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====== Water ====== | ====== Water ====== | ||
- | ===== potable water ===== | + | Water is critical for life, especially in hot/dry areas like deserts. |
- | [[water:cooking|drinking]] | + | Vandwellers living minimally (no showers or slip-n-slides) will typically require 1 gallon of potable water every day for [[water:drinking|drinking]], and 1 additional gallon for cleaning, [[hygiene: |
+ | Cleaning water to be suitable for use has two components; **filtration** and **purification**. // | ||
+ | Not all water needs to be both filtered and purified. Some natural water from fast-flowing streams or springs may have very little particulate matter in it and be very clear already, and will only need purification if you're going to drink or cook with it. | ||
+ | As a general rule, // | ||
+ | Not all water can be made safe for use; it is //not// practical to purify water that is chemically or mineralogically tainted. | ||
- | ===== non-potable water ===== | + | See this [[https:// |
- | [[water:cooking|cooking]] | + | |
- | [[water:cleaning|cleaning]] | + | |
- | [[water:hygiene|hygiene]] | + | |
- | ===== wastewater | + | ===== conservation |
+ | It is far easier to //use less water// than to haul, store, and dispose of gray water. | ||
+ | ===== potable water ===== | ||
- | Drinking | + | Potable water is water that is know-safe for human consumption. |
- | cooking | + | If the water is non-potable (see below) or not known to be potable, you might [[water: |
- | cleaning | + | ===== non-potable water ===== |
+ | [[water: | ||
+ | Water used for [[water: | ||
+ | ===== wastewater ===== | ||
+ | Washwater (non-sewage waste water) is usually stored in a [[water: | ||
- | ====== hygiene ====== | ||
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- | bathing | ||
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- | showering | ||
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- | baby wiping | ||
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- | ====== water configuration ====== | ||
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- | ===== unplumbed ===== | ||
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- | ===== plumbed ===== | ||
- | ===== plumbed ===== | ||