The steripen can be stored in the solar charger case to help protect it from damage especially if it s your primary water purifying source on the trail.
Steripen solar panel.
Steripen classic 3 turns itself off once ultraviolet treatment is complete.
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Steripen is good comes with a dinky white led light that you pray you will never have to use but it s there.
But regardless the steripen is made to be resilient and tough.
Steripen opti features an optical water sensor that detects whether or not the device is in water and only allows the uv lamp to activate when the steripen is immersed.
By using a 110v 240v adapter included and plugging into a wall socket batteries recharge in 4 6 hours.
With 1 set of aa lithium batteries the classic 3 purifies up to 150l of water.
Of course the steripen is a powerful all season water purifier.
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Slow as molasses but does the job.
And it doesn t weigh a ton either.
With 1 set of 2 300mah nimh batteries the classic 3 can purify up to 100l of water.
Alkaline batteries are not recommended for repeated use.
Solar panel recharges 1 double cell battery in 2 5 days depending on solar conditions.
The good the panel is capable of charging your phone.
The pen itself is good and durable.
Battery can be recharged via the included plug in power adapter in 4 6 hrs.