Posted: 4/8/2013 3:04:08 AM EDT
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How would one go about boiling water without a pot/canteen or anything metal/plastic in the woods if they got lost? ETA: Could you maybe dig a hole and throw some hot rocks in the water after starting a fire? |
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you can boil water in a paper cup. Interesting, but now I'll add without a paper cup as well. thanks  plastic bottle?With the plastic bottle does it have to be filled up all the way so there is no air or can I just do half? we used to play with but I've never boiled it. we put half full and held fire to it, it doesn't burn the plastic. |
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you can boil water in a paper cup. Interesting, but now I'll add without a paper cup as well. thanks plastic bottle?With the plastic bottle does it have to be filled up all the way so there is no air or can I just do half? And don't put the cap on. |
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Fold your "T" shirt up so that you have four thicknesses, scoop the water, filter through the "T" shirt and drink. You can go see your doc and gets some Flagil when you get back.
You gotta remember guys rules of 3 is 3 days without water. Most I don't have anythings, if you are out there more than three days, you have more to worry about than "I may get dysyntary if I drink the water." some 2-3 days later. A day without water isn't that hard and you can over a lot of distance in a day. ON a more serious not and tad more long term, simply dig a hole near your water source, allow the water to filter through the sand, and settle, then drink. Repeat step 1. As a note worth mentioning, please don't go into a National Park and start boiling water because you forgot a bottle and civilization just a few miles away. Rangers have no sense of humor or adventure when it comes to that stuff. 
Besides the obvious, take something in the first place, even a day hike or picnic you should always take a first aid kit and for $1 you can carry a bottle of iodine, which you can treat water. Iodine or Straw filters don't take anymore room than whatever you have to light a fire. Otherwise, you'd be surprised what you can find in a day of travel. You can carve several rough wood bowls even if all you have is a sharp rock. The trick is to not die while you are out there worrying about you may get sick when you get home. Tj |
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you can boil in plastic but more to the original post...
if you are boiling the water for purification purposes you can also just use your campfire coals and run your water "through" the charcoal. just make sure the wood you used in the fire is not poisonous. water will taste like coals but it will be clean after quite a few passes. |
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Quoted: Interesting so regular no poisonous dead wood should work.you can boil in plastic but more to the original post... if you are boiling the water for purification purposes you can also just use your campfire coals and run your water "through" the charcoal. just make sure the wood you used in the fire is not poisonous. water will taste like coals but it will be clean after quite a few passes. |
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Quoted: No tin foil will not poison you.....come on guys.......have you ever wraped something in tin foil and threw it on a fire or BBQ to cook? Aluminum pans in oven? Take aluminum foil......ball your hand into a fist...mold foil over fist.......you now have a bowl Thanks for clearing that up. |
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Quoted: Fold your "T" shirt up so that you have four thicknesses, scoop the water, filter through the "T" shirt and drink. You can go see your doc and gets some Flagil when you get back. You gotta remember guys rules of 3 is 3 days without water. Most I don't have anythings, if you are out there more than three days, you have more to worry about than "I may get dysyntary if I drink the water." some 2-3 days later. A day without water isn't that hard and you can over a lot of distance in a day. ON a more serious not and tad more long term, simply dig a hole near your water source, allow the water to filter through the sand, and settle, then drink. Repeat step 1. As a note worth mentioning, please don't go into a National Park and start boiling water because you forgot a bottle and civilization just a few miles away. Rangers have no sense of humor or adventure when it comes to that stuff. Besides the obvious, take something in the first place, even a day hike or picnic you should always take a first aid kit and for $1 you can carry a bottle of iodine, which you can treat water. Iodine or Straw filters don't take anymore room than whatever you have to light a fire. Otherwise, you'd be surprised what you can find in a day of travel. You can carve several rough wood bowls even if all you have is a sharp rock. The trick is to not die while you are out there worrying about you may get sick when you get home. Tj Thanks for the info I have learned a lot. |
Cant tell if douche-bag with comments/ reply's or serious....
Common scene says its going to be hard to boil with out a container (make one or bring one.) Boil over fire or with fire... Hot container or hot rocks. Not to many other options out there short of a chemical additive or purifying filter. 
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Quoted: Cant tell if douche-bag with comments/ reply's or serious.... Common scene says its going to be hard to boil with out a container (make one or bring one.) Boil over fire or with fire... Hot container or hot rocks. Not to many other options out there short of a chemical additive or purifying filter. I was being serious and just looking for non conventional ways of boiling water for an emergency. |