How to filter water using a Millbank

This clip is taken from our volume 5 of Bushcraft and Survival DvDs. The quality has been significantly reduced from the original footage.

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• peter gawleta
• survival
• bushcraft

[shad0h027]

Good vid, but lots of misinformation in the comments below. As soon as you have a rolling boil, the water is as sterile as it's going to get. Any additional time is just a waste of fuel, but if it makes you feel better, knock yourself out :) On the other hand, I wouldn't rely on boiling to remove pesticides... yikes. Sterile poison is still poison... Still the system in the video is a good one, filter to remove "big" stuff, boil or tablets to kill microscopic stuff.

[gawletap]

What you have not taken into account is this is a Bushcraft film and unlike the gortex worriors which you seem to be one of, is that we do not have the modern filters with us. Further upstream there is live stock which may carry cists, which are only 2 to 3 microns( a micron is 1000th of a mm therefore very small and well capable of living in water that has been boiled for a short time hence we boil for longer.

[adam9274]

Hi gawletap,

I was wondering what kind of jacket/ coat/ anorak you're wearing in this video. I am currently looking for an all weather shell to use for almost every season, for hiking, camping, hunting, bushcraft etc.

Thanks

[gawletap]

Its called a Swazi coat. I sell them they are expensive but very very good. If you require more details drop me a line either through you tube or better still through my web site and i can send you all the details

[raynkar]

Another typical youtube video. The filming was good, and your voice was clear, but sadly many of your facts are completely wrong!

The millbank bag WILL NOT remove chemicals from water, only debris. So using one of these in rural areas of the UK won't remove pesticides or herbicides from water. Also boiling water for five minutes WILL NOT sterilize it. At sea level, water has to be boiled for at least seven minutes, and one extra minute for every 1000ft above this.

[gawletap]

Sorry but you dont know what your talking about, This is just a small clip from a 1 hour dvd in which all is explained,

[waterfiltersystems1]

nice video

[eyez1227]

if you boil the water afterwards, how long do you have to boil it for and will it kill any and all bacteria in it ?

[BarefootsChild]

Gawletap,

where can a person acquire a millbank bag? Are they readily available to purchase. What is the material's mesh rated at...what micron rating is it? I have been told that the millbank bag like the one in the video is 5-7 micron...is this true?

[lureyourkidsinvan]

I feel like I trust what he's saying more just because of that British accent.

[winnipegdiver]

Have not seen a millbank bag in US or Canada nice video

[threepercenter03]

All you blowhards who come one here and proceed to shred expert advice should be posting videos instead; those who can:do, those who can't:complain.

[pritchettpj]

Awesome accent!

[tulius01]

The days of WWII are long gone, so just buy a 1 micron filter fleece off ebay, it's cheap (cheaper than millbank bag) and filters out all bacteria and cysts.

[Darkarch87]

@shad0h027 thats true for sea level and stuff but above sea level and below varys boiling time