I found a real deal on this, referral links have changed.
The SteriPEN ® by Hydro-Photon delivers clean germ free water in seconds with no chemical taste. It eliminates the need to carry extra fuel for boiling. It is sort of a no brainer; your choices are boiling, filtration, chemicals or Ultraviolet .
Boiling takes time, you aren’t going to stop in the middle of the day so you must carry all your water, plus extra fuel with you.
Chemicals make the water taste awful, you can mask it or bring a carbon filter to remove the taste… after you have waited 30 minutes for the iodine or chlorine to work.
Filtration does not remove viruses, so you have to chemically treat the water anyway.
The SteriPEN® takes less than a minute to treat 16 ounces. Worse case scenario you might want to use a coffee filter or handkerchief, to filter out large particles if the water is not clear. Great for the lightweight or ultralight backpacker.
You may want to read a previous article I wrote about water treatment.
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Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?
I should be updating starting Wednesday 7/8/09. I just got in from a backpacking trip.