

        Katadyn did NOT raise their price due to high demand, they raised their price on Jan1st on the Pockets, long before anyone started ordering them the way they started to in mid March.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Lowdown3 View Post
          The manufacturer sets the retail prices on these. Retailers are able to have "2 week" sales on them. Other than that, they are pretty strict on what you CAN sell them for. It's ALWAYS been that way with Katadyn, at least back to 94 when we started carrying them.

          Katadyn's standard retail went to $319. around the first of the year. The wholesale price shot up considerably also. We were not informed of this and as my post above stated, we were sitting on more than a few of them for quite some time around the first of the year. Then TSHTF around the world and they went to lead times.

          Katadyn did NOT raise their price due to high demand, they raised their price on Jan1st on the Pockets, long before anyone started ordering them the way they started to in mid March.
          It's almost like they "knew"... *creepy music* lol
          Well it's definitely hard timing on the part of anyone who cares to get solid filters for their preps.
          But I'm glad companies are doing what they can to provide these critical units...

          Bran <><
          Rom. 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

          Rom. 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

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