Carrying water bottles or a hydration pack quickly gets to be a burden when engaged in an outdoor activity such as hiking. Fortunately, in many situations, you don’t need to bring water with you ...

Water filter straws were a breakthrough when LifeStraw released its first commercial model in 2005, enabling people to take a sip from a stream without fear of also consuming bacteria or parasites ...

Safe drinking water is essential to life. If you’re an avid outdoorsman or traveler, then you know that safe drinking water isn’t always easy to come by. Harmful bacteria and microorganisms, which are ...

LifeStraw has become a big name in both the outdoors and emergency preparedness industries for its simple and easy-to-use personal water filters. While you’ve likely seen the brand’s signature filter, ...

Nothing ruins a great hiking or backpacking trip faster than contracting an illness like Salmonella or E. Coli from unfiltered water. A good portable water filter is easily one of the most important ...

From camping trips to exploring new parts of the planet, there are a few things that every traveler should have — and that includes access to clean water. Fresh water is not always available, but ...

We know Lifestraw best for lightweight, ultraportable water filter and purification products it aims at backpacking and other backcountry usage – the "straw" is right there in the name. But the ...

Nothing puts a damper on a trip like an upset stomach. I’ve made the mistake of drinking water from unknown sources while traveling — the prayer water outside the bazaar in Tehran, a sink in a hostel ...