Slowhand
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I'm on the bay. All that water, and none to drink. SHTF, I'll run out of water before ammo if we stay home. Trade fresh rockfish for cases of water.
I'm on the bay. All that water, and none to drink. SHTF, I'll run out of water before ammo if we stay home. Trade fresh rockfish for cases of water.
Reverse Osmosis. It was first developed by The USN to turn seawater into potable water.
Can also put together a solar still. Just needs a clear plastic sheet
+1 on how that went and what parts were used.
Bonus - are those Berkey or Alexapure systems worth it?
Yes. Out.I would like a serious answer to this, too.
Plus, near me is a waste water treatment plant on the banks of the Pot-o-mac.Is the "Clorox in the water" method sufficient to make, say, Potomac River water potable? After filtering out the bodies etc., of course.
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Originally Posted by Alan3413 View Post
Can also put together a solar still. Just needs a clear plastic sheet
and you can piss in it for bonus water
I know what you are talking about, my brother 'educated' me on this and
it sounds disgusting. Its a way to get water when you are in the desert.
You dig a hole, you crap in it, piss in it. Put moisture things in there.
Wiggle a cup in the very center of the poo poo.
You rig a plastic sheet over the hole, put a rock in the center. Plastic dips a bit.
The sun comes out, the evaporation goes onto the underside of the plastic,
drops of moisture form, it all drips down to the low area - the rock over the cup.
So then that water is basically distilled - and is drinkable!!
ENJOY!!
Reverse Osmosis. It was first developed by The USN to turn seawater into potable water.
I'm about to pull the trigger on one of these gravity fed water filters and need some help deciding. Assuming replacing filter once every year. We'd be using this for drinking water (2 adults), cooking, coffee and beer making (about 72 gallons per year)
Propur:
* initial cost: $369
* filter replacement after 1 year: $146
* slightly taller
* 3 gallon capacity
* 5 year warranty
* steel spigot included
Berkey
* initial cost: $389 (with steel spigot and fluoride filter)
* filter replacement after 1 year: $218
* slightly smaller (better for us)
* 2.25 gallon capacity
* lifetime warranty
Over the long term the Propur wins out due to cost of filters. I'm assuming they both perform equally as far as filtering goes. It's really hard to get honest data on the internet as each "study" seems to be funded by the company. I'm seeing review videos on YouTube that report both perform good enough to filter lake water.
Am I missing anything here or does anyone have another opinion?
I have a handful of Aquatainer jugs that have been holding municipal water for the last 7-10 years, and I'm curious if the water therein remains potable. I used to rotate the jugs fairly often, but a combination of laziness and life getting in the way have brought me here. The containers themselves were sanitized with several ounces of regular chlorine bleach, which was left in the jug prior to filling. The jugs have been stored in climate controlled basement in a fairly dark area the entire time.
I'd like to have the water tested by a professional who can give me hard data and hopefully explain what the numbers mean. For what should I have the water tested? My limited research suggests that testing for bacteria, nitrates/nitrites, pH, and turbidity would be sufficient, but I freely admit that I don't know the first thing about water quality.
Testing for bacteria would be sufficient. The only other concern could be lechates from the plastic, but that is extremely unlikely unless aquatainer lied about what the plastic is made of. It’s HDPE, which doesn’t leach anything at room temperature.
Thanks for this. Certainly sounds reasonable. A company near me wants $130 for bacteria ($85 of this is a "collection fee" ), or $140 for all of the tests named in my prior post. Sounds pretty damn high for just draining some water out of the Aquatainer. I could just drive the damn thing there.