Whether you’re setting off for Bangladesh or headed for a weekend camping trip by the lake, you’re probably planning to rehydrate with bottled water because of questionable drinking water or convenience, but just as you’ve cut the plastic bottle-habit out of your daily life (we hope), there are better alternative than buying a bottle every time thirst strikes.

The hand-held SteriPEN Adventurer is small enough to fit inside even the most overstuffed luggage and enables you to purify the water wherever you’re headed with UV light instead of chemicals, so you can skip the bottled water without picking up any funky digestive problems.

Ideal for use on water from clear running streams and questionable municipal facilities, the SteriPEN will rid your water of lurking bacteria and other bad news (although it won’t remove debris or improve taste, so avoid sediment-containing water). All you have to do is hold the SteriPEN in the water you want to purify, press the button and wait while the pen agitates and purifies the water with its UV light. When the battery power runs out—or before then if you’re smart enough to plan ahead—you can give the SteriPEN some more juice by leaving it in the sun to recharge via its solar panel, or, if you forget and find yourself in a pinch, you can quickly recharge it via the included wall-charge adapter.

Aside from people with international travel plans and regular hikers, the SteriPEN is also good for anyone who really enjoys showing off techie gadgets to their friends…and drinking clean water.

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