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Gresham
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 08/24/2009 : 13:16:09
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I am unfamiliar with the jet-boil system. Frankly the fact that part of it is being recalled bothers me. I'm looking into iodine as a method of purifying water to drink if you need more water than you can pack. I thought someone on here had a system where water is evaporated from a larger bowl and then condenses into a smaller bowl inside the bigger one; Polywrap covers the outside bowl. You would be distilling the water and not just boiling it. The downside here is that it would take quite awhile to get enough water to drink.
I guess that you could set one of these up (or buy a jet-boil system) inside your house and then test the water afterwards to see what is safe to drink. Of course the water you purified would be from the same area that you expect to bug-out-in.
I'll start a search on stills, solar and wood fire, and see what I come up with. |
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Ponce
Penny Collector Member
Cuba
406 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2009 : 22:17:34
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| I am already in my "bug out" place but just in case.......I have two emergency bug out places at 1/2 and 1.5 miles with everything that I might need (winter or summer) to last me for three months.......I figured that that would be the most time that I need to get rid of who ever took over my home. |
"If you don't hold it, you don't own it"...Ponce |
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Nickelless
Moderator
USA
4392 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2009 : 22:58:47
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Originally posted by Ponce
I am already in my "bug out" place but just in case.......I have two emergency bug out places at 1/2 and 1.5 miles with everything that I might need (winter or summer) to last me for three months.......I figured that that would be the most time that I need to get rid of who ever took over my home.
You bring up an interesting point about having multiple bug-out locations near each other, Ponce. I think that's something for the rest of us to consider, in case something happens to one of our locations. |
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Ponce
Penny Collector Member
Cuba
406 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 01:04:37
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| Yep, I always have a plan, behind the plan, behind the plan........ but of course my final plan is my bug out in Argentina. |
"If you don't hold it, you don't own it"...Ponce |
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Ponce
Penny Collector Member
Cuba
406 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 19:38:57
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| Today I found a place that sells 5 gallons buckets with the cover, and with a rubber seal in the cover, for $2.00......they are like new and with a slight smell of something nice, once I get them cleam up I can use them for my preps........I bought 20 to them and they have hundred more of them. |
"If you don't hold it, you don't own it"...Ponce |
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Dalsuh
Penny Collector Member
USA
399 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2009 : 04:17:11
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| Bug out bag is too small for me. I need my stuff. I have a dolly in my closet and know exactly what I'm taking. I'll just take my time, let the traffic die down. |
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Nickelless
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 10/08/2009 : 04:21:59
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Originally posted by Dalsuh
Bug out bag is too small for me. I need my stuff. I have a dolly in my closet and know exactly what I'm taking. I'll just take my time, let the traffic die down.
What if you don't have the luxury of time? The purpose of the bug-out bag is to pack essentials, not stuff you want but stuff you NEED. Think small and compact, and pack only what you can carry if you have to get out very quickly. |
Be prepared...and prepared to help: http://www.survivalblog.com/charity.html
Are you ready spiritually for hard times? http://www.posttribrapture.com |
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Nickelless
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USA
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Grab and go: What's in your bug-out bag?
