I Immediately started following @purificup on twitter and soon after, they began following me. I finally sent them a direct message stating who I was and that I was looking to purchase a PurifiCup to test out for Search & Rescue and for Disaster Preparedness. The response blew me away....A gentleman named Robert Kao tweets me right back informing me he will be in Pittsburgh in 48 hours to demo the unit to a major sporing goods company and if I can meet him in the lobby of his hotel he will give me a unit to try out. HOLY CRAP!!!!!! Do you know how many companies I have written to for outdoor products to test out? Do you know how many of them have ever sent anything to be tested out? Well friends, the answer is very few, and there was always some corny catch to it. God forbid you would want to put your product in someones hand who could potentially help spread the word for you. Not PurifiCup. Their response was immediate and I couldn't be more excited to meet with them.
The day arrived and I met with Mr. Kao in Pittsburgh. We sat in the lobby of his hotel and he dazzled me with all of the science that PurifiCup rightfully can brag about. They have accomplished something that no one else has been able to in such a lightweight, portable design. Now, I could copy and paste all the facts and science and this could quickly look like everyone else's blog and review, but that's not me. I got the science and I understood it, but I wanted the taste test.
He brought me back a glass of bathroom tap water and that's exactly what it tasted like. That nasty, non-refreshing metallic taste that we all have experienced...the kind of water I would only allow in my mouth to rinse and spit with after I brushed my teeth. He assembled the PurifiCup in about 5 seconds. It's only 3 pieces (Large cup, small cup and a filter). He poured the same tap water in the large cup and the magic immediately began. The water started a small drizzle through the middle filter and into the drinking cup. I was amazed that I could IMMEDIATELY see a clarity change in the water. The taste was absolutely astonishing....I know..I know..It's just water, but until you experience this, you simply have no idea. I was presented with my own PurifiCup and I was ready to take it into the field for it's test.
About a month later I finally was able to head out to Ohiopyle State Park in The Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania for my field test. With 100% confidence I submerged the large cup into the moving waters and I was ready for action. The cup assembled with ease, the filtration took about 90 seconds for a full cup and within minutes I was enjoying the cleanest, purest, most refreshing glass of mountain water I have ever tasted. I have tried out other filter and purification products...you know the ones with hoses, pumps, batteries, lights, chemicals, etc. And although they were ok, the PurifiCup delivered to me something better than I have ever experienced without the hoses, batteries, chemicals and lights. The more people hat watched me submerge and filter, the more that became curious and asked what I was doing. A few samples were handed out to onlookers and I could tell they were having the same moment I was having.
PurifiCup makes two models. A natural water unit that does 150 filtrations and a tap water unit that does 300 filtrations. So if you are a frequent traveler and you don't want to pay $4 for a bottle of water, then this model is for you. The shelf life is 4-5 years for the unopened filter, so preppers everywhere can have confidence that this can sit unopened on a shelf and be ready for use when they need it. One of the coolest features about the filter unit is that it will mate to the drinking cup it comes with, a wide mouth Nalgene type bottle or a standard 3 ring water bottle. The 3 white rings you see in the photo below are a unique counter mechanism to keep track of each filtration process. At just $59.95 PurifiCup is a must have for your backpack, home, carry on etc. Achieving safe drinking water anywhere has never been easier. To see my full video review of this product please visit www.youtube.com/thepfav and look under the product review play list. Thank you PurifiCup!!!!
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