The Bottom Line
This is a convenient method for filtering individual volumes of water, but isn't an ideal solution for filtering bacteria-ridden water.
While you're certainly better off drinking this water than stream, lake, or otherwise unsanitary water, it is not the most effective water filter. This product's site and included information claims it is protective agains bacteria and viruses, but most filters of this kind cannot live up to such a claim.
This bottle is a convenient day to day solution, and it's certainly better than having nothing in the case of an emergency, but there are a lot of better options out there.
Pros
- Consistently protects against from Giardia and Cryptosporidium oocysts
- No wait time required before drinking water
- Simple and effective
- Provides protection against undesirable tastes and odors
- Comes with convenient sport strap
Cons
- Not backwashable
- No indicator of filter quality
- Might not protect against bacteria consistently
- Not tested by the EPA
Description
- Dimensions: 25 cm (height) x 7 cm (width)
- Weight: Approximately 200 grams
- Employs a 2 micrometer carbon-block filter
- Capacity of 22 ounces or 0.65 liters
- Filter is a 6 cm long hollow-core that runs up the middle of the bottle with a 0.6 cm thick wall
- Comes equipped with a convenient sports strap
Guide Review - Review of Seychelle Bottom's Up Advance Water Bottle
I've had this Seychelle bottle for awhile, and I think it's a pretty useful product. I mean, really, if there's ever a natural disaster or equally inconvenient situation, I'll at least have a way of filtering my water without having to build a fire!
However, further research concludes that this product might not be all it's cracked up to be. Product information included with this water bottle claims that the filter is capable of diminishing Giardia and Cryptosporidium oocysts as well as bacterial and viral particulates in water. However, this product has never been tested by the USEPA, which makes me a little wary, and the filter it employs usually doesn't consistently protect agains bacteria. That makes me just a little nervous, but at least it can filter some particulates effectively.
That said, I'd rather have this bottle handy than nothing at all, but I'll definitely select a different filtering water bottle over this one when I'm looking to buy for camping or emergency needs. Overall, it's not a bad option if you don't plan on using more than day to day, and if you're willing to spend twice as much on a water bottle, why not get one that filters?
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