My Water Tactics

[Spandex228]

I need to up my water purification and storage abillity I have jerrycans, but a waterbut is next on my list !

[Grumpy Grandpa]

(21 May 2013, 15:18)BeardyMan Wrote: You don't have to dig too far down to hit the water table (something I learned growing up in the fens)

Isn't the water table in the Fens a couple of inches above the top of your wellies?

[Grumpy Grandpa]

(21 May 2013, 20:36)The Ragman Wrote: you can stretch it out surprisingly by using some basic plant based water collection, such as plastic bags tied over tree branches or over plants in the garden to collect moisture and condensation plastic sheet drip traps.

You might be surprised at how little this actually produces. For survival, it may help, but if you want to cook, live anywhere near normally and have regard to the NBC issues that SD pointed out, it won't help that much, if at all. Have you ever tried it?

[Mortblanc]

Not only does it produce very little, what is there is green and full of chlorophyll.

[Scythe13]

(22 May 2013, 04:53)Mortblanc Wrote: Not only does it produce very little, what is there is green and full of chlorophyll.

If you do it over night, you don't get the green stuff. It's not a very effective system, but I'd recommend it over doing nothing.

[NorthernRaider]

It costs almost nothing to get two food grade buckets / tubs with lids often for nowt from a bakers or resteraunt, add a £2.99 pastic tap from a camping shop, and a pair of water filter candles from Berkfield bought online from Avonsoft to create a fabulous DIY water filter.

I dont think we will ever have a water shortage in the UK, just lack of filtration capability.

[The Ragman]

(22 May 2013, 00:54)Grumpy Grandpa Wrote: You might be surprised at how little this actually produces. For survival, it may help, but if you want to cook, live anywhere near normally and have regard to the NBC issues that SD pointed out, it won't help that much, if at all. Have you ever tried it?

I've done it many times and the outcome varies depending on the weather and the plant, but always provides me with something on a daily basis.

[Skean Dhude]

If you don't go for volume of water you are better going for filtration tools. Then you can tap into rain butts, swimming pools and if you really need to; puddles of water contaminated with cow poo.