Ultimate Purifier Water Lifestraw

68 reviews for Ultimate Purifier Water Lifestraw

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   Mysha NelsonVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Convenient water purification filter for edc, to keep in your bugout bag and/or get home bag. Great item to carry on the trail especially when you con...More

   Convenient water purification filter for edc, to keep in your bugout bag and/or get home bag. Great item to carry on the trail especially when you consider its weight vs the weight of the amount of water that it can filter. Just make sure that you remember that this filter is only good for viruses/protozoea, dirt/grit, etc, it is NOT for filtering out heavy metals. Always be careful about knowing the water source and its likely impurities (for example a river with a paper mill likely has mercury contamination, especially near the mill and if possible you need to find another water source or at the very least move upstream from the mill as far as you can for safety). You will also need to remember to blow out the filter after its use before storing it for its next use or you will likely find it clogged when you next need it. As for the other filters similar to the Lifestraw on the market, you get what you pay for and in this case that can be the difference between life and death.
   Ksawery LottVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   I’m a big fan! I bought this as a last minute purchase before my big trip to Glacier National Park. I was somewhat skeptical. But I wanted to take wha...More

   I’m a big fan! I bought this as a last minute purchase before my big trip to Glacier National Park. I was somewhat skeptical. But I wanted to take what felt like a chance to me and drink out of the beautiful water sources in the park. So to my delight, I was able to drink from streams, lakes, you name it without any sort of physical side affects and the taste is mild from the filter. I barely noticed it. All I mostly got was the taste from the crisp cold alpine water from the glaciers. And it made for cool memories of drinking during my hikes in the beautiful backcountry of Montana. I recommend this to anyone in case of an emergency for your home or hiking. The sucking wasn’t even that hard to do once you got the water flowing. I have zero negative things to say!
   Isaak RidleyVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Bought a LifeStraw about a year ago and brought it, still wrapped, on dozens of hikes and excursions without ever needing to use it. Was starting to f...More

   Bought a LifeStraw about a year ago and brought it, still wrapped, on dozens of hikes and excursions without ever needing to use it. Was starting to feel like an unnecessary purchase ... until it was absolutely necessary! Hiking the rim-to-rim Grand Canyon trails in 100-degree heat I was left with very limited supply of water with several miles of climbing to go before a clean water stop. When a creek appeared, I whipped out the lifestraw and drank to my throat's content. This was flowing water and while not brown, it was clearly not potable. Drinking from the LifeStraw was pleasant (aside from needing to get down on all fours to reach the water level) and tasted as good (if not better) than the clean water at the rest stations.
   Susan BentonVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   I went camping last weekend here in Arizona. If you know much about our water streams, they are quite dirty, especially where I camp. I won’t even eat...More

   I went camping last weekend here in Arizona. If you know much about our water streams, they are quite dirty, especially where I camp. I won’t even eat the fish from these rivers (not all AS rivers, just the one I was next to). I realized that I have had these life straws for YEARS and never used them. So, against my better judgement, I decided to test one out for funsies. The water was brown and nearly stagnant. I used as directed and I have to say, the water was pretty good. Still seemed to have some dirt taste to it but that may have just been from the dirt already in my mouth (it was dusty and windy that day). Otherwise, it was refreshing and I didn’t get sick so it did it’s job!!
   Julia CochranVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   I have owned several of these in survival and hurricane supply kits for many years but never put one to use. I went on a distance hike on a day that t...More

   I have owned several of these in survival and hurricane supply kits for many years but never put one to use. I went on a distance hike on a day that turned out to be unusually warm. I had a camelback and a spare water bottle off of my mountain bike. Ended up rupturing the bladder of the pack and losing all of the water out of it. I was left with my water bottle and my lifestraw. Water everywhere, being marshlands of Southern Florida. I could have used the straw directly in any of them, but I just resorted to filling the bottle and drinking it out with the straw. I lived, so I know it works. I probably would not have made it home had I not had it with me. Buy one! Buy several!
   Abdulrahman SchaeferVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   You're hiking along and you've gone through all your water maybe unexpectedly and what do you do. Go thirsty for the rest of the hike? Nope, you break...More

   You're hiking along and you've gone through all your water maybe unexpectedly and what do you do. Go thirsty for the rest of the hike? Nope, you break out the Lifestraw and use it to hydrate the rest of the trip. We found ourselves in the Tetons and had missed our mark for a trail that we ended up hiking 4 extra miles we didn't need to hike to get to. We finally got to the lake and we were out of water. LIfestraw to the rescue. We filled our water bottles, dropped the straw inside the bottle and drank away. This is a great solution for hikers who don't want use chemicals and the like but want to have a way to safely drink the water around them.
   Amelie BeltranVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   I found this product on Amazon for several dollars cheaper than other places and since I did not really know if it worked, I did not want to spend a g...More

   I found this product on Amazon for several dollars cheaper than other places and since I did not really know if it worked, I did not want to spend a great deal of money on it. My son went into the back yard, scooped up some black dirt in a jar and filled it with water. He sucked the nasty water through the straw and then spit it into a clear glass and the water was crystal clear! He said the water tasted really good too. I plan to buy several more- an amazing product. This company also sends a straw to an area in Kenya when you purchase one, so it is nice the company does this for those in need in other countries with unsafe water.
   Stanislaw MilnerVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Hiking on the PCT we brought a Steripen for main use and a Lifestraw for backup. Really glad we made this decision. Hiking in drought conditions, ofte...More

   Hiking on the PCT we brought a Steripen for main use and a Lifestraw for backup. Really glad we made this decision. Hiking in drought conditions, often the only water sources we had were not much more than murky puddles. Although our Steripen worked fine, it doesn't do anything for filtering out the muck and organic material. Used our Lifestraw to drink the swamp-like water, and it tasted amazing. We'd fill up our water bottles with the muddy water and drink out of them using the steripen. Just watch out, it takes some perseverance to get it working the first time. Make sure to test it out at home before you really need it.
   Jordanna YangVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   My brother and I kayaked in 100+ degree weather for three days. We originally had two Sawyer mini filters and 6 gallons of water between us. Our plan ...More

   My brother and I kayaked in 100+ degree weather for three days. We originally had two Sawyer mini filters and 6 gallons of water between us. Our plan was to refill our water bladders with the sawyers but on the end of day two both filters failed. We were able to flush them and get them to work again when we got home but in the heat of the moment they failed us. I had purchased two of these and they didn't let us down. We stayed hydrated and I've since bought two spares as backups and switched to the platypus filter system. I highly recommend having multiple ways to access clean water.
   Floyd MannVerified Purchase

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Unlike so many of the 4 and 5 star reviews I actually opened the package, read the instructions and tested the product. Honestly I cannot believe ther...More

   Unlike so many of the 4 and 5 star reviews I actually opened the package, read the instructions and tested the product. Honestly I cannot believe there are so many lame reviewers out there who rate this product highly and say they haven't actually used it but think it's a great idea. C'mon people!!! Don't write a review unless you've at least tested the product. Since I always begin with 1 and 2 star reviews I had to test this when it arrived. At least those folks actually used the product!! Enough complaints out there that I was concerned.