Hi /out/ TLDR: I want to know all about making drinking water.long story: I am gettin a little into prepping. I don't really like the scene because it's full of faggots thinking they are Rambo and spending loads on equipment. but I also think I should know a little about what to do in an emergency. I can't rely on public services.in order to get into, I thought about the most probable scenario in my case. that would be urban survival. and I thought that the first and most important thing I should know is how to make drinking water. how to make sure I can get clean water, or clean it myself.Any advice is welcome. Discussion too, but main point is drinking water.
>>2844564There’s a bunch of ways to acquire and purify drinking water, and they all have their own advantages and disadvantages, but choosing the right one is pretty specific to your resources, location, and living situations. You can have people only miles apart where one fella just needs pathogen and sediment removal and the other needs to run a vapor still and be careful to safely discard their heads and tails because of chemical contamination.
>>2844568>Links to a paywall article written by some journalist who cycles sometimesFaggot.
>>2844569Oh shit it is a paywall article. I didn't think NOLS did that. I deleted that shit. Anyway, boil your water.
>>2844572OP said he's in the city, boiling doesn't remove chemical contaminants which will be a huge issue for him. Distilling is probably the way to go.
>>2844573Depends on if he rents or owns, and what his local climate is like. A cistern is pretty cheap.
>>2844565by what you say in this post, I began to see there are different contaminations. rocks, chemicals, bacteria... and they will need different treatment.so maybe I should begin not by how to make driking water but which are the water contaminants, and then how to take rid of them.>>2844572yeah, I knew about boiling. and puting a little bleach on water. but I want to know properly. what, how, why.>>2844573fortunately I live near to the sea and spring waters. but I'm taking note on this.>>2844574I can't do this.also it's the first time I post on this board, I see it is a slow one.
>>2844598If you live near spring water you're good, you can boil it to make extra sure but you don't really need to. You have to distill sea water.
>>2844598>and puting a little bleach on waterDon't do that you will die.
>>2844605yes, I guessed that one because of salt. you have to evaporate the whole thing.>>2844606I don't know the propper proportions but i'm am talking about a couple of drops for liters or something like that, not making a bleach smoothie
>>2844612There is no safe amount of bleach to ingest, do not do that it will kill you. Even a small amount is enough to permanently damage your heart lungs liver and kidneys. Look it up if you don't believe me, just please don't do that.
Find a spring or dig a well
>>2844622>Just drink from the floor broI rather not.
>>2844690Retard
