Comments on: A Backpacker’s Review of the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

By: Greg Seaman

Greg Seaman — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:21:00 +0000

LifeStraw has been used in humanitarian relief programs in Africa for over 5 years. and is being further distributed in several countries in Africa today. Over a million people in Africa have had access to safe drinking water through LifeStraw donor programs.

By: Julie Hartzfeld

Julie Hartzfeld — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:33:00 +0000

Has anyone used the Lifestraw in another country, like Africa?

By: Olufemi Nicol

Olufemi Nicol — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:07:00 +0000

That’s an awesome product. I definitely could have used the LifeStraw when I got lost on Mt. Kilimanjaro with an empty camelpak and no water bottle. 4 hours without water at 18,000 feet almost killed me. I’d love to be a vendor for this. I have a store for travelers – this would be a perfect item!

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:50:32 +0000

I used to drink directly out of a lot of backcountry streams mainly due to laziness for pumping my filter or the dislike for the taste of iodine. Never got sick but always wonder if this was the one that was going to get me. Beaver fever would not be fun! Gotta get me a few of these!

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:55:28 +0000

Here's a good youtube video of my brother explaining the LifeStraw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XckPmVmciAc

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:51:51 +0000

The LifeStraw is BPA – Free, thankfully!

By: BPA Free Bottles

BPA Free Bottles — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:16:25 +0000

It's important to use BPA free products too. Wide research on BPA has proved that continuous exposure to it can be harmful to health. So it is better to make sure that all plastic products one uses are BPA free.

But thankfully, one can now easily find products like BPA free water and milk bottles, baby bottles, lunch boxes, containers, products for ones microwave, freezer or refrigerator, and even BPA free toys. So we should protect our health and that of our near and dear ones by using only BPA free products.

By: For Musicians

For Musicians — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:09:19 +0000

Incredible product that will probably save a lot of lives.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:54:00 +0000

Hi Ben

I used to do a lot of walking/hiking around Dartmoor, ( i know, not quite the same as your backpacking !), with my dad when i was a lot younger.
I always remember the time when dad thought it would be ok to drink water from a fast flowing stream. Well lets just say he was wrong, as i was ill for over a week after wards ! So like you said, i gues you never know what could be upstream. Prob a dead sheep in my experience !!

Anyway, i just remembered that, when i was reading you article. Could of done with a personal water filter then !

Dave

By: Steinway Grand

Steinway Grand — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:33:22 +0000

Wow! That's pretty amazing.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:47:15 +0000

Amazing! but I don't think this works for me. Can't do that though.

By: Java Addict

Java Addict — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:10:28 +0000

Wow!… May I ask if this lifestraw is available in Asia, I'm in the Philippines. This should be the a great one for me!!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:34:00 +0000

Super cool! I have been waiting for this since learning about it a couple years back.

By: greg ascentive

greg ascentive — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:47:57 +0000

wow, this is so interesting! I just spent a significant portion of time reading through all the info online about lifestraw, and how that and similar devices exactly work. I'd never really thought about being stranded somewhere and having to drink from a stream. There were a number of user reviews on other sites where folks would order the filter device, then go outside looking for "muddy water" somewhere to drink out of!

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:41:15 +0000

An amazing product! Thanks for the info!