How To Make a Water Filter In The Wild
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Disclaimer. This water filter will not make the water SAFE. It will only render it clear and make it more palatable. you must boil it afterwards or use another form of proper disinfection. SODIS or Solar Disinfection would work.
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In this video I go through the processes of constructing a primitive filter utilizing natural recourses such as charcoal from a fire, moss, and sand. I use a soda bottle as the filter container to show you the individual layers and to see the water seep through the layers.
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Be sure to see the last 15 seconds of the video, this important life saving information should be mentioned throughout!
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
ForbiddTV In fact very true, I have had issues with people tuning me out in the past when I start out with a safety speech or tip. My idea was to try and draw them in and them be so intrigued to the video that when I get to the safety aspect, they will be listening like they should. I have this issue when I teach in person as well as over internet.
@georgehays4908
7 жыл бұрын
caveman cody .......I wish more young people were learning all these life saving tips ! Keep up your good work ! Maranatha !
@georgehays4908
7 жыл бұрын
caveman cody .......did you say moss has Iodide in it ? That's very important to health ! Again , very cool ! Maranatha !
@georgehays4908
7 жыл бұрын
.........iodine ! oops !
@1MACVSOG1
5 жыл бұрын
@@CavemanCody do what you need to do brother! Love the videos you drew me in with the tapping a tree for water and I subscribed right then, stay safe and happy 4th of July 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
you still need to boil the water to make it safe to drink. it will take out dirt but not pathogens.
@iamthehype3684
5 жыл бұрын
He said that.
@duckyfam9012
4 жыл бұрын
Pepe Fool ikr like what’re they saying?
@Barrosy
3 жыл бұрын
@Game rant 1 I think what he means to say is that using the filter in the video will take out the dirt but not pathogens, in order to do the latter, you'll need to boil the water as well.
@orionalexander2918
3 жыл бұрын
If you watch the beginning of the video he talks about how even after boiling water having sediment in the water can wear teeth over time. The whole purpose of his method is to filter the water after boiling it.
@KalashVodka175
3 жыл бұрын
@@Barrosy Whats the best order then? Boil then filter or filter then boil?
hopefully i find an empty bottle of mountain dew laying around when im lost in the woods
@IQzminus2
4 жыл бұрын
Sadly it’s incredibly common to find plastic bottles all over nature. Especially around sea or lake shores, where they wash up on even the most remote wilderness. I wouldn’t plan my trip around finding random plastic bottles and aluminium cans, but yeah it’s surprisingly likely once you begin to look for all the human littering.
@architecture20200
4 жыл бұрын
@@IQzminus2 on the bright side littering is gonna save lives lmao
@mikaellarose4474
3 жыл бұрын
Oh you will. People are pigs.
@lisapruitt7718
3 жыл бұрын
Cody is a Real wilderness survival expert, not like the fake ones on tv!
@pamashenden6314
3 жыл бұрын
Yes i was like, ' where the what are you going to find a bottle or container in the wild?'
You need the moss last and the activated carbon first. Cut a hole in the bottle cap, put a piece of cotton clothe across the top and replace the cap, then add charcoal, sand and moss last. Moss might have contaminants or even insects!
@MattBlytheTheOne
7 жыл бұрын
It is helpful if you compress the carbon or even powder it first. The Carbon is not a filter, it replaces impure ions from the water and depends on surface area. Smaller the granules, the greater the surface area of the carbon.
@jknm9110
7 жыл бұрын
MattBlytheTheOne yeah that makes more sense. I was wondering what the heck the moss would be able to filter after everything already whet through the sand and carbon.
@zuhrakamgar5515
6 жыл бұрын
MattBlytheTheOne .
@fishfire_2999
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly what i was thinking was scrolling dwn to c if there was a comment on it didnt have to look very far.
@michaelwesten1764
5 жыл бұрын
Ah no, moss naturally filters water. You’re not supposed to dig down to the bottom, but taking the top layer is good. Spagnum Moss (i think for spelling) has little bits of iodine in it that kills bacteria. Other moss has been known to remove lead. Other moss arsenic (they discovered in 2018). They teach this in the military, when you can’t have a fire etc., and the choice is between wringing out moss or drinking from a stream, the moss is actually safer from its natural cleansing properties.
You make the best videos on here! Keep it up brotha I love learning from ya
Thanks for being such a great teacher Cody. I am learning all I can.
great video cody
you should put a layer of moss in middle. good video though. my grandparents used this filter system for years when my dad was growing up.thats exactly how they filtered water in Missouri except they used grass since moss wasn't readily available. time tested and proven. what we call survival skills was just every day life for them. we simply need to learn how our grandparents and great grand parents lived. and they lived into their 90's so must have been doing it right.
Thumbs up Cody! This is worth remembering!
thanks Cody... peace to you brotha
Got another subscriber from London , great video my man
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
Oofty Goofty thanks dude.
Hey man I love your videos and I never actually went camping before and I can't wait to and shout out to you love your videos ^_^
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude. first time for everything. hope you have fun when you do go
Great video bro keep us updated on the next test
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
will do
Interesting! It 's good to know. Thanks for the vid.
the green is coming from the moss :) great job! i like watching you
Kool video. This is like my third video of his-he’s badass.
Awesome video
wow...am amazing video...thank you for sharing your passion, insight and experience...from Australia
Thanks Cody!!
Great job
Thanks for the great tip😁👍
Wow that's very useful
thankyou good video will try this thanks sharon
Subbed, great video!
good job!!
very impressive thanks a lot now I know a lot
Low key amazing
38yrs exp survivalist and ninjutsu, your vids are great bro
Extremely clean quality water.
great and useful tips man. should u boil the water after u run it though the filter
That's Awsome!!
two questions.big one first.say i got a pound of fine grain charchol.how much water can it treat befor being replaced?second.would charcloth work as well?or char cotton?just thinking in terms of more surface area.wondered if char cloth would get more area than normal charchol.
Thanks cody
this coronavirus aint playing games. Thanks sir for the water filter tips
cavemancody, thanks for the vid, it was informative for people that want to learn or know this stuff. keep making more buddy
Thanks Cody
well done bro...
+caveman cody you should do video of tips of how to survive in the forest
hey what about using a hepa filter from the sweeper bags that filter like 99.7% , can u use that with water without boiling it? that might be easy and handy to carry in gear, i know this is all natural elements your using but just asking
Besides looking for the plastic bottle, where do you get the charcoal?
That's pretty cool my friend. I've built a few filters here and there but I liked how you did it in a clear plastic bottle so we could see the layers and the water filtering down through them. Look to me like it worked really well. That water that came out of the filter would be way more pleasant to drink than the water you started with for sure! Awesome video.
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I always use clear bottles for showing people. once someone understands and sees how something works they can construct it a lot easier knowing the importance of each element. The input vs output was vastly different. and far better for consumption than the start. but boiling is still a must. Thanks for watching dude.
If we don't find any mosk in area of the forest, what are alternative to it cody?
Very cool
good one thanks for sharing
hey bro thanks alot great vid your the koolest
but for how long can you use this filter. since the moss or grass will start rotting over time.
thank for video, good idea.....smart...
Legendary knowledge
Good presentation
I have never come across sand when I've been in the bush, let alone fine sand and corse sand. Where would I find it?
that water you spiled looks the same as the one in the thumbnail but the bottle from outsife loooks dirty but the water looks kinda fine
instead of moss use a small piece of cloth balled up tightly and a layer of small stones on top of that then alternate layers?
Thank you !
Excellent
Plot twist we are here learning to survive if corona gets bad
wow that works very! well
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
It sure does. thanks for watching.
You just earned a new sub bro! Very good video and very detailed. Thanks alot. But do you know any ways speeding up the procsess and still being able to filter it clear? You got more experience than me, Have you ever tried wdith just 1 layer each, filling only half of the bottle? imagine that will go faster, dont know of its as sucsessfull tho.
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
I tried a huge amount of designs. half and half, one layer only, even supped up giant filters. and this design in this video is what I found to be the most efficient. You could however put the water in a container and let it sit and all the sediment will fall to the bottom. Not sure if that would be faster or not though. You can also dig a sip well beside your water source. when it comes in it will be cloudy but most likely safe. and if you let it just sit there it will clear up. As far as I know of there are no real faster ways. in what I have tested you have to sacrifice quality for speed.
@kacperchrusciel2139
9 жыл бұрын
caveman cody will coal work instead of charcoal.?
Now We need to see these guys on Naked and Afraid on Discovery Channel do this. Make a Bamboo container with a half coconut as the opening at the bottom, Moss, Charcoal from their fire, and beach sand.. Most of the people on Naked and afraid are on their last reserves by day 3 and haven't found drinkable water... this would be useful instead of relying on ways to boil it.
@bozo5632
8 жыл бұрын
You still need to boil it or treat it somehow. This just makes it pretty.
@SomeUrbanNinja
8 жыл бұрын
No.. this works like the filters in the Brita brand where it goes through layers of charcoal and sifting materials to filter out bacterias by creating a hostile environment as I don't think they can live in Charcoal, and then filtering out solids. You can do this naturally too by digging a well near an underground water source where the carbon in the mud will naturally filter out bacteria and parasites. the video is just showing you a convenient way should you get stranded in the wilderness with a couple water bottles.
@bozo5632
8 жыл бұрын
+SomeUrbanNinja Yes.. It won't be safe to drink. An few cm of rough charcoal will not sanitize the water. Plus the filter materials themselves will contain microorganisms - you could ADD pathogens to water with this filter. Definitely boil / treat it after filtering.
Nice video
Mr. Caveman Cody no doubt that you did a nice work but i have a question for you and my question is when we are gonna use fress grass like you have used there is a possibility of the presence of bacterias so how can we drink that water may be there will be a bateria which is harmful for human's helth??????
Cool videos. You have a subscriber!
great video !! support to you from the middle east cody :)
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
awesome to hear dude.
I want to try this with coffee grounds, pine needles, the love of a womans heart and a small layer of maybe MAYBE shredded papers in the middle
@hyper6354
4 жыл бұрын
what
@natertater4024
4 жыл бұрын
@@hyper6354 if you need to ask you'll not understand. Haha. I was drunk I don't know myself
@hyper6354
4 жыл бұрын
Nater Tater being drunk sounds like a beautiful thing
@natertater4024
4 жыл бұрын
@@hyper6354 sadly I am on the wagon for stupidity lol. Soon my friend soon
I have that same knife, also good video.
Man that's cool.
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
Marty Schierenberg thanks, you can make a much larger version for rain water filtration. (to get pollen, dust, and other particles that it may have picked up from your catchment)
"You boiled it and everything but it was still really dirty" Did everybody just miss that part?
@risottovonbismarck1009
8 жыл бұрын
Also the description.
@rogerwhiting9310
4 жыл бұрын
Needs a final filter of paper... like s coffee filter
@pamashenden6314
3 жыл бұрын
I know, me too.
question: How long does the filter last before starting over with everything?
@granpajestaz292
2 жыл бұрын
Use gravel stone sand charcoal grass comes out much cleaner much faster
@keekwai2
Жыл бұрын
@@granpajestaz292 That didn't answer his question.
A millbank bag would be ideal to clean the items you put in the bottle.
Thats a sharp ass knife.
Then boil at least 3 min. , rest drink. Love the vids brother!
Let me see you drink the filtered water, then MAYBE I become a believer.
Did you drink it? I made something like this once as a test. I got some real green, dirty water from a creek near my house, filtered it, boiled it, then drank it. No problem.
impressive
I'm thinking about kissing society goodbye. I'm thinking about becoming homeless by choice. I'm done with this monetary system, working for money which you need to buy stuff like food or pay for the water to come out of your crane. It's ridiculous. So thanks for this video. Once I am fully educated I will put my knowledge to use. If I can't wake up the sheeple by making them realize that we don't need this current system then I will just do it on my own and die with honor. peace, love, unity!
@Chaps0n
9 жыл бұрын
***** Hey thanks for the reply. Sorry but I don't have a facebook account, it's also one of the government traps to gain as much personal information from as many people as possible. I shouldn't have a youtube channel either hehe
@91Ferhat
9 жыл бұрын
Chaps0n Hey man, mathematically speaking there is about enough resoures for about 8-10 million(1.000.000) people to live on earth as hunter-gatherers. So farming is absolutelly necessary for 8Billion people to be able to survive. Which causes trade and all the other stuff that comes with it. A better solution to the monetary system can may be found but everyone turning to hunter-gathering is simply impossible.
@Chaps0n
9 жыл бұрын
Ferhat Büke that's why I said; 'if I can't wake up the sheeple'. the world needs to wake up and we need to unite consciously in order to come up with a better system. We don't need any money or tool to pay for things. Money doesn't do anything. We, the people, do all the work. All we need is each other. And we can have everything we want without having to trade or barter. All you need to do is do your work for the community you're in. Hell, you don't even have to work 40h/week, that's ridiculous! A better solution is a conscious solution, starting within ourselves by becoming aware that we're being enslaved and starting to realize that we don't have to pay bills and pay taxes. Then we need to unite and talk about the solution. What has already been done. Ever heard of the Ubuntu movement from South Africa? If not, feel free to check it out. You might find it interesting!
@91Ferhat
9 жыл бұрын
Chaps0n Well bro that system is called Socialism and I'm all up for it =). Of course with all the anti propaganda againts the word, it might be impossible for most people to agree that it's a good system but other alternatives such as a Resource based economy that is described in documentary series Zeitgeist could be implemented. I already know about Ubuntu and again the problem with it is that people won't agree on it because of it's similarity with socialism.
@91Ferhat
9 жыл бұрын
Chaps0n But apparently with all the technological and scientific advancements the humanity has, avarage work hour per person could be reduced to 1week a year while keeping all the luxuries we have today and improving the Health and Scientific improvement of society even more.
Hey it was up on my recommendation list
Thank you! You helped me with a school project
What if there's no sand where you live? What's a good alternative?
I've heard some families have been doing that for hundreds of years.
i like survival videos and all that :) you gained a sub
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
that's great dude. thanks
ah i got it, it's like ground water great video by the way
So where do you get the 2 liter plastic bottle 'in the wild'? And how about carrying some paper coffee maker filters to use instead of the moss? Wouldn't that be better? And don't you still have to boil it? You would need a metal container for that. Yeah, so I saw the printed scroll at the end about still having to boil it. So Ok there.
Thank you
Awesome
nice one
If you’re out in the middle of the woods where are you gonna get some of these things?
@CavemanCody
5 жыл бұрын
I dont know where you have hiked or camped but ive been everywhere from the coast to national parks in the mountains to private land. Finding human garbage is not hard. Bottles being among the easiest.
do u think the survivor filter is worth the money and is good
Dear Cody, I want to ask your advise, the water is always black from the filter I made. Could you help me?? Thanks b4
@bozo5632
8 жыл бұрын
You probably used charcoal powder or dust? You need small grains, about like large sand. Bigger size is okay too but then you need a lot more.
didnt know you. subbed ;-) nice one. my son made a 4bottle filter. only the sand part is slow
That's cool
Can you reuse the all the ingredients you used the first time or do you have to get all new supplies everytime?
@poutinedavid8937
Жыл бұрын
This. To me, it'd be fine to use the same bottle and ingredients. Since it's all there, and "washed" from the first few uses. But I know nothing about water filtering, and would love to know the answer to this as well.
I subbed from Australia
caveman cody your waterfilter is lifestraw?
Good stuff Cody, Remember that commercial where the Indian chief cried because the American rivers were so polluted? So I know along any creek or forest journey you will find tons of plastic bottles.
Good job bro, now remember to boil it after it is filtered still.
@CavemanCody
9 жыл бұрын
Yes that is a absolute must. it only makes it clear. you still have to sanitize it.
Thank you :)
that was amazing, thanks for telling me how to filter water!
This might be a realllly dumb question but does this work with salt/ocean water? To make it drinkable??
@CavemanCody
3 жыл бұрын
No. That's a whole separate process
Where am I supposed to get a plastic bottle in the middle of the woods
cool videos:)
In the the wild, yes this is helpful, and you cud have been washed the sand,moss, n coal or even u cud boil to start the vid, any ways this was a great vid for survival in wild thanks bro,