#solarstill

Make a Solar Still for Water Collection:

A solar still will provide 100% pure water, and will not require purification or boiling prior to drinking. This technique will work just about anywhere, provided that there is enough sunlight to assist the process. Here are simple instructions how to build a solar still to extract pure drinking water from the earth.

Find, or dig, a hole in the ground

Place a water collection container at the bottom, and in the center, of the hole

Add live vegetation, in the hole, to improve moisture content

Loosely (not drum tight) cover the hole with a tarp or plastic across the entire diameter of the hole

Secure the covering around the top perimeter of the hole

Place a rock in the center of the covering so that the covering sags over the opening of the container

Ground moisture will condense on the inside of the plastic or tarp, and drip down toward the center and into the container This process can also be done using 2 containers instead of digging a hole by placing a small [collection] container inside a larger [bad water] container. Think this can't work in the desert? Fortunately, this survival technique can be successful for gathering water from our driest of deserts during their most brutal seasons. Related Resources: How To Make a Solar Still [Video 1]    [Video 2]    [Video 3] Use a Transpiration Bag to Collect Water From Plants Have a Long-Term Water Storage Plan for Emergencies Methods to Purify Water [Author's Reference Link]

[11-Cs Basic Emergency Kit] [14-Point Emergency Preps Checklist] [Immediate Steps to Take When Disaster Strikes] [Learn to be More Self-Sufficient] [The Ultimate Preparation] [P4T Main Index]

Learn How To Make A Solar Still

If you often travel in or near a desert, do yourself a favor and stash some thin plastic in your survival pack or vehicle. Why? Because this gives you the ability to make a solar still. And if you can craft a solar still, you can collect some much-needed water.

Solar stills are ingenious yet simple survival contraptions. They’re designed to create a miniature “greenhouse”. Heat enters through the plastic vapor barrier but gets trapped and cannot escape.

This increasing heat forces the moisture in the soil to vaporize. Creating a trapped humid atmosphere under the vapor barrier.

Then once night comes, the temperatures will drop and the moisture in the air will condense on the plastic. When setup properly you can collect this condensed water in a small container.

Here’re the basic steps to create a desert solar still:

Dig a round hole a few feet wide and a few feet deep

Setup a small collection pit at the center of the hole using a plastic sheet

Stretch your thin sheet of plastic across the hole

Find some moderately heavy rocks to hold the plastic sheet in place around the hole

You want the plastic sheet up off the ground but with a slight drop to the middle of the hole. Do this by adding a medium sized rock to the center of the sheet.

Now the plastic sheet will help collect the moisture. Water will slowly build up on the plastic sheet and as it builds, it will run towards the center of the plastic.

Then once the water collecting in the center of the plastic sheet get heavy enough, it will drop into your small collection pit.

Обична соларна фурна ја прави солената вода пивлива