Greetings Liste,

I've noticed recently several places including EBay are selling surplus Navy Manual Reverse Osmosis Desalinators (MROD) which are a military version of Katadyn's Survivor 35.

Please note that all of these units should be serviced prior to usage. At the very least, the biocide should be flushed out and changed. Some places are claiming that they are "new" however that is misleading. Most of those units have been packed and serviced several times. All the units surplussed require servicing as mold and other yucky stuff have been known to grow in these units after an extended period of time (5 years).

You can find some pretty good deals on these units, but I would not use them as-is.

Regards,

Tom Apple