other corny uses

[Gucci Pilot]

I've used them to carry extra water on a raod trip

Water? On a road trip? What the Hell?

[Lars]

When you drive the "roads" we do... it pays to have some extra water in the truck. We've been places that you'd be lucky if you saw another car in 24 hours much less somewhere to get water.

[Thirsty Mallard]

I'm pretty much with J. Brew on this one...

Although, once I did use a keg as a bottling bucket...

[Crut]

When you drive the "roads" we do... it pays to have some extra water in the truck. We've been places that you'd be lucky if you saw another car in 24 hours much less somewhere to get water.

Hey Lars,
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... hasJS=true

We use one very similar to that (older model but still works). The one we have was reported to be able to filter sewage waste and come out drinkable. We havnt tried it on that, but works great for everything else. Cuts down on the weight of carrying water around. My father drank some water while on a elk hunt out in Colorado just before 'nam, he contracted Giardia, and was down and out for over a year. He was scheduled to go into service with my uncle but couldnt pass the physical because of the parasite. So from now on, we filter all our water. That filter has saved us more times than I care to count.
-Crut

[J.Brew]

I'm pretty much with J. Brew on this one...

Although, once I did use a keg as a bottling bucket...

Went and blew me right out of the water there "Mr Wizard"! Fucking GENIUS!!

[Mylo]

Hey, Crut. FYI - I never trust those filters alone. The particulate size that they block is small (most single-cell parasites) - but it ain't going to filter out viruses. You never know if some big blackie just took a dump upstream from you. Most of them have an activated charcoal filter, too. So I just blast the sample with some iodine tabs - and then filter that (which removes the nasty, iodine taste).


Mylo

[Lars]

Thanks Crut... but where we go there are no streams or standing water. It is usually out in the desert somewhere. I'll try to post a few pix if I can find some.

[Sent From My iPhone]

You never know if some big blackie just took a dump upstream from you.
Mylo

But you're ok with white dump? Just sayin...