Lifestraw water purification

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Lifestraw water purification

Postby tasadam » Thu 14 Mar, 2013 8:45 pm

Never heard of them, know nothing about them, never had a need for them, but looks interesting...
http://www.lifestraw.com.au/
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Re: Lifestraw water purification

Postby buggeriamold » Thu 14 Mar, 2013 9:26 pm

I have been using them for a couple of years. They work well for me. There is a little bit of an art to using them, in that they can airlock and be quite hard to suck through but once you work out that you just blow the water out and start again its all good.

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Re: Lifestraw water purification

Postby Onestepmore » Fri 15 Mar, 2013 7:46 pm

Wild Earth have them on special atm. $27.50
Also features a you-tube video of one being used in Zimbabwe during a cholera outbreak
http://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/lifestr ... /Lifestraw

Along similar lines, product from Seychelle
Removes most heavy metals as well as the usual suspects
This manufacturer also has one that removes radiological contamination
http://store.seychelle.com/Products-Pur ... Straw.html
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