Cheap water purification using: SODIS

In this video we demonstrate how to effectively purify water for your family with the SODIS method, using the sun. See the SODIS Blog on our website for full instructions and documentation. wildernessinnovation com

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• SODIS
• water
• purification
• solar
• survival
• family
• preparedness
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[Hutzjohn]

You are not purifying the water you are pasteurizing it. It will not take anything out of the water only kill the organisms that will make you ill. If I remember correctly the water has to reach 160 degrees and stay at that temperature for 30 minutes to be safe to drink after it cools off. But good video and good info for emergencies for those that don't know. Also put, as a strainer, a piece of cloth (hankie, shirt) over the mouth of the bottle before filling will help.

[wildernessinnovation]

@Hutzjohn In answer to your comment, we are not pasteurizing the water in the SODIS method. It does not require high temperature to work, although that is even better if you have it. The following from SODIS-->Clear PET bottles are filled with the water and set out in the sun for 6 hours. The UV-A rays in sunlight kill germs such as viruses, bacteria and parasites (giardia and cryptosporidia). The method also works when air and water temperatures are low. Thanks for your comment!!

[grow2b]

I presume using glass bottles are just as good, if not better, so long as they don't break. Glass bottle was sustain heat so if you want hot water let it stay under the sun longer--no?

[wildernessinnovation]

@grow2b Glass is not needed, but can be used. The key is not to use anything that blocks UV as that is the primary means of disinfecting water. Remember nothing over 3 liter in size as the thickness will prevent disinfecting of the water on the far side. This idea is designed to help those in third world countries with horrible water supplies the ability to have clean water inexpensively with readily available materials.

[yetaca]

can this help at all with evil fluoride in water?

[wildernessinnovation]

@yetaca The SODIS method is for purifying water of organisms only, it does not do anything for chemicals in the water, you would need a separate method for that. But for survival in tough times, SODIS is perfect!!

[PimpitVideo]

ill piss in it you drink it OK? is that fine by you.

[wildernessinnovation]

@MrYourSpacer The main point is dying of dehydration, or one of the many other maladies that could be present in the water, which are pretty certain vs possibly winding up with some effect of plastic components after 20 years of constant use. It's even better to drink untreated water than die of dehydration. However I think this method is as safe as any. Our bodies are exposed to all kinds of unknowns daily, natural or manmade, effects unknown...thanks!!

[wildernessinnovation]

@asiannangel Yes it is, as long as it passes the clarity test described. I would recommend straining it through a cloth like a T shirt however, since the more clear the water is the less UV rays are inhibited.

[asiannangel]

if the water is green, but clear, is it still useable?