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SteriPEN Ultra named 2013 ISPO Award Winner

BLUE HILL, MAINE, USA, February 8, 2013 – The SteriPEN® Ultra, Hydro-Photon, Inc.’s newest portable UV water purifier, has received the 2013 ISPO Award for the Outdoor category in Munich,Germany.

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SteriPEN Ultra best in show at Canoecopia 2013

Every March, more than 20,000 Midwestern paddlers make an annual pilgrimage to attend the Canoecopia expo in Madison, Wis. The parking lot is filled with license plates from Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa,...

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The Survival Mom: FEMA’s Top 12 Emergency Items Analyzed

The FEMA website lists basic items that should be in every emergency kit. This is helpful information, and as I was reading the list yesterday, I added a few thoughts and tips of my own. FEMA’s list...

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Forbes India: The Best Travel gadgets

A handheld device that uses UV radiation to purify most kinds of water in less than a minute. It’s rechargeable too. It claims to eliminate 99.9 percent of bacteria, viruses and protozoa that cause...

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Travelers Against Plastic Launches on World Water Day 2013!

Today is World Water Day around the globe. We at SteriPEN encourage you to take a quick look at several websites listed below dedicated to educating all of us about the issues facing the world...

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SteriPEN wins top water filter/purifier in 2013 about.com Hiking Readers’...

Thank you for all the support in voting for SteriPEN as the top water purification choice in the

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SteriPEN & Goal Zero aid students in Journey of Hope

Students on the 18-day trip taught HIV/AIDS orphans in an elementary school in Kilema. The group hand-delivered more than 1,500 pounds of school supplies, medical supplies and science equipment, in...

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Ultra Named Basecamp Essential By Climbing Magazine

Thanks to Climbing Magazine for including SteriPEN Ultra as a basecamp essential! We greatly appreciate it.

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SteriPEN included in Huffington Post Travel’s “Backpacker’s Technology Guide”

Thanks to Cody Gossett at Huffington Post Travel for including SteriPEN in his “Backpacker Technology Guide.” You can learn more about Cody on his personal blog “Cody & KT.”  

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Thank you Mashable for including SteriPEN in “Go Camping Like James Bond With...

Camping and espionage go together like peanut butter and jelly. Or — scratch that — like peanut butter and something completely unrelated to peanut butter. But with the right tech, you can change that.

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Outdoor Magazine Editors’ Choice 2013: Waving the Ultraviolet Wand Courtesy...

Instead of fouling crisp mountain water with chemicals or futzing with filters, you can use SteriPen’s little germ-and-virus-killing pen-light to zap the wee beasties in seconds. The ingenious device...

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LA Times includes SteriPEN Ultra in Gear Watch: Camping

Innovations in Outdoor Equipment Spring is in the air and the warmer weather beckons us to step outside into the sunshine. As the grass begins to grow green again, it inspires thoughts of camping in...

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GearWeAre.com reviews SteriPEN Freedom Solar Bundle

You know how Doctors tell you that staying out in strong sunlight may well give you Cancer, by damaging the cells in your skin? Well, the same principle is used to destroy the workings of tiny microbes...

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Hydro-Photon Introduces the First Alkaline Battery Powered Handheld UV Water...

Blue Hill, ME – July 9, 2014 – Hydro-Photon, Inc., the leader in handheld UV portable water purification systems, announces the Classic 3, the first SteriPEN model which can be powered by alkaline...

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Hardwired 2.0 with iJustine says SteriPEN is a must-have for travel

YouTube star iJustine is a gadget lover and an expert traveler by trade. Now she’s showing her fans how to use new tech to help make time on the road feel more like home and how to keep from getting...

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NBCnews.com: Carry-On: How to Become a Wilderness MacGyver

NBcnews.com story features tips for surviving in the wilderness and recommends using UV light to purify water. “When you refill your water bottle, use a UV light pen to kill viruses, bacteria and...

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Nomadic Family Project Kickstarter Campaign Deadline Approaches

The Nomadic Family Project documents the story of a family that has chosen to make the world their classroom during almost 4 years of non-stop budget travel across 15 countries. They’ve experienced...

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Adventurers prepare to glide across the Canadian Rockies

Gavin McClung and Will Gadd are preparing for an extreme adventure. Starting on August 1, they will attempt the first-ever paragliding crossing of the Canadian Rockies. Recently, Gavin contacted...

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SteriPEN Accompanies Celine Cousteau’s Expedition Team to the Brazillian Amazon

Céline Cousteau and the CauseCentric Team recently completed an expedition into the Vale do Javari region of the Brazilian Amazon for their project, Tribes on the Edge, documenting the healthcare...

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SteriPEN Wins Guides’ Choice Award

SteriPEN the leader in handheld UV portable water purification systems is presented a Guides’ Choice Award from the American Alpine Institute.   Blue Hill, ME – August 7, 2014 – After rigorous testing...

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