I was amused to see a massive Steripen display at my local Costco.

Great deal!

Which model?

Costco makes up for that low price by getting you out the door with a 100-pack of batteries for it.

"Costco makes up for that low price by getting you out the door with a 100-pack of batteries for it."

And muffins, you forgot muffins.

Edited by FamilyGuy on 03/29/2012 21:02:53 MDT.

They sell Eneloops there now too.

Mountain houses

From the pictures on the box, it looks like the Traveler model.

4 AA batteries, sized to fit commercial water bottles, suggested price $50 on the Steripen site, and 5.7oz with batteries (heavier than the Opti).

"And muffins, you forgot muffins."

Lol David. That made my evening.

"They sell Eneloops there now too."

i was way too excited when i saw that too.

Unless the design has changed, they won't protect you from Cryto or Giardia. The US Army evaluated them back in 2006 and found them lacking.
But perhaps the design has changed - something I would look into before purchasing.

No but it does make them sterile so they can't reproduce.

"No but it does make them sterile so they can't reproduce."

Condoms for Crypto??? ;-)

"The US Army evaluated them back in 2006 and found them lacking."

Only because they had a lack of data. Updated a couple of years later, the Army recommended UV as a purifier.

"Condoms for Crypto??? ;-)"

More like tying their little tubes" ;0)

Melting their gonads.

"Melting their gonads."

Ouch!