How To Purify Water

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Thoreau said, "Water is the only drink for a wise man." Here's how to purify yours when you're out in the wild.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A camp stove or campfire
A water purifier
Water purification tablets
A container to collect water

Step 1: Pick your water carefully

Even if you're intending to purify it, pick water carefully—ideally, from a running stream. Avoid standing water, and/or water that is dark, smelly, or filled with debris.

Step 2: Boil it

Boil water for about five minutes on a camp stove or over a campfire, removing anything that floats to the top as it bubbles.

Step 3: Use a purifier

If you do a lot of camping, invest in a water purifier that uses a chemical-free system. Look for one with an absolute pore size of 0.2 micron.

Step 4: Use chlorine dioxide tablets

If you don't want to lug a camp stove or invest in a pricey purifier, take chlorine dioxide tablets along on your camping trip. Just drop them into water, wait a few hours, and the water is safe to drink.

Warning: Avoid iodine purification tablets, which while still sold, have lost favor with campers because of their danger to people with thyroid conditions.

Step 5: Collect condensation

If you are lost & have no means of starting a fire to boil water, collect condensation. Dig a hole in the ground, put a container inside (fashion one from bark if you must), and cover it with plastic or cloth secured with rocks & with a stone in the center, so it hangs lower than the sides.

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[pokemonpark42]

step one: read the manual for the water purifier

[themiddleman619]

so your saying i can purify water with a water purifier? i wish i would'a thought of that

[goldatra3]

If you dont like the taste of water with purification tabs than just add hotchocolate !

[jabooper]

@goldatra3 I think he's talking about bringing disposable bottles. People sometimes reuse those but it's not really a good idea.

[jefferson1232757]

@bimbox15 Bear Grylls preffer keep drinking his own piss, LOL

[bimbox15]

Bear grylls should watch this

[lego4978]

i should be doing homework right now.

[goldatra3]

why wouldnt you bring bottled water

[TheShizz41]

get chuck norris to piss on them

[scottbrotify]

@TheKornflakes7

Purifier... for hundreds of bottles worth of water.

[TheKornflakes7]

I'd rather but 10 $1 dollar water bottles, than spend $30 dollars on a fucking purifiyer.

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