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Here is Why EVERYONE Should Care About Polymer Dosing

What is Polymer Dosing? Polymer dosing is a way to treat dirty water. Understanding the correct dosage helps you know how much of it to use when treating water. This is because polymers are capable of retaining extremely large amounts of liquid mass relative to their own. The result of this is that you can use this form of water treatment to remove debris, dirt or particles from natural water supplies. This type of water treatment removal is necessary regardless of what you need the water for. Whether that be for drinking, cooking, cleaning or any number of commercial or...

Here Is The Best Portable Water Filter With FLAWS You Should Know About

Water is an essential element for life. Almost all living things in our world depend on water. In fact, the average human body is 55-65% water. This is why our ancestors built their settlements near the water. Over time, however, there is a deterioration in the quality of our water sources. Lakes and crystalline rivers are difficult to reach with the advent of pollution, abandonment and abuse. [easyazon_image align="left" height="300" identifier="B07B27T75D" locale="US" src="https://www.mrwatergeek.com/wp-content/uploads/51RBzfARAHL-1.jpg" tag="easyazon061-20" width="200"] Therefore, you can no longer trust that these sources of water are safe and drinkable. Is the situation really that serious? Yes, sadly it is....

Here Are 9 IDIOT PROOF Survival Water Purification Methods

Do you have a survival water purification plan figured out? You desperately need one because water, apart from a sanctuary, may be the most immediate need in a survival situation. Drinking water is a vital resource. Depending on the activity and the ambient temperature, a person can live without water for about 3 days. However, long-term activity without adequate fluid intake associated with malnutrition will quickly reduce the chances of survival. Finding a way to create and maintain a source of drinking water is crucial for emergency preparedness in both the short and long term. Whether you are in nature...

9 EASY Off-Grid Water Filter Methods (Set Up In Minutes)

Why You Should NEVER Use a DIY Water Filter. If the quality of the water is a big issue then you must use discretion and consider adding extra precautions. None of these homemade DIY filter methods come with any sort of guarantee. Nor is there any guarantee that these methods will protect you against harmful bacteria and pathogens. 9 EASY Off-Grid Water Filter Methods Here are 9 off-grid water filter methods: Sunlight Water Purification Sand Filtration Process Tree Branch Water Filter Water Purification Straw Ultraviolet Light Treatment DIY Ceramic Water Filter Evaporation Trap Water Filer DIY Gravity Water Filter Water...

Here Is Why Gravity Water Filters Are INFURIATINGLY ANNOYING But Good For You

Gravity water filters are exactly as they sound. These are filters that work by using the force of gravity to push the water down while it filters. As you would expect, water is fed into it from the top. This can work with any type of filter method e.g. distilled water, reverse osmosis or charcoal filtered water can work using a gravity filter process. If you are unfortunate enough to be in a place that has poor quality tap water, face an emergency situation without water or live in a place with a questionable water supply then a gravity filter...

11 Plants That Filter Water And Why They Are ALL BAD For You

The Biggest Problems With Using Plants to Purify Water And Soil Although it is possible to effectively use plants to purify water, there are somethings you should consider: You can only use plants to filter water in shallow water or at the very least, at the depth at which roots can penetrate. Using plants to filter water is not very time efficient because it's very time consuming. Because plants that filter water are both biological and natural, this means that there are biological limits. You can NEVER really know when it has finished filtering. Meanwhile, a regular water filter will indicate...

Portable Desalination: Infuriating DIY Flaws (+ How to Fix Them)

Why is portable desalination a good idea? Well, there is a very good chance that you have learned not to drink salt water the hard way i.e. by drinking it. Maybe it happened when you were younger while playing in the ocean and accidentally took a big gulp of salty water. You realised that number one, it tasted awful and number two, it didn't quench your thirst. If anything it only made you feel thirstier.[easyazon_image align="right" height="152" identifier="B01EIX7BT2" locale="US" src="https://www.mrwatergeek.com/wp-content/uploads/41dcW2B3SOSL.jpg" tag="easyazon061-20" width="150"] Apart from tasting disgusting and not quenching your thirst, saltwater could kill you if that's all you drink....

DIY Water Filter: 5 Easy Ways And Why They’re All BAD

How to Make a Homemade DIY Water Filter There are many different ways to make a homemade DIY water filter but this article will only highlight a few. The only common thing with all of them is that they are easy to do and include materials you can easily find at home. The following sections outline some of the easiest ways to build and create your very own homemade water filter: Bio-Filter method. Improvised Charcoal DIY Water Filter Method. Water Filter via A Stove Top Distiller. DIY Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) Water Filter Method. Boil Your Water To Filter. 1....

Do NOT Get or Use Well Water Before You Read This!

Did you know that approximately 15% of US citizens living in America use a private well to access drinking water? More and more people are choosing to use a private well because of the freedom and control it gives them. It is an ideal source of water if you don't trust your local authority to get things right. Although there are issues with this form of water supply, there are also very good reasons why getting one is a good idea. Water Well Definition A water well is an extended whole dug into the ground to access water located underground....

Here’s How The Best Water Distiller Helps You SURVIVE A Disaster

Distilling water is becoming a popular choice because it is one of the few ways to ensure completely pure water. Water that is totally contaminant free. This is because water distillation means removing everything from water and I mean EVERYTHING. The bacteria, chemicals and even minerals.This is why distilled water is usually used for industrial, medical and surgical uses. However, the fact that it is completely devoid of content means that it's not "nutritious" as other water sources. Other sources like spring water, mineral water or reverse osmosis are still able to retain healthy minerals. Some people use distilled water...

The Biggest FLAW With Personal Water Filter Straws

The Biggest FLAW With Water Filter Straws The main issue with using a personal water filter straw is how easy is it to suck water through? This might sound weird but making a heavy weight filter straw is fairly easy to do but the stronger the filter is the more time it takes to filter and the harder it is to suck water. When it comes to water filter straws, the name of the game here is the level of microns it can filter out. A filtering capability of 0.1 microns means the filter straw can filter out whatever dirty,...

Do NOT Buy Until YOu Read About This Portable Water Purifier

You should get a portable water purifier because getting a waterborne illness is no joke. They can wreck havoc on your digestive tract, present terrible parasites into your system, or worse cause death. But you simply can not live without water. The human body can only live for 3-7 days without drinking water and this might be even shorter when you're in the Great Outdoors. Planning on backpacking or taking on a new hiking trail? Make sure you have a personal water purifier with you. It is much easier to carry than bottles of water and more efficient. H aving a portable water filter...