well, those who did their NS know about Puritabs..
how about this instead?
The SteriPEN Adventurer
The SteriPEN Adventurer is the smallest, lightest weight and most technologically advanced UV water purifier on the market. Half the size and weight of the highly acclaimed SteriPEN classic UV purifier, the Adventurer boasts the same efficiency and performance as its award winning sibling.
The SteriPEN Adventurer can be used with an optional solar recharger case, which makes it ideal for extended excursions and travel. The Adventurer is also perfect for ultralight backpackers who want a faster, more effective and safer alternative to chemical treatments.
Fast - Up to 160 times faster than chemicals.
Light - One third the weight of most pump filters and purifiers.
Easy - Push-button operation. No pumping. No chemicals.
Effective - Proven and safe UV light technology destroys viruses, bacteria and protozoa.
Shown to destroy in excess of 99.9999% of bacteria, 99.99% of viruses and 99.9% protozoa.
Effective against outdoor microbes (e.g., viruses, bacteria, giardia, cryptosporidium), household germs (e.g, bird flu, influenzas, e. coli, salmonella, staph, strep); travel risks (e.g., diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, Legionnaires' disease); bio-terror weapons (e.g., anthrax, botulism, smallpox, typhoid).
Weight: 4 oz
Originally posted by |-|05|:and how exactly do i use it? haha i mean just stick it in to the canteen and turn it on?
nothing beats the good old katadyn Pocket .
waterwork MSR II