Creating your family’s emergency plan is something literally every family needs to do. Chances are, each one of us will have to deal with an unexpected emergency, and it’s important to prepare ahead to be ready for anything.

Possibly the biggest single part of your emergency plan is water — do you have access to clean water no matter what? Clean water is the basic building block of survival in any situation. While full-on water filtration systems are ideal, the number one thing you should have at minimum is a tool to filter water.

Here at Redfora, aside from our emergency kits, the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter is our most popular item — and for good reason. The LifeStraw is known world-wide as a simple, effective tool for filtering water, and not being dependent on clean water coming out of the faucet.

The LifeStraw lets you turn up to 4,000 liters (that's over 1,000 gallons!) of contaminated water into safe drinking water — that's enough for a single person for up to 5 years! The LifeStraw is ideal for hiking, backpacking, camping, travel, and emergency preparedness.

Our friends at LifeStraw are also mission-aligned with us — for every LifeStraw sold, a child in need receives clean drinking water for an entire school year. Plus, as always, 1% of your order will be donated to those in need through Redfora Relief.