How to melt snow for clean drinking water
Unless you bring enough water with you. When hiking or camping. It is wise to be in close proximity of some type of water source. But a major problem may be that during a dry season or in the fall time. Those water sources maybe all dried up. And sometimes you may have to do a little hiking off trail to reach it.
Now when it comes to winter trekking or camping. There is a lot of hard work involved. Which can be challenging. But a huge plus or bonus is when it comes to collecting water. Well! It is all around you.
In this episode we are going to look at tips and tricks on melting snow. And also where to find the best snow. To make clean, crisp, and tasty drinking water.
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Sgt. Scott, I enjoyed the camera work placing you at different scenic trails. Good work! Also, having that kneeling pad in the snow is a smart idea I'm gonna use. Lots of important info. I'm gonna try. Oorah Devil Dog!
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
I hadn't thought about the layers of dirt in the snow. Good point.
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
I will collect water in the wintertime by drilling a hole through the ice. Streams and finding muskrat holes in the ice. But my son Zac, thinks melting snow taste the best. When of course there is no duff inside. Thank you John for watching. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
Good stuff, as always, Marine! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Thank you Brandonmason for watching. May you and your family have a great Thanksgiving.
Isnt funny that there is more to a simple task like melting snow than you would think. Henry LOL. I loved the scene of your campsite from a distance with the warm glow of the fire. Beautiful.
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
That scene was last year. Between Christmas and New year with Runner. That was one of my favorite campsites of all time. Those are the kinds of sites you get when you bushwhack. You and your family. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, from Henry and I.
@BosomBuddyCreations
8 ай бұрын
@@AdventureswiththeMarine Have a blessed Thanksgiving to you and your family as well!
Very informative thanks for sharing.
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it.
Thanks for the tips! I loved seeing Henry again ;)
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! Henry and I say have a Happy Thanksgiving and Thank you Mat so much for watching.
Ely, Minn. that dark, iron H2O was scary looking. I'm glad we went into town for some bottled water and pizza/beer!
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
It's a good two day hike to Ely. No bottle water or pizza/beer for the Kingfisher! Just clean water from the heavens!
Great topic with winter approaching! Melting snow for water is great. However, in PA we don’t get a lot of snow but when it does that’s my preferred method. And most of the time it doesn’t get extremely cold for long periods of time where water sources freeze for really long. So I also use a Steripen to sterilize water.
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
From now to April. Some times March. Everything is frozen solid. I hoped you and your family had a great Thanksgiving.
@backpackingadventures4813
8 ай бұрын
@@AdventureswiththeMarinehad a great Thanksgiving. I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving and have a great Christmas!
Great video. I haven't been in the snow in years. Looks peaceful out there.
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
You have to get up here and join us on a winter trek.
Another well done video. Time to break out the whisper light stove. 16 degrees this morning and headed to the woodlot for a shakedown run overnighter . Have a great Thanksgiving and God Bless, Al
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Winter is coming. Those are some of the signs. The signs that I have seen. Is that there is a turkey in the icebox. Looks like I am going to do some gobbling tomorrow! God Bless.
The MSR Heat Exchanger for your pot is a great addition to your winter camp kitchen. Faster boil with less fuel consumption. Just fasten it to the pot with heat exchanger bottom edge roughly a 1/2” below the bottom of the pot. It collects the heat from the stove and funnels it up the sides of the pot. Thanks for the great videos!!
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Thank you Eyetim30.5 for sharing that. I will be picking one up!
5:33 _". . . that's not only a _*_pooper_*_ scooper but also a _*_snow_*_ scooper."_ Your melted snow must taste great (" -益-)
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
I was wondering why the snow tasted like %#@&! Have a Happy Thanksgiving and thank you Fsmoura for watching. I really do appreciate it.
thanks
@AdventureswiththeMarine
6 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you Prasannasairam for watching. I really appreciate it.
If your snow has snow fleas in it, you can filter the melted and boiled water using a paper towel or neckerchief
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Good point. Thank you BioDave for sharing that!
As long as you don't start off with yellow snow you should be good to go.........lol. Thanks .
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
No winter lemonade for this kid! Have a happy Thanksgiving.
Your mention of using seed water is important. Don't make the same mistake I did. I didn't use seed water when melting snow with my titanium pot. The base of it got so hot it "permanently" popped and warped. Afterwards it wobbled when I set it down. Eventually I fixed it at home by heating the base on the kitchen stove and immediately cooling it down with a saturated frozen rag while pushing down on the warped part. After a few cycles of this, the warp went away and I had a flat base again. Now I use a large coffee tin to melt my snow and make sure there is no lining in it (like a soup can would). It's big and it's as light as titanium (or close to it) plus free. just need to make sure it's dry after each use as it will eventually rust out.
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Thank you TunngaviksChannel for sharing that. Good stuff!
Great video. What material is the ground reflector made of? Is it something you bought at a store or did you make it yourself?
@AdventureswiththeMarine
2 ай бұрын
Aluminum foil. It came with the stove. But you can easily make one out of a turkey pan that you buy in a department store. Thank you Malloryvidena for watching. I really appreciate it.
Should we add minerals? Becouse I heard that drink snow is not safe cuz its low level of minerals (like calcium, potassium etc)
@AdventureswiththeMarine
4 ай бұрын
No worries. You will only be drinking it for a short time. thank you Anto4us for watching. I really appreciate it.
With all the pollution in the skies today (jets) setting up condensation nuclei, I wonder how much heavy metals, sulfur, and other stuff is in the melted snow. Would be a fun lab project. Do you ever filter the melted snow water?
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
I never though of that before. I know acid rain effects the water in the BWCA. Where there is no motorize vehicles. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
@exothermal.sprocket
8 ай бұрын
@@AdventureswiththeMarine Yeah, citizen based pollution is hardly a consideration compared to 100,000 flights every 24 hours on average around the earth, and the artificial clouds they create constantly dimming the sun. Have a lovely Thanksgiving!
I hope you scrubbed that scooper LOL
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Chocolate flavor water! have a Happy Thanksgiving and thank you AA1PR for watching.
@AA1PR
8 ай бұрын
@@AdventureswiththeMarine OOH , yes Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours
😅😅 yellow snow
@AdventureswiththeMarine
8 ай бұрын
Even Henry helped with the video!