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    Billy Ray
    Spectator

    @rosyfinch

    Locale: the mountains

    Andrew… there are other 20oz bottles that the Steripen will fit into (barely)… I find them in the unrefrigerated soft drink section at the grocery store… one of the brands is called something like Vitamin Water, or something like that. I've used these on backpacks before. Also, the squareish Odwalla small bottles will work and they look to be HDPE material.

    Billy

    #2126472
    Billy Ray
    Spectator

    @rosyfinch

    Locale: the mountains

    Andrew:
    http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=zero+vitamin+water&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=3482718543&ref=pd_sl_4fmgjla1gt_e

    Zero Vitamin Water… 20oz bottles… Steripen Adventurer fits…

    Billy

    #2126479
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    http://www.ultrunr.com/giardia.html

    The Rockwell article

    Buck Nelson goes into that ad nauseum, very interesting, you got to look at all those threads of which I gave one

    My take-away was that you can't make any definitive conclusions. Some people do get sick and they test positive for Giardia. Some people are more sensitive. Some people have no symptoms. Some people cure themselves. Some people are carriers. Most water sources are okay. If you drink untreated water enough times you will eventually likely get unpleasently sick.

    Either Steripen or Sawyer Mini are so light weight and easy to use, it makes sense to use them.

    #2126480
    Andrew F
    Member

    @andrew-f

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    Thanks Billy, I'll check those out…

    #2126497
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    Ben: " One set of CR123 batteries will last about two months."

    Billy Ray: "That is WAY different than my experience. One set of CR123s last for an 8 or 9 day backpack for me… treating 4 or 5 liters of water each day."

    Thanks for pointing that out, Billy Ray! I will need to clarify. As mentioned, I used my Steripen when traveling — not hiking. So, besides water, there's also plenty of juices, tea, coffee, soda, beer, wine, and myriad of other liquids. I treat about 1 or at most 2 liters per day when traveling — and not necessarily every day, even. A few of my el cheapo hotels provide free bottled water or an in-room kettle for boiling water. Both save on batteries. But I do use my Steripen most days than not.

    Either way, one set of CR123 will be more than plenty for OP's 4-5-day backpacking trips.

    And yes, I buy my batteries on the internet too — which is why even on a 2-month trip, bringing four of them is no big deal at all — both in terms of space and weight. That's why for me — I think the choice between one-use versus rechargeable batteries is more a matter of personal preference.

    #2126518
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    I tried rechargeable CR123s on Adventurer Opti and they didn't last hardly at all

    I bought 4 Energizer non rechargeable CR123s. The first 2 treated about half as many liters as advertised. The second 2 treated 4 liters before failing. Maybe that was a bad batch of batteries or a bad Adventurer Opti.

    A lot of people are happy though so I don't know. I would suggest always taking a spare set of batteries that haven't been used.

    #2126522
    Billy Ray
    Spectator

    @rosyfinch

    Locale: the mountains

    Jerry, you got to stop buying those deep discount batteries man! :)

    I've never had a problem with the CR123s… maybe you got some bad ones from a bad batch.

    Billy

    #2126540
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    Yeah, many happy Steripen users, I wouldn't recommend against it, I could even imagine trying it again

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