Lifesaver Bottle ?

[airmojo]

I saw a story several weeks ago on TV about the Lifesaver Bottle that will make safe drinking water from any fresh water source (I assume that it will NOT work on salt water). Eliminates bacteria, viruses, cycsts, parasites, fungi...

Website here:

http://www.lifesaverbottleusa1.com/

I haven't seen these advertised in BWH, but maybe I missed the ads.

Sure makes a lot of sense to get at least one of these... I'm thinking more, but should start with at least one.

Has anyone tried these ?

[ryanmercer]

Numerous products like this out there, have been for ages.

[airmojo]

Yes there have, but I'm not sure what the differences are, or which one's the best.

The Lifesaver bottle 4000 can treat 4000 liters (1,056 gallons) of water, the 6000 model 6000 liters (1,585 gallons).

Most of the camping/hiking ones that I've seen don't do anywhere near that volume of water... MSR Sweetwater does 200 gallons, Katydyn Exstream XR XR does 26 gallons.

So the amount of clean drinkable water that one unit can handle without changing filters (and carrying or storing extra filters) is very important, especially for long term survival issues.

[Edit addition;] The Lifesaver doesn't look as portable as the camping/hiking water purifiers, but better suited for survival situations.

Numerous products like this out there, have been for ages.

[ryanmercer]

I imagine there is some small print somewhere when you purchase it that state those quantities are under ideal conditions. I'd be surprised if it delivers 1/5 of the volume it claims with the worst of water it can supposedly treat.

Nice find though either way.

[airmojo]

Yes, I always wonder about the so-called "maximiums", and how do you know when the maximum has been reached ?

It would be very hard to keep track of the gallons that have been filtered, unless there's some mechanism built into the device, like an "odometer" or a change in color.

Or maybe when you get sick you know that it's time to change the filter... if you're still alive.

But I still would rather have one that not have one.


I imagine there is some small print somewhere when you purchase it that state those quantities are under ideal conditions. I'd be surprised if it delivers 1/5 of the volume it claims with the worst of water it can supposedly treat.

Nice find though either way.

[ryanmercer]

Yes, I always wonder about the so-called "maximiums", and how do you know when the maximum has been reached ?

It would be very hard to keep track of the gallons that have been filtered, unless there's some mechanism built into the device, like an "odometer" or a change in color.

Or maybe when you get sick you know that it's time to change the filter... if you're still alive.

But I still would rather have one that not have one.




Develop a device that alerts you when it's reach filtering capacity, and corner the market :)

[DavidOH]

LIFESAVER BOTTLE 4000 YELLOW
View Larger Image Price: $229.00
Item Number: LSB 4000
Manufacturer: LifeSaver systems

Not much help in the desert where there is NO water.
You still have to have something there to start with.

No mention of how well it filters out CHEMICALS.