SteriPEN Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier
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Equipment Details
Manufacturer: SteriPENBrand: SteriPen
Model: AD-RP
Color: Black W/ Yellow Accents
Product features:
- Handheld water purifier that effectively destroys viruses, bacteria, and protozoa
- Purifies 16 ounces (1/2 liter) of water in 48 seconds or 32 ounces in 90 seconds
- Employs ultraviolet (UV) light to destroy DNA of harmful microorganisms
- Exceeds U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for purifier testing
- Easy 1-button operation; weighs only 3.6 ounces; includes 2 disposable batteries
Sports reviews of SteriPEN Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier
Customer Review: Works (!?) As Described?
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I maintain a shelter on the AT and am generally an avid backpacker. I first started hiking using iodine, then moved to a pump (which was horrible - clogged and was too heavy/bulky), and had been using Aqua Mira for years which is fantastic but involves mixing two parts and takes some time. It's a light weight unit and doesn't really bother an ounce-counter such as myself to carry this along. I found more comfortable carrying less water with me since I could very quickly and easily chug a half-liter anytime I passed a stream which is a nice benefit. Seems like a well made and rugged unit overall. I think the cap is hard to pop off/on.
This is one of those products that is tough to judge since it might be working and killing little critters that may have made you sick - OR - it might do nothing but you might just have not ingested any critters. I used this on my beginning of season hike to my AT shelter and it seemed to work. So far I haven't gotten sick and its been a week (which is the normal incubation period for giardia). I know that using this versus a pump or chemicals is about 1000% easier and more convenient. I'd pack along extra batteries. The batteries in the unit seem to not be terribly powerful and certainly have something to use as a pre-filter and always toss a bottle of iodine in your pack just in case. As a whole an exciting new addition to my gear.
Description of SteriPEN Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier
SteriPEN Adventurer is the ultimate tool to take on outdoor adventures for safe drinking water anywhere on earth. With the SteriPEN Adventurer, you're carrying hundreds of gallons of pure water in your backpack while adding only 110 g (4oz.) to your pack weight. The Adventurer uses ultraviolet light (UV) to destroy the DNA of microorganisms making them unable to reproduce and cause illness. There's no pumping, no chemicals, no test strips, no timekeeping, no aftertaste, no clogging, no lubricating and no replacement filters. Just push the SteriPEN Adventurer button once for 32oz. or twice for 16oz., place the lamp in clear water, and stir until the indicator light turns green.Great for hiking and camping, this handheld water purifier destroys viruses, bacteria, and common protozoa. It weighs just 3.6 ounces with two non-rechargeable, disposable batteries (included) and purifies 16 ounces of water in 48 seconds, or 32 ounces in 90 seconds. The purifier employs ultraviolet light (UV) to destroy the DNA of microorganisms, making them unable to reproduce and cause illness. It's effective against outdoor microbes like giardia and cryptosporidium; pathogens that cause diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, and Legionnaire's Disease; household germs such as bird flu, E. coli, and salmonella; staph and strep; and natural-disaster risks like botulism, cholera, smallpox, and typhoid.
No pumping, no chemicals, no test strips, no timekeeping, no lubricating, and no replacement filters are required. All that is required is to push the water purifier's button (once for 32 ounces, twice for 16 ounces), place the pen-like lamp in clear water, and stir until an indicator light turns green. Water has no aftertaste after being purified. Measuring 6.1 inches long, the purifier comes with a nylon case and a user's guide. It exceeds U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for testing microbiological water purifiers.
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