Buyer’s Guide to Water Filter Straws

Pricing key (based on manufacturer’s suggested retail price):

$ = under $15

$$ = $16–$20

$$$ = $21–$25

$$$$ = $26–$30

Manufacturer/Model: Aquamira/Frontier Emergency Water Filter System

Price: $

Filter Power source: Expandable, drink-through straw

Filtration type: Proprietary carbon impregnated filter block

Capacity: 20 gallons

Manufacturer/Model: WATERisLIFE Straw

Price: $

Filter Power source: Drink-through straw filter

Filtration type: Iodine filtration system

Capacity: 211 gallons

Manufacturer/Model: Vestergaard/LifeStraw

Price: $$

Filter Power source: Drink-through filter straw

Filtration type: Hollow fiber microfiltration technology

Capacity: 264 gallons

Manufacturer/Model: Miller ProSource/H20 Survival Straw

Price: $$$

Filter Power source: Drink-through straw filter

Filtration type: 2-stage Multi-layer Hierarchical filtration system—antibacterial activated Carbon with silver ions

Capacity: 400 gallons

Manufacturer/Model: Aquamira/Frontier Pro Portable Water Filter

Price: $$$

Filter Power source: Drink-through straw filter; bottle filter; gravity-fed filter

Filtration type: Coconut shell carbon, plastic and other proprietary filter aids

Capacity: 50 gallons

Manufacturer/Model: aquagear/aquagear Advanced Water Filtration Straw

Price: $$$

Filter Power source: Drink-through straw filter

Filtration type: Iodinated resin filtration system

Capacity: 25 gallons