'Lifesaver' Bottle Purifies Water in Seconds

FoxNews.com ^ | May 09, 2008 | Allison Barrie

[goldstategop]

Its cool. Don't try to drink unfiltered water from a local stream loaded with deadly pathogens. Use the Lifesaver and you know you have safe drinking water on hand.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[singfreedom]

I’ve already checked on the price! The bottle that will ultimately filter 6000 liters is 250+ British Pounds and the one with the smaller ultimate capacity costs 150 Brit Pounds.

We’ve already decided that we want to get one when they become available over here.

[endthematrix]

http://www.lifesaversystems.com/

[uglybiker]

...like the one in Myanmar this week.

Provided the junta there lets 'em into the country.

[endthematrix]

The LifeSaver Bottle is now available in the US through HALO Trust International, exclusive US Distributor, at www.halotrustgear.com.

http://www.htistore.com/waterandultra-filtrationsystems.aspx

[Squidpup]

thanks for the link - looks like a winner of a product

[LucyT]

US$488.10 Approx

[CodeToad]

There are plenty of filters on the market that don’t cost nearly that price...so why this one?

[goldstategop]

The life span of a bottle is good for 5 years. Expensive but if it can be mass produced the price will then be affordable. Its produced by a small company.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[goldstategop]

The filter is replaceable and you don't need to mix or add anything or boil water. Its expensive because of the water purification technology it employs.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Squidpup]

That is a bit pricy if LucyT’s number is correct - let us know if other products can meet the pathogen log removals of this product - thanks

[singfreedom]

Thanks so much for the info. This sounds like a life saving device, if ever I’ve heard of one! We plan to add it to our emergency gear.

[goldstategop]

Its good for outdoor enthusiasts. By the time it needs to be replaced the technology will be better and the cost of a new bottle will be lower.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[LucyT]

Click through and you’ll find where the site converts pounds into dollars.

http://www.lifesaversystems.com

[LucyT]

I’d like to see more studies about the effectiveness of virus removal.

[21twelve]

I got a ceramic type backpacking filter combined with a carbon filter. It was about $80 I think at REI, used for backpacking. Perhaps a little more complicated than just pouring into a bottle, but still, all you have to do is pump it.

And as of now, there is a powder that is used by the military that will make water clean, and it is being used on emergency situations as well, but is not on the public market - it is made by Proctor and Gamble.

You can grab water from a mud-puddle in a road and get it clean just by adding the powder. I seem to recall soldiers even adding it their pee and making it clean!

[Jet Jaguar]

ping.

[CodeToad]

“let us know if other products can meet the pathogen log removals of this product - thanks”

You mean the millions of people using all those other products are getting sick?? I don’t and I pay $65 for my filter.

This thread sounds like pure advertising,

[LucyT]

This is from the link at 15:

Q. Can it convert urine into drinkable water?

A. LIFESAVER bottle will remove microbiological contamination from water. As such it will remove viruses/bacteria from urine. It will not however remove the salts that urine contains.