Having access to clean drinking water is obviously important, and something a lot of us take for granted.  Here in the UK, for the majority of time we’re never that far away from a tap, be it in a pub, cafe, supermarket and so on.  But when we’re camping or green-laning far away from these amenities, how do we have access to clean water?  Simple, we fill bottles at home and bring them with us.  What happens though when we run out?

Well, let me introduce you to the Icon LifeSaver Jerrycan.

As you can see, it’s a robust and portable water holder that’s capable of holding 18.5 litres of water at any one time.  But what you can’t see is that it has a water filter that’s capable of filtering 20,000 litres of water over it’s lifetime.  And when I say lifetime, if I use it to drink 2 litres of water per day, the filter should last me just over 27 years!

Getting technical, the LifeSaver Jerrycan 20000UF is a microbiological water filter that uses ultra filtration technology to filter out viruses, bacteria, cysts and parasites from contaminated water sources. LifeSaver technology filters out bacteria to a minimum of Log 6 (99.9999%), viruses to a minimum of Log 4 (99.99%) and cysts to a minimum of Log 3 (99.9%) as specified by NSF Protocol 231, based on recommendations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  I’ll be honest, I don’t have a clue what any of that means!

During days out, our usual regime here at Muddy Towers is to fill all our water bottles at home which usually end up rolling around the back of Deux Smurf.  With the Jerrycan we can either fill it up at home or wait until we arrive at our destination and secure it behind the drivers seat.

Being able to collect water from a river, pond, lake and so on when you reach your destination is really quite handy, not only for drinking, but cooking, cleaning or simply washing your hands.

The Jerrycan is also incredibly easy to use, simply unscrew the cap and built in pump and fill with water. When you want water, use the pump for around 20 or so times to build up pressure, and on the opposite side open the cap to release a steady stream of clean water.

The LifeSaver Jerrycan measures 36x18x51cm, weighs in at only 4.35kg and manufactured in the UK. 

Available in 4 colours - Blue, Black, Green & Tan

price: £299.99

more at » www.LifeSafer/Jerrycan