Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Collecting Water by Condensation


A very simple way to collect fresh purified water in the wilderness is to tie a plastic bag around a tree branch. First, find a green, leafy branch that has good sun exposure and tie a large plastic bag tightly around it so that no air escapes. Place a small stone in one of the corners of the bag so the water that has evaporated from the tree leafs throughout the day will all drip down to one point. At the end of the day tear a small hole in the corner to collect the water and filter it through a piece of cloth such as a bandana to remove any debris. Simply tie up the corner and you can repeat this process for up to 3 days on the same branch. Happy Surviving!

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23 comments:

  1. AdamAugust 24, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    I absolutely love survival and Bear Grylls type stuff
    followed and I hope to read more :)

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  2. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    I learned about this process back in high school "]. Great Post! +followed

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  3. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderAugust 24, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Hmmm reminds me of stuff I see on Bear Grylls heheh.

    I'm following you!

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  4. GMSoccerPicksAugust 24, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Hmmm, you never know when you gonna need this, but its good to know it. If everything fails...i can drink my own pee

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  5. Betsy Banks AdamsAugust 24, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Thanks for coming to my blog. Please come back anytime. You remind me of my oldest son. He used to do lots of back country hiking --and even took an Alaska hike one year by himself. He doesn't do it now (he's 48 now)---but he loved it when he did it. Hubby and I love to hike and be out in nature also.

    Thanks again--and hope to see you again.
    Betsy

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  6. UnknownAugust 24, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Wow, I never thought of that before, great info! Hopefully, I'll never be in a situation where I need to use it, but I'm glad I know now.

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  7. AlababiAugust 24, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    interesting. But what if I dont have any plastic bag or all my bags are tattered?

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  8. MUFCfollowersAugust 24, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Brilliant little trick! +followed

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  9. DWeiAugust 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    I've read this in a book before except for the 3 days max tip. I thought you could continue indefinitely unless the tree was dead.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    great survival blog!
    following

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  11. DieguiiAugust 24, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Oh, i do it.
    I thought i was the only one!:)
    +follow

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  12. Powdered Toast ManAugust 24, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    Can I just stick a coffee filter in my mouth and lay under the branch to drink it right away?

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  13. Max PowerAugust 24, 2011 at 7:13 PM

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  14. Max PowerAugust 24, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    I look forward to reading your posts everyday!

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  15. SylarAugust 24, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    i do it :P
    nice post

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  16. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comAugust 24, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    I'm reminded of a little project we did with the kids at science camp: placing a ziploc baggie around a small leafy of piney branch of a tree and checking it the next day for water. Pretty neat.

    Thanks, and thanks for visiting.
    Cheers.

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  17. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Man, this blog is awesome. :D
    Follow'd.

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  18. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Very useful info thanks +follow!

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  19. escapistAugust 25, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    And what if I don't have a plastic bag? And I'm not going to take the universal Bear Grylls' advice..

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  20. ShawAugust 25, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Didn't know about this, cool

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  21. nowaysjAugust 25, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Yeah man, never heard of this technique. I love it.

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  22. JunkBotAugust 26, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Great blog idea + follow

    Cheers

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  23. ShashAugust 28, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Definitely better than the universal Grylls advise as people said...

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