SteriPEN Water Purification System Pack

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Brand: SteriPen
Category: Sports

List Price: ~~$99.95~~
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 6872

Color: White & Blue
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0

MPN: 19220003000000
Model: SP-SYS
UPC: 756804444440
EAN: 0400101365907
ASIN: B000PH013E

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Features:

•	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

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Providing everything needed for cleansing and purifying drinking water while camping, hiking, or traveling, this pack consists of a SteriPEN Classic handheld water purifier, a pre-filter for cleansing dirty water, a 32-ounce wide-mouth water bottle, a user's guide, and a nylon case for the water purifier.

The water purifier destroys viruses, bacteria, and common protozoa. It weighs just 8 ounces with four AA, disposable batteries (not included) and purifies 16 ounces of water in 48 seconds, or 32 ounces in 90 seconds. Measuring 7.6 inches long, 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. 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.

The pre-filter filters particulates and debris from water, making it ready for the water purifier. The water bottle has a cap for securing water after it's been purified.

Product Description
SteriPEN System Pack - Includes: Classic, Pre Filter, 1 Liter Water Bottle, SteriPEN now offers the Safe Water Pack, an all-in-one drinking water treatment system that includes the SteriPEN and Water Bottle Pre-Filter packaged in a wide-mouth water bottle. This system is all that is needed for treating drinking water while camping, hiking, backpacking or traveling. System Pack (PEN, Filter, Bottle), Mfg No: SP-SYS, Manufacturer: SteriPEN

Customer Reviews:

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Great Water Purification System for Travel November 28, 2009
Cory Lynn (NYC, NY)
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.

5 out of 5 stars

Good Product August 25, 2009
M. Layman (Idaho)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

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.

1 out of 5 stars

You can't rely on SteriPEN, do not use it in the back country! June 28, 2009
Keith Airheart
12 out of 16 found this review helpful

VERY DISPLEASED! I and a backpacking friend purchased the SteriPEN System Pack. We were initially impressed with what we had read from the company, primarily with its weight. We were heading into the backcountry 7-8 days and wanted to save as much weight as possible. The one star I give SteriPEN is for its weight (especially with lithium batteries) and only that. The bottle caps leaked at multiple places, losing water when purifying and along my leg while hiking, nice. My friends quit working on the second use, the bulbs were defective or just very fragile. Mine ate through the batteries in three days (Duracell), so bring extras (more weight) if needed. If you have clear running water it tastes good, however any other type and SteriPEN leaves the tastes, discolor, smells and floaters. My pre-filter webbing tore away from its plastic frame by simply using it, this created more and larger floaters in the water, bugs etc. If you are truly relying on this for survival and must purify from the water sources you are using, if you drop this thing on a rock or even the ground it could break. The lamps are apparently fragile or my friend simply received a defective one. Going back to pumping water, I never had any problems with my pump and it is much faster. I can't take the chance again with this product; my life depends on the ability to have clean water on my explorations and especially extended adventures.

4 out of 5 stars

FIELD TRIAL IS A REAL CRAPS SHOOT!! December 16, 2008
J. Barber (bumfuct, california)
2 out of 30 found this review helpful

except to tell you that the plastic water bottle is constructed of poly carbonate(which has been declared to be toxic by several industrialized nations), it is not fair to myself, the vendor, the manufacturer, or to amazon, to offer up a review until i finish my "field trial"..

i purchased the steripen system for an upcoming trip to mexico, and i cannot, in good conscious, offer up a review until i return..

at this time, i would suggest that you purchase only the pen(without the polycarbonate bottle).. i have disposed of the bottle and will be using only the pen while in mexico.. after all, i bought the "system" to get rid of toxic material..

believe you me, when i get back, i will let you know what i think..

hasta la vista
j

IM BACK!!

i was meandering through my reviews and came across this one, and thought i would elbaorate on my experience with the steripen..

while anyone who has been there(or any non industrialized country) knows that clean drinking water in mexico can be a "craps shoot"(no pun intended).. i must admit that i did not suffer the same gastrointestinal problems as i have on previous adventures in country but, i felt good about this purchase from the get go.. UV sterilization technology in water treatment has been accepted protocol for years in large municipal applications and is virtually unerring in its ability to deal with a huge list of known pathogens..

FYI-the UV does not actually kill the bacteria themselves, but causes their DNA to mutate so that they cannot successfully multiply in large numbers.. while the majority of the bacteria are effected immediately, the length of contact of the pen(UV) in the water, is due to redundancy protocol..

the only issue that i have with the steripen is the small amount of water(a liter) it treats in a minute of time..

heres mud in your eye
j

5 out of 5 stars

it is pretty good. October 30, 2008
Chien-sen Wang (taipei, taiwan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

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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