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The LifeStraw water filter redefines safe drinking water through cutting edge water filtration technology, innovation, product quality, and design. Lifestraw works with governments, donors, and individual consumers, like yourself, to understand the need for safer water

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LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

$43.95

Lifestraw
LifeStraw, the original ultralight backpacking and travel-friendly “straw” water filter, makes contaminated water safe to drink by removing bacteria, parasites and microplastics. Drink directly from lakes, rivers and streams or fill a container and use your LifeStraw on the go. The LifeStraw can provide up to 5 years of safe drinking water. Your purchase has impact: one product, one child, one year of safe water.

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It's designed to stick one end into water, a stream or cup of water and suck the water through to filter it.

Useful for any hunting, camping, travel at home. Un-expected emergencies, lost in the bush, injured, run out of water, should allow drinking water. Carry a collapsible cup to scoop water to drink from.

Take one with on safari to Africa. Not needed? I've been faced with drinking from a cattle water trough, water holes, hole dug in a sandy river bed, etc. Leave it behind as a tip, a useful device.

Carry one when travelling anywhere in the third world, Africa, Asia, South and Central America.

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LifeStraw Peak Series Personal Straw
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We took the most popular outdoor water filtration device on the market, and reimagined it for added versatility, sustainability, a better grip experience, and updated design and colours. This ultra lightweight personal water filter straw is made from high performance premium sustainable materials, it has no extra parts to keep track of, and it boasts and enhanced flow rate for easy sipping.

Membrane microfilter protects against 999999% of bacteria, 99.999% of parasites, 99.999% of microplastics, silt, sand, and cloudiness
5 years of safe water in the palm of your hand
Enhanced microfilter performance
Long-lasting membrane microfilter will last up to 4,000 L of water
Your purchase has impact: one purchase, one child, one year of safe water

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Screw it onto a bottle and filter a larger amount of water into a cup, canteen, camelback, water bottle, cook pot etc.

Far more useful than just a "straw", sucking water through it. Don't need to carry dirty water. One can filter and carry cleaned water.

I wonder what bottles it will screw onto? Common coke and water bottles? Surely there are big differences in threads?

One could carry a disposable water bottle which fits and when emptied, use it for filtering.

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Once in Cambodia seeing water bottles being sold far more cheaply from a roadside stand, one retard we were travelling with immediately went and bought from it. Because he probably saveca few cents. I wonder what tap water these bottles are filled from? Tap water not being safe to drink, or brush teeth with etc. Don't get water in your mouth in the shower. Any bottled water, who knows if it's filled from a tap or not? Tough it out? I was once sick for three years on and off after drinking water from questionable sources. Or sharing water bottles with the PH and trackers. Never again. I take my own water canteens, bottles, camelback, now. With ignorant PHs being rude about it.



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LifeStraw Peak Series Collapsible Squeeze Bottle – 1L

$88.95

Lifestraw
LifeStraw’s Peak compact squeeze filtration is an all-in-one water storage and filtration device. Made from premium materials, it’s durable enough to last you on your long-haul adventures without having to worry about rips, tears, and punctures.

Protects against 99.999999% of bacteria (including E.coli, Salmonella), 99.999% of parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), 99.999% of microplastics, silt, sand, and cloudiness
Enhanced microfilter performance
Ultra-compact
Your purchase has impact: one purchase, one child, one year of safe water
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LifeStraw Flex – Water Filter with Gravity Bag

$89.95 inc GST

Lifestraw
Maximize protection and water throughput with this ultralight, compact gravity water filter system. The LifeStraw Flex with gravity bag offers next level protection against bacteria, parasites, and microplastics in addition to lead, chlorine and other contaminants. Ideal for hiking, camping, emergency preparedness and survival. Your purchase has impact: one product, one child, one year of safe water.
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Product Description
Maximize protection and water throughput with this ultralight, compact gravity water filter system built to provide safe drinking water in almost any environment. The LifeStraw Flex with gravity bag offers next level protection against bacteria, parasites, and microplastics in addition to lead, chlorine and other contaminants. The gravity bag features a leak-proof hose connector and a convenient shoulder strap for easy transport and flexibility to hang virtually anywhere. Ideal for hiking, camping, emergency preparedness and survival. Your purchase has impact. For every LifeStraw product purchased, a school child in need receives safe water for an entire school year.

Protects against 99.999999% of bacteria (including E.coli, Salmonella), 99.999% of parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), 99.999% of microplastics, heavy metals, like lead, chlorine, organic chemical matter and turbidity; improves taste
Versatile water filter system, can be used 4 ways: as a personal straw filter, with the included gravity bag, as an in-line filter with most hydration packs or attached to most disposable water bottles
Compact and ultralight, the gravity water filtration system weighs 196 g and can filter a gallon of water in less than 10 minutes
Long-lasting membrane microfilter lasts up to 2,000 L; replaceable activated carbon + ion exchange filter lasts up to 100 L
This product gives back: one purchase, one child, one year of safe water


Specifications

Membrane microfilter removes 99.999999% of bacteria, 99.999% of parasites, 99.999% of microplastics and turbidity (silt, sand, and cloudiness)
Activated carbon + ion exchange filter reduces lead, chlorine and bad odours for improved taste
Meets NSF 42 standard for chlorine reduction
Meets NSF 53 standard for reduction of lead
Meets US EPA & NSF P231 standards for the removal of bacteria and parasites
Membrane microfilter lasts up to 2,000 L, pore size: 0.2 micron
Activated carbon + ion exchange filter lasts up to 100 L
Filter Size: 22.9 x 2.5 cm
Hose Length: 70 cm
Gravity Bag Volume: 3.7 L
Gravity Bag Size: 47.5 x 27 cm
Weight: 196 g
Flow Rate: 0.5 L/min
BPA-free materials
Replaceable filters & parts
Includes: LifeStraw Flex filter, 3.8L gravity bag, quick-connect hose, and backwashing syringe

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Pity they don't put the volume more prominently. 3.7 L. 200 gms so not too heavy. 8 minutes to filter a full 3.7 L.

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Additional Information
Weight 0.34 kg
Dimensions 14 × 6.5 × 27.5 cm

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LifeStraw Mission – High-Volume Gravity Water Purifier

$219.95 inc GST

Lifestraw
The LifeStraw Mission gravity water filter system purifies water to 0.02 microns, making contaminated water safe to drink by removing bacteria, parasites, microplastics, and viruses. Ideal for groups, the LifeStraw Mission can provide up to 18,000 L of safe water and filter as much as 12 L per hour. Your purchase has impact: one product, one child, one year of safe water.
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The LifeStraw Mission high-capacity, gravity water filter system purifiers water to 0.02 microns. The water purifier makes contaminated water safe to drink by removing 99.999% of viruses, 99.999999% of bacteria, 99.999% of parasites and 99.999% of microplastics. Ideal for group camping, outdoor expeditions, adventure travel and use in emergencies, the LifeStraw Mission can provide up to 18,000 litres of safe water. Easy to fill in lakes, rivers and streams, the system includes a compact roll-bag available in 12-liter size. Your purchase has impact. For every LifeStraw product purchased, a school child in need receives safe water for an entire school year.

High performance purifier removes 99.999% of viruses (including Rotavirus, Hepatitis A), 99.999999% of bacteria (including E. coli, Salmonella), 99.999% of parasites (including Giardia, Cryptosporidium), 99.999% of microplastics and turbidity (silt, sand, cloudiness)
Filters up to 12 L per hour, perfect for groups, camping, emergency preparedness and survival
Convenient roll-bag and shoulder strap for easy transport and flexibility to hang virtually anywhere; built-in backwashing system
The long-lasting microbiological purifier provides up to 18,000 litres of safe water
This product gives back: one purchase, one child, one year of safe water

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Volume? 12 litres I think. An hour to gravity filter.

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Weight 0.626 kg
Dimensions 26 × 7.5 × 43 cm
Size
12L, 5L

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I have carried a basic Life-Straw in my hunting pack since they first became available for retail in Australia more than ten years ago. Bought a 6-pack on ebay for ~$120 or thereabouts.
Used one in anger in 2020 on a long back-country hunt a few months after major surgery. I had over-estimated my recovery status and had gone through all my water by mid-afternoon a long way from camp! It was stinking hot. Bloody glad I had one with me that day.

Haven't yet mustered the courage to do a Life-Straw only Northern Territory hunt with no water in the pack, but keep thinking what a pleasure that would be! Like a day chasing sambar, where your 600ml water bottle is still half full at day's end!

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Thanks for the reply of your use.

Good to have when one runs out of water. How would one fare if one had no water for long kms, high heat and humidity and considerable time? One could drink unfiltered water but take a risk of major stomach problems. Not good. Depending on how clean and running a stream might be or dirty and still a pool is. Something dead in the river upriver?

A lifestraw only hunt? Wow. What is the motivation? Not carrying kgs of water? Certainly say 4 L of water weighs a lot in a day pack and camelback.

I drink a lot so really appreciate a good sized camelback, to be able to sip water regularly as I feel I need it. But I worry about running out, how much is actually left in the camelback for the walk back? So like to carry a reserve litre.

If ground water is available a life straw device allows water from non carried sources to be potentially additional.

Where I hunt and have hunted, natural water can be rare, if including bore water at stock troughs and tanks, one might have to walk many kms anyway to get to them. If one knows where they are. I remember a hunt to a new place decades ago. On the map a bore was shown at a spot. We planned to replace used water there. I usually trust bore water direct from an outlet. It can be somewhat saline. We got to the spot in the Flinders Ranges, and all we found was a capped pipe. The bore and stock water was long gone. By the time I got back to camp, parched!

On the 264 thread boots are discussed. In the rocky countryside and hills of the Northern Flinders Ranges, that trip I wore out the soles of my farm Rossi/Blundstone boots. Had to resort to gym shoes at the end. Now any hunt, hiking trip, safari etc, I try to take my Scarpas as my main boots. They don't wear out soles. But like to take Rossis/Blundstones as my "casual" boots/shoes as my reserve hunting boots if reserves are needed. They are my everyday wear anyway.

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