One of the hassles of backpacking, hiking, kayaking, and other activities done in out-of-the-way places has always been a lack of safe drinking water. It used to be that it was relatively safe to drink from unfamiliar lakes and streams, but this is no longer the case. You never know where the water is coming from and what contaminants might be polluting it. Obviously you aren’t going to be able to carry 5 gallons of bottled drinking water with you so that you have enough to last for the days you’re out there, and since you can’t be confident about local water sources, you need some type of portable water purification system.

There are a lot of small water purifiers available, many of which are in the form of drink bottles that contain some type of a filter. Although they are small enough to be easily portable and quite inexpensive, these little filtering systems will remove a wide array of contaminants from any type of fresh water source. Although these may look no different than regular water bottles on the outside, you will find that the way they operate is efficient and highly-desirable when you’re in a situation where you need safe drinking water.

Another option that is available for portable water purification is a Steri-Pen. This unique system is small enough to carry in your pocket, and is capable of eliminating 99.99% of all bacteria and viruses from any freshwater source. The little device uses ultra-violet light to purify a liter of water in about a minute. If you want to eliminate the contaminants from unfamiliar water sources and avoid the diarrhea problems so many travelers suffer from due to drinking unsafe water, but you don’t want to be burdened with a larger system or have to be constantly buying expensive bottled water, this system might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Portable water straw systems are also available, and nothing could be simpler to use. All you have to do is pop the straw into water and drink. Although it’s hard to believe that something so simple could be effective, these little devices meet or exceed all EPA standards for eliminating protozoans and bacteria. Although the straws are relatively inexpensive to purchase, some of the models you will find will only purify 26 gallons of water before they need to be replaced. Therefore, they are recommended for only the most critical use situations.

Modern technology has gone a long way in keeping us safe and well, and portable water purification systems are proving invaluable to outdoorsmen and women, world travelers, and disaster victims. There’s no reason why everyone can’t be prepared for no matter what happens when it’s so easy and inexpensive to purchase a device that will assure you of clean drinking water no matter what.

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