Gundoc Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I'll kick it off in here then. You're going to need water, obvious as it sounds, but how many people have any means of filtering? Or have a stock in place? We had a water main go a few years back, caused a bit of drama, however we had 3x jerrycans under the stairs which allowed us to carry on as normal, and help out the neighbours (all had young kids) Water filters come in many styles these days, I've personally got an MSR Miniworks filter. Ceramic pump type, it will fill a 1L nalgene in around 2 mins. Some popular ones are the sawyer mini, which apparently have a massive filter life, enough to do an individual for life. The drinksafe system filters are tested by the uk environment agency, they do a good range. And for home use you have the berkey filters, big steel double chamber type using ceramic candle type filters. Also don't forget the venerable old mill bank bag (or sock) filter coupled with boiling. Then here are the home made, jury rigged filters using buckets, sand. Charcoal etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 To my mind, water prep probably splits into 2 categories: Removing 'living nasties' and/or removing chemical contamination (pesticides, petrol, whatever). I'm rural, so finding a puddle is generally pretty easy, and chemical contamination generally isn't an issue. So, for the living nasties, I'm also a huge fan of ceramic filters - my biggest wake up (or proof test!) was leading an exped in the Indian Himalayas - we had two Katadyns for the party, and rotated water pumping duties. Whilst preparing to leave our last village and go to the mountains, the duty 'pumpers' used jugs from the rooms of our ramshackle mountain hotel to hold tap water for pumping for the whole party. It was weeks later that we realised the jugs they'd used were the toilet-arse-washing jugs! None of us were ill - I was so impressed, I bought a katadyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauser3006 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 To my mind, water prep probably splits into 2 categories: Removing 'living nasties' and/or removing chemical contamination (pesticides, petrol, whatever). I'm rural, so finding a puddle is generally pretty easy, and chemical contamination generally isn't an issue. So, for the living nasties, I'm also a huge fan of ceramic filters - my biggest wake up (or proof test!) was leading an exped in the Indian Himalayas - we had two Katadyns for the party, and rotated water pumping duties. Whilst preparing to leave our last village and go to the mountains, the duty 'pumpers' used jugs from the rooms of our ramshackle mountain hotel to hold tap water for pumping for the whole party. It was weeks later that we realised the jugs they'd used were the toilet-arse-washing jugs! None of us were ill - I was so impressed, I bought a katadyn! Hilarious. I have acquired one of these which are on issue for long range patrols in Afghanistan. http://www.lifesaversystems.com/ I also have 100 litres in jerry cans and a mountain of water pruification tablets. They are cheap as chips on Amazon, can you imagine how useful they may be during an interuption to domestic supply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundoc Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Just one on those Mauser, they are shelf lifed kit. Check up on your particular model as to how long it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauser3006 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks Gundoc, I'm sure you're right and it is probably entering its sell by date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged 77 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I've used the MSR Miniworks for years when out and about. With a spare ceramic element and service kit it should last a long time. The trick is of course to filter the cleanest possible water in the first instance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWShooter Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 There`s an interesting system here http://www.outdooradvantage.co.uk/argonaut-portable-water-filter-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan7510 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Oasis water tabs on ebay, bought to purify 2000 litre for around £8, also lifesaver water bottle is great, look at a "water bob" https://www.waterbob.com - got mine off amazon. Other than that reverse osmosis (assuming water is still running) with a ozone generator (purifier) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummy Mark Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Katadyn Pocket is the filter I have been using for the past 12 years, awesome compact high output bit of kit, used it in quiet a few developing countries around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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