I guess the best tasting outcome would be to boil the water then filter it. If you didn't have the ability to boil the water you would need to use the tablets.
Brita also makes a water bottle that filters water as you drink it. I am just saying this because the filters are much smaller.
@tim4962 Iodine tablets taste like crap. I was really hoping that the Britta would have taken some of the taste out. In fact I was expecting it. But ... nope! And that is why I spit it out. I did some more testing with the Britta and some rusty tap water. It did almost nothing to change the colour of the water. I think these Britta water filters are not worth the money!
@EconoChallenge You know what I did today. I built a very large water filter using 4" dia Plumbing pipe. I am not going into how I built it. But I added sand, charcol in a womans stocking on both ends, small rocks in the center and sand on both ends. Used the green scrub pads. Its not 100 percent done. It must be about 4 feet long. But I was able to test it. I had some old water that had tad polls in it. After I complete it I will add cotton on one end.
@EconoChallenge I prefiltered the tad pol water through the womans stockings. Then I treated the water with the Iodine tablets. About one hour later I filters the water through my very large filter I made. The Results; well it did help. But it wasn't as clear as I like. It could be because of the system still needs some flushing out. Perhaps I need to design it, so that I can place a small filter on one of the ends. I did drink some of it and taste the Iodine. Next time I'll use Bleach.
@EconoChallenge zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater.. try them
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I still say that you cannot beat water strained through a coffee filter and then boiled and placed in a 32 oz. plastic bottle wrapped in a towel and stuck in the bottom of your sleeping bag to keep your feet warm. Use the water (still warm ) heated in a pot the next morning for your coffee. My treatment system consists of a Stainless 32 oz (1 liter) water bottle, paper coffee filters, a bandana and a 32 oz (1 liter) plastic bottle. When I break camp I leave with 64 oz. (2 liters) of water.
@richardhummell2497 Sometimes one thumbs up is just not enough. Boiling is the best for treating water. I have a few small coffee filters the help filter out the green stuff if I need it Most of the time these backwoods lakes are very clear. All you need to do is boil. Love your suggestions. Thank you!
i was just wondering if you presoaked the filter to get all the active carbon residue out first ..cause if not you will get a bad carbon taste the first few litres you filter and the water will come out with charcole dust in it and it will be almost blackes colored
@robertmccallum1 We did a bunch of testing at home with the same filter before we took it into the wild to film this video. The direction did tell us to flush it first with a few liters of water. Anyone that has not tried this should know to do that. Thank you for your comment.
Excellent feedback. Question. What is contaminating the Truckee River? Is it just sediment? The reason for our question is that we tested the Britta filter using rusty water and saw very little visual difference in the quality. Perhaps the Britta filter is better at removing whatever is in the Truckee River.
Confirmed! I made the filter to exact specs but used two and then later three coffee filters. I had a friend perform a purity test on it and it came out at 97% pure.
I live in Truckee, CA and took the water straight from the Truckee River where the purity in the river is a SAD 61% - 72% pure. After the filter test it read 97% - 98% pure.
So yes the filter works great! Thanks EconoChallenge!
BUT For those who live in the Tahoe area...keep the lake blue!
I really liked your video. Very informative. But do you think that a couple of well placed coffee filters would work as well? And as for the taste, well iodine always makes the water taste horrid. Hence why I usually make cold or hot tea from the circular shaped tea bags I bring. Great vid! And before someone asks why not coffee? Well coffee will dehydrate you without you knowing it like in arid and dry places.
@katanaburner Excellent information in your comment. I think half of North America is walking around dehydrated due to our coffee addiction. You notice more when you are focused on staying hydrated in the wilderness. But in the urban world? Some well placed coffee filters would work much better than the cotton cloth. I thought it was very interesting that the Britta had no impact on the flavour. None of the other viewers have found this worth mentioning.
@EconoChallenge It's funny. I was about to mention the Brita thing but I kinda figured that it might have been a "given" with your video since you made no mention of the taste from the filter. Anyways I'm going to give this a shot right now! Again your video is very informative and CLEAR! It's so important to have a clear vid! Hence why I'm going to give this a shot using your instructions. THANKS!
@EconoChallenge That britta filter is alot easier to approximate than one would think. Break one open and see for yourself. I doubt that you will buy another if you look inside. I do shit like that all the time. I have always been the curious type, and have broken open about everything that grabbed my interest. I could make a list a mile long of things that would surprise the shit out of you at the simplicity of. Once you see for yourself how it works, you can expound on it to make it better.
What is desperately needed is a cheap, very reliable and durable pre-filter system. Animal hair can be as small as 30 microns. If a stainless steel or durable, reusable micron filter can be used initially for instance, built into the lid of container, to pre-filter water, boiling would eliminate all but toxic chemicals. The other thing that needs to be addressed is using rain harvesting more by attaching tarp material gutters to tarps to catch rain. I feel safer drinking pure rain water.
@wmdrtr I would agree if it were not for barium, aluminum, and a slew of other crap. Bacteria are EASY to get rid of, it's the heavy metals and the like that presents a problem. Solve it with no money and you will potentially have saved thousands of folk.
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It looks like the Brita filter's main active element is activated charcoal. You can fake it on a budget at an aquarium store; AC is an indispensable part of your aquarium's water filter system.
Subscribed to your channel after watching two videos. Some might say you're a little on the dry side, but I'd say you're more thought-out and a lot less hyperbolic than a lot of junk on Youtube. Thanks for sharing everything you've found, it's interesting stuff.
@vmmc64 The cotton dew rag was not the best idea for this demo. We can say that it was washed may times before we used it in this video. Filtering the water through cotton wool would work better. I think a paper coffee filter would also work just as well to help clean up the big stuff before the water hits the filter itself. The surprise was how poorly the Brita performed at removing the bad taste. Brita does like to advertise "Healthier, Great-Tasting Water" Thanks for your comment.
I watched NChiker's video some time ago and thought it was a bulky, cumbersome, complex system and your video confirms that for me. I do like filtration systems, though, and an MSR one seems to be the ticket these days at about 8 onces, (the pump), for me, even though I still use my bulky Coglan one from time to time. As always, I only use something like Iodine or AquaMira with questionable water sources. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@slodeth5 Thank you for you well thought out comment. Since the video we started using Aqua Tabs. So far so good. We agree with using chemicals only when you are not sure. Boiling is still my favourite.
pmsl when he tasted it thought was going to say lovely not spit it outlike that lol good video ... how about boiling it without using them tablets then filterthat way may taste beter
@scott777survivalist Thank you for your comment. Boiling is the way to go if you have a stove or can make a fire. I never did like using chemicals. But I really did think that the Britta would take the bad taste out. What a surprise.
Take the wood in a fire that has turned to an orange color and dunk it in water, take the charcoal and grind it to a powder, use the same set up as in your video and pass water through the carcoal, then take the filtered water and boil it over the fire and you've got yourself some drinkable water without depending on filters. I haven't tried it yet but if you are really desperate and lost in the woods, and you forgot your filter,you should try it. Tell me if it works if you ever have to try it.
help please if i drank accidentally just a little drink of lake water that the water don't move around like a river is just around plants and mud, will that get me sick or be bad for me, or it will go away after i digest that?
@elgoose2003 It is not a good idea to drink untreated water. You might get sick. But accidents do happen. I get water in my mouth when I swim sometimes.
@B4realalready This year we are trying out Aqua Tabs. They claim to do the same job without the taste! Thank you for the tip. Maybe next year it this does not work.
when you use that bandanna to filter it the dye from the bandanna comes off and then into your water, next time you should use just a plain white bandanna
That is a good idea. The idea that we need to filter our tap water has always puzzled me. This was my first time using Britta and I was not impressed. We did some testing in the home lab with poor results.
I add a pinch of pure ascorbic acid (vitamin C) powder from the health food store. It takes the taste off the potassium iodide (SSKI) that I use for emergency water treatment very well (only when I can't boil water... my first choice is always boiling), it's probably much the same taste, but I never tried the tabs you use, so I don't know. I get lots of extra vitamin C too, a bonus anyway.
This is not medical advice, always seek the.....blah blah blah.
I will try any suggestion to get that awful taste out of the water. This is a new one for me. Can always use a little more vitamin C. Thanks for the tip
in an actual emergency I think you'd better add something flavorful rather than try and worry about taking out the bad flavor. I recommend using TANG.
Has anyone seen the Giant water filter that was built on the Discovery channels show The Colony??? Thats great for a situation where you have mulitiple people in a situation were large amouts of water are needed in a stay put situation.
I've seen both vids now. Both seem really good. I was also curious about the taste and that is a bummer but you dont have to use those tabs. Daves Video is great for a unforseen nescesity. All are very helpful and if you watch one you should watch them all.
We boil rather than treat whenever possible. I was hoping for better tasting water from the Brita filter. I was very surprised it did not work with the iodine tables.
yes, its cheaper than a ceramic filter. But the entire package seems like it is more bulky than a more commercial solution. I think its a very creative approach and will work, but if you are concerned about not running out of tablets and/or tast a 0.2 micron ceramic/charcoal filter will provide great tasting water and remove all micro organisms including ecoli. Entry costs for this kind of filter starts at about $120.00 but they also have GREAT flow rates and will last for years.
You can see a primitive version on the wildernessoutfiters channel. It has already been done and Dave does a good job demonstrating it. Thanks for watching.
All I asked for was a honest response, Thanks for using the idea and trying it out in the bush. I use bleach rather then the tabs due to the taste factor myself. All in all I think you did a good job in the field testing of this. As I said just be honest.
We do not use chemical treatments often due to the aftertaste! I was really hoping the Brita filter would remove it. The project itself worked great and gave me a reason to get out into the wilderness again. Thank you!
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DackIsBack 1 month ago
3:20 = LMAO!
monkadelic13 3 months ago in playlist stoves
every boil water after drink
nfsmw6 4 months ago
I guess the best tasting outcome would be to boil the water then filter it. If you didn't have the ability to boil the water you would need to use the tablets.
Brita also makes a water bottle that filters water as you drink it. I am just saying this because the filters are much smaller.
Thanks for video
ShoeManShoe68 7 months ago
@ShoeManShoe68 Boiling is the best way to go. Or at least that was until another viewer commented that boiling concentrates other contaminants. Hmmm.
EconoChallenge 7 months ago
@EconoChallenge I don't believe that. When you boil water your only letting it boil for like 2 minutes, so your not concentrating anything.
spiderpig85 6 months ago
LOL 3:20!!!
licmin767676 7 months ago
You freak me out. You gave it a thumbs up, but you spit it out after putting it into your mouth. Was it that bad? Don't do that. :) ha ha!
tim4962 7 months ago
@tim4962 Iodine tablets taste like crap. I was really hoping that the Britta would have taken some of the taste out. In fact I was expecting it. But ... nope! And that is why I spit it out. I did some more testing with the Britta and some rusty tap water. It did almost nothing to change the colour of the water. I think these Britta water filters are not worth the money!
EconoChallenge 7 months ago
@EconoChallenge You know what I did today. I built a very large water filter using 4" dia Plumbing pipe. I am not going into how I built it. But I added sand, charcol in a womans stocking on both ends, small rocks in the center and sand on both ends. Used the green scrub pads. Its not 100 percent done. It must be about 4 feet long. But I was able to test it. I had some old water that had tad polls in it. After I complete it I will add cotton on one end.
tim4962 7 months ago
@EconoChallenge I prefiltered the tad pol water through the womans stockings. Then I treated the water with the Iodine tablets. About one hour later I filters the water through my very large filter I made. The Results; well it did help. But it wasn't as clear as I like. It could be because of the system still needs some flushing out. Perhaps I need to design it, so that I can place a small filter on one of the ends. I did drink some of it and taste the Iodine. Next time I'll use Bleach.
tim4962 7 months ago
@EconoChallenge zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater..zerowater.. try them
zehnsechz 2 months ago
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buggyMCbugpants 9 months ago
I still say that you cannot beat water strained through a coffee filter and then boiled and placed in a 32 oz. plastic bottle wrapped in a towel and stuck in the bottom of your sleeping bag to keep your feet warm. Use the water (still warm ) heated in a pot the next morning for your coffee. My treatment system consists of a Stainless 32 oz (1 liter) water bottle, paper coffee filters, a bandana and a 32 oz (1 liter) plastic bottle. When I break camp I leave with 64 oz. (2 liters) of water.
richardhummell2497 9 months ago
@richardhummell2497 Sometimes one thumbs up is just not enough. Boiling is the best for treating water. I have a few small coffee filters the help filter out the green stuff if I need it Most of the time these backwoods lakes are very clear. All you need to do is boil. Love your suggestions. Thank you!
EconoChallenge 9 months ago
that place is beautiful! is that Canada?
LeilaMeat 1 year ago
@LeilaMeat Yes it is. Thank you for watching.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
@EconoChallenge gorgeous. i must visit there for an extended period of time.
LeilaMeat 1 year ago
i was just wondering if you presoaked the filter to get all the active carbon residue out first ..cause if not you will get a bad carbon taste the first few litres you filter and the water will come out with charcole dust in it and it will be almost blackes colored
robertmccallum1 1 year ago
@robertmccallum1 We did a bunch of testing at home with the same filter before we took it into the wild to film this video. The direction did tell us to flush it first with a few liters of water. Anyone that has not tried this should know to do that. Thank you for your comment.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
Excellent feedback. Question. What is contaminating the Truckee River? Is it just sediment? The reason for our question is that we tested the Britta filter using rusty water and saw very little visual difference in the quality. Perhaps the Britta filter is better at removing whatever is in the Truckee River.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
Confirmed! I made the filter to exact specs but used two and then later three coffee filters. I had a friend perform a purity test on it and it came out at 97% pure.
I live in Truckee, CA and took the water straight from the Truckee River where the purity in the river is a SAD 61% - 72% pure. After the filter test it read 97% - 98% pure.
So yes the filter works great! Thanks EconoChallenge!
BUT For those who live in the Tahoe area...keep the lake blue!
katanaburner 1 year ago
I really liked your video. Very informative. But do you think that a couple of well placed coffee filters would work as well? And as for the taste, well iodine always makes the water taste horrid. Hence why I usually make cold or hot tea from the circular shaped tea bags I bring. Great vid! And before someone asks why not coffee? Well coffee will dehydrate you without you knowing it like in arid and dry places.
katanaburner 1 year ago
@katanaburner Excellent information in your comment. I think half of North America is walking around dehydrated due to our coffee addiction. You notice more when you are focused on staying hydrated in the wilderness. But in the urban world? Some well placed coffee filters would work much better than the cotton cloth. I thought it was very interesting that the Britta had no impact on the flavour. None of the other viewers have found this worth mentioning.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
@EconoChallenge It's funny. I was about to mention the Brita thing but I kinda figured that it might have been a "given" with your video since you made no mention of the taste from the filter. Anyways I'm going to give this a shot right now! Again your video is very informative and CLEAR! It's so important to have a clear vid! Hence why I'm going to give this a shot using your instructions. THANKS!
katanaburner 1 year ago
@EconoChallenge That britta filter is alot easier to approximate than one would think. Break one open and see for yourself. I doubt that you will buy another if you look inside. I do shit like that all the time. I have always been the curious type, and have broken open about everything that grabbed my interest. I could make a list a mile long of things that would surprise the shit out of you at the simplicity of. Once you see for yourself how it works, you can expound on it to make it better.
rvlqcitizen 10 months ago
What is desperately needed is a cheap, very reliable and durable pre-filter system. Animal hair can be as small as 30 microns. If a stainless steel or durable, reusable micron filter can be used initially for instance, built into the lid of container, to pre-filter water, boiling would eliminate all but toxic chemicals. The other thing that needs to be addressed is using rain harvesting more by attaching tarp material gutters to tarps to catch rain. I feel safer drinking pure rain water.
wmdrtr 1 year ago
@wmdrtr Winter is good time of the year to collect what falls from the sky.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
@wmdrtr I would agree if it were not for barium, aluminum, and a slew of other crap. Bacteria are EASY to get rid of, it's the heavy metals and the like that presents a problem. Solve it with no money and you will potentially have saved thousands of folk.
rvlqcitizen 10 months ago
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
Now that is some well thought out feedback. Thank you. We are trying to improve and feedback like that helps tremendously. We will try to make your subscription worth it. Have you tried out the Amazing Wilderness Camp Chair yet?
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
It looks like the Brita filter's main active element is activated charcoal. You can fake it on a budget at an aquarium store; AC is an indispensable part of your aquarium's water filter system.
Subscribed to your channel after watching two videos. Some might say you're a little on the dry side, but I'd say you're more thought-out and a lot less hyperbolic than a lot of junk on Youtube. Thanks for sharing everything you've found, it's interesting stuff.
elhigh 1 year ago
You filtered the water through a dyed rag. Simply boiling the water and then filtering through cotton wool would work a little better wouldn't it?
vmmc64 1 year ago
@vmmc64 The cotton dew rag was not the best idea for this demo. We can say that it was washed may times before we used it in this video. Filtering the water through cotton wool would work better. I think a paper coffee filter would also work just as well to help clean up the big stuff before the water hits the filter itself. The surprise was how poorly the Brita performed at removing the bad taste. Brita does like to advertise "Healthier, Great-Tasting Water" Thanks for your comment.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
Camping store water filters are a insult to consumers in that they cost almost nothing to make but charge a huge profit.
Simply boil the water. Everything is killed. Use that filter before boiling to eliminate most of the impurities.
dinnerandashow 1 year ago
@dinnerandashow Agreed. Thanks for watching.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
I watched NChiker's video some time ago and thought it was a bulky, cumbersome, complex system and your video confirms that for me. I do like filtration systems, though, and an MSR one seems to be the ticket these days at about 8 onces, (the pump), for me, even though I still use my bulky Coglan one from time to time. As always, I only use something like Iodine or AquaMira with questionable water sources. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
slodeth5 1 year ago
@slodeth5 Thank you for you well thought out comment. Since the video we started using Aqua Tabs. So far so good. We agree with using chemicals only when you are not sure. Boiling is still my favourite.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
pmsl when he tasted it thought was going to say lovely not spit it outlike that lol good video ... how about boiling it without using them tablets then filterthat way may taste beter
scott777survivalist 1 year ago
@scott777survivalist Thank you for your comment. Boiling is the way to go if you have a stove or can make a fire. I never did like using chemicals. But I really did think that the Britta would take the bad taste out. What a surprise.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
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Take the wood in a fire that has turned to an orange color and dunk it in water, take the charcoal and grind it to a powder, use the same set up as in your video and pass water through the carcoal, then take the filtered water and boil it over the fire and you've got yourself some drinkable water without depending on filters. I haven't tried it yet but if you are really desperate and lost in the woods, and you forgot your filter,you should try it. Tell me if it works if you ever have to try it.
yellowmetalcyborg 1 year ago
help please if i drank accidentally just a little drink of lake water that the water don't move around like a river is just around plants and mud, will that get me sick or be bad for me, or it will go away after i digest that?
elgoose2003 1 year ago
@elgoose2003 It is not a good idea to drink untreated water. You might get sick. But accidents do happen. I get water in my mouth when I swim sometimes.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
use a lifesaver bottle. I guarantee you won't spit it out. Check out the life saver bottle!
B4realalready 1 year ago
@B4realalready This year we are trying out Aqua Tabs. They claim to do the same job without the taste! Thank you for the tip. Maybe next year it this does not work.
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
use a PUR filter, it will work better
myNEONCITY 1 year ago
@myNEONCITY Will might just check it out. Thank you for the tip
EconoChallenge 1 year ago
@EconoChallenge :)
myNEONCITY 1 year ago
when you use that bandanna to filter it the dye from the bandanna comes off and then into your water, next time you should use just a plain white bandanna
OneWithGuns93 1 year ago
lOl..
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'Du-Ragg'.
YounggJewelz 1 year ago
the problem was ur dew rag hasnt been washed! lol jk
trashy10 1 year ago
Think I'll stick to my Katadyn...hehe! Great job :o{)
Ggreenvideos 2 years ago
That is a good idea. The idea that we need to filter our tap water has always puzzled me. This was my first time using Britta and I was not impressed. We did some testing in the home lab with poor results.
EconoChallenge 2 years ago
He Spit it Out.
lmfao!!
YounggJewelz 1 year ago
I add a pinch of pure ascorbic acid (vitamin C) powder from the health food store. It takes the taste off the potassium iodide (SSKI) that I use for emergency water treatment very well (only when I can't boil water... my first choice is always boiling), it's probably much the same taste, but I never tried the tabs you use, so I don't know. I get lots of extra vitamin C too, a bonus anyway.
This is not medical advice, always seek the.....blah blah blah.
newfieronin 2 years ago
I will try any suggestion to get that awful taste out of the water. This is a new one for me. Can always use a little more vitamin C. Thanks for the tip
EconoChallenge 2 years ago
in an actual emergency I think you'd better add something flavorful rather than try and worry about taking out the bad flavor. I recommend using TANG.
sorehand1978 2 years ago 2
Has anyone seen the Giant water filter that was built on the Discovery channels show The Colony??? Thats great for a situation where you have mulitiple people in a situation were large amouts of water are needed in a stay put situation.
SurvivalWithBushcraf 2 years ago
I've seen both vids now. Both seem really good. I was also curious about the taste and that is a bummer but you dont have to use those tabs. Daves Video is great for a unforseen nescesity. All are very helpful and if you watch one you should watch them all.
SurvivalWithBushcraf 2 years ago
We boil rather than treat whenever possible. I was hoping for better tasting water from the Brita filter. I was very surprised it did not work with the iodine tables.
EconoChallenge 2 years ago
yes, its cheaper than a ceramic filter. But the entire package seems like it is more bulky than a more commercial solution. I think its a very creative approach and will work, but if you are concerned about not running out of tablets and/or tast a 0.2 micron ceramic/charcoal filter will provide great tasting water and remove all micro organisms including ecoli. Entry costs for this kind of filter starts at about $120.00 but they also have GREAT flow rates and will last for years.
mediaboot 2 years ago 2
It would have been better if you made a primitive version, ie;2 liter bottle, rocks, grass, sand,and charcoal. Try that and get back to me
Caveman0713 2 years ago 2
You can see a primitive version on the wildernessoutfiters channel. It has already been done and Dave does a good job demonstrating it. Thanks for watching.
EconoChallenge 2 years ago
All I asked for was a honest response, Thanks for using the idea and trying it out in the bush. I use bleach rather then the tabs due to the taste factor myself. All in all I think you did a good job in the field testing of this. As I said just be honest.
NCHiker1970 2 years ago 2
We do not use chemical treatments often due to the aftertaste! I was really hoping the Brita filter would remove it. The project itself worked great and gave me a reason to get out into the wilderness again. Thank you!
EconoChallenge 2 years ago
Good vid.
shampoovta 2 years ago
nice tip but I'd prefer to boil rather than use tablet purifiers. but boiling in pots adds to weight.
DickGhostmoon 2 years ago
We normally use glass fiber or ceramic filters and boil rather than use a chemical treatment. They all add an unpleasant taste to the water.
EconoChallenge 2 years ago