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<blockquote data-quote="Repubiman" data-source="post: 2390164" data-attributes="member: 971"><p>BB</p><p>Yes it is. There are several ways to make water safer to drink. I go by <strong>Rule #1</strong> Kill</p><p>micro-organisms first. That can be accomplished by several means. Boiling your water for at least 3-5 minutes. Using a filter system such as PUR or Katadyn or a life straw etc.</p><p>Using sodium hypoclorite (Chlorox) at a rate 0f 10 drops per gallon for clear water and double for murky. If</p><p>murky water before it is consumed you should be able to detect the smell of chlorine in the water. If not, retreat</p><p>with 20 drops per gallon for murky water. In an emergency situation, one can fill a clear plastic bottle</p><p>lay it on its side in the sun for 5-7 hrs and the UV rays will kill all microbs. There are several good articles</p><p>and videos if one is willing to search for UV clear bottle water sanitation.</p><p><strong>Rule #2</strong> is more complicated. If you are using water that might have a lot of chemicals in it, then</p><p>some form of activated charcoal will help remove a lot of the chemicals. In an emergency you can set up</p><p>a couple 5 gal. buckets and use sand,cloth, gravel, straw or whatever media you have available to pre-strain</p><p>your water with.</p><p>Then without a chemical test kit it will be impossible to know how chem free your water will be but</p><p>drinking chemicals will not do you in as fast as microbs can. And the goal is to get your body hydrated </p><p>before dehydration does you in. lol....clear as mud huh?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Repubiman, post: 2390164, member: 971"] BB Yes it is. There are several ways to make water safer to drink. I go by [B]Rule #1[/B] Kill micro-organisms first. That can be accomplished by several means. Boiling your water for at least 3-5 minutes. Using a filter system such as PUR or Katadyn or a life straw etc. Using sodium hypoclorite (Chlorox) at a rate 0f 10 drops per gallon for clear water and double for murky. If murky water before it is consumed you should be able to detect the smell of chlorine in the water. If not, retreat with 20 drops per gallon for murky water. In an emergency situation, one can fill a clear plastic bottle lay it on its side in the sun for 5-7 hrs and the UV rays will kill all microbs. There are several good articles and videos if one is willing to search for UV clear bottle water sanitation. [B]Rule #2[/B] is more complicated. If you are using water that might have a lot of chemicals in it, then some form of activated charcoal will help remove a lot of the chemicals. In an emergency you can set up a couple 5 gal. buckets and use sand,cloth, gravel, straw or whatever media you have available to pre-strain your water with. Then without a chemical test kit it will be impossible to know how chem free your water will be but drinking chemicals will not do you in as fast as microbs can. And the goal is to get your body hydrated before dehydration does you in. lol....clear as mud huh? [/QUOTE]
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