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Protects against waterborne viruses, bacteria, parasites, endotoxins, microplastics, chlorine, trace pharmaceuticals, chemical reductions (PFOA’s), organic and chemical matter, dirt, sand, cloudiness and improves taste.
Pure Clear says:
The Pure Clear® – Life Filter Pro® has been designed for rehydration anywhere, anytime. The Life Filter Pro® offers its users clean safe filtered drinking water from outdoor water sources. Not directly comparable to any other water purification media currently on the market, the Life Filter Pro® uses breakthrough electro-adsorptive technology, and not mechanical filter media. The Life Filter Pro® can even filter out waterborne viruses unlike 99% of similar products available. Our filters are rigorously and independently tested to give the best possible filtration performance in compliance with the NSF and ANSI drinking water requirements.
Not to be confused with heavily advertised “Drinking STRAWS” which use an ultrafiltration membrane (UF), the Pure Clear Filter range can not only filter the same bacteria, parasites and microplastics as these “Drinking STRAWS” but it also offers additional filtration against waterborne viruses, chlorine, chemical reduction, heavy metals and even trace pharmaceuticals. At Pure Clear we don’t understand why you would use a filter that removes bacteria but doesn’t filter out viruses, so we have made sure the filter we use does both and much more.
The Life Filter Pro® was scientifically designed to help reduce internal bacteria growth within the filter. It was also designed with resistance pull (how hard it is to draw water through the filter) and blockages in mind. Some products on the market offer very long filter life (some offer in excess of 2000 litres) which can in turn, cause the filter to not only block but also increases the risk of internal bacteria to grow at a high velocity rate within the filter membrane itself. This can make water very difficult to draw through the filter and can leave the straw full of bacteria.
Should you be using a system with a long-life filter we recommend regular maintenance and decontamination of that filter to help prevent organic bacteria growth and odours. Our concern over long life filters is without laboratory or high level decontamination processes such as autoclave sterilisation you cannot be 100% sure the growing bacteria inside the filter has been killed, not to mention the repeated cleaning processes and down time required. These high temperature decontamination methods whilst highly effective against bacteria can in turn damage the filter media. Therefore, it is good working practice to change the filter once every 2 months, or when the filter becomes hard to pull water through even if it is advertised as a long life filter. Pure Clear Filters does not manufacture or use long life filters for the reasons mentioned above and we consider anything over 1000 litres to be long life, the new Life Filter Pro® has an extended filter life over the original Life Filter® which now last up to an impressive 500 litres,
Not only does the Pure Clear Life Filter Pro® effectively remove pathogens and other contaminants, in parallel it maintains the minerals for taste and filtration, all whilst remaining odourless, which again can be an issue of long-life filters.
Whilst the Life Filter Pro® is made to be light weight and portable it also has the ability to reach difficult water sources, as it comes with an 82cm extension tube that can connect to its underneath nozzle. This means water sources that pool between rocks and other hard to reach places now becomes accessible without the requirement to lean right into the water and draw up the filter. Another neat feature of the Life Filter Pro® is its 28mm screw thread located at the bottom. This allows large supplies of water to be taken from a water source through everyday bottles which can then be screwed to the bottom of the Life Filter Pro® and filtered when turned upside down. After use there is now an additional bottom cap to prevent any moisture in the filter dripping back through the tube and out of the bottom of the Life Filter Pro. Another additional feature is the carry handle which now allows the Life Filter Pro to be carried and hung. The final change to the old Life Filter comes in the way of the lid, which has now been made far easier to remove and replace whilst still remaining attached to the body of the Life Filter Pro, but also offers the ability to be removed completely if required.
Our Verdict
We're working out what we think about Pure Clear's Life Filter Pro Personal Survival Straw, we'll add our comments here in due course.
- Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Features
- Now filters 500 litres.
- Independently lab tested and BPA free.
- Enables hydration from anywhere any time.
- Comes with a 28mm thread on the bottom of the Life Filter Pro® meaning you can attach bottles to the survival filter and then filter accordingly.
- The new lid can be removed permanently to suit all scenarios.
- Can be used in conjunction with the Pure Clear® – Water Hydration Bladder
- The portable water filter comes with an extending drinking tube meaning you do not have to crouch down and lean into the water unlike other products on the market.
- Bottom cap to prevent water back leaking out of the filter.
- Now comes with a handle strap for additional mobility.
- The Life Filter® is also compatible with the Platypus water pouch as well as other brands.
Specifications
- Weight: g (excluding bag)
- Length: 185mm
- Dishwasher safe: Yes, after filter removal
- Included: Life Filter, water filter, extended drinking tube
- Filter life: 500L = 1000 x 50cl plastic water bottles. The life of the filter can be extended by drying out the filter and storing it after use
Material & Construction
- Mouthpiece: GPPS
- Lid: Polypropylene
- Body: ABS
