Reviews by User: Lewis At Lake Tahoe (2)

I love Aqua Mira. My backpacking partner and I were unable to find it in California (we were told it isn't approved for sale in California) or Reno, Nevada; so we went searching on the internet for it. That is how much we liked using it last year. It is so light and work really fast. Those pur pills are similar but they only purify 30 liters compared to 30 gallons for the same price. We would have need three packages of the pur pills and they take longer than the Aqua Mira Water Treatment which is a liquid. The only difference I noticed it that it seems they have added a slight lemon taste to the solution. I actually wasn't crazy about this added taste. I liked it better when it didn't have any flavor. But it wasn't a big thing. I will still us it for my trips next summer. My old filter isn't getting any use now that I have found Aqua Mira. -Lewis

I have had my Aerial watch for a few weeks now. My previous watch was a Suunto Vector; so, I will compare the watches. Aerial Positives: The watch is smaller than then Vector. The numbers are larger. I like how the altimiter can be displayed with the time on the main screen. The alarm is a little louder than the Vector. The altimiter seems just as acurate. I like the two timezones. Aerial Negatives: It doesn't have a count down timer which I like for exercising. The temperature is incorrect when the watch is on my wrist. The mode has too may screens; it takes a while to get back to the time screen from the altimiter screen (I liked the way the Vector had 4 mode and then sub screen under each mode because it reduced button pressing). The band is very stiff, making it difficult to put on. There is no digital compass (Vector has one), but this is clearly stated.