Anybody tried these filters?

FreeRepublic ^ | November 4, 2013 | Oshkalaboomboom

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I was looking at a Facebook group for people living in Ecuador and someone suggested these filters for drinking water. I have a good supply of calcium hypochlorite but these seem so cheap to last so long that I'm wondering if it's real or hype. Has anybody tried these water filters yet?

Waves For Water

[Oshkalaboomboom]

They claim one $50 filter will last for 1 million gallons, a lifetime's worth of water for a small family.

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[mojo114]

No haven’t tried those but looking into these:
http://www.amazon.com/Vestergaard-Frandsen-527950-LifeStraw-Personal-Filter/dp/B006QF3TW4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383622291&sr=8-1&keywords=clean+water+device

[JDoutrider]

That is cheap!

My Berkey filtration system cost four times that, but is very reliable. The Berkey filters run $50 each, and we run 2 (capacity for four) that is claimed to be good for three thousand gallons. The filters are washable however, and samples tested after washing show great filtration even after three scrub cycles.

If these are legit I will purchase some for the stash...

[smokingfrog]

calcium hypochlorite might kill bacteria in water, but you need a filter to remove heavy metals and other contaminants

[Oshkalaboomboom]

calcium hypochlorite might kill bacteria in water, but you need a filter to remove heavy metals and other contaminants

That's why I'm hoping this system is the real deal.

[smokingfrog]

Looks like something similar to this.

http://phys.org/news/2013-05-nano-scientists-kind-portable-purification.html

[Vendome]

I find that very difficult to believe.

Berkey doesn’t last that long and they are UNESCO approved for relief in disasters and third world.

I personally use the Lifesaver Bottle. It will deliver pure water for as much as 6,000 liters before needing replacement.

$200

What price do you want to pay for water that won’t make you sick?

[Vendome]

It only kills bacteria.

It does not kill all and does not remove other contaminants kill

[Knightmixer]

I've used the Sawyer PointOne filter for camping and backpacking without any problems. It's compact, good for a million gallons and rated at 0.1 microns. They run around $30. They recently came out with a mini version as well for just around $20.

Sawyer PointOne
Sawyer Mini

[smokingfrog]

http://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-PointONE-All-One-Filter/dp/B00D454KAO/ref=pd_sim_sg_1

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I've used the Sawyer PointOne filter for camping and backpacking without any problems

That's what it is. Waves for Water is a charitable organization that sells and delivers Sawyer filters to places that need them. Very nice of them but it's probably cheaper to eliminate the middle man. Thanks for pointing it out.

[Kartographer]

"calcium hypochlorite might kill bacteria in water, but you need a filter to remove heavy metals and other contaminants "

Very Good advice!

[Kartographer]

Here’s a review of both. I still can’t find much in the way of what other contaminates it will remove.

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

Hat tip to DuncanWaring for the heads up.

[caww]

I am new to prepping but just had to bring this idea here I thought was genius! Though you folks likely already know, still, I was excited to find this idea......the guy said it illuminates the whole room much better than just the flashlight thingy alone.

[101stAirborneVet]

I have a LifeStraw. Love it.

[ChocChipCookie]

I have never heard of that product, but this guy, Glenn Meder, has the best and most thorough knowledge of any expert I’ve ever heard. I attended a webinar of his last month and learned so much about all the different ways to purify water, what purifiers do NOT remove from water, etc.

This upcoming webinar is free,although towards the end Glenn will talk about his invention, a survival still for distilling water.

http://survivalstill.com/survivalmom/?a_aid=smom

[Vendome]

Thanks.

[glock rocks]

That's brilliant. Literally!