[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

[endthematrix]

http://www.lifesaversystems.com/

[uglybiker]

...like the one in Myanmar this week.

Provided the junta there lets 'em into the country.

[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?

[Jet Jaguar]

ping.

[LouD]

Why not just get a Katadyn or MSR water filter for $100? They’ve been available for years; What makes this one better?

[Charles Henrickson]

"And as human beings, you and I need fresh, pure water to replenish our precious bodily fluids."

[avid]

Market leader is Katadyn. Rather use thoose than this rebranded made in China junk.

http://www.katadyn.com

[raybbr]

Just another company trying to capitalize on fear.

[Ann Archy]

WOW!!

[wildbill]

I don’t want to sound like a survivalist nutcase, but think of a biological attack by terrorists on a water supply and the cost suddenly seems pretty reasonable,doesn’t it?

[Chode]

i've seen filtered straws that do the same thing and you can use it anywhere with or without a bottle

[Nailbiter]

interest ping

[cyborg]

I bought something similar for thirty dollars. Seems a little pricey to me.

[GOPJ]

The bottle weighs about 1.5 pounds and can filter one and a half pints of clean drinking water each go. Its replaceable filter can handle more than 1,500 gallons of dirty water before it has to be replaced. And since it won’t process any water once the filter has expired, it will be impossible to drink contaminated water by mistake.

Hope this guy will sell this to Sears - I've got one of their refrigerator filters - and it's crap.

[fight_truth_decay]

Interesting article. Thanks.

[fight_truth_decay]

Found the story condensed on a Brit site:

IPSWICH, England, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- An Ipswich, England, businessman has created a bottle that makes even the filthiest water drinkable in a matter of seconds.

Michael Pritchard, who unveiled his invention Thursday at the DESI defense show in London, said he hopes the $380 bottle can be used to help refugees in areas where clean drinking water is difficult to come by, The Telegraph reported Friday.

Pritchard said he sold his entire 1,000-item stock of the "Life Saver" bottles after only four hours at the show.

"I am bowled over," he said.

The bottles are attractive items to military commanders because they can distill a great amount of water before the filter needs changing and they can benefit soldiers who have long been forced to drink water treated with iodine.

Pritchard said he was inspired to create the item after watching footage of the 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia and of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

"Something had to be done. It took me a little while and some very frustrating prototypes but eventually I did it," he said.

[PA Engineer]

This one is much cheaper and "only" filters to "99.99%". Good for 100 gallons with 18oz capacity.



Good for BOG or camping.