Water while out and about

[w00dsmoke]

A surviapure waterbottle with internal filter has got to be my favourite bit of kit now. I used to carry all my water but one of these water bottles mean that all I'm carrying is a litre now! It's the best £40 I've spent in a long time.

 

[bandel4]

Hi BushTucker...
The Malaysian jungle is a bit different I guess.
Normally I carry a 3 liter MSR Dromedary water bag. Fills up when I chance upon a clean stream.
I tried collecting water from bamboo. Here is what I did on my blogsite:

http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/07/tapping-water-from-wild-bamboo/

I recently invested on a Lifestraw as well. Purifies the water straight from source. Below is the link:
http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm

Best regards,

 

[QDanT]

I recently invested on a Lifestraw as well. Purifies the water straight from source. Below is the link:
http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm

Best regards,

The device also causes higher-than-normal iodine levels in the drinkers' water, although this is countered by the iodine deficiency problem that exists in the third world.
from :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LifeStraw
just found the above while checking it out. I see they're $5 above and £19.28 here on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140359659992&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
just thought I'd share and stick in a picture - couple of spuds and carrots BOIL IT !

cheers all Danny

 

[bandel4]

Hi Danny...thanks for your reply
The Lifestraw is the cheapest I can afford really, besides boiling of course
Thanks for your pic...doubt if I will ever drink from that water source (upstream possible maybe?).
But was looking at the horns. Hmm...would make a nice knife handle?

Cheers!

 

[QDanT]

Hi bandel4 what do you pay for yours there seems a big jump from £3.35 on Lifestraw site to £20 each on uk e-bay. I'd certainly use one on the move if the price was right My wife has to be careful with Iodine though as she suffers with hypothyroidism and takes thyroxine tablets. At base camp though it's boil it.
cheers Danny

 

[rik_uk3]

Milbank bag or paper coffee filter to get the debris out and then boil the water (no real need to boil, get it to 80c and its fine)

http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/how-long-do-you-need-to-boil-water/

 

[bandel4]

Hi bandel4 what do you pay for yours there seems a big jump from £3.35 on Lifestraw site to £20 each on uk e-bay. I'd certainly use one on the move if the price was right My wife has to be careful with Iodine though as she suffers with hypothyroidism and takes thyroxine tablets. At base camp though it's boil it.
cheers Danny

Hi Danny...
Outdoor gears are unfortunatelly very costly in Malaysia. The tax imposed on bringing such items in are ridiculous compared (relatively) to the general income of the population. I sometimes order items thru ebay, get them posted to Malaysia and they turn out to be still much cheaper than buying it locally.
I got to find out more about hypothyroidism now Not aware of it.
Agree to simply boil the water at camp.
Thanks Danny!

 

[Melonfish]

my next buy is the Travel Tap. its a 1l bottle with a built in filter. i'll use that to either drink straight from the bottle or when stopped fill up my 3l camelbak
last time we were out i used chlorine tabs and i was SICK SICK SICK.
really really acidic stomach after using them, made me really horrid, no other side effects but when we got near civilisation again i was downing the gaviscon like no-ones business.

 

[Willderness]

A bit of personal experience - I drank one sip of water from a stream which had a spring indicated on the map about 20m away. It tasted fine but it smelt a bit weird (I noticed after drinking)
A few days later I felt terrible, and after a week I was in hospital for two days.

On the same day I found another stream and me and 2 others drank a considerable amount from it, it was as clear as bottled water and the other two were completely fine, so it must have been the first stream.

You just never know...

 

[Nyayo]

Personally - Millbank, then boil. Add charcoal to Millbank if there're dead deer in the stream. I've read somewhere that you can fill a 2l pop bottle and stand it in sunlight for a while - UV passes through plastic to put the zap on any critters in the water...

N

 

[apj1974]

Has anyone ever tried a Brita filter whilst out. Its something I been wondering for a while, have been thinking about making holder for one out of a pipe. Any comments cos it could be a cheap way to go?

Alan

 

[jenks]

I did tropical aircrew survival training in Queensland nearly 10 years ago and we had to dig for water in dry creeks. The concavce aspect of a bend is best (as per the manual) and the water bubbled to the surface after a couple of minutes clawing at the stony bed with our gloved hands. We scooped out the first of the water due to the silt, but the rest was fairly clear. The survival kit contained a quart (2 pints) heavy duty clear bag, it may have been silicone, and iodine drops. Iodine is not intended for long term use( or if pregnant, or thyroid problems) and if the situation allowed we boiled the water. I have not tried this in UK though. Transpiration bags also produce a little water for little effort. Th solar stills produced nothing for loads of effort and we lost body fluid digging it. The can of Sprite at endex tasted sweet though!