Mens Journal tags SteriPEN Freedom in “Gear of the Year 2011″

Over the past 12 months, Men’s Journal editors, writers and correspndents torture-tested hundreds of new products and SteriPEN Freedom made the grade.

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SteriPEN recognized in Time Magazine’s Top 100 All-Time Gadgets

Recently TIME Magazine selected SteriPEN to be included in their list of “All-TIME 100 Gadgets” – “the 100 greatest and most influential gadgets from 1923 to the present.”  Previously SteriPEN was honored by TIME Magazine as one of the “Best Inventions” of 2001. This year not only were SteriPEN water purifiers judged by Time editors and writers. [...]

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Featured in Blue Ridge Outdoors

Honored to be featured as #4 on the Blue Ridge Outdoors Top 40 Outdoor Gear accesories “4. Steripen Freedom The Freedom is Steripen’s smallest, lightest ultraviolet water purifier, killing 99% of the bacteria, viruses, and protozoa in your 16-ounce water bottle in just 48 seconds. And with this model, Steripen fixed the only knock we ever [...]

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SteriPEN Freedom featured in Travel+Leisure as a “Best Travel Accessory”

Avoid sickness by purifying your water Far-flung travel and outdoor adventures are fabulous opportunities for contracting a water-borne illness. But giardia or cryptosporidium don’t have to interfere with your plans. Hydro-Photon’s handheld water purifiers use ultraviolet light to render harmless more than 99.9 percent of potentially hazardous microorganisms in about 48 seconds…. Read the full [...]

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SteriPEN Adventurer Opti named Editor’s Choice in 2011 Backpacker Magazine April edition

The SteriPEN Adventurer Opti was named Editor’s Choice 2011 in Backpacker Magazine April edition. Check out the video presentation at backpacker.com

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Outdoor Life names SteriPEN Classic Editors Choice for Water Purifiers

Outdoor Life recently gear tested 5 of the leading water purification devices. The Editor’s Choice is the SteriPEN Classic UV water purifier. The gear review included: MSR Hyperflow Platypus Gravity Works Katadyn Hiker Pro MSR Miniworks SteriPEN Classic with Pre-Filter Outdoor Life evaluated each system against output time, ease of use and durability in settings ranging from [...]

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Trail Runner Magazine names Adventurer Opti as Editor’s Choice

View the feature in the print edition of Trail Runner Magazine.

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SteriPEN Adventurer Opti earns 2010 Outdoor Industry Award

In its fifth year, the OutDoor Industry Award, represents an important endorsement of quality among manufacturers, dealers and consumers. It stands for outstanding quality in design and provides consumers with orientation on a widely diverse market. Of the 412 entries in 2010, the jury selected a total of 47 award winners. Eight of the entries, [...]

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Gear Junkie names Adventurer Opti in ‘Top 10′ Gear of 2010

View the feature at gearjunkie.com. The article was also re-publsihed on Outside Magazine.

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2009 Travel + Leisure Design Award

The SteriPEN Journey was named Best Travel Gadget in 2009 by Travel + Leisure magazine

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SteriPEN® Journey LCD Honored with Women’s Adventure 2009 Editor’s Choice Award

Blue Hill, ME – April 22, 2009 – SteriPEN®, produced by Hydro-Photon, Inc., the leader in handheld water purifiers, is pleased to announce the selection of the SteriPEN Journey LCD by Women’s Adventure magazine for their the first-ever Spring 2009 Editor’s Choice Awards. Women’s Adventure conducted a comprehensive search for the best of the best outdoor equipment and products for active [...]

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Buyer’s Forum Seal of Approval for SteriPEN Traveler

Frontier Brands is a magazine serving the travel retail industry. They hold a competition, called the Buyer’s Forum, periodically to find leading products for travel retailers. The judges are three senior buyers from leading travel retailers. In 2007, the panel selected the SteriPEN Traveler as an outstanding product.

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SteriPEN Journey earns 2008 Outdoor Industry Award

The Outdoor Industry Awards are announced each year at the Outdoor Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The awards recognize innovation and design in the Outdoor Industry and companies submit their best products to compete for this honor. 280 entries were submitted this year from 25 countries. SteriPEN Journey was chosen as one of the 27 award [...]

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Derryck Draper Award

Each year, the Outdoor Writer’s Guild of the United Kingdom has an annual meeting. As part of this conference, they select one product in the outdoor industry as the most innovative item for outdoor use. In 2006, SteriPEN Classic received their recognition as the outstanding product of the year in the UK.

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