Carrying water bottles or a hydration pack quickly gets to be a burden when engaged in an outdoor activity such as hiking. Fortunately, in many situations, you don’t need to bring water with you ...

LifeStraw, the backcountry water-purification brand best known for its award-winning Personal Straw filter, is kicking off hiking season with a bang. This spring heralds the launch of five brand-new ...

Water filter straws were a breakthrough when LifeStraw released its first commercial model in 2005, enabling people to take a sip from a stream without fear of also consuming bacteria or parasites ...

Safe drinking water is essential to life. If you’re an avid outdoorsman or traveler, then you know that safe drinking water isn’t always easy to come by. Harmful bacteria and microorganisms, which are ...

We like the idea of a straw that can filter water as you drink it, but the first version of the LifeStraw and its similar-looking cousin the iStraw added an unpleasant iodine taste to the water.

A Jackson State University student is hoping his new invention will help fight lead problems in drinking water.Lamonte Pierce patented an innovative straw that he said successfully filters lead and ...

Unless you have a stomach of steel, you probably want to treat your backcountry water before you drink it. Luckily, there's no shortage of options for hydrating safely. While products like tablets, ...