Lifestraw Water Filter Review

If you enjoy the outdoors or have been in an emergency, you will have a good understanding of how challenging it can be to access clean drinking water. If you are, for example, backpacking across the country, you can only carry so many bottles of water. It will, therefore, require that you continuously buy water or look for a way to filter any water you find. The LifeStraw water filter will take the burden out of the task.

We will provide a review of LifeStraw in a little more detail below. You can also find additional information. 

What Is Lifestraw?

• A synopsis of LifeStraw
• It is very light
• it is portable
• It uses the hollow fiber water filtration system
• The filter pore size is about 0.2 microns
• It will remove up to 99.99% of bacteria and protozoa. Such as e-coli, salmonella giardia, and cryptosporidium
• It will not neutralize any viruses or remove microelements.

LifeStraw is a water filter system that is great for anyone outdoors, away from safe drinking water. If you're out in the country and, for example, find a river, you can filter the water using LifeStraw without needing to bottle it. It is an efficient system; you only insert the straw into the water source and suck on it. What you get is water that is free from bacteria and protozoa.

LifeStraw is a compact, portable water filter system. You hang it around your neck using the lanyard as part of a package. It also has end caps that will help avoid contamination. The advantage is that if you need to leave the water source, you can bottle some untreated water and sip it through the straw.

The major disadvantage is that you cannot pre-filter the water to have ready-to-use water anytime you need it. For some people, this may limit its usefulness, but you must consider the advantage of filtering your water on the go.

The other thing you need to be aware of is that LifeStraw will not eliminate the microelements in the water. It means that some contaminants, like metals, will still be in the water, and you will still be drinking untreated water.

How to Use It

LifeStraw is a straw, and you use it the same way as any other straw. You insert it into the container or directly into the water source and suck the water through the straw. Initially, you may have to suck a bit hard to get the water moving, but it is not difficult.

If you have not used the straw for some time, soak it for about 30 seconds before you start the sucking action. It will moisten the straw, making it easy for the water to move up the tube.

When you finish, you only need to gently blow through the filter to remove any excess water. Now, put back the caps to avoid any contamination.

Final Thoughts

LifeStraw is a must-have item for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. It is also a fantastic item to have in emergencies when you may not have access to clean drinking water.