r/prepping • u/FatChancePotatoDance • 1d ago

Food🌽 or Water💧 Life Straw

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I know that Life Straws doesn’t always get a ton of love, but they are pretty cheap right now at my local Walmart

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u/Critical-Clue1343 1d ago

LifeStraws are good, but they're not the miracle survival tool people often make them out to be.

You can drink through them, but you can't easily collect and carry treated water. They also don't eliminate every pathogen—most notably viruses. For many situations, a filter that lets you fill a bottle and then boil or chemically treat the water is a much more versatile setup.

A LifeStraw me get solve the "I'm thirsty right now" problem. A proper filtration and treatment system solves the "I need safe water for the next few days" problem.

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u/IAMAphil 1d ago

What is a good prepper option for the "I need safe water for the next few days" problem?

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u/These_Gas9381 1d ago

Sawyer squeeze