Top 10 Personal Water Filters for Camping & Emergency use

Personal filtration straws are essential for any adventure enthusiast. It is not only the casual camper who is benefiting from these devices rather they are used extensively by leading NGO’s in providing relief efforts as well.

10. Survival Personal Water Filter Straw (14.99$)

This filter straw is just seven inches long which makes it very portable. The straw eliminates 99.9% of Bacteria and Parasites from standing or cloudy water. It utilizes Iodine and other chemicals to clean water.

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9. Pure Personal Water Filter (17.45$)

This device can filter up to 1500 liters of water without Iodine or Chlorine. The straw filter has a 5-year shelf life and weighs only 2oz.

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8. Water One Pure Sip Personal Water Purification Filter (18.80$)

This water purification device can repeatedly be used for three years and does not have a limit to the amount of water it can purify. The manufacturer claims that their product was used by the US military since 1998 which is a testament to their quality.

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7. Aquaovo Alter Ego, The Urban Adventure Personal Water Filter (65$)

The filter has the maximum limit of purifying 700L of water. The container supports 650mL of water, and you can simply just scoop water in it from a puddle.

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6. Etekcity 1500L Personal Water Filter Purifier (19.89$)

This straw filter has a hollow fiber UF membrane that dramatically increases its efficiency. It comes with a water bag to allow you to carry your water safely.

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5. Renovo Trio – 3 Stage Water Filter (33$)

This purifier has a unique three stage filtration mechanism that eliminates bacteria, metals, and chemicals from water. Long filter life of 1,000 liters or more with the ability to change individual filter elements which allows indefinite use.

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4. Smart Standard Personal Water Filter (12.78$)

This filter straw weighs only 1.65 oz. 7″ in length and the best thing about this it uses no chemicals in its process. One of the most popular choice for adventure enthusiasts.

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3. AcquaPura Personal water Filter (22$)

This product uses Silver Ion and AcquaPura’s unique triple-filtration method making it one of the best performing equipment out there. Can filter 400 gallons of water at up to 400ml (14oz) per minute.

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2. Survivor Filter® (29.95$)

The manufacturer claims that their product can filter up to 0.05 Microns & is the only one capable of doing so in the market. The flow rate of the straw is exquisite too at 200ml or 7 ounces per minute.

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1. LifeStraw Personal Water Filter (17.99$)

An amazon.com bestseller and one of most popular personal filtration devices. The device filters at 0.2 microns and cleans up to 1000 liters of water without chemicals such as Iodine. In 2006, Forbes magazine included it in “Ten Things That Will Change The Way We Live”. 

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