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 Amazing Filter Jul 27, 2010
After my first backcountry camping experience in Northern Montana, I realized I had to find a way to carry less weight. Half of my weight was water. Furthermore, I hiked along two beautiful lakes that I couldn't drink from until I had time to stop and boil water, and just boiling it will not get everything out of (we actually had a small fish in one of the bottles after we poured the boiled water in). Obviously something had to change.
Enter the MSR MiniWorks EX Microfilter. I didn't know much about filters but knew I wanted one. I just tried it out last week and I love it. First of all, the specs on how it filters, how much it can filter, and how long it can filter beat the other filters I've seen. Again, I haven't researched completely but the only thing this will not filter is a virus. It will filter 2,000 liters at about 1 liter per minute. Weight and size aren't ideal but I'd trade that any day for knowing that it will filter out anything but a virus. And you will save weight in the end anyway. It's less than 18% the weight of a gallon of water so the trade off is great.
It is easy to set up, easy to use, and easy to take down and clean. I actually used it my first time sitting on a rock in a river with my 2 year old daughter watching and a video camera to record it. Furthermore, I did not have anything that would screw onto the bottom (which is a really cool feature if you have a bottle or bag to hook on). I had a half liter plastic water bottle. It was surprisingly easy for me to hold the filter and bottle firmly with one hand while I pumped with the other. I did not lose a single drop between the filter and bottle. The hose wanted to come up to the shore but it was a clear stream with litte sediment so it wasn't an issue. With a coffee filter or a "dirty bottle" that won't be an issue.
All said an done, this is a great filter. I will now get a spare filter element, some bottles to attach to the bottom, and a bunch of coffee filters to put in my pack.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great product Jul 06, 2010
i dont own one but this is definately on my wish list. i borrowed my girlfriends fathers and went camping with a buddy of mine. the water source we had wasnt that deep at all, in fact it was only a couple inches deep but nevertheless, very easy to use and covenient seeing i didnt have to hold a water bottle while filtering the water. and as it noted it filtered the water clear, tasteless and never caught an illness from the water source. i wouldnt want any other water filter.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 It Worked Well At First Jun 20, 2010
When I bought this it worked well, and it was faster than my friends pumps. I took it apart and cleaned it after every use, and I treated like it was extremely fragile. I just pulled it out after a year of not using it, and the check valve failed on the trail. It pumped a couple squirts of water, then the check valve tore. I have always been a fan of MSR quality, and I think I will call to see if I can order the valve. Even with this problem, I still suggest it to people, but it you can afford the weight I will tell you to go with the full size filter.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Little bigger than I expected, but worked fine, no problems Apr 15, 2010
Seemed to do its job...didn't get sick, water in looked pretty clean to begin with
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Excellent product Apr 11, 2010
I selected this product by its price, cost of maintence, portaboloty and filter cartridge capacity. It is an excellent hiker/survival kit water filter
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