Best camping chemical water treaters according to redditors
We found 24 Reddit comments discussing the best camping chemical water treaters. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 24 Reddit comments discussing the best camping chemical water treaters. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Those are not designed to purify water.
You want these guys: http://www.amazon.com/Potable-Aqua-Water-Purification-Tablets/dp/B0009I3T3S/
Or these: http://www.amazon.com/McNett-Aquamira-Water-Treatment-Drops/dp/B00CHRFQPI
filter? check out the Sawyer Mini: http://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Products-SP128-Filtration-System/dp/B00FA2RLX2
if you're in a pinch, do a little homework with using ordinary bleach ... or prepare to boil
Polar Pure is the shit for water purification.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N5AGT1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_OXh7CbBD852X1
I do a couple of one or two night adventures across california a few times a year. From my experiences, here are some of the most handy things in my opinion. Note; I have an absured amount of storage on my F650GS Dakar, so some of this stuff is not for light packers:
One of those battery powered string of led lights, for easy dim lighting where you can't have a campfire. eg, something like [this](
https://www.amazon.com/GardenDecor-Decorative-Battery-Powered-Bedroom/dp/B071CFJ52T/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1518029901&sr=8-5&keywords=battery+led+string+lights)
Biodegradable body wipes, for when you reek like B.O. from days of sleeping in the dirt and you have to interact with civilized people.
Water purification tablets, in case you break down somewhere in the middle of bumfuck nowhere and you need water. The bottles are tiny so they don't take up much space.
A chair because 24/7 of either sitting upright on a bike or laying on hard dirt starts to hurt like hell.
Some good undies with a junk pouch, because you are going to be sitting for hours and everything will start to get mashed up and uncomfortable. Best investment I've made, IMO.
There is a real reason why most chain food restaurants no longer use spring onions as a raw garnish. As a raw vegetable, it's almost impossible to get you low-skilled, low salaried workers to clean them properly. Personally, I'll still get them for doing a stir-fry, but it's too much work usually for garnish. This LPT and many of the comments actually suggest growing your own E.coli.
To be honest, I usually use my Polar-Pure to make a dilute iodine solution to soak the onions in. But it was forced off the market for a while thanks to the War on (some) Drugs, and people have seems to gravitate to pump filters.
Uhh.. Since nobody else is helping, I will give it my best shot. On a normal day, the average reccomended amount of water per person will be 64 oz., or .5 gallons. This is a rough estimate for an average person. If you are larger, pack more. If you are smaller, pack less. Depending on the heat, you may end up sweating alot of the water out.
I would reccomend no less than .75 Gallons per person per day.
As far as containers go, something like this would probably be best. I think that stores like walmart have a similar option....
To purify lake water you have several options. There are a multitude of water filters that backpackers use to make drinking water safe. /r/ backpacking raves about this one in particular for its low price, easy use, and low weight. It should filter out bacteria and other nasty things in water.
Alternatively, water purification tablets can be bought to do the same thing. These will not filter out sediment though. They only kill bacteria.
Since this is car camping and the weight/size of gear is not as big of a concern, simply overpacking on water will do no harm. Just keep track of how much you drink as a gauge for next time!
These look promising.
Potable Aqua Water Purification Treatment - Portable Drinking Water Treatment for Camping, Emergency Preparedness, Hurricanes, Storms, Survival, and Travel (100 Tablets) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GPK4LVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_N18ZBbT6VBAA6
There are two kinds of problem.
The high end solution, like the LifeSaver, can work with surface water.
If you're dealing with public water that's been processed by the local government's water treatment plants (which might not be to the standard your body is used to), then a filter bottle might be the right solution. If it's a biologic contaminant, then something like a SteriPen could be the right answer.
Bleach is great but for taste I recommend Polar Pure it also in basically infinite. https://www.amazon.com/Polar-Pure-Iodine-Purifier-Sterilizes/dp/B00N5AGT1Q
oh this is what i was talking about https://www.amazon.com/Polar-Pure-Iodine-Purifier-Sterilizes/dp/B00N5AGT1Q
First, the most effective water treatment is boiling. Period.
Iodine for water purification is perfectly safe and effective. It's cheaper, lighter, and more reliable than filters and battery-powered light pens, etc., etc. Get some Polar Pure, a bottle will last you a lifetime, and get on with your life.
You should also note that the recommended dosages on iodine water treatment packages are usually 10x the dose needed to treat your water. Those dosages are written by lawyers, not scientists (iodine is so safe that recommending a 10x overdosage for water purification doesn't worry company lawyers—think about that). One should also note that iodine is as effective as boiling in killing viruses.
There is no undisputed science backing up claims of long term iodine toxicity in trace/moderate amounts of ingestion. For a typical adult, the highest recommended tolerable daily dose is 1,100 μg/day which is almost impossible to achieve without large amounts of supplementation (one exception is a diet high in certain species of seaweed).
The only iodine toxicity there is, is acute i.e. ingesting a large amount in a short amount of time (drinking an entire bottle) and even then, it is extremely rare for it to be fatal. Usually the majority is vomited back up without being absorbed. Boston General Hospital had hundreds of patients admitted for acute iodine poisoning during the initial years of the Great Depression, because the old wives' tale of iodine overdose as a means of suicide, and for the hundreds of attempted suicides by iodine: zero fatalities.
Thank you for the update on the solar charger. My room gets a lot of sunlight, but I will make sure to test it out thoroughly.
I'll amend my plan so that I don't only rely on the waterBob. I'll also store water in water gallon containers, in addition to the waterBob which I may or may not use.
Can I use the bleach to decontaminate the water? Or something like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009I3T3S
How about something like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOGHPUM/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdo_t1_QKb3AbNKJ16XV
It's still very available. I use it quite a bit.
https://www.amazon.com/Polar-Pure-Iodine-Purifier-Sterilizes/dp/B00N5AGT1Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=Polar+pure&pldnSite=1&qid=1563745529&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Enh. give me my purification tablets, and pretty much, yeah. I use these when camping, and have ingested some.. questionable.. water
http://www.amazon.com/Potable-Aqua-Water-Purification-Tablets/dp/B0009I3T3S
Although, if you carry a water bottle with a built in carbon filter, after using these tablets, it does make things much more palatable.
What group are you going with? All of the water we got on my trek was boiled by the tour company we were with. That being said, you should be fine with the same kind of purification tablets you'd use for any other camping trip. I've always used Potable Aqua tablets - you should be able to find them at your local camping/outdoor store. I took some with me on my trek, but never needed to use them.
https://www.amazon.com/Potable-Aqua-Purification-Tablets-neutralizing/dp/B0009I3T3S/
https://smile.amazon.com/Potable-Aqua-Water-Purification-Tablets/dp/B0009I3T3S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1492305962&sr=8-3&keywords=iodine+tablet
There are several options to consider for water.
I personally have two setups that I think works for my family. As always, I try to get the most bang for my buck.
The first is using a simple ceramic filter, and then buying a couple of cheap buckets (with lids) from Lowes or Home Depot. You drill a hole in the bottom of one bucket, and a hole in the lid of the second bucket. You insert the filter in the hole. When you are ready to use it, you pour your water into the top bucket, and let it drain to the bottom bucket, ready to drink. You might also drill a second hole in the bottom bucket for a faucet. Start to finish, this system will cost you about $25-30, but is capable of filtering thousands of gallons of water.
A second option is a little simpler. Something like the HydroBlue is a little more expensive, but doesn't require any tool work.
Most water filters will get bacteria and parasites. Filters with carbon will also get heavy metals, though for really bad situations where I'm in strict survival mode, I'm not worried about trace amounts of lead that might be in the water, that will affect me only after a few years of consumption.
Most filters will NOT get viruses, but those that do are a LOT more expensive. I would still argue that viruses aren't nearly as much of a concern as bacteria and parasites, but if your still worried about viruses, a cheap way to deal with them is to use bleach or pool shock. (Bleach doesn't have a very long shelf life, but pool shock does.) You can also use a UV light to neutralize viruses, though this option is somewhat more expensive.
The gold standard for water filters would be a Berkey, though these are very pricey.
All in all, I'm condensing this to keep from overwhelming you. I've done lots of research on this, so if you have any more questions, I'd be happy to elaborate further on anything.
The brown things are probably the water purification tablets (as in iodine). The other bottle is probably ascorbic acid (which helps remove the iodine taste). It's probably this, repackaged.
Water purification tablets are a godsend. They're lighter than bottles of water, and are chemically designed to keep you from getting sick. If nothing else, bring those along.
Also, bring sunscreen! Nothing is more miserable than a bad sunburn.
When it comes to food, be careful with how you handle it. Someone mentioned Jiffypop, and it reminded me of the time when my mom spilled a little on the ground, and then a family of raccoons decided to attack us. So, just be careful with accidentally dropping food.
I'd also look up and make a list/map of doctors, hospitals, and stores nearby, and know how long it'd take you to get to each one. I know the plan is to be roughing it, but if you forget something majorly important (like, bugspray) it's easier to find it if you already have the directions ready to go. And the doctors/hospitals? Well, that's just a safety thing. It helps to have even if you don't use it, because if you know the nearest hospital is an hour and a half drive away, you're going to be a hell of a lot more careful than if you assumed it was 20 min.
I'm assuming people know where you're going, but make sure to tell someone who isn't going where exactly you're going, and when you should come back and stuff. If you go missing, someone will know all the relevant information that may help save your life.
I hope you have a great time!
I tried the 2 gallon Sawyer water bladder - the handle ripped off (and ripped the rest of the bladder with it) the second time I used it.
Water filters. Use iodine unless you're in an area where you're drinking out of stagnant, opaque, or fecally polluted sources.
Iodine is NOT toxic, doesn't break like a filter can, doesn't get clogged, doesn't weigh more than a few ounces and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. You can also use it to treat open wounds on the trail (or at home).
One bottle of PolarPure will probably last a lifetime. I'm still using a bottle I bought in 1988.