How to Build a Solar Still : Placing a Stone in a Solar Still

Place a stone in a solar still tarp to create a funnel. Learn about using stones when building a solar still in this free video on water distillation from a survival expert.

Expert: Rocco Spinelli
Bio: Rocco Spinelli has been training in survival for over seven years; he's certified and has diplomas in Advanced Tracking & Awareness, Wilderness Survival, and Search & Forensics.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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Tags:

• solar stills
• distilling
• water
• distillation
• survival skills
• pure
• evaporation
• condensation
• wilderness
• outdoors

[Hervorragend604]

This guy's putting WAY too much effort into this. In a survival situation the golden rule is to do the least for the greatest amount of benefit. The amount of water he gets might not even balance out his hours of effort. That's especially true in more arid regions, e.g. deserts. But, from the size of the materials he's using it's clear this isn't a survival solar still; Nobody just carries around buckets, tarps, tubing, etc. that big, and they're rarely just lying around out in the wilderness.

[hwymadness850]

I like it. Critisize all you want.

[SigurdHeathen]

@Hervorragend604

I know you posted this a while back but I figured I'd respond anyway. My biggest hobby is growing carnivorous plants, most of which require rather pure water to survive. The very best you can give them is distilled water. That's why I've looked up this video, myself... not for survival but just to find a cheap way to distill some water of my own rather than buying it or buying a distiller.

[sonofpatter]

I tried a solar still in Phoenix AZ and did not get any water. It all stayed on the tarp. The stone would have been a good addition. I made a video of my failed attempt, Making a still is a lot of work!

[MalliaCamilleri]

seriously a whole video on throwing a stone in a middle of a tarp done by an "expert"! godddd!

[manslayar01]

lol this is taking too long.. in a movie i saw they just put a sword above a helmet in the desert and next day they had water but just watch :"passive water distillation"

its the same

[shootjohny]

Get a bigger rock

[Viokehd]

@Hervorragend604 This is an excellent video! Seems obvious to me that this is a 'reusable' method, to be used when you must stay in one location. You'd put in hard work in the beginning, but it would pay off the next day and afterwards. Not all survival methods work for every situation or region, You are to use these tips as 'guidelines' and as examples! This method would also be great for home owners with backyards, whereas they can prepare themselves with these tools before any disaster.

[locouk]

And when you walked away for the day, I put up a sign saying "Toilets"

[YoLninYo]

fuck you expert village!

[johnny102marvin]

You could also place the tarp with it fully unfolded out, and place this blanket tarp angling off of a tree, then funnel the end of the tarp into your container to catch rain water in the same manner that people catch rain water off of a roof. This would be a lot easier than digging such a large hole...but...if you had no trees or support systems to hang your tarp from, then digging a hold to catch rain water would be your next option.