Going travelling anytime soon? Plan on going to a country where the water isn’t quite as good as home? Bali belly or Delhi belly the result of drinking a sip of tap water? If you have done any travelling at all, you will completely understand what I am about to tell you.
Any developing country and probably half of the world has a real problem with plastics polluting their waterways, coasts and streets. All though there are some plastic bottle collections going on around the world, the excessive use of plastic bottles is a growing problem.
If everyone who travels drinks 2-3 bottles of water a day on a standard 3 week holiday, that’s over 60 bottles being thrown out and more than likely not making it to a recycling facility. In dollar terms that’s costing you at least $60+ that you could have spent on something more fun. At best, some of the bottles might be used as fishing floats or filled with another substance before being thrown out.
Ever heard of the SteriPEN? It eliminates over 99.9% of bacteria, viruses and protozoa, the SteriPEN uses ultraviolet light to treat water and it’s rechargeable. You simply hold the SteriPEN in the water and it automatically turns on, stir for about 45 seconds and hey presto, clean drinking water. It really is that simple, hold in water, stir and drink.
I purchased one of these before my last trip to Asia, 3 of us used it over a 3 week period and it saved us over $200 from one short trip. Not bad for a $140 spend. The best thing and most important aspect of the SteriPEN is that no one fell ill, therefore it stood the health test and can be used over and over again.
Created for the serious hiker it was intended for survival purposes, but everyday travellers can use it to assist the environment. For a relatively small investment of about $150, this little pen (fits in your pocket) can be used over and over again, lent to travelling friends and save 100’s and 100’s of bottles from the environments of these beautiful places, so many of us are drawn to time and time again.
Happy Travels.
Paul Hellier