Cabelas gear review, Item 1, Miox Water purifier

In a recent trip to Cabelas I figured that I would do a review of what could be gotten for motorcyclists. Over the next few days. I will be adding some of the things I got for myself as well as adding them to "My Gear" section of this blog.

First up, The MSR Miox water purifier. This little units sole purpose is to make water safe to drink. Basically what you do is you put about a 1/4 teaspoon of water in it, let it bubble for a few seconds then toss the resultant cocktail into the water that need purification, wait anywhere from 15min-4hours depending on how clean you want the water and enjoy.

It's battery powered, weighs absolutely nothing, on just one set of batteries it'll treat 50 liters of water. The only other thing it needs is any food grade salt

The negatives if they can be considered such:
The cocktail adds a slight chlorine flavor to the water, you should use the chlorine test strips (included) to make sure you've added enough solution, and the batteries are a fairly expensive ($7.99) although VERY light, lithium type. The batteries are however compatible with another item I also purchased.

Overall I believe this to be a great item for any motorcyclist who wishes to travel in any remote area and not have to worry about carrying in tons of water.

I purchased this item at Cabelas for $117. It's available through my gear section for around the same.