Outdoor Health LifeStraw® Personal

LifeStraw® Personal Water Filter

The LifeStraw is a personal water purification device designed to turn surface water into drinking water, thus providing access to safe drinking water wherever you are.

LifeStraws are approximately 25cm long with a diameter of 3cm, very light and of solid construction. It has a cord to place around your neck. It kills disease-causing micro organisms which spread diarrhoea, dysentery, typhoid and cholera.

The LifeStraw contains a number of filters and a pharmaceutical pouch that clean the water and treat it chemically. There are no electrical or moving parts and no maintenance is required - simply blow back after use to remove the debris that has been filtered.

The Lifestraw is a must have device for all campers, back-packers, travellers, hikers, aid workers, volunteers, survival enthusiasts and for those planning for any eventuality.

The Lifestraw is a sealed unit with no moving parts therefore making it exceedingly durable. As there are no moving parts, no servicing or maintenance is required. Like a normal drinking straw, the Lifestraw is operated purely by the user sucking on the end of the straw and so no electricity/batteries are required which means your lifestraw is always operational.

As each lifestraw is only 25cm (10 inches) long and 29mm (just over 1 inch) in diameter, it is is the essential addition to any emergency survival kit be it for home, vehicle or back-pack.

 Offers easy access to safe drinking water away from home.

  Filters a minimum of 700 litres of water.

 Kills and removes 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria.

 Kills and removes 98.2% of waterborne viruses.

  Removes particles down to 15 microns.

 Requires no electrical power or spare parts for the life time of the straw.

 Easy to mass-distribute in areas where drinking water is contaminated.

  Winner of INDEX: 2005 International Design Award

  Winner of Well-Tech 2006 Innovation Technology Award

  Rated 'Best Invention of 2005' by TIME

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