SteriPEN Adventurer

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Want to purify questionable water while only adding four ounces (110 grams) to your pack weight? The SteriPEN Adventurer uses ultraviolet light to destroy the DNA of waterborne microbes, rendering them unable to reproduce and make you sick. It kills 99.99 percent of all viruses, bacteria, protozoa, household germs, and bio-terror weapons. It also eliminates travel risks that can cause diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, and Legionnaires’ disease.

The Adventurer is simple to use. Push a button, place the lamp in the water, and stir until the automatic-sensor-light turns green. It purifies 16 ounces of water in 48 seconds and a liter in 90 seconds. The Adventurer will purify 1,250 gallons of water, at a cost of only 10 cents per gallon of water.

MSRP: $129

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From Moosejaw:
"Free Shipping. SteriPen Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier (Spring 2008) The Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier by SteriPen is half the size of the SteriPen Classic. Because it s fast (48 seconds for 16 ounces), light (under 110g/4 oz), easy and effective, it s perfect for hikers and campers who value powerful products in small packages with no loss of effectiveness. Its optional solar charging case let s you go off the grid way off. Adventurer ships with 2 non-rechargeable (disposable) batteries, a nylon case and users guide."

From RockCreek:
"The Adventurer SteriPEN is a portable water purifier unlike any other on the market. The Adventurer fits right into your pocket and in just 48 seconds will kill over twenty microorganisms in your drinking water - using UV light rays. Just insert the light into your water bottle or bladder, keep it there until the indicator goes off, and immediately you have clean, ready to drink water! No more fumbling with your water pumps, tasting bitter iodine drink after drink, or waiting for water to boil. This is a must have for anyone who paddles, bikes, hikes, runs or climbs in the outdoors. Stay hydrated and safe. Adventurer comes with 2 non-rechargeable batteries, a nylon case and users guide."

From Oregon Mountain Community:
"The SteriPEN Adventurer is the smallest lightest weight UV water purifier on the market. While performing the same as the original SteriPEN the Adventurer is half the size and weight. Coupled with the solar charger case (sold seperately) the Adventurer is ready for your long haul into the wilderness. A faster safer alternative to chemicals while only weighing slightly more.Effective: The SteriPEN has been independently tested at 4 universities to eliminate viruses, bacteria and protozoa.This includes Bird Flu, Giardia and Cryptosporidium - in seconds. Effective against the waterborne microbes that cause giardia, polio, diarrhea, hepatitis, typhoid fever, botulism, dysentery and cholera (just to name a few). Microbiological testing has been conducted at the University of Arizona, the University of Maine, the Oregon Health Sciences University and at Hydro-Photon. To date SteriPEN has been tested against: E. coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Poliovirus, Rotavirus, Klebsiella terrigena, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis (vegitative and spore), common yeast, Coliphage MS2, Giardia and Cryptosporidum. Testing shows that SteriPEN meets the standard as set forth in the U.S. EPA Guide Standard and Protocol for Testing Microbiological Water Purifiers. SteriPEN has been shown to destroy in excess of 99.9999% of bacteria, 99.99% of viruses and 99.9% protozoa. Specifications: Up to 160 times faster than chemicals.One-third the weight of most pump filters and purifiers.Push-button operation activates safe UV light technology to destroy viruses, bacteria and protozoa.Eliminates pumping and chemicals.Weighs 4 oz before batteries.Sale ends 06/25/07"

From Ramsey Outdoor:
"The Adventurer is half the size of the SteriPEN Classic. Because it?s fast (48 seconds for 16 ounces), light (under 110g/4 oz), easy and effective, it..."

User Reviews

Adventurer
Reviewed by JamesS, Oct 31, 2007

"I bought this on a whim and now I feel like a genius! I don't even bother to carry my Katadyn Hiker or my MSR MIOX any longer. This thing weighs nothing and it's easy to use. Take it out of its cover, press the button once to purify a liter of water, look for the flashing green light, insert until the blue light comes on, stir, stop when the blue light goes out (about 45 seconds or so)."

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Adventurer
Reviewed by Rickosovitch, Oct 14, 2007

"I have used the SteriPen Adventurer all this year. Six trips; about 15 days on the trail. I love it. The only problem I've had was in trying to use Tenergy rechargeable batteries. They just don't work! I've gone back to using only Panasonic non-rechargeables and haven't had a problem since."

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Adventurer
Reviewed by Kellen, Aug 14, 2007

"Fact is, water purification is vital (I hear giardia sucks big time), yet many are reticent to either pay the expense or perhaps trust the Steripen. I opted for the Adventurer for the extended battery life and smaller size, though the Steripen original was tempting."

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Adventurer
Reviewed by Charlie Townsend, May 01, 2007

"My SteriPen Adventurer's battery compartment nut stripped out after the supplied-at-purchase batteries failed after only three home base tests and one field use - leaving me without any means to purify my water. The problem is partially in the design, as the nut is of super low quality and the screw is so short you can't really tell if you've properly caught the threads."

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