| 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. |
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 Works Great |
| Review Date: September 16, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Donald Schneider, Houston, Texas USA |
I have used the SteriPEN Adventurer for a week of backpacking in Colorado. Several days involved sterilizing what you would ordinarily call "good" water from running streams. But, several days included taking water from a lake in an area with heavy human use (no human waste management like a pit toilet). The water was obviously questionable and I was concerned that the SteriPEN would not be up to the challange. But, the only way to know was to try it, so I did. No illness at all. Got at least 50 quart sterilizations with one set of two CR123A batteries (non-rechargable). The product and its single LED signals take a little getting used to, but my experience convinces me it does the job.
It is very rugged - though I always worried about breaking the bulb. I took no special precautions carrying it. Simply stowed the provided hard shell and poly-canvas carry bag in the backpack with other gear. It traveled without problem.
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Lightweight but doesn't like the cold
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| Review Date: December 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: William Edwards, SE Ohio |
Having read elsewhere that the Adventurer was hard on batteries but most people were using rechargeables, I decided to do my own testing using Panasonic Lithium Photo batteries. Thus far I have gotten about 20 liters of purification over a period of 6 days. The only time I have encountered any problems is in cold. For the first test I put the pen in the refrigerator for about 3 hours and tried to use it but it only flashed the red light saying the battery was too weak. After warming it up for 5 minutes with body heat, it performed fine. Another time I left it outside 40F for a few hours and tried it but had the same problem. Again, after warming with body heat the unit worked fine.
I was looking forward to using the Adventurer in the winter when filters freeze and chemicals take way too long. After these tests it is obvious that I will have to keep it warm or warm it up before I use it. I think it must really require a big "shot" of power and it is necessary that the batteries are warm to be able to do this.
Recommended with qualifiers. |
good for travelers
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| Review Date: March 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer: S. Howe, Seattle, WA |
| I bought the SteriPEN before traveling to India and Nepal. Three weeks on trains and in modest lodging, using the pen to sterilize one liter of water at a time.I learned that I had to insert it deep into the water, just a little beyond the rod, otherwise it didn't work. I used it 20 - 30 times and it took away the uncertainty about the water. I'm taking it with me to Mexico this month. It's lightweight and small, so easy to include. |
Well, I did not get sick, nor did he....
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| Review Date: August 5, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jack Aubry, Los Angeles |
After a good friend returned from a tour in Iraq, he told me about a "sterilizing pen" that he had used while overseas. I have to admit that I was rather skeptical being a pump carrying/Iodine using type hiker, but I decided to give the thing a try (swayed by the info that other military folks in my friends unit did get sick, and the information on the Steri-Pen website as to the frequency of illness with the methods of purification I was using).
Since its purchase I have utilized the Steri-Pen on two multi day hiking trips, and have felt fine the whole time. Admittedly, I did not drink from any questionable sources, nor did anyone else in my party get sick using other methods. But with the weight being so little and the level of removal claimed by the maker being so high, I felt that this was a great purchase for someone into lightweight packing.
I will amend this entry if I do get sick in the future......
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Works (!?) As Described?
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| Review Date: May 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: uselenses, |
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. |
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