Lifestraw Personal Water Filter
Description
A top piece of gear out of Chile; no questions, no reservations. Active Junky testers, parched from extended afternoon traverses of lava flows, dipped fast and drew deep when water came within range. At under 2oz, this tube of deliverance requires only momentary, exhaling backpressure to clear the bottom filter. Trekkers estimated the water weight savings at over 20lbs, to say nothing of the stove fuel conserved from tedious boiling duties. Under $20 buys you up to 1,000 liters of instantly drinkable aqua, stopping waterborne bacteria and parasites while reducing turbidity down to 0.2 microns. No chemicals and delivering a steady flow rate, LifeStraw can be stored indefinitely for on-demand use. Moving parts are left behind, as are iodine, chlorine and BPA. While it seemed silly at first, the neck lanyard proved essential while hovering over streams and ponds.
Key Features:
- Weighing only 2 oz., the easy-to-use LifeStraw water filter is one of the lightest filters available, and it takes up very little space in your backpack
- Hollow-fiber filter membrane offers a high flow rate; sip on the straw and it filters the water while it's on the way to your mouth
- Get down close to the stream or lake and use the LifeStraw to drink straight from the source, or fill your water bottle and insert the filter to start sipping
- 0.2-micron filter physically removes 99.9999% of all bacteria, such as salmonella, cholera and E.coli; removes 99.9% of all protozoa, such as giardia and cryptosporidium
- Effectively filters up to 264 gal. (1,000 liters)
- Regularly blowing through the LifeStraw water filter after drinking helps keep the filter clean and prevents clogging
- Includes a removable lanyard
Size: 1.2 x 8.8 inches
Weight: 2 oz.
Materials: Hollow-fiber membrane filter
