Very few things can match the satisfaction of drinking a glass of clean drinking water. Most of us take clean drinking water for granted but the truth is clean drinking water isn’t always easily available.
According to the report published by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS), out of the total 17,13,303 habitations in India, 1,76,177 were found to be contaminated as per lab tests conducted over FY 2015-16.
With the above figures in mind, you might now be a little hesitant to drink water from an unreliable source. But before you buy a packaged drinking water bottle, there are some products that can be very useful.
If you’re looking for a portable and affordable solution to get clean drinking water on the go then a portable water filter bottle is all you need.
These lightweight and portable water purifiers provide you with potable water while on the move. Water filter bottles are great for people who love exploring the outdoors and are very useful if you are traveling to a place with poor water quality.
Who Should Buy a Water Filter Bottle?
The short answer is ‘Everyone’.
This is a must-have if you –
- love travelling, camping, hiking, or exploring remote places.
- travel to places with little or no availability of clean drinking water.
- are someone who feels very strongly about the effect of packaged drinking water bottles on our environment.
- drink water from any unreliable public source when you are away from your home.
Portable Water Purifiers – Benefits?
- Clean drinking water on the go.
- Saves your money spent on buying packaged drinking water bottles.
- Saves the environment by reducing the use of packaged drinking water bottles.
- Provides drinking water in remote areas where clean drinking water is not available.
- Eliminates the need to carry a lot of water while traveling.
- Can be easily carried in hand or a small bag.
Best Portable Water Purifiers in India – Reviews
1. Lifestraw Go Water Bottle
The LifeStraw Go Water Bottle is the world’s most trusted portable water purifier bottle.
Unlike most portable water purifier bottles available online, it actually does a very good job of providing safe and clean drinking water.
Key Features
- Filters up to 4000 litres of water
- 2-stage filtration – Microfilter and Activated Carbon Filter
- Replaceable filter and carbon capsule, easily available online
- Removes waterborne bacteria, parasites, and microplastics
- Reduces chlorine, insecticides, pesticides, turbidity, bad odor, and improves taste
- Microfilter pore size is 0.2 microns
- 100% chemical free
- Made of high-quality food-grade plastic as per US FDA standards
- Capacity: 1 litre
Lifestraw Go uses 2-stage filtration that provides you reliable protection and improves the taste and visual appearance of water on the go.
1st Stage: Membrane microfilter that removes 99.99% of waterborne bacteria, including E.coli and Salmonella. It also removes 99.9% of waterborne protozoa, including Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
The pore size of 0.2 microns is so small that it also filters out harmful microplastics.
The microfilter lasts for up to 4000 litres of water.
The 2-stage filter is available on Amazon.in.
But, what is laughable is, that this replacement 2-stage filter is priced higher than the bottle.
2nd Stage: Activated carbon filter reduces chlorine, odor, and chemical impurities like pesticides and insecticides. This replacement carbon filter lasts for up to 100 litres of water.
These replacement carbon filters were earlier available on Amazon.in but now they are no longer available.
We could only find the replacement Activated Carbon Capsule at a lesser-known shopping portal, desertcart.in.
Replacement filters let you reuse this portable water purifier again and again.
The whole objective of providing replacement filters fails when the cost of replacement filters is equal to or more than the bottle.
Will you buy the replacement filters in such a case?
The brand sells its products in US and Europe only.
The water filter bottle and the replacement filters are so costly because they are imported and sold at a premium in India.
World over, this is a trusted product for all adventure and trekking enthusiasts, frequent travelers, and people looking for reliable water filtration on the go.
You can use Lifestraw Go for water from a pond, stream, river, municipal taps, and taps at public places like railway stations, etc.
The water bottle is made of BPA-free Tritan and is very durable. The food-grade silicone mouthpiece can be easily removed for cleaning.
This portable water filter bottle comes with a carabiner to attach to your backpack, ensuring access to safe, clean drinking water on the go.
2. Eureka Forbes Aquaguard Personal Purifier Bottle
Key Features
- 100% chemical free
- Filter life: filters up to 420 liters of water
- Replaceable filter
- Soft squeeze bottle with see-through water level indicator and dust cap
- BPA-free and non-toxic plastic bottle
- Removes 99.9% bacteria & virus
- Capacity: 700ml
- Available in attractive colors and designs
Eureka Forbes Aquasure bottle purifier with Kitanu magnet provides clean drinking water on the go.
This portable water purifier bottle from Eureka Forbes uses the same filtration technology that it uses in its range of gravity-based water purifiers. Called ‘Kitanu Magnet’, this unique filter removes up to 99.9% of bacteria and viruses.
The Kitanu Magnet filter not only removes harmful microorganisms like bacteria and cysts, but also removes most of the dust, dirt, and debris. The Kitanu Magnet filter is certified by WQA authorized labs, making it reliable.
The Eureka Forbes portable water filter bottle requires a slight squeeze for forcing the water through the filter that removes all the dirt and biological impurities. When the filter gets choked, it means the filter needs to be replaced.
However, we could not find any information on which type of filtration the Kitanu Magnet filter use and how it works.
3. Tata Swach InstaSip Instant Purifier Bottle
Key Features
- Filters up to 1000 litres of water
- No chemicals used
- Anti-microbial, food-grade soft squeeze bottle
- Removes 99.99% of bacteria and 99.9% of protozoa
- Bottle Capacity – 740 ml
Tata Swach InstaSip is an instant and portable water purifier bottle that claims to purify water from any source instantly.
The filter life is quite impressive and the company claims that it can purify approximately 1000 litres of water. This portable water purifier bottle uses a similar filtration technology, called Tata Swach Bulb, as used in the gravity-based water purifiers from Tata Swach.
Tata Swach Insta Sip bottle does not have a provision to change the filter. After filtration of around 1000 litres of water, the filter will automatically stop purifying water and you will have to discard the bottle.
Conclusion
These portable water filters provide basic filtration and are to be used as portable water purifiers only. Always remember, they can’t be used as a substitute for your home water purifier.
But these portable water purifier bottles are very useful for anyone looking for clean drinking water on the go. If you are someone who loves traveling to remote areas and going for adventure treks then you should definitely have one in your travel gear. They will not only save you from the danger of contaminated water but will also save the money you spend on packaged drinking water. They are also very good for the environment as they reduce the use of plastic bottles.
I am interested to buy a Portable water purifier as I am in a transferrable job.
1. Suitable to carry
2. Easy to install
3. Compatible for borewell and municipal water
4. Like phone charger can work in any location, frequency abroad too.
For points 1,2 and 4, a non-electric Gravity-Based water purifier is recommended. But Gravity-based water purifiers are ideally not recommended for borewell water. Borewell water generally has high TDS. Gravity-based purifiers can not lower the TDS level, only RO purifiers can. But RO purifiers are not as portable as Gravity-based purifiers.
I am interested to buy the best water purifier for my home. I have been using different Water filters for the last thirty years. Now I am looking for the best compact water filter or purifier for my home. We are two elderly people at home depending on tap water. I have to replace the current filter with the best and most efficient one now. I prefer Kent products but seems to too large. I am looking, and interested in for the best one with a storage capacity of Max. 8 Liters.
We would first like to know the source and TDS level of water at your home before we can recommend any water purifier.