>>673299This is not true
This has been discussed at length in other threads
Both sawyer and lifestyle claim to filter the same 0.2 microns.
Sawyer overstates their claims. They have been proven to lose effectiveness after time. After hard use, they no longer filter 99.9999% of bacteria, they only filter about 75% of bacteria.
The lifestraw understates it's capabilities. It exceeds EPA testing even at the end of its life. It will better protect you from things like e.coli and beaver fever.
You're going to use either filter a handful of times a year. As long as you don't use the sawyer often, it will be fine. The lifestraw you can use as much as you want, when it reaches end of life, it stops filtering and won't allow water to flow. The sawyer will keep flowing contaminated water.
