Lynn M. Thanks SteriPEN for Helping Her Avoid Intestinal “Issues” in India
After her trip, Lynn emailed us to express her thanks for helping her stay healthy while reducing waste from plastic water bottles. On my recent trip to India I took my Steripen and used it exclusively to treat our drinking water. After 6 weeks, we had no intestinal “issues” and came home in perfect health. I love [...]
SteriPEN Solved a Problem for Me!
Rufus W. of Orland, writes to thank us for helping him address a chronic health issue: Your SteriPEN has solved a problem for me. A couple of months ago, it was discovered that I have very low white cell count meaning that my disease resistance is practically nil. A minor infection could sweep me [...]
Abracadabra! OK, now drink.
Working as a family-owned outfitter is a lot like working at a hardware store in that you have to know what you’re talking about. If you don’t, your customers might die. And usually, in both worlds, the employees have to use the products to understand them. That means that you either become passionate about the [...]
New SteriPEN Freedom: Smaller and USB Rechargeable!
The beloved SteriPEN water purifier keeps getting better. I loved my original Traveler and and the Steripen Opti was even better. I’ve lost count of how many international trips those two items have kept me healthy—dozens. But ever since I laid eyes on a prototype last January, I’ve been looking forward to checking out this new Steripen Freedom. In case [...]
Chris Dare of Dare 7 Summits review of SteriPEN Classic
Chris Dare of Dare 7 Summits reviews SteriPEN Classic on his website. Chris is a go-getter who graduated from Royal Military College of Canada, in Computer Engineering, and is currently a member of the Canadian Forces as an Army Signals Officer. After climbing Moutn Kilimanjaro, in 2010. Chris set a life goal to to climb [...]
M. Murphy writes a song for her SteriPEN Adventurer testimonial
“I took the Adventurer on a 4-day women’s canoe trip and everybody loved it!
Sean E., East Perth, Australia, Cambodia Trip ‘11
I took my Fiancé to Cambodia in June. We took a SteriPEN Emergency with us and it worked great! A hotel we stayed at in Siem Reap had filtered water for guests to refill their bottles As my Fiancé was complimenting the day manager on the facility, another guest walked up, agreed with us and then [...]
Sharon “Lollygagger” Mammoser, NY, USA
When I decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2008 I knew I would need something to treat my water. At the suggestion of my older brother, I bought a Steripen Adventurer Opti. I remember thinking that the idea of simply putting the wand into the water and waiting 90 seconds and then being able [...]
Greg Hall, RN – Fly Rod Chronicles
“During the filming of our Fly Rod Chronicles Alaska Adventure, our SteriPEN Classic water purifier proved invaluable. Our guide had planned on boiling all drinking water, but luckily I had taken wilderness medicine classes through West Virginia University and had discovered the SteriPEN purifiers. Our water sources varied and during the last six days of [...]
Allison Gannett, Extreme Skier
Alison Gannet is a World Champion Extreme Skier. Founder of the Save Our Snow Foundation and an award-winning global cooling consultant. She was recently named “Ski Hero of the Year,” and Outsie magazine named her “A Green All-Star,” next to Leonardo DiCaprio and Arnold Schwarzenegger. She travels the world documenting glacial recession and trains individuals, [...]
Apa Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for 21st time; Lists SteriPEN Adventurer Opti as hiking essential
Last week, Apa Sherpa made it to the summit of Mount Everest for a record-breaking 21st time. This “Super Sherpa”, who now lives in Utah, has climbed for the past several years with the Eco Everest Expedition, a team with a “leave no trace” outdoor ethic dedicated to cleaning up Everest. The group has brought down [...]
Climbing Killimanjaro, Richard Wise, President, Explorers Club NYC
“During my climb of Kilimanjaro the rest of my party used traditional pumps and filters. Needless to say one by one they all asked to use the SteriPEN. One use of your product that was not in your brochure was to purify hotel drinking water. It can be a big inconvenience to have to order [...]
Canoe Trip on the Thelon River, A. Groh, Ellsworth, Maine
Four of us have just returned from a 180-mile canoe trip on the Thelon River, located in the NWT & Nunavut territory of Canada. Being 400 miles into the wilderness offered many challenges, one of which was having safe drinking water, and your “classic” SteriPen was what we relied on. This instrument performed flawlessly. It [...]
Backpacker Magazine’s Team Tarpman in Wyoming
I’m pleased to report that everyone – all six of us – on BACKPACKER Magazine’s Team-TarpMan had good experience with the SteriPENs we used several times each day while we were hiking the Continental Divide Trail in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. The fact that the SteriPENs worked so well – and with so [...]
Hiking the Andes – A.H from MachuPichu
I wanted to thank you for making such a wonderful product. I just got back from South America where I backpacked from the southern tip of the Patagonia Andes all the way up through Bolivia and into Peru. The SteriPEN worked without fail even on the most questionable of water (which is found in Bolivia). [...]
A month in Cambodia – Dan Morris, Photographer
“I would like to thank you for sending the two samples of your SteriPEN product. They were extremely useful to us on our trip through Cambodia. I found they helped us greatly to procure clean water in remote locations. They also helped us keep from contributing to the plastic trash piles that are so prevalent [...]
Expedition in Uganda, Julian Monroe Fisher
In the mountains you could actually drink the water right out of the streams. However, once we dropped down from altitude we were in locations where there were no villages or bottled water so we had to rely on our SteriPENs for purifying all water. The porter responsible for water was our cook, Cornilious. He [...]
No one should go TDY without it!, Ariel W., US Army Logistics Operations Center, Springfield, VA
“No one should go TDY (temporary duty assignment) without it.”
My SteriPEN was a hit! Tony R., Middletown, NY
“My SteriPEN was a big hit on our recent trip into the Catskills. Two of my fellow hikers swore they would buy one.”
Thank you for the quick delivery! Sheryl W., Louisville, KY
“We spent two weeks in China while adopting our daughter. Mixing formula was much easier with a quick and ready supply of purified water. Thank you for the quick delivery of our SteriPEN!”
Put SteriPEN to the test! Jeff F., Boulder, CO
“I just returned from a 170 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and put SteriPEN to the test. As for convenience, SP beats the pump filters with their serpentine surgical tubing by a far piece. I treated and imbibed water from streams, creeks, springs, trickles, puddles, and ponds. Well, I’m still here!”
This Is Truly An Amazing Product, Bob E., Charlottesville, VA
“This is truly an amazing product. Its technology, effectiveness, and convenience are impressive.”
Light, Quick to Use and Reassuring, Blaise D., Maine, USA
“I used my SteriPEN on a two-week hiking trip in Glacier National Park, and then on a trip to the Costa Rican jungles. It’s light, quick to use and reassuring.”
The SteriPEN is a great device!, Bethany B., Oregon
“This SteriPEN is a great device! We use it every day for all our drinking water-that amounts to a minimum of 8 uses at 16 oz. of water each use for 1 gallon/day. It finally refused to work anymore-sending a solid red signal with the bulb not lighting upon being placed in water. It’s the [...]
Drinking from the Toilet – Safely!, Patrick M. and Emily H., Vancouver, Canada
“We set off on our trip to Africa in February of 2002. Leaving behind the chilly climes of a Canadian winter in exchange for the salty heat of Cape Town, South Africa. Our journey was to last some six months and in that time we were to visit South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and [...]