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    Stephanie Jordan
    Spectator

    @maia

    Locale: Rocky Mountains

    Companion forum thread to:

    Flash Reviews No. 11

    #2214843
    Jeff McWilliams
    BPL Member

    @jjmcwill

    Locale: Midwest

    This device seems similar to how the now discontinued MSR MIOX worked.

    Any idea how it's different? With a treatment time of 30 minutes for Giardia, and 4 hours for Crypto, I'm not sure I understand the advantages of this device vs Chlorine Dioxide, in either tablet or droplet form.

    How long/often have you used the socks? Several reviews of Hanz socks on Amazon suggest they don't last very long before the layers de-laminate and they begin to leak.

    #2214860
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    The Hanz socks look like SealSkinz socks, which are reported to leak pretty early on. I wonder if they're made by the same folks?

    #2214890
    Kevin Buggie
    BPL Member

    @kbug

    Locale: NW New Mexico

    The 'inventor' of this water purification system is the same guy who licensed the technology to MSR for the miox a few years back, according to a recent Albuquerque Journal article (the guy is from NM). IIRC, no memorable changes to the underlying technology compared to the miox.

    Maybe a BPL historian/link master can post some of the past reviews of the miox method used in an UL context (ie. it was not received well)

    #2214919
    marvin barg
    BPL Member

    @grampa_kilt

    Locale: British Columbia

    Hanz is indeed the former SealSkinz USA which was manufacturing under licence from SealSkinz in the UK. Since the quality of SealSkinz USA had declined so much, they lost the licence and began manufacturing under the Hanz name.

    My take, don't buy Hanz. Buy the original and much more superior products from the original manufacturer. I think Sealskinz (UK) now has shipping depots in Canada and the USA. Grampa Kilt

    #2214954
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    MIOX Scored below average.

    #2214956
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there
    #2215000
    sean neves
    Spectator

    @seanneves

    Locale: City of Salt

    Just wanted to tune in on that device. Glad it's rechargeable, but it a serious party foul that the battery appears to be NON user replaceable. With the many quality rechargeable/replaceable li-ion cells on the market that is inexcusable. The battery will die. Period. That's just what they do. Plus with replaceables, you can just pop one in when the other is dead. Not so here. You didn't catch a charge? Sorry. Also, that solar cell won't recharge much unless it requires a very small voltage/wattage. In my experience, you need a bunch of cells to do any real work.

    Color me skeptical.

    #2215038
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    I had a MIOX about 8 years ago. I had fun geeking out for a bit but I eventually realized that you can do the same thing with tablets for way less weight, hassle and risk. Get AquaTabs (sodium dichloroisocyanurate) if you're okay not killing crypto, or spend more for chlorine dioxide tablets (AquaMira/Katadyn) if you want to wait 4 hrs to kill crypto.

    #2215074
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    > Maybe a BPL historian/link master can post some of the past reviews of the miox
    > method used
    I reviewed it for BPL. It STANK. It was revolting. My wife is tolerant, but she would not even go near the results.

    Cheers

    #2215166
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    Isnt the 4hr wait time for really cold water?

    My understanding is the colder the water the longer the wait… near freezing water is 4hr wait time, 30min for warmer waters.

    #2215167
    John Vance
    BPL Member

    @servingko

    Locale: Intermountain West

    I tried that tech for a bit but it certainly wasn't for me because of taste and wait times. I was an early adopter of UV and haven't looked back. My next favorite is no treatment at all and I would say that is about a third of the time.

    #2215171
    David Ure
    Member

    @familyguy

    "Isnt the 4hr wait time for really cold water?

    My understanding is the colder the water the longer the wait… near freezing water is 4hr wait time, 30min for warmer waters."

    That is correct. It starts working right away.

    #2215339
    David White
    BPL Member

    @davidw

    Locale: Midwest

    On July 7th I got a SPAM email ad ostensibly from BPL and even signed by RJ for the Potable Aqua product extolling it's virtues and encouraging me to buy it.

    Did anyone else get it?

    If this was really from BPL, then I an very disappointed to be receiving this kind of trash email from them.

    If it is NOT from BPL, then they really need to investigate this "endorsement." I'd be happy to forward the email on to someone for further investigation if called for.

    #2215340
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    I got it too. First one of its kind in all my time here. Trying something new. Not a fan of this approach either. Don't waste your time posting complaints here where they will not be dealt with, Email [email protected] and tell him how you feel.

    #2215342
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    Didn't get it. If it did indeed come from BPL, again, I wonder if, since I'm not signed up to receive BPL emails I don't get some of this stuff y'all do.

    Unlike seeing ads on the site, such spam, if from BPL, is a significant shift, and not a welcome one at all.

    From the account information page (I bolded some info):

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    #2215343
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    "since I'm not signed up to receive BPL emails" Bingo!

    #2215458
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    Please send a full copy of the email (ie 'forward') to
    [email protected]

    As far as I know, Ryan is away in the mountains, and has been so for several days.

    Cheers

    #2215476
    David White
    BPL Member

    @davidw

    Locale: Midwest

    Roger:I'll forward that email to you tonight.

    FWIW: I really hope this wasn't authorized. BPL seems IMHO to have made several missteps lately (I won't go into details as they've been thrashed to death in other threads), but this type of spam, if authentic, would be another step down the slope.

    #2215493
    Cayenne Redmonk
    BPL Member

    @redmonk

    Locale: Greater California Ecosystem

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