Lifestraw Water Filter is very nice product. I grew up in a state with really good water quality. Did not realize how spoiled I was until I moved away. Started feeling kind of worse for wear and noticed the water always tasted a little funny. Then my boss recommended that I don’t drink tap water. He does bottled, I went to a filter. I was used my sawyer mini for awhile but that got too tiring to do every day and i wore the plastic film on the pouches out too quickly.
This family version is awesome. Gravity fed water on demand. Plus is the lowest priced filter I could find on amazon that also deals with viruses. Works great for home/car use. Or non through hiking style. They have a $100 version that has a massive dry bag instead of the plastic tub, that would work as an on the go type large group filter. Have been using this for almost a year and love it. I do wish they sold replacement pieces (water bulb, clamp rings) just in case they break or get lost. Main tube is not the standard 1/4 hydration tube size though. It is a little bit bigger.
I did add a carbon cartridge to the fresh spout as a proof of concept. Works great and coconut activated charcoal makes the water taste almost as good as my home state.
