The Restless Collective Crosses the Andes with SteriPEN
Biking from Alaska to Chile is no small feat. But for Morrigan McCarthy and Alan Winslow, of the Restless Collective, it is only one leg of the journey. Since 2010, the two have been pedaling the globe, cameras in hand, hearts wide open, meeting people and sharing their stories. We heard from them recently after they had [...]
Alliance for the Lost Boys of Sudan Uses SteriPEN
The Alliance for the Lost Boys of Sudan is an organization founded to support Sudanese refugee children in the U.S. and in Africa. In 2009, the organization, along with its President and Founder, author Joan Hecht traveled to Sudan, bringing with them SteriPEN products to address water safety issues during their trip: In 2009, several members [...]
How Do I Know It’s Working?
One of the most frequently asked questions people ask about SteriPEN products is, “How do I know it’s working?” Unless you’re willing to submit samples of the drinking water in question to a lab to have them analyzed, you just have to trust us when we say, “It works.” Or, you can talk to any [...]
Nature Photographer Bill Campbell Recommends SteriPEN
On his blog, Bill Campbell recently took some time to address his preparations before heading out to shoot: In the very early days of my backpacking career, we boiled all of our water, or drank it straight and took our chances. With the spread of many viruses and other organisms in water sources, treating your [...]
Adventurer Opti at Work in the Amazon
Our friends Mike and Anne Howard have taken an interesting approach to the traditional post-nuptial celebratory vacation known familiarly as the “honeymoon.” Feeling an acute need to reconcile enjoy and improve the world, the two set out to visit dozens of countries around the world with some gear (including a SteriPEN Adventurer Opti) and only [...]
Mission Trip to Kenya Benefits from SteriPEN
On a recent mission trip to Kenya, Coordinator Grant C. brought along a number of SteriPEN products, including several Sidewinders to cover the teams water purification needs. At the conclusion of their work at the Maua Methodist Hospital, the team presented members of the community with SteriPEN Sidewinders. We had a wonderful trip [...]
Adventurer Opti Conquers Water at Machu Picchu
Just came across this review of the SteriPEN Adventurer Opti and wanted to share it. We backpacked through Peru for three weeks with this most sensational and mind boggling device. We took water from taps in almost every part of the country and treated it with the SteriPEN. The 4 of us not once [...]
SteriPEN Recommended in India Travel Guide
Travelers in India know to proceed with caution when it comes to drinking water. Public water supplies are rarely potable, buying water bottled in plastic produces tremendous waste and doesn’t even guarantee cleanliness. In her book, Enjoying India: The Essential Handbook, author J.D. Viharini heartily recommends SteriPEN’s UV purification of contaminated water. “Portable purifiers that use [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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