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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2015 17:46:20 GMT
If you are caught out and need to find a reliable supply of water what methods of purifying it for drinking would you use.
Also there is the aspect of giving the area around a source of water to make sure there is no contamination potential for that water.
Bri, Admin 1
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2015 10:20:01 GMT
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Post by saeward on Sept 7, 2015 22:48:53 GMT
Use some fabric to filter out the silt, boil the water up, and add just a few drops of iodine to kill off any nasties. Iodine used to be relatively easy to get a hold of, but last time I tried to get some from a chemist or camping shop they'd stopped selling it.
Apparently the EU banned it for water purification, but if you look about a few old cattle or sheep farms it should be pretty easy to get a hold of. Just make sure it is just a few drops. Obviously you can overdose on Iodine, and if you get any abdominal pain, delirium, fever, vomiting, or shortness of breath then stop using it immediately.
It would be pretty hard to overdose mind. Just had a read and sites advise 5 drops for filtered water and 10 drops for cloudy/unfiltered water.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 0:54:25 GMT
Yep Iodine is good but I think I read it can be naughty if a person is pregnant, especially a woman ! :-)
You may have better access to the info on pluses and minuses but what about 2 drops of 4% to 6% non-perfumed sodium hypochlorite bleach per lt of filtered water ?
It seems to be a staple on many or most prepping or survival forums and info-sites.
At a push I've got the obligatory Oasis tabs !!
Bri
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Post by Hǽðfelda on Sept 8, 2015 18:09:04 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 22:01:40 GMT
I guess a litre is boarder-line for drinking but around 2 litres a day should be your total fluid intake including water in food, would you agree ? Bri |
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Post by Hǽðfelda on Sept 9, 2015 17:11:59 GMT
Ideally it's 3 litres a day, which would give that bottle about 100 days of use. Alas there is (to my knowledge) no product out there that can provide endless clean water. It'd probably be best when SHTF to settle around a natural spring and have a few billy cans for boiling. From what I understand, boiling water (from a clean-ish source) solves all the short-term problems (i.e. getting sick), but won't deal with the long-term problems (chemicals, etc.). However, when I put myself through my 'wolf initiation' and spend some extended time in the wild alone, that bottle will do me fine  |
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2015 21:36:26 GMT
Ideally it's 3 litres a day, which would give that bottle about 100 days of use. Alas there is (to my knowledge) no product out there that can provide endless clean water. It'd probably be best when SHTF to settle around a natural spring and have a few billy cans for boiling. From what I understand, boiling water (from a clean-ish source) solves all the short-term problems (i.e. getting sick), but won't deal with the long-term problems (chemicals, etc.). However, when I put myself through my 'wolf initiation' and spend some extended time in the wild alone, that bottle will do me fine And let's not forget to walk a fair way upstream to make sure there is nowt in the flow that would pollute the stream. People forget that fields that are fertilised with man-made fertilisers can leach chemicals into watercourses from fields. Yes, 3 litres is a must for pregnant women at least. I carry one litre on my hip and one in my pack. If need be I can stretch that over two days but I know I'd soon start to have judgment problems if prolonged for any extended problems. Bri |
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