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El viaje LifeSaver

Tras los dos desastres naturales catastróficos del tsunami (Océano Índico, 2004) y el huracán Katrina (Nueva Orleans, 2005), el inventor británico Michael Pritchard se propuso crear un dispositivo portátil de purificación de agua capaz de proporcionar una fuente sostenible de agua potable segura y limpia.

Por ello, en 2007 se creó el primer filtro de agua portátil del mundo, el LifeSaver Bottle, capaz de eliminar los virus transmitidos por el agua más pequeños conocidos.

Trabajar juntos

A medida que crecía la implicación de LifeSaver en el sector humanitario, LifeSaver empezó a trabajar en colaboración con Oxfam para desarrollar un nuevo producto que se adaptara aún mejor a las necesidades de las personas tras una catástrofe natural o de las comunidades desplazadas.

Esta colaboración dio lugar a la creación del cubo LifeSaver. Utilizando la misma tecnología de ultrafiltración que la botella, el Cubo almacena hasta 5 litros de agua y proporciona a una familia de 4 miembros agua potable diaria para todo un año. La forma distintiva del Cubo está diseñada específicamente para apilarse de forma eficiente y poder transportar el mayor número posible en palés en caso de emergencia. Y es lo bastante pequeño como para que puedan usarlo los niños.

Children in the Philippines filling a yellow LifeSaver Cube from a river

LifeSaver water purifier bottle being used to filter moving river water

Refrendo militar

LifeSaver se estableció rápidamente como una solución eficaz a los problemas de agua potable en el sector humanitario y, posteriormente, la botella LifeSaver fue elegida por el ejército británico para su personal que operaba en el terreno, más allá de los suministros básicos regulares.

"Este gran producto británico fue seleccionado por el Ejército después de una evaluación técnica y comercial extremadamente estricta, cuya conclusión fue que fue seleccionado como la forma más eficiente y rentable de producir agua potable segura".

Asesor militar superior
Ministro de Defensa, Campamento Birmano, Ghana

El mejor de su clase

Desde entonces, LifeSaver ha ampliado su tecnología y experiencia en una amplia gama de productos de purificación de agua portátiles y ligeros "los mejores de su clase", todos ellos fabricados en el Reino Unido y ampliamente utilizados y de confianza en todo el mundo por las comunidades de aventura al aire libre, gobiernos, organizaciones humanitarias y de preparación para desastres y ONG, incluyendo Oxfam, UK Aid, UK MOD (Ministerio de Defensa) y el DOD (Departamento de Defensa) de EE.UU..

Echa un vistazo a este vídeo de Ted Talks que muestra nuestra botella LifeSaver en uso.

Screen shot showing LifeSaver inventor Michael Pritchard giving a TED talk

El agua potable limpia y segura representa esperanza y vida, por eso para nosotros todo comienza con esa primera gota de agua potable ultra purificada y segura.

Escuche la historia del origen de LifeSaver en las propias palabras de sus fundadores:

Excellent Water

I backpack a lot. After a recent trip where I ran out of water and the only source I could find looked a bit dodgy, I decided to ditch my standard filter and go purifier. First time out last weekend on the same mountains I'd previously had issues with water quality, the difference was obvious. The water from the wayfarer actually tastes better for a start. The dodgy water source was drinkable and I can honestly say no bad stomachs at all. I wouldn't have trusted my previous filter here and in fact went without previously. It's the way forward from here on for me.

The weak point of the whole system

Been through 2 in 2 years.
Helpful hints
1. Never pressurize too much as this will just pop off and be unfixable
2. The plastic insert will break off as soon as you touch it
3. Try not to ever touch this once you fix it
4. If it does break you can still use the jerrycan in an emergency by inserting a pen in to the hole and opening the tap using as a handle

Great for campervan

We have limited space in the campervan and I wasn't sure about the quality of the drinking water on some sites after reading reviews, so the cube gives us peace of mind. Easy to use, easy to setup, pure drinking water.

Great water filtering bottle however rather expensive

This is a great piece of kit for those who like to be prepared. For hikers or those wild camping this is something that should be kept in your backpack when out and about in case of emergencies. If, for whatever reason, you need to drink water that you have found in nature rather than carried with you, from a stream or pond for example, you need something like this. The filter removes viruses, bacteria, parasites, chemicals, microplastics and heavy metals leaving you with safe drinking water. It is really easy to use. Simply fill the bottle from the located water source and then drink as normal through the straw in the cap and the filters inside to the rest

In an emergency this little filter could save your life. Highly recommended for any adventurer. My only criticism is the cost. This is £174.99 (at the time of writing) which seems very expensive. Yes this could save your life however other options are available for a good chunk less in price than this. Due to the lack of value for money I have reduced my rating by one star.

What one thing would you take on a desert island...

LifeSaver Bottle Portable Water Filter and Purifier:

I've been aware of this product for about 10 years now but it may be much older.

You don't necessarily have to drink straight out of the bottle. You can pour the filtered contents in to something else if you like. Therefore using the 'Lifesaver' as a through-filter.

If you are in a desperate situation or can't get water in to the bottle easily, you can use the sponge at the bottom of the bottle to soak up water and then squeeze the contents in to the bottle. This may not be appealing, but I did say if you are desperate. So for example, if there is a shallow puddle on the side of the road that you can't get the bottle in to and no other water source nearby. You can dip the sponge in to the puddle and then squeeze the contents in to the bottle before following the pressurisation steps.

Because this is made out of plastic, you will have to be careful with it if using it out on the field. The last thing you would want is for it to crack.

I think the long term use-case of this product makes it worth while if you spend a lot of time out doors and are maybe traveling light. You will get a lot of use out of it before you need to buy replacement filters.