Re: Water filtration / purification?
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:17 am
QueticoBill wrote:http://www.aboutrving.com/rv-topics/boondocking/take-a-one-gallon-shower/
While I totally agree that minimizing water use is best. I am not the sole factor here. Were it just me I could get by every third day just doing washcloth baths in between... However it must be said that there is nothing like a nice long hot shower after a long day of hiking, cooking, prepping firewood etc..
It will be MUCH simpler at a campground with tap / potable water, However campground potable water can be questionable sometimes.
Given the inputs here so far, and what I know of from hiking filtration in my younger days...
Plan moving forward for off grid...
Collect water from source in 5 gallon buckets already in my onboard gear. I pack a lot of things in buckets to easy load in / out anyway. Let sit and have silt settle out. Set pump pickup on a rig similar to a fishing leader insuring it stays at least 1" off the bottom so we aren't sucking up silt, and pump from separation bucket to a second bucket. Add bleach drops, mix, wait. Pump from there through 20 micron filter, into heater and out spray head(s).
Might be worth maybe adding a thread bung to the separator bucket with a tap / hose bib, and just gravity change from separator / dirty bucket to collection / semi clean / sanitizer bucket.
If my thought process is right, then that would permit me to have acceptably clean bathing / dish water, and I can reserve the water from the Aquatainers for cooking and tooth brushing...