Lifestraws For Life - Personal Water Purification Device

What is a LifeStraw?

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. It was developed by a specialist commercial company, Vestergaard-Frandsen who research, develop and manufacture disease control textiles.

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.

With the Lifestraw it is possible to drink water from almost any fresh water source.

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.

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Why are LifeStraws needed?

There is a massive need. More than one billion of the world's population are without access to safe water, half suffer from waterborne diseases of which approx. 6000 people, mostly children, die every day from consuming unsafe water - even if we could help a small fraction of these people, what an achievement that would be.

THE INSTRUCTIONS for LifeStraw are simple: 1. Unwrap. 2. Stick in water. 3. Suck.

For immediate use in disaster zones when the water supply is polluted
or interrupted

For populations on the move e.g. refugees or those in war zones

For people working away from home all day - in fields on remote farms
for instance

As emergency water purification for people in difficulties at sea

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The major change with Lifestraw version 2 is the minimization of residual Iodine levels to improve the appeal to the end users - ie. the filtered water now tastes better with the use of the device almost undetectable.

Like the original version, the light-weight, 12.2 inch (25cm) device can be carried or worn around the neck and filters a minimum 700 litres of water (a year's worth) and requires no electricity or spare parts for the duration of its life. Lifestraw provides protection from from common diarrhoeal diseases, removing particles down to 15 microns and killing and removing 99.999% of waterborne bacteria plus 98.7% of waterborne viruses.

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New - Sulis Personal Water Purifier

A new Israeli company called Watersheer Ltd. has developed a series of products, ranging from a personal purifier in a form of a bottle cap Sulis, to up to a 100 litter water processing Sokol system.

WaterSheer: Sulis - P.P.S. Personal Purification System

A Personal Use Integrated Water Purifying System for Multi Purpose uses (Civilian, Military and Humanitarian applications).

The Sulis unit is lightweight and small (10 grams, 2.7 Inches / 7 cm) and is designed to fit onto most universal bottles (0.5 / 0.750 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.5 L).

The Sulis systems treats drinking water contaminated
with Organic, Biological and Chemical contaminates.

The Sulis System consists of a durable and reusable unit with a long
shelf and service life. Supplied as a personal kit.

Katadyn Hiker PRO Water Microfilter

* Long lasting AntiClog pleated cartridge requires no maintenance or cleaning
* Very large filter surface for fast output
* Easy to use because of minimal resistance whilst pumping
* Active carbon core reduces unpleasant tastes and odors from the water
* Small pre-filter on in-hose protects filter cartridge life in turbid water
* Compact design and easy operation--fits in any backpack or travel bag
* Easy Fill Bottle Adaptor attaches directly to a drinking bottle

Amazon Price: $58.99 (as of 12/02/2008)