Lifesaver bottle

[woof]

I have heard good things about them, anyone got one ?, can you realy use any water ?. I often walk the old Grantham canal, & wonder if it could be used along this route.

Thanks,

Rob

 

[British Red]

I have ome and its fine. I woud be careful around chemical cotaminants - especially petrol - but it will remove all biological hazards

Red

 

[woof]

Thank you Red.

Rob

 

[lannyman8]

i would not risk it from a canal, it will have chemicals and heavy metals in it, which will probably not be filtered out, i dont think they contain a ceramic filter which helps filter metals and chemicals....

hope this helps, have a look at the science of water thread on this site.....

regards.

chris.

 

[woof]

Thanks Chris.

Rob

 

[lannyman8]

better to be safe mate, id use my pump as it has a ceramic filter but still not really that good for heavy metals and chemicals, best to take a litre or 2 with you mate, or find a stream, but even then all the chemicals from farm run off are probley still in the water....

sad times for the planet and our kids and thair kids...

 

[bikething]

i dont think they contain a ceramic filter which helps filter metals and chemicals....

A ceramic filter will remove solid matter, but not dissolved chemicals - you want something like activated charcoal to remove chemical contamination

 

[nunzionuk]

Someone ordered some spam?

I would stay away from Canal water, and even the streams near them. And remember to boil the water as well.

 

[markie*mark0]

Even rivers are in a poor state now...

I often stay near the dee, one spot i wont be returning to. It was a small sewage processing outlet from a small village. It would process said sewage and then release it into the river Dee... brown murky water straight into the river that i thought was reasonable to drink, after treating...

I carry as much water as i can nowadays.

 

[Darkside]

I have one and it has ceramic filter and charcoal so does remove biological and chemical contaminents, but as others have said - you can never be 100% sure in the UK anymore.

 

[woof]

Thanks for your advice folks, its much appreciated. Darkside, is it the lifesaver you have ?.

Rob

 

[Lupis]

Might be worth having a look at the Travel Tap bottle. I don't have one but I've been looking at it, it seems (according to their blurb) to filter chemicals and heavy metals as well as bacteria and viruses.

 

[British Red]

Nothing on the Gods earth filters all chemicals and heavy metals - it may filter some and adsorb others - but even reverse osmosis and distilation can't get rid of everything

 

[Trojan]

I noticed there are several Lifesaver Water bottles on ebay much cheaper than the RRP!

I think I will get one going on the advice above!