We’ve tested a ton of backpacking water filters. I like some better than others; like WIRED reviewer Scott Gilbertson, I found the MSR AutoFlow XL gravity filter ($130) to be a game-changer when backcountry camping with my family. It made filtering large quantities of water for cooking and refilling water bottles so much easier than our normal routine of sitting on a rock hand pumping the MSR Guardian ($253, $137 off) for an hour.
I also took the Grayl GeoPress ($80, $20 off) on a trip to the Philippines because it’s fast and filters into its own water bottle to pour into cups for doing things like brushing your teeth. However, for whatever reason, the LifeStraw personal water filter has an absolute chokehold on WIRED readers. This weekend, it’s again $10 off.
The LifeStraw Personal Water Filter Is $10 Today
This isn’t the best water filter, and it isn’t even the best LifeStraw. In my opinion, that would be the light, convenient squeeze bag, the LifeStraw Peak Series ($32), which you can use to scoop up water so you’re not, like, actually putting your face down into a puddle. I also like the LifeStraw Go Series ($34, $16 off). I use the Grayl now, but for years I 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 very first LifeStraw is cheap, light, and perfect for sticking in an emergency kit. I do have one now, thanks to you guys, and I keep it in my backpack when I’m hiking with my kids, even when I’m also carrying water bottles. It sucks to be 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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