Water & Hydration

A refillable bottle with a built-in filter that reduces chlorine taste and fine particles as you drink. It's aimed at everyday tap top-ups and day walks rather than treating dubious wild water, so pair it with purification tablets for genuine emergencies. A recognisable brand and an easy, low-effort way to keep drinking water palatable on the move.

• Filters as you sip, so no waiting or separate treatment step
• Cuts chlorine taste and fine sediment from tap and standpipe water
• Reusable filter discs are cheap and widely stocked in the UK

A BPA-free 8-litre water carrier that folds flat when empty, so it takes up almost no room until you actually need to store or move water. Handy to keep in a cupboard for a supply interruption, or in the car for camping and days out. The carry handle and tap make pouring and hand-washing straightforward.

• Folds flat when empty to save storage space
• 8-litre capacity with a carry handle and tap
• BPA-free food-grade material

Fifty compact tablets that make questionable water safe to drink when you can't boil or filter it. Each treats around a litre, so a single pack covers weeks of emergency use and weighs almost nothing in a grab bag. A cheap, long-life backup to keep alongside a proper filter, not instead of one.

• 50 tablets, roughly one litre treated per tablet
• Tiny and light for a grab bag or glovebox
• Long shelf life for a set-and-forget backup

A leak-proof 2-litre reservoir with a bite-valve hose that fits inside most packs, so you drink steadily on the move.

• Carry 2L hands-free in your pack
• Bite-valve hose for sipping on the move
• Leak-proof seal keeps kit dry

A rugged 18.5-litre jerrycan with a built-in ultrafiltration cartridge that removes viruses, bacteria and cysts as you pour. Fill it from a rain butt, stream or standpipe and it delivers clean drinking water for a household — up to 20,000 litres per cartridge, with no power or chemicals.

• Removes viruses, bacteria and cysts — not just chemicals
• Carries and stores 18.5L: days of water for a family
• Up to 20,000L per cartridge, no power or chemicals needed

LifeStraw's Peak Series straw is a rugged update to the classic personal filter: sip straight from a stream, puddle or water butt, or thread it onto a standard bottle or an inline hydration line. It removes bacteria, parasites and microplastics down to 0.2 microns with no batteries, chemicals or waiting. A sensible last-line backup to keep in a grab bag or the car for when the taps or your main filter let you down.

• Filters to 0.2 microns — removes bacteria, parasites and microplastics
• Threads onto standard bottles and inline hydration setups, not just direct sipping
• No batteries or chemicals — works cold, straight out of the packet

A pocket-sized straw filter that lets you drink directly from streams, rivers and lakes. No batteries, no chemicals and no moving parts — one of the simplest ways to make untreated water safe when the tap stops running.

• Drink straight from natural water sources with no setup
• No batteries or chemicals to run out
• Light and compact enough for any bug-out bag or car kit

The original suck-through survival straw: dip it in a stream, puddle or water butt and drink directly through the hollow-fibre membrane, which filters out bacteria, parasites and microplastics down to 0.2 microns. It needs no batteries, chemicals or pumping, and one filter is rated for around 4,000 litres, so it earns its place in a grab bag or car for when the mains supply fails or you're caught out on the hills.

• Removes 99.999999% of bacteria and 99.999% of parasites and microplastics
• No batteries, chemicals or waiting time – just drink through it
• Lightweight and compact enough for a grab bag or coat pocket

A stainless-steel personal filter straw that lets you drink safely straight from a stream, water butt or a tap you do not trust. It removes bacteria, parasites and microplastics, so it is a sensible thing to keep in a grab bag or the car for when mains water fails or you are caught out on the hills. Reusable with a replaceable membrane rather than a throwaway design.

• Removes bacteria, parasites and microplastics from questionable water
• Stainless-steel body stands up to being knocked about in a pack
• No batteries, chemicals or waiting time, just sip

Chlorine dioxide tablets that treat questionable water to make it safer to drink. A tiny, long-life backup for when filtering or boiling isn't possible.

• Treats water without any equipment
• Compact and light with a long shelf life
• Ideal backup to a filter or stove

A sturdy 10-litre HDPE water container with a built-in tap for storing and dispensing drinking water. Useful for topping up a household reserve before a storm, or carrying water home if the mains supply is cut.

• Holds 10 litres — a meaningful drinking-water reserve
• Built-in tap makes dispensing clean and one-handed
• Food-grade HDPE plastic safe for long-term water storage

The near-unbreakable 1-litre bottle that's a staple of hiking and prep kit. The wide mouth takes ice, mixes rehydration salts easily and pairs with most inline filters, making it a dependable everyday water carrier.

• Tough BPA-free build that survives drops and cold
• Wide mouth fits filters, ice and easy refills
• Clear markings help you track how much you've drunk

An ultralight flexible bottle that rolls up flat when empty and holds two litres when full. A space-saving way to carry and store water in a grab bag.

• Rolls up almost flat when empty
• Very light for the water it carries
• Frees up pack space until needed

A versatile squeeze filter you can use with its pouches, a water bottle or inline on a hydration pack. A refillable workhorse for treating larger volumes than a personal straw.

• Filters into a bottle or bag, not just sip-through
• Very high filter lifespan when back-flushed
• Light and adaptable for groups or solo

A large BPA-free water container with a built-in tap that stores and dispenses a family's emergency water supply, then packs away when empty.

• 22L capacity for family storage
• Built-in tap for easy dispensing
• Food-grade, BPA-free material

A collapsible BPA-free water carrier with a built-in tap, made to hold a usable reserve for camping or a mains-water outage. The tap lets you fill a kettle or wash hands one-handed without lifting the whole container. Collapsible carriers store away neatly but treat them gently — the seams and tap are the usual weak points.

• Built-in tap for one-handed pouring
• Collapses flat for easy storage
• BPA-free food-grade plastic

A UN-approved, stackable container with a tamper-evident cap, sized for storing water at home ahead of a supply interruption or a hard freeze. The stackable shape saves space in a cupboard or garage, and the sealed cap keeps stored water clean until you need it. Keeping a few days' water put by like this is far more reliable than scrambling for bottled water once the taps run dry.

• UN-approved container rated for safe liquid storage
• Stackable shape stores efficiently in a garage or cupboard
• 61mm tamper-evident cap keeps stored water sealed and clean

A pair of 10-litre rigid jerry cans for putting by a household drinking-water reserve ahead of a burst main, supply fault or planned outage. Stackable and fitted with a spout, they hold a sensible reserve without relying on flimsy bottles — roughly a fortnight of drinking water for one person across the two. Keep them dedicated to water only (never mix with the fuel these cans are also sold for), and refresh a few times a year.

• 20 litres total — a meaningful household reserve for outages
• Rigid, stackable cans store more tidily than loose bottles
• Spout makes dispensing water easy without spills

An all-in-one filter bottle you fill from a tap, river or lake and drink straight from. The simplest option for everyday carry and travel.

• Fill and drink with no separate kit
• Handles a broad range of contaminants
• Reusable bottle with replaceable filter

A replacement filter cartridge for Water-to-Go bottles that removes viruses, bacteria, protozoa, microplastics and many chemicals from questionable water. It's designed as a consumable, so keeping a spare means your filter bottle stays usable well past the first cartridge. Note this is the filter only and needs a compatible Water-to-Go bottle.

• Filters viruses as well as bacteria and protozoa
• Rated for around 200 litres per cartridge
• Also reduces chemicals, microplastics and bad taste

A food-grade liner that turns your bath into a clean 100-litre drinking water store when you get warning that supply may be cut — a storm, a mains burst or planned works. You fill it from the tap before the water goes off, and the sealed bag keeps it cleaner and easier to draw from than an open bath. It only helps if you fill it in time, so it's a plan-ahead item rather than a last-minute grab.

• Holds around 100 litres — days of drinking and cooking water for a household
• Food-grade, sealed liner keeps stored water cleaner than an open bath
• Includes a hand pump to draw water back out easily

A lightweight straw-style filter with a 0.01-micron hollow-fibre membrane, meant for drinking directly from streams, lakes or an untreated tap when the mains supply can't be trusted. It's a personal, single-user tool for hikes and grab bags rather than a way to treat water for a whole household. Rinse-to-clean design keeps flow reasonable over its stated lifespan.

• 0.01-micron membrane targets bacteria, sediment and microplastics
• Compact and light enough to live in a day pack or grab bag
• Backflush-to-clean design maintains flow without extra parts