When I show this to my friends and they ask where I learned it. I'm going to say "I heard it through the grapevine"

@scienceMicroguy77

10 күн бұрын

😂

@LS-vo7hc

10 күн бұрын

😂😀👍🏻

@parallelsandtangents938

10 күн бұрын

🎶

@One-Day-After-Another

10 күн бұрын

Ha!!!!🤣🤣

@nutbastard

10 күн бұрын

take your upvote you SOB

This is one of the most important survival videos in the last ten years. Bravo, absolute genius.

@cadthunkin

11 күн бұрын

Now go try living off 1 cup of water a day, and if you mess that up, you get parasites. Its an interesting idea, but that's it.

@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim

11 күн бұрын

Exactly.

@kingpin76110

10 күн бұрын

I totally concur. This is truly amazing. Thank you Sir. Nice work.

@Evil-La-Poopa

10 күн бұрын

hello, does this also help to clean tap water?

@SigningWithTheByrds

10 күн бұрын

​@@Evil-La-Poopatap water should be tested daily by water utilities dept locally

There's a surviving technique here in Brazil: we actually drink from a vine called "cipó d'água" (Doliocarpus rolandri). They literally dip water when cut. Safe water and plenty of it. Just as a curiosity, here in Brazil a lot of people, including myself, use clay filters. They were invented here by portuguese and italian immigrants in the beggining of the 20th century. It's considered one of the best filters in the world. And when you use them with the clay container as well (as tradition) the water comes out in a very pleasant temperature and with this quite distinct mineral taste. It's just awesome how simple materials and creativity people can solve such complicated problems. Excelent video, man! I enjoyed it very much.

@AmorDia-GOAT

5 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@boreduser12

4 күн бұрын

Can I buy these clay filters? If so, where from?

@rafaelroma1657

2 күн бұрын

​​@@boreduser12 in Brazil you can find them everywhere. Even in grocery stores. As regards to US and other places I have no idea. If you Google "filtro de barro" you'll see it's picture. You can try to use the Google image search followed by your country name or region and see if it shows something. I'm writing this right in front of mine. The only downside I see is that it collects some mold on its outside due to the "sweat" it disperses through the clay. You need to clean it constantly. The filters need to get changed every 3 to 6 months. If you need, you can clean the filter with running water to extend it's lifetime for a few weeks more. If you never clean it or change it, its pores will get filled with dirt and it won't dripp clean water to the lower part, eventually. Best of luck in your search. If you can't find it in your country, maybe there's a business opportunity there. They are really cheap to make and will sell well in locations were people don't want to spend a small fortune on fancy models that will do the same or worse. Although, many people will dismiss it due to being too lazy to keep filling it up with water every 2 days and cleaning and changing it's filter a few times a year. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@ramonbezerra3334

Күн бұрын

@@boreduser12 And that Mold @rafaelroma1657 talked about only forms if you use the traditional clay cointainer, of course. Because the filter itself doesn't.

@ramonbezerra3334

Күн бұрын

@@rafaelroma1657 Incrível como filtros de barro não são tão comuns ao redor do mundo, mano. É maravilhoso. Tanto na simplicidade quando na qualidade da água.

Every time I say "I need to put my phone down" something like THIS pops up and keeps me hooked. Im afraid I'll miss something as valuable as this.

@mamabear3887

5 күн бұрын

😂right?

@alaindelon5398

3 күн бұрын

A tip for you: use a laptop when at home and you'll cut off Google on about 80% feeding off you.

Every time I think there's still a piece of modern technology that I should bring, there's something in nature that can replace it in a pinch.

@clayhayeshunter

14 күн бұрын

very true

@davidlee4576

14 күн бұрын

@Boosh_Craftsmoke signals? 😅

@03stmlax

14 күн бұрын

Nature provides all tools necessary for survival

@atlasiroh5095

14 күн бұрын

Smoke signals mah boi​@Boosh_Craft

@Goldenhawk583

14 күн бұрын

@Boosh_Craft The magnetic field around earth is weakening very fast, which is why we now see auroras in places we have never seen before. One day soon, a solar flare, a solar emp, if you like, will take out earths electrical grid. Coms will be down, for good. Elecrical anything will be out, for good. Tell me again how dumb it is to know more primitive ways of dealing with issues. And yes, you wont be saving anyone but yourself, your loved ones, and maybe your community.. but without help of electricity.

My grandfather taught me this, the trick it keeping the edge of the vine cut fresh, if it dries up it stops, just retrim the end and it starts going again. He lived in SW Florida, born in 1910, fisherman by trade.

@randomvintagefilm273

9 күн бұрын

That's amazing!

@yougeo

9 күн бұрын

I wonder if this can be used with saltwater. Would a Vine or even a cut piece of pine allow freshwater through it and leave the salt behind. I would think something like a mangrove certainly would because a mangrove must be leaving the salt behind in the roots and allowing the fresh water up to the top. If that's true then you have a desalinization filter as well as a bacteria filter and that's even more game-changing.

@a_new_life_41

9 күн бұрын

Your grandfather knew but we had to get an MIT study to remember what old timers knew.

@Besmertnic

9 күн бұрын

Pine works, but it tastes like pine, the vines were faster, we used it on brackish water, so in-between salt and fresh, I don't think it would work of full sea water, it would rupture the cells of the xylem, maybe something like sea grapes of other salt tolerant species might work? Interesting project. I don't live near the coast anymore, maybe next time I'm down there I'll try it.

@FrenchViking466

9 күн бұрын

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

As a plant scientist, I have been taight the direction of travel matters very much. Similar to how our legs get blood back to our heart, there are mechanisms in place to prevent it flowing back the other direction.

@clayhayeshunter

7 күн бұрын

I think you may be right

@user-zq5wp5mk4v

7 күн бұрын

​@@clayhayeshunter the trained scientist MAY be right...

@nobodyaskedfortwitterhandles

6 күн бұрын

​@@user-zq5wp5mk4vdid you want him to disagree?

@scots.4957

Күн бұрын

Gravity and the sealed vine siphon effect in play here.

@wascalywabbit

13 сағат бұрын

As a layman, I know this as well, but what I want to know is why are you calling yourself a plant scientist instead of botanist?

Crush up and rinse clean some charcoal from your camp fire. Put it between two layers of cotton or wool, (you can use a clean sock). Secure it over the top of the jar for clean water. Now when the water that gets filtered from the cypress or grape vine drips through the charcoal filter, it will be free of viruses as well as being free of bacteria.

@heythave

7 күн бұрын

Any idea how to remove heavy metals or chemicals?

@mleecthulhu

7 күн бұрын

And itll taste great!

@mleecthulhu

7 күн бұрын

​@@heythavethats rhe charcoals job

@ElisArid

7 күн бұрын

​@@heythavecharcoal

@Linda-it6ci

6 күн бұрын

Boiled water.. level exposed to the air, capturing the steam......​@@heythave

THIS IS SURVIVAL INFO...not what 95% of people post, which is just how to buy something and use it. EXCELLENT JOB SIR!!!

@davepeace603

10 күн бұрын

exactly! litterall a life saver in some areas of the world!

@badexamplepl

10 күн бұрын

and everybody always has a electric tape on them

@sharonsmith2591

9 күн бұрын

How would you know what tree or vine to use or doesn't it matter as long as it is healthy. I live in Western Australia. Thank you for your easy to use info. Natural is best and cheapest.

@kennetharntson5912

9 күн бұрын

While working in the jungle in New Guinea in 1973 building pipelines, my company issued me a small igloo water cooler. Being hot and working hard, I would drink the all the water in the cooler by lunch time. Since I would fill my cooler in the morning with ice and water. There would be ice in the cooler by lunch time but no water. The natives showed me a source of potable water. There were large vines as large as my arm growing from the jungle floor to the tree tops these vine some time have sage in them 6 or 8 feet from the ground that resembled a U. Using a machete I cut the U out of the vine the cut the U in half, sharpen one end of the U and could get a quart of clean clear drinkable water. I noticed that the older vines produced a slightly wood taste but still very drinkable. Since Me and my crew were flown out every morning by helicopter, getting back to camp for a drink of water was not possible, so drinking vine water was very common and no one to my knowledge ever got sick or had any problems drinking water cfrom the vines.

@MariaWalker-qo3vi

9 күн бұрын

@@kennetharntson5912wow that’s an incredible adventure! Can we be neighbors?❤

I’ve worked in the water industry for over 20 years and I’m quite familiar with water testing. This was a very well put together very accurately explained video. It’s hard to find good solid information on sometimes. Well done.

@terrienhumain6723

14 күн бұрын

Yes! absolutely.

@earlmarshall6543

14 күн бұрын

Agreed 100%!

@ymarb7085

14 күн бұрын

can yall filter out all the drugs and estrogen pills that are goin into the municipal water supply if so please explain why pychosis, men thinking their women, and many other health problems occur from what the water industry CANT filter out

@feelinghealingfrequences7179

13 күн бұрын

wanna see this with salt water next

@earlmarshall6543

13 күн бұрын

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 agreed. Like I said. my unit can handle seawater, but the final stage of my setup is distilling.

I'm impressed that over a million viewers in just six days are interested in this experiment! 🔥💯😎👍

Man! This video should be shown in every school on earth. Thank you sir for sharing this knowledge with us.

My son and I watched this, and he wants to make a variation of this for his science fair project for next year. Very cool demonstration.

@hervevazeilles3790

12 күн бұрын

Please do not let hour child drink water filtered like that. Your cvild life is worth more than following random stranger crazy advice.

@Zyczu55

12 күн бұрын

@@hervevazeilles3790 🤓🤓🤓

@integr8er66

12 күн бұрын

​@@hervevazeilles3790First off, its OUR child, not hour child, second what would make you think they would drink the water? Lastly, I don't think MIT is exactly the same as random strangers.

@aviko9560

12 күн бұрын

@@hervevazeilles3790 That's not a crazy advice, It's well filtered enough so your immune system can basically deal safely with the rest. Only problem would be dissolved chemical/metal contaminants *I guess* but that should only be bad long term. I bet that our city water is worse to drink than that filtered out water from the creek with all the drugs and hormones in it.

@_JuicyJ

12 күн бұрын

@@aviko9560I agree This water he filtered is a lot clearer than what I pay my local government to supposedly clean and sanitize for human consumption at my house. I am scared to drink this water from my local water department. I really hate taking a shower in it but I have no other choice.

Great way to “generate” water while you’re away from camp doing other things. Knowing you’ve got clean water waiting for you when you get back is a big mood booster.

@clayhayeshunter

14 күн бұрын

100%

@mattmanreturns5307

14 күн бұрын

10 minutes after the video, I'm brainstorming whether 300 vines could be fashioned into a shower... 🤔

@Goldenhawk583

14 күн бұрын

@@mattmanreturns5307 wouldnt filtered and boiled water be good enough for a shower?

@heathboeddeker5401

14 күн бұрын

Damn I'm glad I live in a area where even out in the woods that I don't need to filter and boil water for a shower.

@davidjacobs828

13 күн бұрын

​@clayhayeshunter Superb video sir. I learned a lot . Thanks for all your hard work, honour and integrity. Kind regards from England.

Went through 2 DOD SERE courses and neither taught this technique. It was decades ago but still.... Pretty cool.

Surely some of you must've seen old TV documentaries where they've shown people in remote places drinking water from plant vines and similar? For example in the UK check out early David Attenborough TV programmes that were broadcast by the BBC _ he showed indigenous people the TV crew were following getting water refreshment by cutting plants and drinking from the cut end. Obviously this isn't tap or faucet flow but when trekking it provided essential hydration. They also collected water in little vessels in a similar method. This really is just a reminder of known old methods.

I read a study some years ago done outside of Chicago along the lakeshore using willow trees. Willow trees are particularly good at removing contaminants and the study was done for the purposes of removing toxins from land. Both the soil surrounding the trees and the tree leaves were tested with no contaminants found. The tree roots were also forced to go deeper using tubing. Pretty exceptional stuff - there are so many uses for plants in camp settings. Thanks for sharing this vid, this is very useful.

@billk9628

9 күн бұрын

It's ironic that most Willow Trees grow not very far from a water source like a pond or lake, or river. As kids we used to have quite a few of them around our neighborhood because we had a river near by.

@debrasaltzman901

9 күн бұрын

Do you hv to boil the water too after this or willow tree method??

@captainplacard9666

9 күн бұрын

​@debrasaltzman901 you do NOT need to boil the water from willow, pine, or grapevine. To be extra safe, to kill any viruses that will pass through the xylem, just place the jar in sunlight for a few hours.

@Mechanic-s-Arktura

8 күн бұрын

Как ива может помочь получить чистую воду ? Методом на видео?

@timrulestheearth

8 күн бұрын

I find it hard to believe the tannins in willow doesn't end up in the water, maybe they need heat in order to release?

HANDS DOWN - This is the most important video I have ever seen . . . There isn't even a close second. We salute you Sir!

@rutheparker9006

10 күн бұрын

Impressed me! I just subscribed so I don't miss anything! Thanks for sharing!

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384

10 күн бұрын

Yes

@MelissaFortune

8 күн бұрын

Same! Salute. New sub

@china_is_asshole

7 күн бұрын

Oh yeah?... you can make an oven using earthen clay

I learned at school in the early 80s about how to filter water with rocks and pebbles, also learned to make a water distiller with a pot and piping you can use on a fire. I do have an alcohol distiller and an air-still bit will need power for those. Your info gave me another easier way, thanks. I am a prepper at heart.

@Mvgical

6 күн бұрын

It's in our genes to want to survive. Can't trust the government.

The resin this works is because plants already filter water to use so the fresh vine is pulling water up and trying to push it to the rest of the plant but because this segment has Ben cut off the clean water gets pumped into the other jar

@rmyldr

6 күн бұрын

Plant vines an branches are no guarantee won't work in saltwater especially cuz that kills plants so if they can get through to a plant and it'll die because of bad water any labs only test for about 200 of over 800 things in our waterways they can kill you only in a survival situation would you use this

I appreciate you stopping and chatting with my sons and I at the hardware store today. It really made their day👍

@clayhayeshunter

7 күн бұрын

Made mine too😉

@ctandsonsoutdoors7180

6 күн бұрын

@@clayhayeshunter My son wanted to make sure you knew that he won his playoff game that night and won today. Championship game on Tuesday ⚾️👍

@garvinchowdhary7862

4 күн бұрын

Most wholesome interaction I saw on the internet today. Made my day.

@daltonmartin98

3 күн бұрын

Wuter🥴

@leguhndury9250

3 күн бұрын

@@ctandsonsoutdoors7180 how did your son's championship game go? :)

Water processing plants use cattails, totora, water hyacinth, and duckweed, which can almost completely separate water from sewage and sediment. Add the right plants, rock, and sand, you can turn muck into a pure well/aquifer

@tylerk.7947

13 күн бұрын

Bioremediation is so fascinating

@asher3951

12 күн бұрын

That was my first thought after watching this. How many other plants can do this.

@SaintTrinianz

12 күн бұрын

Pine bark

@AntiquatedApe

12 күн бұрын

Aquarium owner here and yes duckweed is a MONSTER against nitrates. I keep it in all my tanks

@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529

12 күн бұрын

Cattails... Interesting. I cycle on a trail that has streams along each side. I'm going to cut a few stems to see what comes out.

Very cool, particularly the simplicity of the cypress tree setup

Laboratory Technologist and Metrologist here - this is awesome.

@TookaDoubleTake

7 күн бұрын

I think the reason the vines had that flavor is because the first water to come out was the three feet of mineral and sugars the vine was holding.

@TookaDoubleTake

7 күн бұрын

And a bit of the bark submerged to soak in it.

Out of all the "natural" water filtering ideas, this by far is my favourite. Thank you.

@thermologo3451

6 күн бұрын

Ideas ????? Who came up with this. You think he did ???

@SebaztienHawke-ci5hm

6 күн бұрын

He didn’t say he invented, he said the man informed him of it. The video itself referenced the university study which did the science.

@ArmadusMalaysia

5 күн бұрын

@@thermologo3451 come on man, you really wanna go that route?

The fact that this is easily scalable and only requires time is freaking genius. Make 20 of these and you can filter enough water for a family. Great stuff!

@brokenarrow3808

9 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

@jameswinburn6843

8 күн бұрын

Just cut a two inch grape vine about five feet above ground and bend it into a container. It will fill a five gallon bucket overnight if you keep the cut trimmed. This is a survival method known for centuries. It's also possible to cut a section of vine and carry it with you, drinking from one end. It will give you a couple ounces per foot.

@echochamber4420

6 күн бұрын

How many containers are people carrying around in the woods?

@christiancroom3386

5 күн бұрын

Hell as long as a grape vine can be someone with an acre and a half or more could grow more then enough and if you multiplex that across neighborhoods for miles this would or could be smart

@seanewt7947

5 күн бұрын

Water bottles decompose so slowly that during an apocalypse, would be easy to find to do the hammer-in technique!

This is fantastic 👍 I ran a lab and was a water treatment expert....on that note....unless it is life or death, you are being pursued, or what not....always boil water(rolling boil) for no less than 5minutes if you have no other form of filtration! This water must be made safe prior to drinking 👍 and definitely has a head start with this clever technique Knowing how to make fire and safe drinking water in different environments is a skill 🇺🇸

YOU are amazing! This should be taught in the public schools.

I remember seeing that MIT report when it came out in 2014 and thought it was very interesting so I uploaded a video titled "Scientists Find Natural Water Filter in Tree Branches" with a link to the article on the Business Insider website. I'm glad to see you took the time to actually test it out.

@gemcanyonproductions5660

11 күн бұрын

Scientists didn't discover it God made it possible. that method of cleaning the water is in the bible. 2 Esdras 1:23 Praise Yah!

@Prepare2Survive

11 күн бұрын

@@gemcanyonproductions5660 Making something and discovering something isn't the same thing. Example - My girlfriend can bake me a cake and I can discover it in the fridge.

@heard3879

10 күн бұрын

​@@gemcanyonproductions5660 I was curious so I went and found a Bible containing the Apocrypha and looked this up. It doesn't contain this method. It says "I gave you not fire for your blasphemies, but cast a tree in the water, and made the river sweet." In the context, it is clearly referring back to Exodus 15:25 "And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet." It describes Moses throwing a tree into a body of water or a spring or river, and the water miraculously becoming drinkable.

@Mr.Fabrication007

10 күн бұрын

@@heard3879 thanks for clearing that up...we all werent wondering

@riveteye93

10 күн бұрын

​@@heard3879well, most stuff in religious texts is not to be taken literally, most of is a pretty useful metaphor, or a riddle of some kind. (although people keep taking it literally all the time, we are all fools after all).

I was thinking you would pick up a hint of Chardonnay or Merlot with the water filtered through the grape vine.

@clayhayeshunter

14 күн бұрын

🤣

@mgeller854

13 күн бұрын

Lol you can eat the leaves has a grapeskin flavor thought that might happen.

@pokewagner293

12 күн бұрын

What would happen, wen use saltwater?

@ep7672

12 күн бұрын

​@@mgeller854they're so good wrapped around seasoned baked lamb and rice

@shannonlute2735

12 күн бұрын

Anything coming through the grapevine is just a rumor.

This has to be one of the best ideas I have heard on KZread. Clay, I tip my hat to you Sir !!!!!

I love the simple natural way to filter water

Someone should send this to Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross and other organizations around the world to promote this method of clean water. I am so impressed.

@TinHatter419

9 күн бұрын

You want them to take the trees and vines away??? 🤔🤪🤣

@_NobodySpecial_

9 күн бұрын

​@@TinHatter419if you value vines and trees over human life then there is something wrong with you. I can understand not wanting to cut down trees for human greed but to preserve life is another thing altogether. You arent being goofy your being stupid

@hisnameisiam808

9 күн бұрын

​@@TinHatter419lol you can literally use the branches you cut off to trim up the trees. 🤯

@Prometheus669

9 күн бұрын

So everyone can cross the border hydrated

@eyeOOsee

9 күн бұрын

Doctors without borders is an NGO that is stationed in Latin America assisting and promoting the invasion of the US right now. So maybe not!

The pine tree gives an interesting flavor to the water and the needle of some pines makes a nice tea full of natural vitamin C.

@bretjohnson6188

14 күн бұрын

Yes, but do yourself a favor and use white pine for the tea... The other pines also make tea, but their tea tastes like turpentine.

@danpost4755

14 күн бұрын

Agreed! I have made that while out deer hunting.

@Eyes0penNoFear

13 күн бұрын

​@@bretjohnson6188 our ancestors used turpentine as a natural antiparasitic. It's actually listed in the original Merck medication book from 1899. But you're right, it'll still taste like turpentine 🤢

@truthseeker2222

12 күн бұрын

@@Eyes0penNoFear We still use turpentine as a treatment for parasites and lyme disease in Appalachia. All passed down from grandparents.

@Eyes0penNoFear

12 күн бұрын

@@truthseeker2222 I'm so glad to find more people who use it! My father-in-law grew up in Missouri, and he remembers using it as a kid. It fixed a bacterial overgrowth in my gut that was causing a biofilm that blocked nutrient absorption. It's really good stuff.

The second I saw the image I was like “huh, that would work, wouldn’t it…” Just one of those things that seems so obvious AFTER it’s pointed out.

a huge amount of appreciation to brother Clay for showing this, truly inspiring

This vid is pure gold. What a great science lesson I can do with my daughters for their homeschooling. God bless you Clay.

you just saved countless lives with this video - I prayed to know what to do with all this water we can't drink and I was kind of upset on how we have set ourselves up to not be able to drink water that hasn't been treated. Thank you brother in spirit!

@brokenarrow3808

9 күн бұрын

Thank you, brother!

@HappyLuck-xh7cp

17 сағат бұрын

Umm boil it.

First saw you on “Alone” but I really love and am grateful for your channel. PLEASE keep making videos!

Well done. Brave man drinking the swamp water. I got beaver fever from the stony river on the west slope of Mt Denali. It was terrible vomiting diarrhea and high fever. Flagill is a good thing to have along for any extended trip.

That was the single most entertaining, informative, educational, USEFUL thing I've ever seen on a screen.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 And I'm 56..

Outstanding! Wonder what Bamboo which I have seen near dirty water sources and cut to reveal clean “ water” a few feet up the plant!! But I did nothing about noticing it !! You’re the man ! We’ll discover a water purifier which can provide clean potable water for poor people without certain expenses preventing it.

Excellent video Clay. I've never seen this particular process done before & I'm very impressed. Top notch my friend.

That is so cool! Thank you so much for doing this test. Very important information!

Using the right trees to clean water , why did I not think of that. It's what they do naturally for themselves. Thanks for doing the experiment, I will add it to my survival playlist. Congrats on 500k! 🎉🙂

@non9886

10 күн бұрын

excellent idea! but i have heard about clearing of water via roots of trees or bushes...

@suzycat2026

10 күн бұрын

Ancient knowledge I'm sure @@non9886

@AmorDia-GOAT

5 күн бұрын

If saving your playlist so I can watch them thank you for compiling this information

@suzycat2026

5 күн бұрын

Your welcome to look 🙂 @@AmorDia-GOAT I started it for Will Survives , handy homestead & survival ideas.

Between this video and the coyote well you showed this is probably the absolute best water filtering related content anywhere PERIOD 10/10 Clay! This is game changing stuff

this is the type of content i've been looking for. subscribed.

Thank you for being out there and showing the people , great job 👏

I'am shocked this is not widely know information or taught in schools. Wow, well done sir!

@kittyhinkle3739

4 күн бұрын

Sadly it doesnt surprise me😢

@thecake122

3 күн бұрын

They busy teaching about the 138th genders and social media 😂

I read that 6,000 children die every day from dehydration due to diarrhea. This knowledge could save thousands of lives. I don't have the means to distribute this information, but I hope and pray someone else can get this important task done. Maybe that person is watching this now!

@robertsudano4304

12 күн бұрын

Yea it’s mainly in Africa and India though. Especially Africa though. Most people can’t boil the water or filter it there. Idk about 6,000 kids a day though.

@JohnChrysostom101

12 күн бұрын

Idiots in other cou tries are who you are talking about poverty is the outcome of stupid people who never had the wheel and never raised live stock enabling them is unatural.

@xbioman7882

12 күн бұрын

@@robertsudano4304 6K kids a day is reasonable when you realize 1.6 billion people on Earth do not have reliable access to safe water. As someone who has spent significant time in East Africa drilling water wells for villages, 6K a day might be low.

@paulrun111

12 күн бұрын

Here's a secret.... They don't want them to know this knowledge. They could have helped a thousand ways to Sunday but they help in appearance only

@WSmith_1984

12 күн бұрын

​@@paulrun111 precisely, they're beside themselves we have access to it...

I think gymnosperms are safe to try while angiosperm, especially vine species, sometimes have pretty thick xylem and you can literally use them as straw. And the reason why "filtered" liquid by gymnosperm stem looks clean, is the great surface area along the xylem tube, it might be clean at first but some nasty stuff will go through eventually.

WOW. Something so simple and overlooked. Thank you for taking your time to share this information. Who knows, you probably saved lives because of sharing this information. Also I hope you pissed off those people that has created something very simple to do the same but are finding ways to market it for outrageous prices and scam people. Thank you again

This is one of the most important survival videos in the last ten years. Bravo, absolute genius.+1

An incredible takeaway: If you are filtering out e coli, then you can extrapolate that the same filter will be removing other contaminants of equal and larger sizes. It's a micron function. Effectively, if it filters out dime sized contaminants, then you can assume it filters out pennies, nickels and quarters👍

@TommyNitro

14 күн бұрын

Bingo

@ShadeSlayer1911

13 күн бұрын

neat

@mgeller854

13 күн бұрын

Coin sized contaminants is not the right metaphor 😅 you’re correct on micron filter yet the take away should be you can afford to change these micron filters.......saving you a lot of coins for the inconvenience of time spent.

@ManInTheWoods76

13 күн бұрын

@@mgeller854 Correct. Just a simile for illustration. Yes, a coin is quite the opposite end of the size spectrum.

@BigTrees4ever

12 күн бұрын

@@mgeller854i don’t think you understand how metaphors work

Big thank you from an Australian grandmother 🎉🎉🎉🎉

This is the best water filtering video I have ever found. Thank you so much!

This is actually a great water filtration tip - He is correct: Xylem prevents contaminants from being transferred from the soil to the fruit. The only contaminants that pose any threat following this treatment are dissolved minerals - if the water Ph is between 6.5 and 7.5, those will be minimal. 👍👍

@DiaboLusitano

12 күн бұрын

That being said, I assume that this method won't work with salt (sea) water, right?

@Green.Country.Agroforestry

12 күн бұрын

@@DiaboLusitano I would expect varying success depending on the species of plant .. some are adapted to growing in saline environments, and others are further adapted to drawing up and absorbing the salt (All of the atriplex genus, salsola soda, and a bunch of others I can't recall). Another good tip that occurs to me is to look for indicator species near your water supply, if it is unknown: if the plants growing there love heavily mineralized soils, consider distillation, or finding another source.

@TaLeng2023

12 күн бұрын

Would it filter stuff from algae? I saw a vid saying people on island got sick eating bats coz those bats ate cycad fruits, and the trees have been using water with algae. Couldn't believe it also, tho I think cycad are toxic on their own.

@Green.Country.Agroforestry

12 күн бұрын

@@TaLeng2023 Two good questions, back to back! I picked a great time to visit the compy 😊 The toxins in the algae should be contained within their cell walls - unless the cells are ruptured, the water _between_ algae will not be poisoned, and those algae cells are too large to pass through the xylem by far.

@andhewonders

12 күн бұрын

I've killed trees by injecting poison into the very parts being used to filter the water, I assume if there's poison in the water, that will be carried through?

IU've seen most ofvthe survival and bushcraft channels and I have to say that what I'm seeing from Clay is beyond next-level in comparison. He gives us not only the methods but the understanding behind them and explains it all well without getting boring in the minutiae of unnecessary details, yet doesn't miss anything important. Subscribing now.

@user-hj7ld4ff7p

12 күн бұрын

Clay filter

Excellent vid. Thanks. I'd like to know what plants filter the fastest and how much you can filter in a given time.

Thank you so much for investing your time and share your results and thoughts

Came here to potentially call BS and was pleasantly surprised to find that this was both backed up by lab testing in your experiment and also a separate research study. This was pretty neat! RE The concern about waterborne viruses I don’t know if regular backpacking filters can get those either. You can always use a chemical disinfectant to get those if it’s a concern.

@thebamplayer

13 күн бұрын

Or just boil the water.

@americansfirst1095

10 күн бұрын

My family has been doing this for years. The Anunaki taught us.

@apocalypticdaze2139

10 күн бұрын

Mmmm chemical disinfectant, yummy!!

@ilkkavierula6664

9 күн бұрын

When the water is clear, just leaving it out in the sun in a plastic bottle works to sterilize it. Ultraviolet radiation in sunlight will kill all pathogen with few hours of direct sunlight, provided the water is clear and container made of material that lets uv through.

Potentially could be a life-saver in dire circumstances , thanks Mr. Hayes ! ! !

You’re a genius Clay! Good work.

Amazing. I’m really interested in seeing lab results before and after with primitive charcoal and sand filters you always see people do. I’ve looked in the past on KZread and couldn’t find anyone doing a lab analysis.

This is probably the best survival tip in all the story of YT. Clean water from 2 different natural, likely easy to find sources. Thank you sir!

When I was a teen I worked harvesting wild grape vine for craft wreath projects. In the spring when the sap was up when you cut the vines sap would pour out. I often would enjoy a sip or two. It had a very refreshing grape/water taste.

This is great. I have never seen this on any survival show, nor have I seen a better explanation of the plant water filtration process.

Awesome Work . I will be sharing this Thank You

For household use, you can install a UV filter. It's a stainless steel tube about 18 inches long and has a UV bulb in it. Once the water passes threw the tube all pathogens are no longer alive. They make them with different flow rates. I have one with a 12 gallon flow rate for whole house service. Your information is new to me. Thanks for sharing.

@webstella

11 күн бұрын

Previous owner installed one in my house. We have a little bit of ferrous iron in our water. I had to laugh when I changed the bulb. Nothing gonna get killed by that iron stained glass sleeve that separates the bulb from the water. I left it unplugged. I'm not cleaning that thing every week. Lol.

@ridgehilljillie9429

11 күн бұрын

I'm wondering, if letting the water sit in the sun wouldn't have the same results, as the UV filter?

@joeblow3939

11 күн бұрын

@@ridgehilljillie9429 you can send off water to be tested or possibly even at a hospital. With a few phone calls, I'm sure you could find someone. Maybe a college. What is the source? If from a well or stream, I would say your main focus would be micro organisms or pathogens even bacteria (just big words I know but have no idea what I'm talking about). I believe it is the intensity or frequency of the light that is most important.

@Jeremythagoat

11 күн бұрын

@ridgehilljillie9429 yes if in clear container ..usually glass or zip lock left in direct sunlight for few hours will kill all bad living stuff uv treatment and yes I'm sure the ppl who do these studies will back me up with this ....once filter thru vine .....in glass/plastic (just be mindful some plastic leeches) for few hours ... perfectly safe ready to drink water.

@that_garden_gnome

10 күн бұрын

@@ridgehilljillie9429 just for viruses from what i gathered in the video

If we would go back to teaching kids this kind of science there little minds would go crazy with experimentation and discovery. This was wonderful. What an adventure. Thank you

The knive carving the cypress wood like it's butter combined with that metallic spund made my brain tingle

@MinertaurusLPs

4 күн бұрын

and my groin

An excellent film, with some of the best life saving information I have seen in a long time. Well done.

Thank you so much for teaching this. I can't wait to try this with my husband on our next camping trip! We had no idea the water could be filtered like that, that's awesome!

Questions: 1) how much flow? how long time to make 1 liter of water from 2-3 grapewines? 2) for how long will a cut branch continue the flow? days? weeks? Or will it simply sprout roots and start growing? if so for how long will the actual cut area still drip water? Amazing video for survival tips.

@dreadnaughttactical

8 күн бұрын

you ask a lot of questions.. does it even matter..? Who cares if it takes 1hr or 1 day? - you still got clean water Who cares how long it flows? - if it stops.. just cut another one. just be thankful for some good info that could possibly save your life!

@terrylm235

7 күн бұрын

​@@dreadnaughttacticalit's good to ask questions, more the better!

@Othique

7 күн бұрын

@@dreadnaughttactical Congratulations for showing the stark difference between a scientific mind and an anti-intellectual. You should be thankful to everybody who asks questions, you'd very probably be dead without them. Knuckle dragger.

@thinkingoutthebox7253

7 күн бұрын

@@dreadnaughttacticalyou would want to ask questions so you know if and how you can replicate it of course

@kathleenschaefer7012

7 күн бұрын

Several comments have mentioned freshening the cuts on both ends. The author mentioned the health and stress level of the plant influence the speed of production. Enough theory, go get experience and gather data.

Hit the playback speed of 1.25%. This video is great, the anticipation was killing me.

Incredible. This is the most valuable video on you tube. I sure hope I don't need to use this method but, I am very appreciative of the knowledge sir!

By far, one of the most informative and unique videos I've seen regarding water purification and survival skills in quite some time. Great demonstration, Clay!

Hands down the best water video I’ve seen. You’re saving lives.

I have some of the commercial filtration systems and you could always rerun it through those if you wanted to but I don't really know that you would need to. I found this very informative.

This is very valuable information. Thank you!

This is one of the coolest videos i saw lately. Congratulations.

This is honestly mind blowing, it seems so useful but I’ve never hear of it or seen it anywhere before, definitely gonna give this a try!

@clayhayeshunter

14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@bryanmain5990

14 күн бұрын

Been around for couple hundred years at least

Great stuff! I’ve never heard this but it makes perfect sense. Thanks.

Impressive! Thank you for the demonstration.

This is ingenious and makes total sense. I am impressed I've never seen this before. The filtration time is long but cost is almost zero. A great solution to many parts of the world. Just needs to spread the knowledge. Thank you!

From MIT to 100% hillbilly! I've never heard of this before, and had to share! We'll done sir!

Cool! I just ran across your site and love it!

This is really important survival information. Thanks!

Simple and ingenious. This method should help millions of people!

That's really neat. Had no idea this was possible, very impressive.

Thanks for this. I never ever thought of this form of purifying water. Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤

You can boil it after filtering it for an extra layer of protection to get rid of any other form of life that may sneaked through

Congrats on 500k!

That I pretty slick sir, Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. I appreciate your willingness to help others. Thanks again and have a blessed weekend. Dale

Water Is Life! This video is brilliant! We need to share this info out now that our world's water supply had been privatized and now a tradeable commodity on the stock exchange! We all need to know how to procure good clean drinking water!!! Thank you for sharing this information!!!

Wow, I want to try this! I work in Water and Wastewater (10yrs) and thought that was a great explanation. Few to none test for viruses for cost and practically but use that MPN method with Fecal coliform and Ecoli as they are an indication that the disinfectant (usually a chlorine based chemical) and any filtration worked. The sample is mixed with a sugary substance and let incubate in a warm environment near body temps for 48 hrs (some newer versions do less) before measured using the manufacturer's method. I would be worried about parasitic worm cysts and would think that if it did . It was one sample but a great demonstration as Science is as much repeatable verification as anything Thank you!

Great Video Clay. What an amazing filter system!

This is awesome! I've known about using cedar or pine branch as a filter but I have yet to try it. Now I'm really motivated to do so.

@clayhayeshunter

10 күн бұрын

From what I’ve seen, there’s a lot of variation in how much flow you will get through different pieces. Less dense, faster growing wood seems to do much better. Have fun

@henkiejong1136

8 күн бұрын

Wonder how a maple branch would taste like.

@istudios225

8 күн бұрын

@@clayhayeshunter Bamboo would work well, wouldn't it?

Great video and great news! It's one of those things that makes so much sense. I find myself asking, why didn't I think of that? Can't wait to get out into the trees and try it myself. Very well done! Thanks.

Cool science experiment, I enjoyed the microscopic view + explanation