LifeStraw specializes in making water purification products.

If you spend any time outdoors where you may need to get your own water from a wild source, their products are worth looking at; the LifeStraw Go Bottle [Purchase] is their latest offering.

The LifeStraw Go is a refillable water bottle that uses a two-stage filtration process to make water safe to drink. The brand claims it removes 99.9999-percent of bacteria and parasites. It is not intended to remove viruses.

According to the brand, the carbon capsule will last for up to three months of consistent use, which amounts to around 26 gallons of water. Replacement capsules are available online for about $16 a pair.

The bottle itself holds 650ml (about 21 ounces) of water. But you shouldn’t need to worry about running out of fluids anyway, as this is a refillable gadget.

LifeStraw Go: Field Test

We used the LifeStraw Go on a weekend hiking trip to the Aosta Valley in Italy last September. This turned out to be the perfect proving ground.
As it was late season, some of the high-alpine refuges (European for “huts”) closed for summer, so we had no choice but to use the streams and mountain lakes along the trail.

Not having to worry about the quality of the water in our water bottles was pretty liberating. It took all the stress out of the situation and left us free to drink as much as we wanted.

If you spend any amount of time in the outdoors, then chances are you have had at some point a need for clean drinking water.

The LifeStraw Go Bottle is a great personal water carrier that can knock out just about every form of bacteria and parasite (not viruses) rendering water you get in the wild drinkable and safe.

To learn more about the Go Bottle, check out Gear Junkie!