SteriPEN Water Purification System Pack
SteriPEN Water Purification System Pack
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Product Description
The SteriPEN handheld water purification System, contains all the tools you will need to optimize your water purification: The SteriPEN Classic handheld water purifier, 32 oz. Water Bottle, Water Bottle Pre-Filter, user's guide and case. Add your choice of 4 AA batteries (we strongly recommend Lithium or NiMH) and you are ready to provide safe drinking water anywhere. This convenient solution has been well received by people who want a good value and a full range of options for pre-filtering situations like leaves or glacial silt preventing clear water. (See Product Demonstration Video)
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- Fast the steripen handheld water purification system provides all the tools you will need to quickly filter and purify water
- Light the steripen classic included in the system weighs just 8 oz. with 4 aa batteries
- Easy the system contains a wide mouthed bottle, filter, user's guide, steripen classic and case
- Effective steripen classic creates ultraviolet light (uv) that destroys the dna of microbes in seconds
- Safe steripen classic's ultraviolet light (uv) technology exceeds the united states environmental protection agency's guidelines
SteriPEN Water Purification System Pack 3.8 out of 5 based on 21 ratings. 343 user reviews
SteriPEN Water Purification System Pack The SteriPEN handheld water purification System, contains all the tools you will need to optimize your water purification: The SteriPEN Classic handheld water purifier, 32 oz. Water Bottle, Water Bottle Pre-Filter, user's guide and case. Add your choice of 4 AA batteries (we strongly recommend Lithium or NiMH) and you are ready to provide safe drinking water anywhere. This convenient solution has been well received by people who want a good value and a full range of options for pre-filtering situations like leaves or glacial silt preventing clear water. (See Product Demonstration Video) $79.95 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ePDvIDU6L._SL160_.jpg
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This will keep the big little things from floating in your water. Only works in clear water.
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I spent Memorial Day hiking in the San Gorgonio Wilderness with my wife and a friend. It’s always beautiful there but this trip took a turn for the worse when I found that my water filter had cracked. This happened in a dry year when water flow in all the creeks was pretty low. Happily, some friends shared their steripen with us and I was amazed at how quickly we were able to purify water with the UV light. It takes about 45 seconds per quart. They had purchased the full system: steripen, pre-filter, and Nalgene bottle. It weighed considerably less than my filter even with batteries–under a pound. I’m sold and am purchasing my own. You can get the steripen and prefilter (good for removing particulates) separately, which I will since I have many Nalgene bottles, but if you are looking for a good all in one purification system, this is it.
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excellent at cleaning clear or clearer water, however when it went head to head with my MSR hand pump other than a bit more work i could pump a bottle of water just as fast as scooping up the water and them cleaning it. Will I stop using it heck no it is real cool and light weight.
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The product did perform as describe. I order two sets of the Lithium Ion battery from another source, one set worked and the other did not.
After a week of constant use, about 6 times a day, it needed a new set of battery. Rechargeable NiMH battery also worked in the unit.
I purchased the combination set with the bottle and pre-filter. The main advantage is the fileter adapter allows the SteriPEN to be inserted into the bottle and form a water tight connection. This makes it easier to shake or swire the bottle without worrying about spilled water.
It took me a while to figure out what was the sediment filter. I thought at first it was missing, but it was the funny thing sticking out the middle of the adapter. Removing the filter from the adapter allows the SteriPEN to be tightly inserted into the bottle. For most purposes, the filter serves no useful purpose, so I just put it away for safe keeping.
I used the unit to purified all my drinking water in Inner Mongolia and any water used to brush my teeth in any hotels in China. At the Beijing Airport, when leaving the country, it did raise some concern about what the device was, and added an extra step to the out processing when they attached a photo of me with a x-ray picture of the unit.
I will take the unit on my next back packing trip to truely purify my drinking water. I have never been sick from just using a water filter on previous trip, but this unit is convenient.
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Took my SteriPEN for 8 days in the Smoky Mountains. It worked every time and must have done the job because there were no ill effects. Do use lithium batteries however.
For anyone having problems I found this at http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Water%20Treatment/Ultraviolet/SteriPen/Owner%20Review%20by%20John%20Heubi/
I was able to determine that the extended outdoor use seemed to create too much humidity within the unit and caused this malfunction. The malfunction occurred with a much greater frequency during periods of extremely high humidity and periods of extended rain. I was able to “fool” the unit when I got a red light by waiting for the indicator light to stop blinking and then placing the unit in the water, just as if I were purifying the water. Then I would pull it out of the water, just as if I had completed the purification, then push the button again. The SteriPEN would then work just fine for any number of uses. I am certain that this would not even be an issue to anyone using the SteriPEN for weekend or week long treks. The problem also goes away after the unit is in a controlled environment (inside) for approximately 1-3 days to get a chance to get completely dried out.
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you have to press the button first, wait for the green light, then immerse the light tube into the water. Great for traveling to another country where the water condition is unknown.. and yah.. NIMH battery is a must or else you will be running through the alkaline batteries like there is no tomorrow… too bad they didn’t provide it.
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Used it the first weekend that I had it. My wife and I went camping and the temp’s soared to over 100 and we used it to purify a gallon of water from the river for more drinking water. Worked great and I think I’ll take it with me to Mexico this year just in case.
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I am planning to visit SE Asia & bought this for a 2 month trip. I tested it on a week trip & it passed with flying colors.
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I have used this for 2 weeks now of drinking nothing but lake water and never got sick. It is a quick and easy way to sterilize and filter water. It is compact and easy to carry and use.
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The steripen is awesome. I took it backpacking for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I have to say that this is probably my best investment for backpacking equipment I have ever made. The pre filter works better than I expected, and as I watched my friends use their pump filters I was watching the river roll by while using the UV light to kill any thing that could make me sick. My steripen took less time to get the job done and was a lot more portable. Everyone wanted it for day hikes. Best tool I own.