To: Gritty
I went to your link and the one thing he talks about that really made me think again was hygiene. I recently decided to get a very high percentage sodium hypochlorite pool shock. Right now I just have one bag but it is 68% while bleach in a bottle is only 6% and bulky and space consuming.
It might not be safe to disinfect drinking water but in a scenario w/o running water you could keep washing water in a bucket for hand cleaning and any other cleaning.
17 posted on
09/11/2011 2:07:01 PM PDT by
tiki
To: tiki
I agree that Pool Shock (calcium hypochlorite) is a good way to go. It is highly concentrated and one pound goes a long way. The downside is, it can be dangerous if not handled properly. The granules also need to be isolated from food and other gear because of it's corrosive nature. Here's a handy link which you are probably aware of, but others might not be...
using calcium hypochlorite to disinfect water
19 posted on
09/11/2011 3:04:07 PM PDT by
Gritty
(The U S will not survive a second round of Barack Obama, nor will the rest of the West- David Solway)
To: tiki
Get the shock with calcium hypochlorite. You make a solution and then treat the water. The water is then potable.
20 posted on
09/11/2011 3:10:51 PM PDT by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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