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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2012 6:41:23 GMT -7
Here are 2 with pet bottles. And one with the solar still
hope this helps... The basic solar still is what I was taught in sere but now I think they also cover the sodis method
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Post by WILL on Jun 20, 2012 7:32:16 GMT -7
Let's all throw some input on this one. I'll Start things out... I have a water source that looks pretty clear, but I don't know if it's contaminated. I have no way to make fire since there's no wood and nothing to burn. But I Did find a pile of empty water bottles. What do I do? WC In Florida this time of the year, you could fill up any container and put it in a car with the windows up. It would pasteurize in less than an hour. Inside car temps reach near 200 degrees in the summer here.
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Post by orly152 on Jun 20, 2012 17:26:10 GMT -7
Thanks for sharing those videos with the forum
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Post by missj on Jun 23, 2012 21:15:35 GMT -7
I bought a solar shower today. Not for the purpose of pasteurizing water, but for taking showers. It was only 16 bucks and seemed worth it.
Anyways, it occurred to me while driving home that maybe this could be used to purify water? any ideas on if that would work or not?
Basically, it is just like those collapsible 5gallon water jugs, except it is all black and has a spigot/nozzle with a shower attachment...
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Post by missasip on Jun 27, 2012 19:20:09 GMT -7
I bought a solar shower today. Not for the purpose of pasteurizing water, but for taking showers. It was only 16 bucks and seemed worth it. Anyways, it occurred to me while driving home that maybe this could be used to purify water? any ideas on if that would work or not? Basically, it is just like those collapsible 5gallon water jugs, except it is all black and has a spigot/nozzle with a shower attachment... Not sure it's food grade. May have an aroma and taste of plastic. But if ya had a charcoal filter, then that could probably be taken care of. Just thinking out loud. Jimmy
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Post by dtucker on Jun 27, 2012 19:31:27 GMT -7
I bought a solar shower today. Not for the purpose of pasteurizing water, but for taking showers. It was only 16 bucks and seemed worth it. Anyways, it occurred to me while driving home that maybe this could be used to purify water? any ideas on if that would work or not? Basically, it is just like those collapsible 5gallon water jugs, except it is all black and has a spigot/nozzle with a shower attachment... Not sure it's food grade. May have an aroma and taste of plastic. But if ya had a charcoal filter, then that could probably be taken care of. Just thinking out loud. Jimmy I have one of these and am using it now to take showers since the ordeal with our water and the EPA. It says on it not to be used for drinking water. We have been using ours a little over a week and the water coming out of it still smells like the bag. However in an emergency you just have to weigh the good against the bad. Mine has a chart on it telling how hot the water will get in in the in the sun. It says 105 when exposed for 3 hours.
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Post by woodyz on Jun 27, 2012 22:03:23 GMT -7
put a little honey in the bag of water. It won't help with the smell but when all the animals for 10 miles around want to lick you dry you wouldn't be cold.
Naw there's probably something illegal about that too.
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 27, 2012 23:35:51 GMT -7
I bought a solar shower today. Not for the purpose of pasteurizing water, but for taking showers. It was only 16 bucks and seemed worth it. Anyways, it occurred to me while driving home that maybe this could be used to purify water? any ideas on if that would work or not? Basically, it is just like those collapsible 5gallon water jugs, except it is all black and has a spigot/nozzle with a shower attachment... The container needs to be clear. Part of the purification is the sunlight helps to kill the microbes.
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Post by pathwinder14 on Jun 28, 2012 5:16:57 GMT -7
I guess my question would be, how do I KNOW that I've achieved 180 degrees and sustained it for long enough? What I like about boiling is that once you've achieved boiling you know you've surpassed 180 and are safe. But also, boiling takes a lot of energy/fuel that might be put to better uses. With regards to the BPA issue....OK I do get it, really I do. But when we're talking about survival and the fact that you DIE of dehydration in about 72 hours, I'm not really so concerned with the possible elevated estrogen levels associated with BPA...ya know what I mean? I agree on all counts!
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Post by dtucker on Jun 28, 2012 5:39:19 GMT -7
put a little honey in the bag of water. It won't help with the smell but when all the animals for 10 miles around want to lick you dry you wouldn't be cold. Naw there's probably something illegal about that too. EWWWW ;D and yeah I'm pretty sure that's illegal, but you sure made my hubby laugh
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