Description
LifeStraw Flex is a very light water bottle that can fit into a small space, with a filter that keeps the water clean of bacteria and parasites. Makes it possible to transport and enjoy clean water even in difficult conditions.
The bottle made of flexible material can be rolled or flattened into a very small space when empty. Does not take up unnecessary space in the backpack, and weighs almost nothing. Perfect equipment for trips, hikes or in the big city, where tap water is not tempting to drink as is. With the LifeStraw straw, you can drink directly from natural waters, or you can use it together with a drinking bottle. The straw's 2-stage LifeStraw filtration process cleans 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria and 99.9% of parasites. The activated carbon filter also effectively removes microplastics, organic chemicals and chlorine from the water, improving the taste and smell of the water at the same time.
Product information:
- A collapsible drinking bottle with an integrated LifeStraw cleaner
- Volume: 700 ml
- Filters at least 2,000 liters of water during its lifetime
- The filter cartridge can be stored in a dry interior for 5 years
- Removes 99.9999% of bacteria living in water (>LOG 6 reduction)
- Removes 99.9% of protozoa and parasites (>LOG 3 reduction)
- Reduces water turbidity, filters up to 0.2 microns
- Exchangeable activated carbon filter capsule
- Does not contain bisphenol or other chemicals
- Easy to clean, the package includes a cleaning syringe
- Weight: 89 g
- Bottle dimensions: 269 x 99 mm
How it works:
Inside the LifeStraw water purifier are hollow fibers specially designed for this purpose - the so-called ultrafilter technology, which can be found e.g. from water treatment plants that clean drinking water in cities. Inside the LifeStraw filter there is a large amount of these fibers intended for filtering, which outwardly look like the undisputed king of all pastas, i.e. spaghetti, but they are actually much thinner.
Each fiber has pores 0.2 microns in diameter - 500 times thinner than a human hair - and when water passes through these hollow fibers, only bacteria- and parasite-free, clean drinking water gets through the pores of the fibers. Bacteria, parasites and dirt do not enter the user's mouth with the whistle. No chemicals are used in the physics-based filtration process.
LifeStraw® technology has been tested in independent conditions, in various laboratory and research programs. It is certified and meets all EU directives and standards (10/2011 and 1935/2004) and the Microbiological Water Purification standard according to the US EPA 1987 Protocol. Removes e.g. the following stalwarts:
Bacteria:
- Salmonella
- Campylobacter
- Coli bacteria
- Cholera
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa (rod bacteria)
- Shigella, i.e. dysentery (causes diarrhea)
Parasites, i.e. parasites:
- Giardia lamblia, an intestinal parasite
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Entamoeba histolytica, i.e. Gut Amoeba