Mountain Safety Research: Miox Water Purifier

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Mountain Safety Research Miox Water Purifier

Description

Mountain Safety Research: Miox Water Purifier - Altrec.com Product Description:

The MIOX Purifier represents a revolution in water treatment. It's ultralight, compact, and easy to use-with no pumping, maintenance, or iodine required. Developed in conjunction with the U.S. military, the MIOX Purifier offers unrivaled ease of use and reliability for purifying large volumes of water, making it ideal for outdoor recreation, travel, and disaster-preparedness. It works by creating a powerful dose of mixed oxidants (MIOX), which is then added to untreated water, inactivating all viruses, bacteria, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium (which even iodine doesn't kill). And since the MIOX Purifier needs only common camera batteries and salt to operate, it's maintenance-free, delivering more water, more easily than any purifier ever before.

No pumping required: Just add water, shake, and press a button
Purifies water without iodine: No health risk or unpleasant iodine taste
Great for large volumes of water: Perfect for groups or extended trips
Ultralight and compact: Fits in your pocket to go anywhere
Reliable purification: Inactivates all viruses, bacteria, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium
Dwell times: Viruses, bacteria 15 min.
Giardia 30 min.
Cryptosporidium 4 hrs.
Weight: Pen 3.5 oz./99 g
Kit 8 oz./227 g
Kit includes MIOX Purifier, salt, batteries, safety-indicator strips, instructions, quick-reference card, and storage sack

Customer Reviews (6)

Mountain Safety Research: Miox Water Purifier - 6 Reviews

murf - 2009-08-04
save your time and money Just bought chlorine dioxide tablets for like 15 bucks. They are just as light if not lighter and you don't need batteries. If your worried about particles get a pump.

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Steve - 2004-07-25
May be just the ticket. I took the MIOX on a 221-mile hike and after I got used to the taste and some of its foibles, I think it may become a replacement for my water filter. On the plus side I could treat a gallon of water in a short time when I got to camp (a whole gallon with out any pumping). On the negative side the water tasted like chlorinated tap water (but you get used to the taste) The other problem I found was when the MIOX was cold (around 3 c) the unit would not work, I would get a salt low light. I found if I kept the MIOX in my pocket where its warm the unit worked fine but I dont think Ill use it for my winter trips. I dont think the batteries that came with the MIOX lasted for 200 liters but the little packet of salt that came with the MIOX was more than enough for the twenty day trip. All and all I think the MIOX is the ticket for light weight backpacking but I would still carry a back-up like iodine just in case.

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Jimbo - 2004-06-21
Awesome This is an awesome product! I've used it now on two multi day backpacking trips and swear by it. It weighs next to nothing, easy to use. All you do is put salt in the chamber, add about a teaspoon of water, shake it up, and push the button a prescribed number of times. It tells you when its done and you pour the Mixed Oxidant solution into your water bottle. Weight 30 minutes and your good to go. I backpack in areas where all the mountain streams are clear water so I could see wanting a filter if your in a dirty water area.

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