Farris Survival

[ronaldrwl]

Went by yesterday and got a water tank. A 30 gallon for $69.99. I plan on buying a lot more. They are having a sale on Mountain House food next week. They're getting a new shipment in. It's a smaller store and the prices are a little high. But it's nice to deal with a local store.

[ronaldrwl]

They also have a water filter that looks good.
Big Berkey Water Purifier:
http://www.fsurv.com/p-2-big-berkey-225-gal-water-purifier-w2-filter-elements.aspx

[Wulf202]

skip the big burkey and buy the filters and 2 5gal buckets.

[Tim K]

I'd think you could buy bottled water for $2 a gallon if you hunted around.

[Sawin]

Or get one of these, or something similar.
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/CAMP-354
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/CAMP-352

IMHO, everyone should have one of these. They're too cheap, and potentially life saving, not to have one on hand.

[ronaldrwl]

I like the two bucket system. I think that is what Wulf202 was talking about.

[Wulf202]

.5 microns is not a very good filter. look up my water treatment cheat sheet thread.

get burkey brand black filters if you can afford them. if you can only afford these .5 needs iodine or pool shock to be effective

[ChunkyMonkey]

Black berkey filter is rated @ 0.05 micron for 6000 gallon for $100 a set of 2. I setup mine w/ Sawyer Point zero two filter in my get home bag and in my own house. 0.02 micron filtration w/ 1 million gallon guaranteed - $124. The hose size is the same as your fridge water line - so I set it up that way. In case of emergency, the 2 bucket setup is a great idea... gotta look into it.

http://www.sawyer.com/water.html#water2

[Sawin]

.5 microns is not a very good filter. look up my water treatment cheat sheet thread.

get burkey brand black filters if you can afford them. if you can only afford these .5 needs iodine or pool shock to be effective

Agreed, but with a .5 micron filter and boiling for good measure, you're set.

[HoneyBadger]

I'd think you could buy bottled water for $2 a gallon if you hunted around.


Costco sells bottled water for about $1 per gallon. It's the "Kirkland" brand water, which is Costco's brand name. If you're in the springs and don't have a membership, I'll take you and we can get as much water as you can haul.

[Rust_shackleford]

I'd think you could buy bottled water for $2 a gallon if you hunted around.
Dollar store $1 a gallon

[Wulf202]

milk type jugs degrade. old 2 liters are better.

tap water is just fine. water does not go bad.

[colocowboy01]

I got my Berkey water system from Farris and I get my replacement filters from them also. Small shop and Bob will talk your ear off if you have the time, but I shop there as much as I can to support a local business. IMHO Berkeys are the only way to go for water filtration.

[rocktot]

milk type jugs degrade. old 2 liters are better.

tap water is just fine. water does not go bad.

Yes, it does. You need to look up water storage. Else you get algae or whatnot. Chlorine Bleach is the usual disinfectant.


There are also fluoride filters for the berki.

[Wulf202]

Yes, it does. You need to look up water storage. Else you get algae or whatnot. Chlorine Bleach is the usual disinfectant.


There are also fluoride filters for the berki.

You might want to look it up yourself... Keep it out of the sun and you don't get algae as long as the lid is on. Water goes flat, never bad.

[Irving]

If water went bad, life on this planet would not exist.

[TheBelly]

If water went bad, life on this planet would not exist.

(For the evolution types, and just to poke the bear...)

Water went bad. That's why we have algae, micro organisms, and then evolved into humans..... just sayin.....

[Wulf202]

then maybe water went good?