--- description: Find out why LifeStraw Max is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: LifeStraw Max: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc7c9f7e7e6db394e/698a41a586f68e2b6f6f2e96/best-inventions-2023-lifestraw-max.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # Water, Where Needed LifeStraw Max by [Chris Stokel-Walker](/author/chris-stokel-walker/) ## Chris Stokel-Walker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  **_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._** More than a million people die each year from unsafe drinking water, often in conflict zones or after natural disasters. To address this, LifeStraw invented a solution that strips water of bacteria, parasites, and viruses at scale. Its compact, 16-lb. system attaches to an existing water supply, cleaning 40 gal. of water an hour using hollow-fiber filters that block anything larger than 20 nanometers from passing through. “We wanted something that could work both at a refugee-camp level but also where you have flooding and wildfires,” says chief brand officer Tara Lundy. **Buy Now:** td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}LifeStraw Max on [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4075igO "undefined") LifeStraw Max: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324278/lifestraw-max/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324278/lifestraw-max/"},"headline":"Water, Where Needed","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:10:58.469Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324278/lifestraw-max/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","Magazine","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc7c9f7e7e6db394e/698a41a586f68e2b6f6f2e96/best-inventions-2023-lifestraw-max.jpg?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":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc7c9f7e7e6db394e/698a41a586f68e2b6f6f2e96/best-inventions-2023-lifestraw-max.jpg?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":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324278/lifestraw-max/","name":"Water, Where Needed"}}]}] ```