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[Hindsight]

Anyone used one of these?

http://www.steripen.com/the-technology

http://www.gmarket.co.kr/challenge_eng/neo_search/search_total.asp?SearchClassFormWord=goodsSearch&keyword=steripen

Sounds like it would be good for traveling, and for purifying questionable water in Korea.

The reports sound good. Anyone used it and not gotten sick?

And I guess there are alternatives.

Oh, and take a look at this:

http://www.gmarket.co.kr/challenge_eng/neo_seller_collection/seller_collection_main.asp?cust_no=101022366

They list "camping gear," and "mountain climbing gear," but then they have "fishing gears."

It's an interesting example of the "s" completely changing the meaning of the word, rather than making the root plural.

[madoka]

I think it chews through expensive lithium batteries fairly quickly.

First time I tasted funny water in a Korean restaurant, I made sure to always buy a bottle of water before eating out. Not worth getting sick over 1,000 won worth of water.

[Hindsight]

There's two models, one with lithium batteries, the other with four AAs. You are supposed to use either NiMh AAs or lithium AAs with the latter.

I have excellent water where I live in Korea, and have never had a problem with the tap water. The last place smelled funky, but didn't make me sick. I saw chemicals being poured down drains, though. This wouldn't help with that.

My main concern is if you run the UV sterilizer that some drops of water on the edges might be missed. But the testimonials are good. For those of you with dodgy water, this might help. I'm planning to use it outside of Korea.

The biggest problem with really bad water systems is protozoa -- these can linger in your system for months.

If you are in Korea on tap water, your best, simplest route is a solid block carbon filter. Also, those stand alone water filter/coolers can be dangerous, too, if they don't service the filters regularly.

[tjmauermann]

I have one have used it a handful of times and it takes 4 AA batteries which is good as you can find that size nearly anywhere.

Seems to work as I haven't been sick in quite a while. I tend to by bottled water in Korea but took it with me in the Philippines and other countries no nasty bugs or sickness to report.