Ok, so I’m not about to hit you with some super portable salt water filter, the ancient mariner will have to keep singing his rime for a little longer, but I do have a brilliant piece of kit for you.
I saw the Water-to-Go bottles around everywhere last year. People I follow on social media were taking them from Africa to Dartmoor. From Mongolia to the Amazon.
I read in to the science behind them and knew I had to get one…
About Water-to-Go
The Water-to-Go filters were born from research undertaken by NASA. They combine 3 different technologies and all nasty bugs and beasties are filtered to well in excess of 99.9%. You can drink any water, anywhere, with no nasty side effects or illness…
If you’re at all adventurous, and especially if you spend a lot of time in the middle of nowhere, these are brilliant. After activating the filter for 15 minutes, you’re good to go!
They filter fluoride, chlorine, lead, cholera, E Coli, Hepatitis A, parasite eggs, legionella… the list goes on.
Ok, so you won’t encounter all of those in the UK, but it’s also just a handy bit of kit to have with you on the hills. I usually take a 2L hydration bladder with me as standard, but my Water-to-Go bottle comes with me every time, usually empty, in case I need it.
In the Alps, it was so hot that I was getting through the water in my hydration bladder faster than anticipated.
I could have bought a bottle of water at the refuge I was walking to, but:
A. I’d be buying a plastic bottle that couldn’t be reused.
B. That small bottle of water would have cost £3.50… No thanks.
C. There was an entire glacial lake at my disposal!
And so, I filled my bottle up with lake water and drank my ice cold water whilst I sat enjoying the views, it also meant I had enough water left for my descent.
I’ve filled mine up in lakes, rivers, ponds, snow, all sorts…
To test the theory that they really did filter anything, I even filled it up from a muddy puddle on a run, and the water came out perfectly drinkable and didn’t taste awful!
I truly believe this product is a lifesaving bit of kit and on top of that, you’re reducing the amount of plastic that goes to waste in the world, and that’s always a good thing!
Obviously, you should always take water with you on any walk, but it’s so handy to have this in your pack in case of an emergency. It’s earned a permanent spot in my pack for any adventure!
Water-to-Go bottles come in two sizes; the 75cl bottle filters 200 litres and lasts 3 months and the 50cl GO! bottle lasts 130 litres or 2 months. At the end of those, you just screw a new filter in and away you go…
The GO! Bottle comes in 4 different colours and is more lightweight and suited for sports or popping in a smaller bag. It’s £12.99 and the replacement filters are £7.99 each.
The bottle I have is the 75cl bottle and cost me £24.99, it comes in 6 different colours, some of which are even branded to raise awareness of charities, such as The Hunger Project, and the filters are £17.99 for a pack of two.
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Thanks to a new partnership between myself and Water to Go I can now help you out with a 15% discount on your own too!
Click here to find out more and use KATE15 at checkout 🙂