--- description: Find out why LifeStraw Sip is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: LifeStraw Sip: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf754efb98b8e1853/698a8a040116827bc298ad85/lifestraw-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Filtered Water, Anywhere by [Chris Stokel-Walker](/author/chris-stokel-walker/) ## Chris Stokel-Walker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  LifeStraw—whose Max water cleanser, designed to clean impure water at a population level,[ was one of](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2023/6324278/lifestraw-max/ "undefined") TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023—went in a more personal direction with its new device. The Sip reusable water filter straw, made of stainless steel, uses a high-flow microfilter membrane with 0.2-micron pores to block out 99.999999% of bacteria, 99.999% of parasites, and 99.999% of microplastics. Users can sip 1,000 liters of water over the lifetime of each straw, which comes in its own carrying case. The ultra-portable filter is ideal for world-travelers and outdoors adventurers, and they’ll be helping others: CEO Alison Hill says that, for every purchase, LifeStraw donates a year’s worth of safe drinking water to a child in need. **Buy Now:** LifeStraw Sip on [LifeStraw](https://fave.co/3YzvVvD "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3C8L2Dq "undefined") | [REI](https://fave.co/4e1Suhd "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094651/lifestraw-sip/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094651/lifestraw-sip/"},"headline":"LifeStraw Sip: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:55:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:55:10.821Z","description":"Find out why LifeStraw Sip is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094651/lifestraw-sip/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf754efb98b8e1853/698a8a040116827bc298ad85/lifestraw-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Stokel-Walker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-stokel-walker/"}],"creator":"Chris Stokel-Walker","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf754efb98b8e1853/698a8a040116827bc298ad85/lifestraw-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094651/lifestraw-sip/","name":"LifeStraw Sip: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```