tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post4412927025207859684..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: frugal survivalist digest 5 of 10James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5231201026959064622016-07-23T07:34:00.063-07:002016-07-23T07:34:00.063-07:00Well, standard as far as cheap, entry level filter...Well, standard as far as cheap, entry level filters. Katadyn is of course the best, period. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-74810581305097669252016-07-22T20:02:39.611-07:002016-07-22T20:02:39.611-07:00( I'm just spoiled by Sawyer now that it is th...( I'm just spoiled by Sawyer now that it is the new standard.)<br /><br />I have 2 Sawyer filters ($20.00 at Wally World)<br /><br />I don't think I would call them the new standard, they don't feel that well made to me.<br /><br />My Katadyn Pocket filter is the standard, not the Sawyer. <br /><br />But for a get home bag they are OK but I really wonder and question them for long-term use. <br /><br />Chuck FindlayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44059498289634881082016-07-22T14:21:59.032-07:002016-07-22T14:21:59.032-07:00I was gifted a straw and bought two Sawyers ( plus...I was gifted a straw and bought two Sawyers ( plus 2 Katdyn elements plus a Katdyn camoing unit plus bleach powder ). I can't see buying any straws just because of the gallon difference at the same price. Your point is taken but I feel it is too much for too little. Surely to get 20 to a 100 times more volume you can carry something a bit bigger? Now, if you were going super small in your bag, every single thing minimized like say an airplane ride bob, okay. I guess I'm just spoiled by Sawyer now that it is the new standard.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-86943906218617655272016-07-22T14:00:18.399-07:002016-07-22T14:00:18.399-07:00Spud-I couldn't even keep all my water bottles...Spud-I couldn't even keep all my water bottles from dripping after just a few months in those kind of jugs ( I knew the jugs went bad quick but had thirty or so of them just for the immediate aftermath of Y2K )James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-64552384456573150872016-07-22T13:58:45.410-07:002016-07-22T13:58:45.410-07:00GS-that's the way to do things. Hell, I never...GS-that's the way to do things. Hell, I never got my $1 worth out of the dropper as it got ,lost in a move after using it not too often.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70611017527763381122016-07-22T13:56:27.383-07:002016-07-22T13:56:27.383-07:00The life straws are more designed around use as a ...The life straws are more designed around use as a backpack or bug out bag tool.<br />I have both. Life straw in the Bob and Sawyer's in the preps.Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91697883712286802592016-07-22T13:51:22.435-07:002016-07-22T13:51:22.435-07:00Do not use milk containers, they are designed to q...Do not use milk containers, they are designed to quickly biodegradeSpudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-2807554161396812982016-07-22T12:44:50.412-07:002016-07-22T12:44:50.412-07:00Found an old Visine bottle in the kitchen drawer.
...Found an old Visine bottle in the kitchen drawer.<br />I'm max-frugal man, why buy when I can re-use?ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22789915000637486672016-07-21T14:03:31.840-07:002016-07-21T14:03:31.840-07:00Use a eye dropper from the baby section. Use a eye dropper from the baby section. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91939112165355422952016-07-21T13:58:45.847-07:002016-07-21T13:58:45.847-07:00Without reflectors the temps don't get hot eno...Without reflectors the temps don't get hot enough to cook. Heat water, yes. Cook bread, no. Don't use a Life Straw, but a Sawyer. Same price, but far less gals on the straw.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37204888937534327122016-07-21T13:54:46.071-07:002016-07-21T13:54:46.071-07:00I posted here before James on a really simple sola...I posted here before James on a really simple solar oven. Basically it was an old tire set a top a piece of plywood painted black with a sheet of glass laid over the top. It might have also suggested that it be tilted at 45 degrees towards the sun. Real easy. <br /><br />For water, every family member should at least have their own life straw. This isn't meant to be on a more permanent level as you're suggesting, but something to start with, or to be used while making your way to the retreat. I think they're only $20 and they filter quite a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7431260679491036652016-07-21T08:24:44.094-07:002016-07-21T08:24:44.094-07:00That 15 drops of bleach per gallon sounds like a l...That 15 drops of bleach per gallon sounds like a lot, but then I don't know how much a drop is.<br /><br />A year ago I started saving tap water in cleaned 1 gal milk jugs and put 1/2 teaspoon of unflavored bleach in each. Couple weeks ago we were under a boil water notice and I pulled some of the year old stuff out and it wasn't really drinkable as the bleach smell was very strong. (The other day I heard that you can pour the water into another container, back and forth a few times, to aerate the water and eliminate the smell.) <br /><br />Currently I'm looking for a small container (< 16oz)that I can put bleach in that has some sort of small nozzle thing so that I can pour counted drops. Then I'll put water in jugs, and 5 drops in one, 10 drops in another, etc., and write the number of drops on each. Then in a year try them out and see how it works.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.com