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Want to stay hydrated on the go? With the LifeStraw Go Series 1-liter water filter bottle, you can fill up on road trips and hiking trails to keep clean water handy.
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View the LifeStraw Go Series Product LineView all LifeStraw Filter Water BottlesBest Use | Hiking Travel |
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Filter Type | Bottle |
Filter Medium | Membrane microfilter |
Removes/Destroys | Protozoa And Bacteria |
Housing Material | Tritan renew plastic |
BPA Free | Yes |
Field Cleanable | Yes |
Dimensions | 10 x 3 inches |
Weight | 9.4 ounces |
Sustainability | From a Climate Neutral Certified brand |
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It's nice being able to have a water bottle that also acts as a filter. Instead of wasting bottles and using a separate filter this combines them which is nice. The straw is not hard at all to suck water from which is something I thought might be an issue. It's very lightweight and isn't very big would definitely recommend.
We bought two of these. One works great, the other is missing the rubber gasket around the lid. Leaked all over. Not really sure how this happens it's the first time they were used. We went to another country and ended up with %50 usability. Pretty disappointed. When all the parts are there is works great.
I recently purchased two bottles hoping to use them in lieu of plastic water bottles. The first bottle leaked continuously, and the second bottle's water flow is super slow. I followed the instructions prior to use, and attempted to troubleshoot after use, but still - super disappointing. Will be returning these to REI.
I felt safe drinking water from any source in Sierra Leone, and did not get any illnesses. It was great to be free of concerns about rationing my water when I was in the bush, and not have to boil water or use nasty- tasting purification tablets.
I have been inseparable from this bottle while traveling through Bolivia. I brought nearly the entire LifeStraw product line with me and while each and everyone of the products has been immensely valuable and appreciated by everyone in our group, this water bottle is always within a few feet of me. I carry it in a neoprene water bottle holder with a carabiner to make it easy to hold and strap to my backpack. Have grown to love this bottle
I purchased a lifestraw go 1lt water bottle after reading all the glowing reviews. I’ve previously used lifestraw while hiking, with no issues and the bottle seemed like a no brainer. What an expensive mistake. The water tastes disgusting. Foul. Plasticky. The water tastes like latex smells. I’m not joking. The first taste made me vomit. And that was after cleaning the bottle, lid, mouthpiece, and prepping the filter as per the instructions. So I cleaned, rinsed, and tried again. Still foul. Still gag worthy. At least I didn’t vomit! Several cleans, rinses, and different water later, and it still tastes foul. Sorry guys, this is a no from me. And these things are EXPENSIVE as here in Australia. A big let down.
I'm sure it filters the water, but the straw is AWFULLY hard to suck through. Enough so, I had to return it.
It is not practical. Leaks with change in air pressure or water temperature.
The straw is very difficult to coax water up. The 5 I bought are pretty much useless. If you leave them for any amount of time they are hard to get going again and it tastes terrible. 4 of these were for children. They got light headed and had sores in their mouths from using these. I am an adult an it is difficult to use and again a few minutes go by and it tastes particularly awful. Had I known all these things I Never would have made such a large purchase and got replacement straws for what turned out to be junk.
This is the third life straw bottle I've had but the first of the new GO Series. I prefer the previous style by far. This one resembles a large baby bottle with the nipple like straw and the screw off top not being attached is problematic. As a traveler, I also really enjoyed the carabiner attachment that the other bottles had as well. Otherwise, in terms of overall functionality as a filtered water bottle, it seems to be great and not any different from the previous version.