Comments on: The SteriPEN: The Ultimate Ultralight Backpacking Water Purifier http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/ Ideas, advice, news and reviews, to help you become "one with your pack" Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bruce Lewis http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-51072 Bruce Lewis Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:22:52 +0000 http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/#comment-51072 Hi Don, My first reaction is that while you didn't get 60 literss, for it to last four days for five people is great on just a couple of batteries. I use NiMH rechargables. This are the very highest power. As for being color blind that does create a problem. It is also difficult to see if the light is on when using a red nalgene bottle. Still, for the weight, compared and convenience I sure like it better than carrying pump filters that weight twice as much. Bruce Hi Don,

My first reaction is that while you didn’t get 60 literss, for it to last four days for five people is great on just a couple of batteries. I use NiMH rechargables. This are the very highest power.

As for being color blind that does create a problem. It is also difficult to see if the light is on when using a red nalgene bottle.

Still, for the weight, compared and convenience I sure like it better than carrying pump filters that weight twice as much.

Bruce

]]> By: Don Schaeffer http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-50828 Don Schaeffer Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:08:26 +0000 http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/#comment-50828 I just took this on a backup trip. With five people the batteries failed on the fourth day. I'm sure we didn't get 60 liters out of it. BTW, the batteries are not generic AA, etc, but some specialized (I'm sure expensive) type. Another problem is that as a color blind person it was impossible for me to distinguish between the red/green indicator lights that tell whether the sterilization was successful. I just took this on a backup trip. With five people the batteries failed on the fourth day. I’m sure we didn’t get 60 liters out of it. BTW, the batteries are not generic AA, etc, but some specialized (I’m sure expensive) type. Another problem is that as a color blind person it was impossible for me to distinguish between the red/green indicator lights that tell whether the sterilization was successful.

]]> By: wildcat http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-43799 wildcat Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:26:40 +0000 http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/#comment-43799 If I use this with a 32 oz. hydro-pack, what is the proper treatment? Do I give my water two doses of the 16 oz. treatment...or more...or less? If I use this with a 32 oz. hydro-pack, what is the proper treatment? Do I give my water two doses of the 16 oz. treatment…or more…or less?

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]]> By: LightBackpacking.com » Blog Archive » Field Test: SteriPEN Adventurer http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-17073 LightBackpacking.com » Blog Archive » Field Test: SteriPEN Adventurer Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:47:32 +0000 http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/02/22/the-steripen-the-ultimate-ultralight-backpacking-water-purifier/#comment-17073 [...] few months back I wrote a review of Hydro Photo, Inc’s new SteriPEN Adventurer water purification system — innovative ultralight backpacking technology that uses ultraviolet light to give you a [...] [...] few months back I wrote a review of Hydro Photo, Inc’s new SteriPEN Adventurer water purification system — innovative ultralight backpacking technology that uses ultraviolet light to give you a [...]

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