Author Topic: Critical for survival - a water filter (Read 10621 times)

Mabel · « **Reply #25 on:** November 30, 2012, 02:11:22 PM »

I love my Berkey and I have the ceramic filters, which just get scrubbed down twice a year. For really dirty water, they say just to put a few drops of bleach in the top chamber and you're good to go.

Also, we had some trouble with the Berkey black filters breaking after about a month of use, I don't know if this flaw has been fixed but many other people have found the same issue.

rowsofvoices9 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 01, 2012, 12:37:36 PM »

Now here's an idea.

http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp

rocket mass heaters in a nutshell:
heat your home with 80% to 90% less wood
exhaust is nearly pure steam and CO2 (a little smoke at the beginning)
the heat from one fire can last for days
you can build one in a day and half
folks have built them spending less than $20

Seraphia · « **Reply #27 on:** December 01, 2012, 03:57:46 PM »

I am a serious rainwater collector for our plants/garden. My mother got me a Katadyn filter one Christmas (it wasn't cheap) for my preps and I hope next year to get a hand pump for my well.

Nadir · « **Reply #28 on:** December 01, 2012, 05:53:15 PM »

Quote from: Seraphia

I am a serious rainwater collector for our plants/garden. My mother got me a Katadyn filter one Christmas (it wasn't cheap) for my preps and I hope next year to get a hand pump for my well.

At last, an answer to my question. "does anybody collect rainwater?".

Locals councils in Australia encourage rainwater tanks but always suggest rainwater be used for laundry and flushing toilets. This puzzles me. What a waste of good rainwater. But then again maybe they want people to ingest more fluoride. :shocked:

We always drink and cook with filtered rainwater. Do you drink your rainwater, Seraphia, and is there an advantage for using rainwater, instead of tap water, on the garden; is it a matter of economy or the health of the plants?

What is "my preps"?

Seraphia · « **Reply #29 on:** December 01, 2012, 10:00:20 PM »

Quote from: Nadir

Quote from: Seraphia
I am a serious rainwater collector for our plants/garden. My mother got me a Katadyn filter one Christmas (it wasn't cheap) for my preps and I hope next year to get a hand pump for my well.

At last, an answer to my question. "does anybody collect rainwater?".

Locals councils in Australia encourage rainwater tanks but always suggest rainwater be used for laundry and flushing toilets. This puzzles me. What a waste of good rainwater. But then again maybe they want people to ingest more fluoride. :shocked:

We always drink and cook with filtered rainwater. Do you drink your rainwater, Seraphia, and is there an advantage for using rainwater, instead of tap water, on the garden; is it a matter of economy or the health of the plants?

What is "my preps"?

At this time, all of my rain barrels are used for the plants/herbs/garden. Rainwater is better for plants -- I have always been taught that rainwater is lower in acidity. If the well ever ran dry then of course I would use it much more. I live in a forest in North Carolina and have plenty of water. If I had city water, I would definitely use it for drinking, no question about that at all! But my well water is excellent.

"My preps" mean my supplies and preparations I have made in case of difficult times in the future. :)