Lightweight and highly portable
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ifeStraw® Family is ideal to purify water at base camps, while car camping, or when camping with groups. It will purify up to 18,000 liters or 4,755 gallons of water, removing bacteria, protozoa and viruses.
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How LifeStraw® Family works
LifeStraw® Family works by forcing water through narrow fibers under high pressure. Clean water exits through tiny pores in the walls of the hollow fibers, but viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and other contaminants are trapped inside the hollow fibers and re-flushed out by backwashing. (Note: Water from the red exit tap should never be consumed.)
How to use LifeStraw® Family
Personal LifeStraw.
To use LifeStraw® Family, hang the purifier so the red tap is several inches from the ground. Pour collected water through the pre-filter in the dark blue bucket. Open the red tap for 3 seconds to allow water to flush through the filter, and then close the tap. Place a drinking vessel under the blue tap to collect filtered water. When you’re finished, close all the taps, squeeze the red bulb until flat, then open the red tap and let the remaining water drain from the filter.
SPECIFICATIONS • BENEFITS • STANDARDS
Purifies 4,755 gallons (18,000 liters) of water to 0.02 microns using advanced ultrafiltration membrane technology
Removes:
- 99.9999% of bacteria (E. coli, etc.)
- 99.999% of viruses (Rotavirus, Hepatitis A)
- 99.99% protozoa (Giardia, Cryptosporidium)
Reduces turbidity (muddiness)
Requires no running water or piped-in water supply
Meets US EPA drinking water standards
Meets World Health Organization “highly protective” category standards of safe water interventions
Lightweight: 1.17 -pounds or 0.53 kg
Easy to use (no pumping, no chemicals)
Easy-to-clean pre-filter and purification cartridge
BPA and chemical free
All raw materials are US FDA compliant or equivalent
[information]LifeStraw Family 1.0 / $76
LifeStraw Go / $35
LifeStraw Personal Water Filter / $20
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