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Essential Peace of Mind: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter Review

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024

As an avid hiker and camper, staying hydrated in the great outdoors is crucial, and the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter has become my go-to solution. This compact and lightweight filter is perfect for hiking, camping, travel, and even emergency preparedness.

What I appreciate most about the LifeStraw is its simplicity and effectiveness. The design allows you to drink directly from lakes, rivers, and streams without worrying about harmful contaminants. It’s incredibly reassuring to know that I can quench my thirst safely, no matter where I am.

Additionally, having this water filter gives me peace of mind. In situations where clean water might not be readily available, I feel prepared and secure knowing I have the LifeStraw with me. It's an essential item for anyone who loves the outdoors or wants to be ready for any situation.

In conclusion, I highly recommend the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter to anyone looking to enhance their outdoor experience or to ensure they are always prepared. It’s a small investment for such a significant sense of security.

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Izzy

It works, but not well

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024

It turns the water good, but you really need to suck hard (that's what she said) to drink the water.

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Izzy

It works, but not well

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024

Color: GreenStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

It turns the water good, but you really need to suck hard (that's what she said) to drink the water.

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Dixie

Size and safety.

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

This straw was too large and would not fit into any of my cups. It also said not to use it if you have any immune problems. I did not learn this until I had already bought it. So I returned it

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YasYasYas

Straw takes a while

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

It just takes a while to actually get water to pass through. There are instructions too.

Not sure if I can see if mold builds up.

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Raymond Keepers

One Use

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 5 PackVerified Purchase

I was able to use the first one, one time. The second time I went to use it ceased up on me.

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Its cool. Bit of hassle for primary use but handy for day trips and as backup.

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017

Color: BlueStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

This is not a terrible filter. I keep it at the bottom of my pack, and often will use it here in WA when I've run out of my primary water and need to fill up off a stream. I just fill my bottle and use the straw to drink out of it. Lots of photos of reviewers sticking their face up to the stream like a deer and sipping, hey, you can do that, get in touch with your wild-side, but not quite practical to stop at every minor stream and take a few sips. I need serious hydration when I hike.

The few issues I have with the filter:

(A) The neckband / string is poorly secured to the straw by tiny plastic clips -- whom can easily pop off. I don't recommend primarily wearing this around your neck, as if you travel this way, it'll fall off. It's better to use the string around your neck while you're sipping, and then put the entire thing away. Or, replace string with something of your own that is more secure (likely easily accomplished, I've just dealt with the faulty neck string for now).

(B) As other reviewers noted, you have to give a fair bit of suction to get the water to flow. I've found in a few scenarios my suction ceased entirely, by which I have to blow the water out of the filter and start again. This seems to occur when too much water gets into the filter, as I'm using clear water without any objects in my bottle when it has clogged up. Tiny sips are less likely to jam things up, like I've noticed.

(C) It has a 1000L life, and will simply stop working when it has reached its max capacity. Be sure to keep a rough log or estimate of how many liters you've drank using this little thing (another reason I prefer to fill up a bottle and filter out of the bottle than just drink from a stream). You don't want to have it in your pack when it has 1-2 L left and find out the hard way its not working.

Overall, I tend to like MSR's Gravity Filter much better (also a 1000L) -- granted is heavier but is such a solid and amazing system. I may swap out the life straw again in my system for my MSR gravity filter just for peace of mind and higher volume filtering / not having to constantly deal with the straw. This being said, it does work. It is light weight. At the bottom of my pack I don't even know it's there. It's cheap. It's a great entry point to have a filter in your pack. Is it going to meet everyone's functional needs, or is it going to be best used as a primary water filter? Probably not. But will this give you clean water if you need it? Yes. So I give it an A overall. But in my personal opinion this is best used not as a primary use filter but as a backup system / for day hiking. Long backpacking trips I know you'll prefer to pre-filter your water and have it clean in your bottle, rather than having to bust out your straw with every sip. Regardless, the sort of heavy usage I am describing is not likely its original intention anyhow -- overall, it is a cool product and worth having in your kit for more options. I would recommend others buy one, but with the understandings I've tried by best to highlight.

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C. Ellingson

Great concept but faulty application

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2021

Color: BlueStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

I own three of these.

My original purchase was with a plan to use these while adventuring here in Alaska. After taking these on multiple backpacking, bike-packing, and hikes I have come to the following conclusions.

1- This thing is difficult to use. Sure all you do is suck through a straw. But before buying one you should try and get yourself in the position required to use this thing. Just imaging getting your mouth to the level of your feet, where water source would be. You pretty much have to lay on your belly. Which is not a big deal with exception that usually you'll be at a river bed, surrounded by mud and foliage. Most of the time you don't want to get your clothes dirty and wet. If your super flexible then you can get position yourself without laying on your belly but I don't think this is the average person.
2- You are limited to the water sources you encounter. If you know the trail and the sources of water then this will work out. But if you are unfamiliar with the area, you take a significant risk you won't encounter a water source and hence rendering your lifeStraw useless.
3- Which means you'll probably have to take water with you anyway.
4-And in the case you want to stay overnight, and want water for cooking, then you are not going to have much success with the LifeStraw. The only way to get water is to suck it up through the filter.
5-You should also know that if you take care of you filter and let it dry between uses it will take about 10 minutes of constant water exposure and sucking before you can get water to start flowing. This is the case with all three of my LifeStraws. Which can be quite the annoyance as you try to suck up water in your very unusual position next to a water source.

I do think this is possibly an ideal way to filter water in the event of an emergency. I just haven't had to use it for this.

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Anthony Hampton

Not in original packaging

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 2 PackVerified Purchase

Just 2 life straws, loose, in the cardboard box. Just as the picture shows.

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Bruce lambert

Don’t eat yellow snow

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 2 PackVerified Purchase

Item does an OK job doesn’t last as long as similar products doesn’t come with a bunch of add-ons that you don’t need, but won’t screw into a water bottle you physically have to have your face next to the puddle

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HonestReview4You

Hopefully it works

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

Got this for a “In case of emergency”theme gift basket. Think fire extinguisher, solar phone charger, wine. I don’t think the recipient has used it but pretty sure they drank the wine. 😂

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Ari

Works well

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024

Color: BlueStyle: 1 PackVerified Purchase

Honestly nice if you’re hiking and want to drink out of a river or lake… but honestly might be more worth your while to get a pump instead

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