When travelling overseas it’s worth knowing that only 20% of the world’s fresh water is safe to drink and because of this it is important to take a means of purification. If Iodine turns your stomach ...

If you want to apply for Mexican residency, prices are going to double in January to get legal, per the newly approved budget. Getting one year of temporary residency (which you renew for three more) ...

Whether you hike the backwoods or travel the world, you probably tote a cumbersome water filtration device with you. The SteriPEN offers a more convenient — and effective — solution. You just activate ...

There are many ways to filter and purify water out in the wild, the MSR Guardian and Oasis being a couple of the most recent we've looked at. Since 1999, Hydro-Photon has gone with ultraviolet light, ...

Miles Maiden installed solar panels, built saunas and sold oriental rugs before finding his niche as the inventor of a water-purification device small enough to fit in a pocket. Mr. Maiden’s ...

Nobody wants to be sick on vacation, but one look at thousands of single-use plastic bottles tossed into landfills or rivers may inspire you to bring your own refillable bottle - and a water ...

With so much effort and expense devoted to "light and fast," trail runners think twice about traipsing into the backcountry with almost a gallon of water on their waist or back. The SteriPEN handheld ...

Eliminates over 99.9% of bacteria, viruses and protozoa, the SteriPEN uses ultraviolet light to treat water. Runs on two (included) CR123 batteries, which last for 50 treatments of 1L of water.

A pair of international trips this year have netted me multiple bouts of stomach sickness, but I can't say I haven't tried to allude the little bugs that cause ill will to so many travelers. One ...