Stock up on Lifestra personal water filters during this sale

We tested a Tons of backpack water filters. I like some more than others. Like WIRED reviewer Scott Gilbertson, I’ve found the MSR AutoFlow XL Gravity Filter ($130) to be a game-changer when backcountry camping with my family. It made filtering large amounts of water for cooking and refilling water bottles much easier than our usual routine of sitting on a rock hand pumping the MSR Guardian ($253, $137 off) for an hour.

I also took the Grayl GeoPress ($80 off and $20 off) on a trip to the Philippines because it’s fast and filters into its own water bottle to pour into cups for things like brushing your teeth. However, for whatever reason, the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter has absolute control over WIRED readers. This weekend, $10 off again.

The LifeStraw personal water filter is $10 today

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LiveStraw

Personal water filter

This is not the best water filter, not even the best LifeStraw. In my opinion, that would be the lightweight and comfortable compression bag, the LifeStraw Peak Series ($32), which you can use to collect water so you don’t put your face in a puddle. I also like the LifeStraw Go Series ($34, $16 off). I use Grayl now, but for years I’ve carried a LifeStraw Go bottle when my family travels to places like the American South, where my kids refuse to drink tap water.

I get it, though. The first LifeStraw is cheap, light, and perfect for sticking to your emergency kit. I have one now, thanks to you guys, and I keep it in my bag when I’m hiking with my kids, even when I’m carrying water bottles too. It hurts to feel thirsty! Check out our video on how to use it below. And yes, my pants were cold and wet for the rest of the day.

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