The best off-grid water filter system is the one you actually use. Don’t buy a $500 titanium super-filter if you hate pumping. Buy the simple gravity one and call it a day. Clean water is non-negotiable, but the method can be fun.
Start simple. Test your water. Remember, you are not a camel – you need to drink. And when you pour that first crystal-clear glass from your own filter, you’ll feel like a wizard. A well-hydrated wizard. Now go pour yourself a glass, while I fight my neighbor for the last of the filtered stuff.