MSR Product Reviews and Ratings - Water Filters / Purifiers - Miox Purifier from Eastern Mountain Sports

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Brand: MSR

Online Retailer ID: 210184453

Located in: All Outdoor Gear, Hydration Equipment, Water Filters / Purifiers

"Need to treat heaps of water? The cutting edge MIOX will do so without killing your triceps. The screwdriver sized MIOX uses battery power to turn a salt cocktail into a chlorine solution that kills viruses, bacteria, and crypto." - Backpacker Gear Guide, March 2006

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

(based on 3 reviews)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Lightweight (3), Maintenance (3)

Best Uses:

Hiking (3), Backpacking (3)

Must Have!

By Climbing4Spinabifida.org

from Mohegan lake, NY on 6/1/2008

Pros:

Easy to clean, Good filtration, Lightweight, Low maintenance

Cons:

Does not remove particles

Best Uses:

Backpacking, Car Camping, Day trip, Disaster-preparedness, Hiking

Describe Yourself:

Avid Adventurer

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great example of the new Generation of Water Purification. This small unit is only the size of a large sharpie marker but is one of the few water purifiers that can handle Cryptosporidium which even Iodine wont kill. It's maintenance-free, delivers more water, more easily than any purifier ever before. Only thing this little baby doesn't do is get rid of particles but a common Cotton shirt can solve that problem in no time.

Buy this one..

By toxicologist

from rochester, ny on 5/31/2008

Pros:

Lightweight, Low maintenance

Cons:

No Filtration

Best Uses:

Backpacking, Foreign travel, Hiking

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ Recreational

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

a very small and convenient device .. a nearly identical product from the same manufacturer has a MIL spec.

Miox Rocks!

By qwerty from qwerty on 12/8/2007

Pros:

Easy to clean, Easy to pump, Lightweight, Low maintenance

Cons:

Poor filtration

Best Uses:

Backpacking, Car Camping, Day trip, Hiking

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ Recreational

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This thing is great. It doesn't filter the water so it will still have sediment in it. It exceeds my standards (you wont get sick). I have a pump filter to but its to big and has all those pieces.

I gave it 4/5 because i would rather not wait and not have sediment in my water. I bought it with that info in mind so it not fair to the miox to not give it five.

2 thumbs up. Buy one. And some cheese cloth to get the sediment out.

Customer Reviews about the Miox Purifier at Eastern Mountain Sports