potable water

[fwiw]

I recently wrote a post on how to filter just about any water you can find for really cheap.&nbsp; Check it out: http://theprohobo.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-make-hobo-water-filter.html<br>

 

[twokniveskatie]

i would recommend anyone reading this blog post to do some more research before relying on this method. i don't know the specific micron counts for different protozoa, etc, but i would not use this except as a last ditch survival need.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Mutt and i contracted Giardiasis while on the road in texas. we were sick for weeks, and i can guarantee you that the meds alone for the 2 of us, the vet visits, and the special foods trying to keep nourishment in us, cost WAY more than a water filter or bottled water cost.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>"purify" is not the right word to use, unless you can guarantee that all bacteria and viruses can be removed. "filtered" is a better description for the method above. &nbsp;use caution, because water bourne illnesses can kill you.</div><div><br></div><div>nurse kate has spoken.&nbsp;</div>

 

[4x4tour]

<div><br></div>I've heard of filter set-ups like this one before, but never gave it any thought because I have a ceramic set-up I bought for emergency use. &nbsp;Anyway, my brother is a Microbiologist. &nbsp;I'll show him the set-up and see what he thinks. &nbsp;

 

[4x4tour]

This was classic:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://outdoorsdirectory.com/akforum/akhunting/32948.htm" target="_blank">http://outdoorsdirectory.com/akforum/akhunting/32948.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Ok, sent the contents of this thread to my brother, and should hear back when he does a full analysis.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I've had this bookmarked for a long time. &nbsp;Handy to know about iodine issues for women.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.disasterstuff.com/store/pc/catalog/facts-about-water.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.disasterstuff.com/store/pc/catalog/facts-about-water.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>This is my water filtration set-up (uses 3 ceramic Sterasyl filters)</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.h2ofilters.com/katrkdrce.html" target="_blank">http://www.h2ofilters.com/katrkdrce.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

 

[fwiw]

Nurse kate is right, 'purify' isn't the right word.&nbsp; This method will clean the water but will not remove and kill all bacteria and viruses.&nbsp;&nbsp; Obviously boiling is the best option lake water or something.&nbsp; For something like rain or spring water though, this method should suffice.&nbsp; <br><br>

 

[Guest]

<b>Boil + Very Good filter (even the Brita and PUR pitchers are great/cheap) + Chlorine Bleach.</b><br><br>Giardia and Coccidia and a few others are Nigh Indestructible cooties. They live forever, under the worst conditions, are easily spread and hard to get rid of.<br>For the hunters - lets not forget pig and rabbit tularemia and all the worms, parasites and diseases you can catch from wild game. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.avma.org/public_health/zoonotic_risks/hunters_precautions.asp">For the Hunters from the AVMA</a><br><br>For everyone else who ought to have a few clues when camping, boondocking, hiking, traveling or being house-less:<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/az/index.html">CDC - Parasites</a><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.phsource.us/PH/PARA/Chapter_2.htm">Public Health - Parasites</a><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/browse_by_diseases.htm">CDC - Zoonotics (Transmittable from animals to humans</a>)<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.phsource.us/PH/ZD/index.htm">Public Health&nbsp; - Zoonotics </a><br><br>Coccodiosis (Coccidia) <span style="font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">The most common coccidia found in pets do not have any affect on humans. However, less common types of coccidia are potentially infectious to humans. One parasite, called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Cryptosporidium</i>, may be carried by pets and may be transmitted to people. <u>This parasite has also been found in public water <span class="GramE">supplies in some major cites</span>. </u>It poses a health risk for immuno-suppressed humans such as AIDS patients, those taking immune suppressing drugs, cancer patients, or the elderly. Good hygiene and proper disposal of pet feces are important in minimizing risk of transmission of all canine parasites to humans, or to other animals.</span> </p><br><br><br><br>

 

[templedog]

can I just fill my water tank up at a car wash and drink that? I know it sounds wild.. but isn't it just plain jane city water?

 

[VanTramp]

Many times, car washes recycle their own water since they utilize so much of it especially if they have to pay the city for it . I would never risk drinking it. You may be ingesting detergents etc.&nbsp;

 

[WanderingRonin]

I get my water from those water machines... clean and pure. one dollar per five gallons... yep... getting sick is expensive and it's not worth it to go roughing it unless absolutely necessary... and yeah, I'd boil the water as well.