Water Purification help in the Amazon

[Ambush Master]

Just received this Link!! If it's already been brought up, then disregard!!

http://www.lapolicegear.com/steripen...purifiers.html

[xparallax]

for what its worth ( i am currently in the amazon jungle (eugene oregon) writing this.) I am using various water sterilization chemicals as well as the msr ceramic filter,, the msr ceramic filter is very labor intensive and produces about a quart every 10 minutes. still occasionally get sick, but have cypro to counter act the worst of it..

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by xparallax

for what its worth ( i am currently in the amazon jungle writing this.) I am using various water sterilization chemicals as well as the msr ceramic filter,, the msr ceramic filter is very labor intensive and produces about a quart every 10 minutes. still occasionally get sick, but have cypro to counter act the worst of it..

Well thanks BUT......... Re-Read your e-mail that you got when you registered.
Post your intro as your first Post in the appropriate place ........ Oh Shit you volated the first directive you were given. Work on your SA Please and follow the rules, this is not Miliatry.com.

Then Fill out your profile as required. YOu are not starting out very well. If this is hard you may not survive the Jungle...

After you do that read Search, and read some more.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by xparallax

for what its worth ( i am currently in the amazon jungle writing this.) I am using various water sterilization chemicals as well as the msr ceramic filter,, the msr ceramic filter is very labor intensive and produces about a quart every 10 minutes. still occasionally get sick, but have cypro to counter act the worst of it..

I didn't know that Eugene, OR, US was a part of the Amazon jungle. C-ya. And have a very SF day.

Team Sergeant

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

I didn't know that Eugene, OR, US was a part of the Amazon jungle. C-ya. And have a very SF day.

Team Sergeant

Don't tell me that our SA challenged boy is in the US........

He has been chastised by me here, on the intro thread and now busted by you. I for-see a problem child.

Young man I would advise you to CONFESS NOW.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by SF_BHT

Don't tell me that our SA challenged boy is in the US........

He has been chastised by me here, on the intro thread and now busted by you. I for-see a problem child.

Young man I would advise you to CONFESS NOW.

Hey brother, idiot boy cannot answer, not here anyway, I banned his stupid self.

I tracked "it's" IP address with a few different IP trackers, all came back to Eugene, Oregon.

Idiot boy, this ain't military.com, or myspace, and we ain't that stupid. Don't bother sending me an email asking for forgiveness, it won't work.

Team Sergeant

[lssah2025]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...sandfilter.jpg



Link for larger pic.

[Lowlight7]

I don't know what resources you have available in the area or in your financing, so here goes.

Have you considered SODIS (www.sodis.ch)? No frills but has the smallest equipment requirement. At the very least it's a temporary solution until a better method can be put in place.

WHO also has an extensive library of info on water disinfection for third world environments (http://www.who.int/household_water/resources/en/)

If it were me I'd bring a MIOX, gravity filter, and 3 cases of batteries.

[lssah2025]

I guess if you wanted to improve the efficiency or purification process you could add a layer of charcoal, then take the water that you get out of this sand filter system and store it in another type of container. Add a little Chlorine or use a MCR or other filter and viola, hopefully you have a quick easy filtration system.. that will keep the GI bugs away...

[Sten]

Originally Posted by xparallax

for what its worth ( i am currently in the amazon jungle (eugene oregon) writing this.) I am using various water sterilization chemicals as well as the msr ceramic filter,, the msr ceramic filter is very labor intensive and produces about a quart every 10 minutes. still occasionally get sick, but have cypro to counter act the worst of it..

My daily drinking water in Vanuatu (not the Amazon but a Jungle by any other name) came out of a river with livestock and humans up stream from me. I used a MSR "water works" aka "ceramic"filter for 2 years and it was fast and 100% reliable. I never got sick it, it required simple preventive maintenance and the filter never went down. I know this has nothing to do with the topic of the thread and I apologize for that but I could not let a bash on MSR go uncorrected.