I drink a lot of water on trips. On sore spot with me was getting water midday. I have always hated having to break out a pump or gravity filter. And personally, I'm not a guy who dips in the lake........a lot of folk do but I'm not one of them.

So I tried on of the squeeze bottles with the filter in them. Big, clunky and not particularly good at getting a lot of water in you in a short amount of time. Not happy.

Then I read PK's Trip Report about using a steripen for his water needs. I have always been instantly dismissive of them in the past and never even gave them any consideration. My curiosity was piqued so I read some reviews. Evidently they hold some promise. While it will not replace my Platypus "clean stream" gravity filter (although it could in a pinch) as my primary drinking water it just might fit the bill for drinking water throughout the day. Coming in at 3.6 ounces and 90 seconds later I have a nalgene bottle ready to slam down it might just be the ticket.

So how many steripen users are out there and what is your verdict?