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[–] hang_em_high 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

So I guess charcoal is the most important part for filtering water then? I wish he would have done this video in the wild instead of with gloves and a microwave in the kitchen but useful info!.

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[–] SIayfire122 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Honestly I don't know how much more difficult it would be in the wild. The biggest challenge would be not having tools such as bowls and scissors. That and obtaining a container to boil the water.

The key part is the concept though. With this simple concept, you can filter a very large amount of water. If you have a 5 gallon bucket and a metal pot, you're golden. Drill out a hole in the bottom with a knife and layer it like in the video. Since it's so large, you can even add bigger rocks on top to act like a baffle instead of his little plastic piece. Set the bucket on the pot or hang over top of it. Once filtered, toss metal pot over campfire.

And yes, charcoal is the most important part of the filtration. Charcoal is a very, very fine powder that will trap extremely small particles. It's also worth noting that this doesn't sanitize the water, that's what the boiling is for. Other ways you can do this is with bleach, iodine, and UV (sun).

Bleach

Sunlight

Iodine is usually tablets purchased in the camping section.

For boiling, bring to roaring boil for over 1 minute.