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<DIV>BackpackingLight.com just completed an in-depth review of this in
December. IF you are a Premium Member, you can read the entire review at
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href="http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/msr_miox_water_purifier.html">http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/msr_miox_water_purifier.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Their summary was:</DIV>
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<DIV>"Overall Rating » <B class=red>Below Average</B>
<P>This is a concensus rating from all the reviewers. It works as specified,
provided you get the batteries inserted correctly, but the chlorine taste was
unacceptable to most reviewers and the waiting time can be extremely long."</P>
<H2>"What's Good</H2>
<UL type=disc compact>
<LI>Very light compared to a pump filter
<LI>Very easy to carry
<LI>Easy to use once the batteries are properly inserted </LI></UL>
<H2>What's Not So Good</H2>
<UL type=disc compact>
<LI>Fairly strong chlorine taste and smell
<LI>Relies on batteries, which can run out
<LI>Up to 4 hour waiting period for some bugs (not unique to this product
however)
<LI>Inserting batteries can be tricky, with several failures
<LI>Needs consumable test strips to tell whether enough oxidant has been
generated
<LI>Rather expensive (compared to buying any of the chlorine dioxide liquids
for instance)"</LI></UL>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chelin@teleport.com href="mailto:chelin@teleport.com">Steel-Eye</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=lert@bellsouth.net
href="mailto:lert@bellsouth.net">Albert</A> ; <A title=pct-l@backcountry.net
href="mailto:pct-l@backcountry.net">pct-l@backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 22, 2007 3:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pct-l] MSR MIOX</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Good afternoon, Albert,<BR><BR>You probably have already read
this, but there is a pretty extensive <BR>discussion of the MIOX at: <BR><A
href="http://stuff.silverorange.com/archives/2004/september/msrmioxpurifier">http://stuff.silverorange.com/archives/2004/september/msrmioxpurifier</A><BR><BR>Merry
Christmas,<BR><BR>Steel-Eye<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Albert"
<<A href="mailto:lert@bellsouth.net">lert@bellsouth.net</A>><BR>To:
<<A
href="mailto:pct-l@backcountry.net">pct-l@backcountry.net</A>><BR>Sent:
Saturday, December 22, 2007 2:16 PM<BR>Subject: [pct-l] MSR
MIOX<BR><BR><BR>> Hi,<BR>><BR>> I was wondering if anyone has used
the MSR MIOX gadget for treating<BR>> water along the PCT and with what
success? To me it seems like a<BR>> fairly lightweight solution to treating
water but I would not know as<BR>> I have never used it. I have always just
used the pump filtration<BR>> systems.<BR>><BR>>
Thanks,<BR>><BR>> Albert<BR>>
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