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water:start [2022/01/15 02:13]
princess_fluffypants [Water Filtration]
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frater_secessus [Water]
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 Water is critical for life, especially in hot/dry areas like deserts.   Water is critical for life, especially in hot/dry areas like deserts.  
  
-Vandwellers living minimally (no showers or slip-n-slides) will typically require 1 gallon of potable water every day for drinking, and 1 additional gallon for cleaning, hygiene, cooking, etc.+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:bathing|hygiene]][[food:cooking|cooking]], etc.
  
 Cleaning water to be suitable for use has two components; **filtration** and **purification**. //Filtration// means removing particulate matter such as mud, sand, large plant cells such as algae and phytoplankton.  //Purification// means removing or killing the germs and bacteria that can make you sick.  Many methods will do both, but not all. Cleaning water to be suitable for use has two components; **filtration** and **purification**. //Filtration// means removing particulate matter such as mud, sand, large plant cells such as algae and phytoplankton.  //Purification// means removing or killing the germs and bacteria that can make you sick.  Many methods will do both, but not all.
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 See this [[https://www.nps.gov/articles/2wayspurifywater.htm|guide from the National Park Service]] about how to treat water.  Also see [[https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/water-treatment-backcountry.html|REI's guide that wants to sell you stuff]] (But is still useful). See this [[https://www.nps.gov/articles/2wayspurifywater.htm|guide from the National Park Service]] about how to treat water.  Also see [[https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/water-treatment-backcountry.html|REI's guide that wants to sell you stuff]] (But is still useful).
  
-----+===== conservation ===== 
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 +It is far easier to //use less water// than to haul, store, and dispose of gray water.  Each subpage will have a conservation section.  
  
 ===== Water Filtration ===== ===== Water Filtration =====
water/start.txt · Last modified: 2023/08/07 11:27 by mahkato