There are gadgets that make life more fun, and then there are gadgets that make life possible. The LifeStraw from Denmark's bVestergaard/b Frandsen Grou. ... Not to mention people bvacationing/b in certain countries south of the border. Well, maybe I'm being harsh. I know you can go to any foreign country with water that is totally safe and drinkable for the indigs and end up sick as a dog cuz your system is simply not prepared for whatever specific little bugs are in the water ...