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Since lower puna could be cutoff from easy sources of safe drinking water for some time, here is a simple way to make safe drinking water from next to nothing:
http://www.sodis.ch/methode/index_EN
Straining it through a readonably clean sari-type cloth, improves the process.
Sari + sodis + sunlight = safe drinking water.
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As I discovered when I went on a camp trip with someone who brought a Steri-Pen, sterilizing water with UV will keep you from getting sick, but if it's from a dirty source to begin with, it'll still taste like rat ****. A filter takes some effort, but it's worth it IMO.
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And don't forget bleach to do a final "sanitization" of your plates and cups. Old camp style, wash tub, rinse tub, sanitizing tub, Dry. Bleach/ water mix in sanitizer tub. Also, figure a way to re purpose water as you use it. Dish washing water can be used for washing hands using the three tub system,after filtering the solids out can be used for washing clothes as long as it's still soapy, then use it to flush the toilet if using one, or water the garden with it.
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I lived in a heavily wooded area and I would put the pipe from the downspouts above the tank screen to keep the big stuff, like coqui frogs and leaves, from going into the tank. In another place I would put nylon anklets on the end of the pipe if the pipe was under the screen also to catch the coqui frogs and big debris. But you have to check the anklets frequntly because they fill up fast and can dump into the water if not replaced. This just keeps organic matter from accumulating inside the tank.
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And don't forget bleach to do a final "sanitization" of your plates and cups. Old camp style, wash tub, rinse tub, sanitizing tub, Dry. Bleach/ water mix in sanitizer tub.
Interesting. My husband, toddler, and I lived for six months doing a combo of camping by a river (getting a lot of rain), and using a very funky shallow well (up on the Olympic Peninsula), and we never did the sanitizing tub. Boiled both the wash water and the rinse water, never used any bleach.
We're probably lucky we never got sick. Funny to remember that because I'm really fussy about water taste now. I'd never tasted bottled water at that time.
The Berkey filter gives the best tasting water I've had on this island. I've used Brita and similar filters for years on tap water, but there's no comparison to the taste. Wish I'd had something like this back when I lived in a camper by the river. [  ]
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@ KathyH...wow, I've read several posts about your Berkey...that good huh? Just curious if you did any water testing after filtration. We will have only catchment unless we bring in drinking/cooking water. Like the idea of being able to have inexpensive way to filter water for drinking/cooking. In your experiences, is this system realistic for water purification? Thanks in advance. Oh, also, have looked at adding chlorine into catchment tank for bathing purposes. Anyone with experience with that? Again, thanks in advance.
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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler
As I discovered when I went on a camp trip with someone who brought a Steri-Pen, sterilizing water with UV will keep you from getting sick, but if it's from a dirty source to begin with, it'll still taste like rat ****. A filter takes some effort, but it's worth it IMO.
That reminds me of my old backpacking days. We always boiled our water to sterilize it, but one time our "cleanest" source of water was the color like if you brewed a strong cup of black tea. I always carried some Tang powder for those occasions. Turned the dark water to dark orange, and the artificial citrus flavor almost covered up the swamp taste. Almost.
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http://eartheasy.com/lifestraw-family-1-0#review-list
http://sawyer.com/products/sawyer-point-...embly-kit/
Both of these are being used by NGO's in Africa, they can be bought online. The Sawyer filter is far superior than the ceramic filters, because it does not need replacement for thousands of gallons and it processes 5 gallons at the time fairly fast.
Don't confuse the Berkey filters for Royal Doulton, because they are not the same. Big Berkey is an imitation of Doulton and British Berkefeld and it is an inferior product manufactured in Asia, and they come apart easily. Not to be trusted. If you insist on the ceramic filters buy the other two options made in the UK.
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The Sodis method is outright dangerous and I tell you why. All plastic bottles contain BPA and the ones that are BPA free have other equally noxious substances. Basically there is not "clean healthy plastic", even worse when you consider that BPA is released when the material is heated or freezed.
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I didn't buy the Berkey myself -- my son did, so he did the research and made the choice. It doesn't seem like there is anything substandard about it, but I'll pass on the comment.
mmbvd, I haven't put stream water in the filter as I have not had a water emergency. Like I said I had to live on boiled stream water for a period of my life and I was over it when that situation ended.
I don't like the taste of our County water at all, and prefer not to drink it unfiltered. I've been extremely pleased with the clean pure taste coming from the Berkey, as a big step up from Brita and other filters that are only rated for use on potable water.
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