No matter what, make sure you get your water to a rolling boil before consumption.

@medievalan6285

Ай бұрын

That's what he said lol

@Fartucus

Ай бұрын

Nah thats some baby shit. Sometimes you gotta roll the dice. Lifes no fun otherwise.

@bigmambahful

Ай бұрын

@@Fartucus Get giardia and see if you still feel the same way.

@Arcahnslight

Ай бұрын

​@@FartucusYeah man ain't it just a hoot when the dice land on violent, bloody dysentery

@Hehe-ec5ql

Ай бұрын

​@@bigmambahfulwuss

You can also use cotton at the end to filter it further.

@zaydhassan3554

Ай бұрын

and then put that water in a filter to filter even more

@ankanpradhan9724

Ай бұрын

😂

@merxellus1456

Ай бұрын

​@@zaydhassan3554 preferably an reverse Osmosis filter, then chilled in a refrigerant, along with some Whiskey and Lemon and some mint..

@warriorofgodfitness488

Ай бұрын

After this you can take the water and pour it into your well and pump it through your whole house filtration system then through the refrigerator filtration

@trentsmillmansion1

Ай бұрын

😂 This is the best offshoot thread.

I would suggest processing the charcoal before using it. Take a small pot and add the charcoal then add enough water to cover the entire amount. Then boil the charcoal and stir the mixture and allow the charcoal to settle to the bottom of the pot then pour off the water and refill. Repeat these steps until the water you pour off is clear. This is how to make activated carbon that will absorb more impurities

@joshw.2739

Ай бұрын

strictly speaking it "adsorbs" contaminants. they stick to the outside of the charcoal which is why surface area is even more important.

@jessicajacques3307

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@28russ

Ай бұрын

But what do you mean by water exactly? Obviously I know what water is lol. But if there's no access to clean water, which he's obviously trying to make, do you boil the charcoal in the muddy water he's trying to clean? 🤷‍♂️

@Leto_0

Ай бұрын

​@@28russ lol true I bet half the charcoal will already have junk bound to it if you do this with dirty water

@Allanrpsx

Ай бұрын

​@@28russdam bro you smart af

Someone once did a video like this but they filtered the water several times. It was great seeing it clear up after each time.

@S0L12D3

Ай бұрын

I guess you could just created more than 3 filtered. Maybe 2 of each so that the water must pass through six filtration cups before it’s clear. I definitely wanna see what it looks like when the process is repeated!

@sutirk

Ай бұрын

Is it really necessary to pass it through gravel and sand again? I feel like just running it through the charcoal once or twice more would do wonders

@VoltzyBoi

Ай бұрын

​@sutirk I agree with you. Plus, it's more wait time for the water to drip down and be collected.

@S0L12D3

Ай бұрын

@@sutirk charcoal removes toxins but sand absorbed particles as well. So using sand at least would be beneficial because they have an absorption affect and the charcoal removes extra toxins

@donaldcarlton4187

Ай бұрын

Yes you have to let some water run ouf for a minute to get it clear at least

Nice. In the beverage industry, a multi-media filter is used before the city water goes through an activated carbon filter. Its gravel, sand, and anthracite.

@ayasha89games66

25 күн бұрын

yummy anthrax

@joeyzaremba9625

23 күн бұрын

@@ayasha89games66look up what anthracite is please

@FedkaSlovanich

20 күн бұрын

@@ayasha89games66anthrax is in the soil not under ground

@KabertaKneeGr0wCxntman

19 күн бұрын

yum anthrax disease my favorite thank you town water

@gavinrolls1054

18 күн бұрын

​@@KabertaKneeGr0wCxntmananthracite has nothing to do with anthrax

The charcoal gets rid of stuff that would give the water a bad flavor and in the unlikely event that there are harmful chemical substance (natural or man-made), it would help to reduce their concentration - hopefully to safe levels.

@H0kram

Ай бұрын

Indeed It attracts positive ions. This is why the trend of consuming charcoal is not something to mess with. It can causes lack of iron or neutralize medication for example.

@HoboHunterRik

18 күн бұрын

I might just be stupid but isn't chemicals too broad of a term? Like I really highly doubt that charcoal can reduce every type of chemical, right? I never took a chemistry class so I'm a little out of the loop.

@1stCallipostle

17 күн бұрын

​@@H0kramAs someone with both antidepressants and requires iron supplements already... Yeah, no charcoal for me in anything but a dire survival situation.

Nice work, and great info! When people make videos like this, they may be saving somebody's life one day. It's important that people keep putting out survival videos. Especially when it comes to water.

@AnglophobiaIsevil7

Ай бұрын

Hesying tho, the charcoal doesn't filter anything, it must be activated with acid first.

@Ivanych_Milovadze

52 минут бұрын

@@AnglophobiaIsevil7 Это не так! Обычный уголь так же фильтрует и абсорбирует, просто менее эффективно, чем активированный.

To the naysayers who say "You need a fire to get charcoal!" ... Not necessarily. You may find an abandoned cabin/campsite that has an old fireplace/campfire that has charcoal in it. You might also find the remains of a tree that has been struck by lightning and contains charcoal in the stump. Or, a forest fire may have passed through the area and left tree stumps that contain charcoal. Don't be so quick to say "This isn't gonna work!" Learn to think outside the box. Your survival may one day depend on it.

@ARAW-__-

Ай бұрын

Hah ! I received that type of comment before. Glad to see someone actually went into the woods! Charcoal is not that uncommon ! I found some abandoned stoves with charcoal in it. Both in abandoned cabins or plain outside.

@wilhelmseleorningcniht9410

Ай бұрын

also, fires can be started too Like having something to put the materials in is way more an issue than just getting charcoal

@Cenot4ph

Ай бұрын

so you do need a fire, nobody said you had to start that fire.

@rockmetalband

Ай бұрын

good luck finding that cabin

@ARAW-__-

Ай бұрын

@rockmetalband I go to the woods prepared. If I need charcoal, I can make some 😉

If you ever decide to do this yourself, before cutting the bottles, fill the sand bottle and gravel bottles with water and shake it, then pour out the water and repeat for a few times. Your goal is to "clean" the media so they don't leave sediment that was already in them in the final product. Cleaning it like this greatly improves the cleanliness of your water.

@ohhowfuckingoriginal

Ай бұрын

Good idea but it relies on having relatively clean water for doing the cleaning, which may not be available if you need to make this

@NowWeEats

Ай бұрын

Oooga Booga ✊

@MissingRaptor

Ай бұрын

​@@ohhowfuckingoriginalwouldn't the water in a stream be clean enough to rinse them? I mean, you probably want to filter and boil it to drink it anyway, but I wonder if just a running stream might be good enough to rinse out the bottles first. In truth, I am not an outdoor person, so this is very useful information to learn 💖

@Hupamaster

Ай бұрын

@@MissingRaptor Don’t get me wrong. But if you have access to a stream of water, why even bother to clean muddy water?

@jmassagetherapist6773

Ай бұрын

​@@MissingRaptordespite common sense, no. River, stream, and other forms of running water will still have all sorts of material that isn't safe to consume, from bacteria to parasites to fecal matter and mold. You don't wanna have little leeches rotting to death in your water filter. Also this is under the premise that the water you do have is muddy, which means it's either very shallow or constantly standing. When learning outdoor safety & survival you find out why just boiling water or just filtering it really isn't enough. In an ideal situation you'd boil and collect the steam in a clean container, as that is one of the safest ways to consume untested water. But that implies having significant water, fuel, and tools to do so.

This is a true survival invention. Great video. 👍

Thank you for mentioning the "boil" process.

Excellent demonstration 🫡

We done this similarly at Canterbury’s Pathfinder school. Same ingredients but each one in a bandana tied to a tripod, each above the other. Pour your muddy water through the top, catch it underneath the bottom bandana with the charcoal. You could use the same container to pour the dirty water and catch the filtered water because by the time it was poured into the top tier, you still had plenty of time to move your container underneath the charcoal tier to catch it. We did that 3 times and it came out very, very clear.

@pvp6077

Ай бұрын

Then the container would still be contaminated though ......

Not super relevant to survival in the woods. But you can quickly grind charcoal with a metal bucket and a garden trowel. You turn the bucket on is side in your lap and scrape the side with the trowel. It works like a hammer mill. It's pretty fast and easy if you're grinding it up as an additive to compost.

Hey i legit have tried this and it works perfect..thanks....dont listen to these goofball haters ..

@blueeyeswhitedragon9839

Ай бұрын

In every survival situation there are those who are prepared and those who would end up full of parasites (or worse).

The problem with this system is that a large amount of the initial water will be black with charcoal. However, charcoal black water should not be harmful.

Thank you for the knowledge.

My pyro ass thinking he was making black powder in the first 5 seconds

@crazyoilfieldmechanic3195

Ай бұрын

Only a few more basic ingredients and that charcoal ground into dust and poof !!! 💣

@PixelCortex

Ай бұрын

lol same, I was like hmm.. yes... finer = better combustion.

@mdrieber

Ай бұрын

Same 😂 it's still a neat video though so at least it wasn't disappointing 😂😂 for me anyways lol

@stringlarson1247

Ай бұрын

Yep. Same.

@christophermcnealy7126

Ай бұрын

Same, I was like then you add… oh okay well this is good information too 😂

Sweet. If I am ever in a survival type situation, I'll empty my three water bottles of their contents to use as a filter....for water. 😅

@verrettlasatt7909

Ай бұрын

Don't forget to empty the 4th one to use as a cup/pitcher

I would like to see the water under a microscope and testet in a lab for bacteria and chemicals

@seigeengine

Ай бұрын

Okay. We'll notify your corpse of the results.

@majincookies

Ай бұрын

Bacteria and chemicals make up literaly everying ever.

@mississippichild1

Ай бұрын

After boiling this probably taste like Fiji.

@2200Z

Ай бұрын

He's just filtering sediment. You'd still have to boil it over a fire or a Jetboil.

@KittMonsta

Ай бұрын

@@2200Z obviously. That's not what I asked for. What I asked for is the condition BEFORE you boiled it.

Exactly Right the water still needs a good ten minute boil!!!

Coul you run it through the filter a second time too yield a better result?

@JamForThought

Ай бұрын

Absolutely

@ecv80

Ай бұрын

Definitely. The color he got is most likely unsettled microparticles of charcoal. If he will run more water through it it will stop. Maybe even the same water as it will settle.

@S0L12D3

Ай бұрын

@@ecv80I bet if he ran the same water through that filter 2 or 3 times it would leave that residue behind and be nearly perfectly clarity

@avokka

Ай бұрын

​@S0L12D3 absolutely. Alls left is to boil and you have near perfect distilled water

@NowWeEats

Ай бұрын

​@@avokkaSo this would be distilled water? I read somewhere that it's actually harmful to continuously drink distilled water

This idea actually works a lot better with more resources. For one, large pipe with a smaller pipe acting as down spout but meant to push water up through the smaller pipe once there’s enough pressure. The next is actually using water that have more bio diversity in it. The ultimate goal of using biodiverse water is to create organic matter called biofilm inside the filter, this will trap bad bacteria, and good bacteria will help recycle the water through bio film. This is usually a long process, 2 weeks to a months worth of getting biodiverse water, and pouring it into the filter to develop that biofilm layer throughout each layer of sediment.

Good video. Honestly impressed and love the realistic/safety 1st bit at the end to not misinform people ❤

You can add a 4th layer of paper, cotton, or fine cloth that can absorb and drip. An ultraviolet flashlight that costs a few dollars will also help kill microbes. But I’d still boil it and collect it by means of allowing steam the collect and roll into where I want to store or drink it

@UMadUCauseBad

Ай бұрын

So distilling. You'll want to add minerals to that, drinking just distilled water will actually strip you of minerals.

This is all a Brita filter or rv filter is. Sand and charcoal. Amazing how everything we need is out there in nature.

@seigeengine

Ай бұрын

In essence, yes, though they obviously don't use gravel or sand.

@RodneyJohnson69

Ай бұрын

@seigeengine I cut open a samsung filter after replacing it in my fridge. It's entirely sand and charcoal. The only thing you can do to improve upon that is either boiling it or blasting it with uv (uvc I think) light. That's why water in really deep wells is generally pretty clean. And the 3 stage filtration system in my rv is entirely sand and charcoal.

@seigeengine

Ай бұрын

@@RodneyJohnson69 lol, BS.

@owenyin3316

Ай бұрын

Sand and gravel as in different sizes of particulate, sure. Actual sand or gravel just taken from nature? No, lmao, not even close. Consumer grade filters are made to a _slightly_ higher standard than ‘made out of stuff you could easily get in a survival situation’, even if that’s decently functional… And if you ‘cut open a filter’, saw the inside, and thought that was the same as the materials being shown here and that you can just find in nature…well, there’s really no way anyone or anything on the internet is helping that.

@seigeengine

Ай бұрын

@@owenyin3316 No, like, that's just not it. Most such filters use a fabric as the basic filter. They may have particulate that resembles gravel or sand, but it's not doing the same thing. That might be activated carbon, for instance.

That's brilliant!! Thanks for sharing! 😊

Thank god. Now if I get lost in the woods , I’ll just keep looking for sand, charcoal, and 3 plastic bottles until I die from dehydration. Great tip 👍

🎉🎉 great video! What about the 3 layers in a larger say 2 liter bottle? Does this method with the charcoal take out impurities bacteria etc like a Sawyer or Grayl bottle filter?

@ecv80

Ай бұрын

Yes. The holes in charcoal (more in activated) will trap the bacteria. It's called adsorption. I'm not so sure about protozoa tho. They may be small enough to run through the sand but too big to get caught by the charcoal. I just don't know.

@fleendarthemagnificent7372

Ай бұрын

Yes, you can use a 2 liter bottle to make a 3-in-one filter. Regardless, you still must boil the water. Bacteria will not be removed.

@avokka

Ай бұрын

​yup @fleendarthemagnificent7372 , bacteria (parasites and viruses as well) are effectively like us humans, very very stubborn. Always boil after filtration at minimum of 1 min to 2 min to be safe

Fun little story here....i grew up on, and have spent most of my life, living on a decent size ranch in the Missouri Ozarks. We had several small to large creeks and streams crisscrossing the property, and natural springs. One in particular was pretty wide and deep, and always moving fast with super cold water. Working out in fields, i used to drink straight out of that creek damn near every day. For years and years. Never even brought water with when i knew id be out in the fields all day working because i would just go and drink from the stream when i was thirsty. Never got sick, never thought twice about it. One day tho in August, about a week after my 17th birthday, i woke up in the morning and felt like shit. My stomach was hurting so bad, and i was nauseous, and spewing out of both ends. I was sick like that for several days before starting ro feel better. Except that i would have this absolutely wicked diarrhea 2 or 3 times a day. I was much better and felt fine, except that a few times a day for about 2 and a half weeks, i would get aching pains in my belly, and have to run to the toilet where i have the worst diarrhea. And then would feel better until the next bout of stomach aches and diarrhea. Finally i had to go to the ER. I was incredibly dehydrated and weak. My Dad drove me to the hospital, which was almost an hour away, and they kept me overnight. They took blood and stool samples from me, and when the results came back to the lab, the doctor immediately asked me if I had been camping, gone on any float trips, and drank water out of a creek or lake. I told her i live on a cattle and horse ranch, and have drink out of creeks there my whole life. She said i had a parasite in my bowels that was normally only seen in horses and cattle that live out in the fields and drink out of creeks and ponds. She said that as dangerously dehydrated as i was, i was already in very bad shape, and that diarrhea would keep getting worse and worse, eventually becoming completely out of control without medical intervention and treatment, and that it just keeps going out of control until it becomes fatal. Another few days and it might have been too late for me. So the morale of the story here is pretty obvious. Always, ALWAYS, filter and boil water you get from creeks and streams. Most of the time you might be fine and be able to get away with drinking straight from a running stream or creek. But it only takes once for you to catch something awful that makes you dangerously sick. Its not worth the risk, and there is no reason to not be taking the time to treat your water.

@nubianking4203

Ай бұрын

Sounds scary! Glad u made it. I'm from GA and we have some wild creeks and streams in the mountain areas that are relatively clean, compared to urban area waterways. Our dog used to drink from them and was fine but humans stomachs ain't built like animals. God is amazing

@Ivanych_Milovadze

Сағат бұрын

Вы совершенно правы! Однажды я, так же, как и вы, чуть не умер, попив "чистейшей" воды из сельской колонки. Это была осень. Только недавно прошёл тайфун, затопивший половину огромного региона (Россия, Дальний Восток, Приморский край). Тогда я служил там моряком. Уже после того тайфуна, заходя в гавань мы видели своими глазами трупы лесных животных, плывущих в грязной мутной воде... Прошло пару недель, и нас, молодых парней, моряков, командование отправило помогать сельскохозяйственной организации (с которой у них была "дружба") убирать урожай. Делать это нужно было быстро, так как гражданское население близлежащих районов оставшись без урожая, смытого тайфуном, планировало захватить урожай этого хозяйства. Оно почти совсем не пострадало, так как находилось вдалеке от берега океана, в тайге. Люди оставшиеся без урожая мотивировали свои намерения тем, что это сельское хозяйство и так, работает на военных, а их, без еды государство не оставит. А вот они, у которых всё пропало, было смыто ужасными паводками в океан, останутся в зиму голодными... Ситуация была неприятная, ведь и наша воинская часть могла остаться без припасов на зиму... В общем, мы поехали на эту "ферму", или "ранчо", у нас это тогда называлось "колхоз". Если дословно расшифровывать - коллективное хозяйство. Там мы стали работать на сортировке овощей, в огромном ангаре под навесом. Было жарко, и захотелось пить. У местных работников у всех были фляжки с обеззараженной водой, которую они пополняли из специального бака. А нам, только что приехавшим сюда, фляжек не нашлось. Обещали привезти позже. Но пить то хочется сейчас!

@Ivanych_Milovadze

Сағат бұрын

Я с товарищем пошёл на поиски воды. Неподалёку от ангара стояла сельская колонка, откуда обычно все жители села набирали питьевую воду. Вода была из артезианской скважины, выходящая под давлением самотёком. У колонки был запорный кран. Открыв его, мы увидели абсолютно чистую, прозрачную и очень холодную воду. Она настолько была чистой, что и в мыслях не было никаких сомнений! Мы умылись ей, и не удержались, чтобы не напиться. Вода была вкусная, и очень холодная, ведь мы дали ей стечь из тех труб, где она могла застояться... К вечеру я заступил на вахту, но почувствовал себя не важно. Попросил меня заменить на время, и лёг на кровать отдохнуть. Тут же уснул. А ночью меня уже тормошили товарищи, и говорили что я брежу. И не мудрено! Пришедший фельдшер измерил мне температуру, и она оказалась 42 градуса по Цельсию. По Фаренгейту это 107,6 градусов. Фельдшер испугался, сделал мне жаропонижающий укол, и вызвал из нашей части медиков. Через несколько часов езды по ночной тайге они наконец добрались до колхоза, и увидев моё состояние забрали меня в медсанчасть. Док спрашивал меня, не было ли у меня рвоты или поноса. Я сказал, еле ворочая языком, что нет. Он был удивлён. Но как только я стал залезать в машину, из меня начало исторгаться... Я заблевал ближайшие кусты. Но в машину я сесть не успел! Через минуту начался дикий понос! Тогда док удовлетворённо хмыкнул, и велел дневальному, который меня заменил, срочно засыпать всё то, что я "наделал" хлоркой. После того, как меня немного "отпустило", мы поехали в часть. По дороге меня начинало снова тошнить, и машине приходилось останавливаться прямо посреди Уссурийской тайги, чтобы я снова блевал...

@Ivanych_Milovadze

56 минут бұрын

Когда мы добрались до части, я уже лишился сил. В лазарет я уже еле заходил. Однако, мне пришлось бегать в туалет ещё несколько раз, где я одновременно и дристал, и блевал, сидя в позе орла... Уже под утро я наконец уснул, исколотый уколами и капельницами. А проснулся лишь через два дня, не в силах встать в туалет. Так как я был под капельницами, жидкость в организм поступала. И через некоторое время идти всё равно пришлось. Я не смог встать самостоятельно, мне помогли соседи по палате. А дальше я шёл буквально держась за стенку... 20 метров - пол часа! Дойдя до туалетной комнаты я не узнал себя в зеркале! На меня смотрел почти скелет! В ту пору я был мускулистым и стройным. Никакого лишнего жира! Спортсмен. Но я так жутко похудел! Щёки и глаза ввалились, сил в мышцах не было совсем... Восстанавливался я довольно долго. Лишь через неделю мне стало можно есть отварной не солёный рис. Пару ложек. Тогда я чуть не умер. Спасибо вовремя подоспевшей помощи. Вот такой, смертельно опасной, может быть вода, на вид абсолютно чистая! Привет из России!

Survival crafting supplies will max out my inventory for a single cup of drinkable water.

That's awesome man... I love these survival videos that honestly we're probably gonna need soon ... So you sir are already ahead of the curve

Oh nice. So next time I'm trapped with fire, charcoal and empty water bottles I'll be able to filter some water.

@kathymello9012

Ай бұрын

Yes, and Please, Don't forget to Boil it! A rolling boil for at least a full minute... Safer still to Boil it for two full minutes..... hopefully you will have enough water so it does not all boil away!! Also Must Wait until the clean, boiled, water, Cools off... So you do not scald the Holy Begeesus out of your mouth!! 😮 Best of Luck .. and Enjoy your nice, Clean, filtered, and bacteria free, potable,❤and Refreshing Water!!! 😊😎

@AnglophobiaIsevil7

Ай бұрын

No, regular charcoal does nothing. Don't believe a stupid video

@WalkerRileyMC

Ай бұрын

Learn how to start a fire without matches/lighter. It's a skill that doesn't take long to learn and you'll never forget it. From there you can make charcoal. And we are a filthy dirty species that have managed to leave trash at literally every point on our planet. You'll be able to find a few bottles, trust me.

@Joker9331

Ай бұрын

Can make a basic fire easily without tools. Should definitely learn how. Get your charcoal from the campfire. Plastic water bottles and trash you can find almost anywhere.

@MelonHead1848

Ай бұрын

@@Joker9331 where exactly would you expect to find empty bottles NOT in proximity to everything else you need to survive?

Actually that filter should be working just fine. You just need to run more water through it until it runs clean.

I remember seeing something like this on a large scale, where a bunch if scientists and engineers were put together in a game show like series, and told to survive inaide a warehouse with basic supplies. They took large trash bins and essentially did the same thing and used it to filter rain water and creek water. Can't seem to remember the name of the show, but it was pretty cool.

I love seeing these videos. Keep it up!

Brilliant. Gravel sand and charcoal are a winning combination to filter water

im curious to know, other than the debris/particles that would likely be in the water would there be a reason to do this when youre going to boil it anyways? or is removing the matter the main purpose of this filtration?

@huskeeloins

Ай бұрын

Curious as well

@taitsmith8521

Ай бұрын

Chemical contaminates will bind to the Charcoal. Other than that, I don't know if you're trolling or not. Why don't you go try it your way and see if you find it preferable ? 👍

@chrispetty4507

Ай бұрын

@@taitsmith8521 i plainly stated i did not know any better so obviously no, i am not trolling... this might come as news to you but there are people out there who dont know everything and want to learn, no need to be a dickhead about it 🤡

@chrispetty4507

Ай бұрын

@@taitsmith8521 to elaborate on my ignorance i dont know if boiling it wouldnt also boil off whatever chemicals may be present... there is a vast amount of survival content to be consumed that makes zero mention of charcoal filtering water from questionable sources and doesnt go into depth about situations it would be a necessity in so how on earth would i know that without being directly told/asking someone who could explain it more in depth than it was in this 1 minute video

@thisworldhasgonemad

Ай бұрын

​@@chrispetty4507I have run into what you are saying many times. If you don't know, ask. If someone wants to be a di(k about answering your question, that says more about them than it does you. I don't understand why people are so rude about someone wanting to know the answer to something that was talked about. It makes ZERO sense. Keep asking questions! Knowledge is power 😊

I agree, crushed charcoal is great for the garden, crush it good But what you want for filtering water is large chunks, like 1 big piece p for the whole bottle , that's way more effective

Great Natural Brita there.

Love seeing actual useful information like this

Charcoal should be placed in a hight temp vapor oven to make the charcoal activated by puging out gray mater in the charcoal increasing the efficacy of filtration

@taitsmith8521

Ай бұрын

🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ Okay, I'll be sure to do that if I'm lost in the woods and don't have any fresh drinking water. 🙄

@mateibaiu945

Ай бұрын

​@@taitsmith8521I suppose you could put some charcoal in a napkin and put it over some boiling water to get similar results in a pinch

@tikdoph

Ай бұрын

If you think that's a realistic solution for someone in a survival situation, then your "grey matter" has already been purged. 🙄

@ecv80

Ай бұрын

Well, regular charcoal does filter too. It's just not as effective and durable as activated one. Also I don't think steam is needed to make activated charcoal. Just heating up the charcoal without burning it to release some of it as gas (not sure if CO or CO2) should do. You can probably wrap ground charcoal in mud open a few holes and throw it in the fire to make activated charcoal.

@charliethompson6601

Ай бұрын

Joke all you want but he is right. Oven doesn't have to mean what's in your mom's kitchen

Ricky's being a real Richard.

Most useful information. 👍🏽

I’m pretty high this was cool 👍

@Lilroman124

Ай бұрын

Stoner

Remember heavy metals won't be re

@mrbrown6421

Ай бұрын

won't be removed. Very true.

@seigeengine

Ай бұрын

Charcoal filters do work somewhat on heavy metals, but ultimately it's just not a concern, because either you won't know, or you shouldn't be drinking it, period.

That's really smart and pretty cool thank you for doing this

Thanks a lot man! I like your videos!

Guys I really want you to think about this. The gravel and sand don't do anything the charcoal doesn't already do. Just make the charcoal one. or three if you have enough bottles and charcoal. You're just adding unnecessary microbes by adding sand and gravel. Do straight charcoal

@frezzingaces

Ай бұрын

Think about the longevity though. If you were just doing charcoal it'll get plugged up with particulates and stop flowing faster. If you were setting something up to use for a week or so the sand and gravel will keep it working longer. Thats why commercial filter designs do the same thing, finer and finer filters.

@billy9075

Ай бұрын

We have well water and if I put a 5 micron filter in, the pressure drops massively and it gets dirty and causes even worse pressure in days. A 35, 20, and then 5 micron filter gets over a month and maintains pressure better

@IngeniousOutdoors

Ай бұрын

@@billy9075 we aren't talking about pressurized well water over a long time. We are talking immediately over a few weeks of survival where you can just make more charcoal. And, fun fact, unlike your filter you can literally take the charcoal out and "wash" it and put it back in.unlike your sealed pressured filters. (Which requires new filters anyways) also, you're not going to be running through hundreds of gallons of water in a survival situation like you would in a house.

@IngeniousOutdoors

Ай бұрын

@@frezzingaces I think you're not understanding how long a filter lime this would last. Especially with 3 layers of charcoal, in which you'd really only ever have to switch out the top one. One of these bottle filters would last you weeks. 3 would probably last a month or more.

@chrisflanagan7564

Ай бұрын

Using coarse, medium, and fine layers prevents clogging, filters faster, and, importantly uses less materials. (How can it use less materials if you use three bottles and sand and gravel) It uses less charcoal. Sand and gravel take less prep and less valuable materials.

Only takes 7 business days to have enough water for a day 😂

@NPazdernik

Ай бұрын

Better than sending your soul to Jesus next day delivery

@crimsoncadence683

Ай бұрын

You're the type we need the apocalypse for, to weed out the weak.

@mateibaiu945

Ай бұрын

​@@NPazdernikBruh xd

@nickm3861

Ай бұрын

Water filter doesn't work weekends eh?

You can also go to the grocery store and buy a gallon of Poland springs as well. It works just as well some say it might even be easier.

That will come in handy if I ever get lost in the outdoor section of Home Depot

you need to use activated charcoal if youre trying to pull extra contaminants out, regular charcoal might as well be sawdust

@ChocopandaAvngr

Ай бұрын

That's true AF

@shoutatthesky

Ай бұрын

That's not true. Any charcoal will achieve the exact same result.

@heheheiamasuperstarcatgirl8485

Ай бұрын

@@shoutatthesky so the reason activated charcoal is preferred to regular charcoal is because activated charcoal binds impurities to cavities in the surface of the carbon molecules (a process called adsorption). in regular charcoal, this will have already occurred during combustion; in other words, the pores in the molecular surface of the regular charcoal will already be filled with chemicals produced by the fire that left our charcoal behind. therefore, regular charcoal will not be any more effective than another extra fine particle filter such as sawdust, and may in fact be worse if any of those chemicals that the surface of the charcoal is already saturated with lose their binds with the carbon due to interactions with the polar molecules of water and end up in your drinking cup

@heheheiamasuperstarcatgirl8485

Ай бұрын

@@shoutatthesky if you want to make charcoal into a suitable filter heres a guide by chemistry channel cody's lab (since youtube doesn't allow external links i cant cite any sources but i can link a yt video) kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5Olx8GChK7Mj5M.htmlsi=EBa7SQMdj9ugZNxE

No no, you do course charcoal at the top and the lower it gets the finer the charcoal should be ground, with sand on top of that and gravel on top of that and finally can you put Moss on the very top.. you should use at least a gallon bottle but a 2L would suffice. Make 2 of these with the 2nd one having a piece of old fabric whether it be acouple pieces of shirt that you cut/sock or jeans inbetween the gravel and Moss and filter it through each of them👌 You won't even need to boil it but it would be safer to do so

@jmassagetherapist6773

Ай бұрын

Aside from the premise of having limited resources, PLEASE boil any water you collect on your own. Disentary , or bacteria & viruses that can kill you, are rarely caught by filters alone.

Also, this is the first time I’ve seen this channel on my feed. I have subscribed!

If you want better results, you increase the time the water stays in them. Gravity acted against your results. Just increase the amount of time in it takes for water to leave each compartment. You can do by connect a pvc pipe in such a way that the outlet of the pipe is at the same level as the maximum sand level

Good information Thanks

THE SADDEST THING FOR ME WATCHING ANY OF THIS GUY'S VIDEOS IS ONLY BEING ALLOWED TO GIVE IT ONE THUMBS UP WHEN IT DESERVES TWO AND THREE EVEN!

Thorough! Thank you! I heard activated charcoal was preferred, but it's difficult to acquire/make.

But remember, crystal clear water can be deadly but dirty water can be safe.

If you filter through charcoal multiple times, could it be safe to drink? We need more ways of making drinkable water without fire

@cheesecake9336

Ай бұрын

Really boiling is the best way

@spodefollower

Ай бұрын

Short answer is no

@moniquemannaert3468

Ай бұрын

I think it would depend on how much time it would take to get rescued and into a hospital. You can get sick in hours, then what will you do? If in company, you are as quick and strong as the weakest link.. Best takkke half an hour longer fussing. The fire could keep you safer, warm and prep food and get you noticed. Unless there is a huge risk of forest fire, needing more water, why not use some wood? I'd like to learn what other than wood would also burn hot enough.

@UnshavenStatue

Ай бұрын

the filters fight chemistry, not biology. the only way to fight biology is to boil it

@PaisleyRae

Ай бұрын

add 8 drops of 6% unscented bleach to disinfect 1 gallon of water. double the bleach amount if the water is cloudy or discoloured or if it’s cold. don’t use a liquid bleach that has been sitting for more than a year or has not been stored at room temperature. your bleach label needs to say “suitable for disinfection/sanitization”. also, don’t use a colour-safe bleach. stir the water/bleach and let it rest for half an hour. if it doesn’t have a slight chlorine stink - add more bleach and let it rest another 20ish minutes. if the bleach stink is too strong - you’re fine to pour the water into a fresh, clean container and let it sit a couple hours before using. if you’re ever unable to boil water…

After the coal filtration, induce turbulence into the water to have oxygen kills extra germs and then filter again through sand and you will have also natural spring water. Add an Aquatabs if you can't boil the water to insure safety.

@nathankemling4604

Ай бұрын

“Inducing turbulence” does not “kill germs.” Boiling it does. Using iodine tablets does. Stirring the water and thinking that the oxygen in the air will do anything is ridiculous, and a bad statement on a survival video. Go do some reading

@Traumatree

Ай бұрын

​@@nathankemling4604 It is called oxygenation, and yes it does kill germs. How do you think you are able to drink natural spring water, do you think someone put iodine caplet or boils it up stream, so it is safe for you? Get out of your basement.

I absolutely like watching your videos man

So cool. Thanks for this idea 😊

I learned to make a water filter with a sock, but it's pretty similar to what you did except that it's all in one sock.

Thank you for the knowledge. The way the world is going we might need these skills.

Good job brother! Excellent tutelage.

@taterhater7419

Ай бұрын

not a good job, not at all. might as well drink the muddy water.

I so confident in this man that sometimes I don't even watch his videos I just like it and leave

What a great idea!! Good work

This is awesome!

Just saw a really cool video on purifying water using grapevines or a tree branch. The vine will draw dirty water from one container and drip clean water into the next, and at a pretty good rate too. Guy had the water lab tested and it was free from e.coli and other bacteria. I’m sure you could do the same with willow branches.

Thank you for this crucial knowledge.

Thank you for this!!! I'll credit you during the zombie apocalypse! 🧟‍♀️

Before you cut the bottle open put the charcoal in as well as a couple of clean rocks. And then shake vigorously to get an even finer charcoal powder.

instead of paper to plug the bottle use cotton or cloth, it'll help absorb the debris better

Also at most elevations, getting water to boiling is enough to kill bacteria. People think you need to boil it for a certain amount of time, but things are already killed by the time it's hot enough to boil

I really enjoy your videos. These are good to know, anything can happen and it's.good we are prepared.

I think you need one more level of something that is between the gravel and the sand - something in-between in size. And if you start with water that's not so dirty or muddy then one pass would probably be clean enough to drink (but safer to boil it anyway to be sure)

I did this in ninth grade. My filter took 4 days to filter 1 gallon of water but I was the only one to make a filter that created drinkable water.

i think a cloth as pre and last filter will yield a little bit results

Great idea. I bet if each those bottles were three feet long it would filter out a lot more.

All with things you can find in nature. Awesome

That's an awesome idea! And I wonder if a disposable filter face mask left over from the pandemic would work 🤔 im sure everyone has a few of those left and would be a good thing to carry on hand!

I suggest layering the sand and charcoal. It works best with a 2L. You can eliminate the gravel by having a T-shirt,bed sheet or screen from a window or door to prefilter the big stuff. Just fling it clean when it builds up

Pretty damn good!!

Same technique that's been used in water systems for years called rapid sand filtration. If you have a gallon jug you can layer the different media. After several uses you have to backflow slowly and clean it or dump and use fresh media

fill one of the bottles up with gravel AT THE WATER SITE!!! That way you have clean gravel, I bet the water would've been way more clear had there not been a ton of dirt in the first "filter"

Water companies hate this easy hack.

Yes I did this science project in my 4th grade decades ago.

After the charcoal, I would recommend using micron filtering followed by reverse osmosis. Then boil

Lol all that work and " u still gotta boil the water" that was hilarious

I appreciate that you added the boiling part.

this is a good filtration system but not against plumb and others heavy metal water is the first cause of death, be careful another way for having a good survival water is to dig a hole 50cm/1m near a water stream, wait a while and the hole will be filled by water the longer you wait the more impurities will settle to the bottom. only take surface water and if you want you can also filter it

I worked at greater Cincinnati water works as a treatment plant operator for about 3 years. And yep that’s pretty much what our filters look like

Great survival tip!

Wow. Very resourceful.

Yup that's how's it done glad to see others learning.

I tend to put a small brita filter after the charcoal. Seems to work perfectly

That’s awesome but I want a grayl filter. What knife was that I love it.

❤wow that's amazing nice video keep it going bro