You have to remember that the more AREA to be collected from, the more water. Next time dig a 9 ft. square area with a clear plastic bag sheet that is 10 ft. square. Also it works better if you dig the hole in an area that is more moist in direct sunlight. Make sure the sides of the plastic is sealed good with plenty of dirt like you did. Put your container in the center like you did with the sucking tube. Great video on teaching people how to get water. Water extracted like this is pure clean 99.99% clean water to drink.
Very helpful. Thank you! I love to go waaaay out in the middle of nowhere when i camp and the more of these tricks I can learn, the easier it gets. Also, you never know when you might not be planning on staying out for days or weeks at a time, so it's a good thing to know more than a few ways to get water, build shelters, start fires, etc. The more i know, the more comfortable i am about going out for longer periods. The longest I've gone out for was 2 weeks in Washington around the end of winter time. We got super lucky and found a spring about half a mile from our camp where we got our water and we also found an old dock in the grass that was there from back when the lake we were near was bigger. We used the wood from the dock to build a really nice lean-to, then we pretty much turned it into a cabin over the next couple days as we salvaged the dock wood. We were only gonna be there a few days, but we figured since we could now survive here, we'll stay till we all have to go home and back to work. We have gone back a few times since then and put in a nice little wood stove and a three burner propane stove. We also found more wood out there so we added to the place.
I'm so glad I found your page! I used to catch your TV show whenever I could, and when I saw your name come up as I was surfing UA-cam I was stoked! Instantly subscribed, and am looking forward to soaking up a bunch of that good old back woods know-how! You are a genuine modern day renaissance man!
thanks for sharing your knowledge . People would do well to heed these methods .Imagine when the grocery stores are closed and have been raided and you can not get any food or water . Bet you would have loved to pay attention to this man .
Jack don't worry about the haters they don't appreciate what you do for the YT community. you are a great guy for uploading and sharing the knowledge you have thank you man!
Oh my goodness thank you so much for this video i owe you my life. i wathched this video before I went camping(like 3 weeks before)and then i fell and all my water was gone. i was able to make a fire and I used almost all of the methods to get water. i was lost for 5 days...thank you I would have been dead if it were not for you...by the way I am only 14 and this happened about one month ago.
Jack I would swear you live in the wild! The skillset you have blows me away. It's like the saying goes, You learn something new everyday. Thanks for posting brother!
thats incredible! i have field tested the 7 ways to find water, but not like this,i mean when it really matters. i am glad that you are ok. thanks for telling me this. Jack.
These are all good methods of getting water, but I would never recommend anyone drink straight out of a creek like that. If it was a spring it would be different, but you don't know what could be in that water. It could have cholera, dysentary, amoebas, parasites, e. coli poisoning, schitzomonasis, giardia. These things will take you straight out of the game. Remember you can go roughly 3 days without water so try not to panic and make mistakes that can be avoided. Find a way to make it safe.
I'm sure that you've been thanked a million times for posting this info and so add mine as well as this was really fantastic to know about incase ever in that situation with no water around.
WOW dude! I've been a student of survival for almost 30 years and I never knew the thing about the ferns! That is really cool! Thank you VERY much for sharing your knowledge! I guess thats why I say I've been a student of survival and not an expert because I'm still learning. Subbed and will be watching more of your vids. THANK YOU!
I doubt that drinking water directly from a creek is very safe. It could make you very sick with the runs and dehydrate you enough to kill you if you can't get help or use a remedy.
being born and raised in the blue ridge mtns of nc .. I hear all the time people saying DONT DRINK WATER FROM ANY MTN STREAM.. even eugene knows better that water is 80% better for you then water out of the tap
hey man im from NC also, Winston Salem. Could you elaborate on why not to drink mountain stream water. Im pretty young and curious about finding and getting clean water for myself and others.Right now i only have access to bottled water in plastic or tap. Id really hate to drink tap water and need better choice then to drink bottled because its in plastic and is basically tap water.. what kind of water do you drink and where do you get it from. thanks. Your information will help me in the future.
m from boone nc area and if your in winston salem. you don't have a lot of options. even your area lakes and streams would be contaminated. I drink my water straight from the stream up in these blue ridge mtns no matter what egene says stream water in the applachian mtns is safe to drink but a deer etc could have pissed in it test it first for taste before you continue.
yea , there wasnt much, about an 8 oz glassfull. if volume is what you need just use more than one solar still. the cloth on wet grass is the big producer(the most work too)
To make it easier to collect dew, run a long stick through both sleeves of a tee shirt and tie the ends of a cord on either side of the sleeve openings. Then, tie a rope to the center of the cord and drag it along behind you as you walk across the grassy field. Stop and wring out the tee shirt whenever it gets soppy wet. This will be much faster and is not stoop labor.
You need to boil or treat any water you find, even if you're very thirsty. It may look crystal clear and safe but there could still be some pretty dangerous organisms in there. No since trading thirst for infection.
ive used the solar still a couple times it works with brackish or saltwater to 1: clear plastic 4x4 2: hole 1' deep 3' diameter as big as you want but remember you need to dig the hole it wont dig itself. 3: vegetation tall grasses and leafy greens then i pour brackish into the soil around the cup. mostly i dont need to use it im in florida and theres creeks and marsh wherever i go, im gonna keep my eyes out for leaky trees and fern bulbs, new to me thanks jack
I think this is fantastic and everyone needs to watch more of this man and relearn how to live from the land because very soon we will have to again. Take his advice and learn from him he will save your life some day.
extracting water vapor from the atmosphere is a common practice in any arid environment. dew forms best in the desert. but can be collected anywhere. I did say that these methods can be used in dry areas, I didn't really imply that I was in the desert, however the methods were developed there, and can be used wherever needed
the fern potatoes has a woody aspect that makes them inedible unless they are fully dried , then roasted, the powder used as a flour stretcher. the water can have tannins in it.
Hi Jack great video! I love your show on TV too! I've done the solar still "tree method" too works great! Some other awesome ways to find water, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Good information TrapperJack... it was also good to see how productive or unproductive some of those methods were. In the case of the solar still, digging the hole with primitive tools (hands and stick) you would have lost more moisture than you would have gained the following day. It was also good to see the rain/dew collector sheet and also the dew collector rag demonstration. Those are two methods I will definitely use. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us TrapperJack!
although nearly all fern fiddles can be eaten there are only a couple ferns that are truly edible. the bracken fern is one of them. the root "Potatoes" are best eaten in just after the wet season they are fully hydrated then near the end of dry season the potatoes will be strong with tannins and some alkyd compounds that render them almost undesirable. they can be treated similar to Aurum Root ( arrow root , wapotato ) and eaten, again season relates to useability.
Me & my friend are going on a survival trip in the spring, so I'm just gathering up all the info. that I can get. Thanks, Jack, your videos are awesome, but you could turn up the quality to 480p. and it would make them EPIC!
The dew sock thing; my concern would be the fact that intestinal parasites larva , commonly just called worms, live in dew soaked grass. I live on a farm, have to 'worm' our livestock multiple times a year for this reason. Also, as I've seen others ask, are the fern potatoes edible? I would assume so if you could drink the juice. The "fiddler head fern" can (and has been eaten by me) be eaten. Even cooked its still kinda fuzzy. Flavor is unremarkable. Thanks for the vid man!
If you put sea water or if you urinate in the hole of your solar still over the leaves it would give you better results with amount of condensation and all that condense water which drips in the cup will be purified and clean .
Thanks for the info. One time I was walking through a metro park trail, and I saw what looked like (3) three trees split, one completely in half, the other two had very large branches sheared off by what looked to me like a single lightening strike that hit all three trees. It was shocking (no pun intended) to see that kind of devastation. Not many videos out there on what to do in the wild when a severe lightening storm approaches, and when you can't get to a vehicle or structure.
this is a great video realy like the sock on the grass maayybe some1 will save there life with the help you have shown on this vid thanks on behalf of evry1 take care ray
Nice Jack! I imagine if a person employed all of these methods they could sustain themselves. I think the most important survival item might be plastic.
Hey, I saw you get a good shot of water from those "fern potatoes"... which is amazing in itself, but I have a couple of questions: Can you eat those little potatoes? Also, I have read that those ferns are edible when they're still curled up, before they fan out. Have you ever eaten those? Thanx again for your videos... the knowledge you are giving people is priceless. Peace.
i filmed this in florida, but the methods can be used anywhere in the US. the ferns grow all over america too. use foliage from non toxic trees for the solar still and bagging limbs..
this was indeed an interesting video. the bagging methods were neat. i have a couple of questions though. in the case that you dont have plastic at your disposal is there any way to create stills using natural resources. also when you drank out of the stream how can you be sure you wont get sick from that? is there a way you can purify the stream water naturally to avoid this?
i live in nevada you can find holes in the rocks carved by native Americans that hey used to crush different foods , there is usually water in them now or you can also see black markings on rocks means water ran thru it once also digging in shaded areas usually leads to water but remember that uses energy and sometimes thats not worth time or energy cool vid btw thanks for sharing.
Question for you. I've eaten a lot of bugs and larvae. But I've never eaten a caterpillar. I always thought that was a bad idea. And what does it taste like?
you can tap birch trees for their sap around the first week or march. their sap is quite runny/watery, and kinda sweet. it contains vitamin C and other good stuff. you can collect quite a bit fairly easily, and also do it sustainably in ways that don't hurt the tree ensuring you can come back to the same tree year after year. there are vids on youtube ;)
+Silver Schooner its actually 3 ways.... condensation ... tree harvesting ... river or water roots if u lucky... i wouldn't go for the water potatoes,,, or roots or trees... most trees and roots are poisonous ...bring with u the knowledge of making water from condensation and u should be good for about 25 days... until u will die of starvation/malnutrition or get to nearest civilization
Extreme survivalist techniques for getting water. You used better solution when drinking from spring. No lack of water that way. But the problem with that up north is most people would need to filter, boil, or add iodine tablets due to Giardia & other bacteria. If getting water from an underground source where it comes out, then that might be safe to drink w/o filtering, ..., but we usually need to do that treatment. I drank water that when when young, 1960s-70s. Today?
The solar still methods you mentioned are taught by the Israeli Defense Forces so you know they work. Good video. I didn't know that about ferns. Is it any kind of fern, or a specific type?
Barbel Man Indeed he is ! It`s easy to see that he knows what he's talking about, and can his stuff. So I'm trying to see as of much of him as possible. Peace.
I've seen clear water pour out of trees like that. I collected ten gallons in four minutes. I boiled it and drank it after it cooled and it was fine. Tasted like a tree, but I couldn't believe that tree was dropping water so fast.
if the leaves are wet, the hot stones will evaporate the water, then all you need do is condense that on a sheet of plastic or other container, the result is liquid (and clean) water
buying bunch of coconuts helps if SHTF and coconut water to but, if there's Leafs you can put trash bag over the branches and catch rain in buckets, I am reading survival in the wild lolz.
i use large leaves like bananna leaf instead of plastic. clear stony bottom streams are considered safe to drink, sediment and decaying matter in water harbor pathogens and bacteria.
Food is the least of your worries in a dry area, water goes faster. Falling Dew is one of the best in most places, as it happens almost everyday. Though his sources might not have been much, with other precautions a little goes a long way.
hey jack. thanks so much for the info! you have given me ideas i never thought of. i like the sock idea and the wrapping plants with the plastic bag. i was a boy scout when i was younger. what is your background? are u ex-military? also i guess in the desert, u can get water fm cactus? thanks again! LR
not really I collected 3 liters of water in just a matter of minutes., there were not any shallow water tables in the area that I filmed the video. I have dug as little as 3 feet in central florida and found water.but that was in a dry lake bed the water had to be extensively purified and clearified before it could be used. condensation methods are much more dependable
Dowsing rods can also be made out of steel hangers. Make a handle for each hand shaped like an L, about 12inches long. Put the short end in each hand, extend your arms in front of you far apart enough for each rod not to touch. Hold arms steady in front and apart from each other, walk either forward or backward according to the direction the rods direct. Guaranteed to locate water.
You have to remember that the more AREA to be collected from, the more water. Next time dig a 9 ft. square area with a clear plastic bag sheet that is 10 ft. square. Also it works better if you dig the hole in an area that is more moist in direct sunlight. Make sure the sides of the plastic is sealed good with plenty of dirt like you did. Put your container in the center like you did with the sucking tube. Great video on teaching people how to get water. Water extracted like this is pure clean 99.99% clean water to drink.
Very helpful. Thank you! I love to go waaaay out in the middle of nowhere when i camp and the more of these tricks I can learn, the easier it gets. Also, you never know when you might not be planning on staying out for days or weeks at a time, so it's a good thing to know more than a few ways to get water, build shelters, start fires, etc. The more i know, the more comfortable i am about going out for longer periods. The longest I've gone out for was 2 weeks in Washington around the end of winter time. We got super lucky and found a spring about half a mile from our camp where we got our water and we also found an old dock in the grass that was there from back when the lake we were near was bigger. We used the wood from the dock to build a really nice lean-to, then we pretty much turned it into a cabin over the next couple days as we salvaged the dock wood. We were only gonna be there a few days, but we figured since we could now survive here, we'll stay till we all have to go home and back to work. We have gone back a few times since then and put in a nice little wood stove and a three burner propane stove. We also found more wood out there so we added to the place.
I'm so glad I found your page! I used to catch your TV show whenever I could, and when I saw your name come up as I was surfing UA-cam I was stoked! Instantly subscribed, and am looking forward to soaking up a bunch of that good old back woods know-how! You are a genuine modern day renaissance man!
thanks for sharing your knowledge . People would do well to heed these methods .Imagine when the grocery stores are closed and have been raided and you can not get any food or water . Bet you would have loved to pay attention to this man .
Dude you are a friggin font of survival knowledge I love it. Keep on keeping on.
the very young tubers are edible and very good, so I am glad this made it onto the video for public discussion. thanks.
Jack don't worry about the haters they don't appreciate what you do for the YT community.
you are a great guy for uploading and sharing the knowledge you have thank you man!
Oh my goodness thank you so much for this video i owe you my life. i wathched this video before I went camping(like 3 weeks before)and then i fell and all my water was gone. i was able to make a fire and I used almost all of the methods to get water. i was lost for 5 days...thank you I would have been dead if it were not for you...by the way I am only 14 and this happened about one month ago.
Jack I would swear you live in the wild! The skillset you have blows me away.
It's like the saying goes, You learn something new everyday. Thanks for posting brother!
thats incredible! i have field tested the 7 ways to find water, but not like this,i mean when it really matters. i am glad that you are ok. thanks for telling me this. Jack.
You're the smartest dude on tv.
These are all good methods of getting water, but I would never recommend anyone drink straight out of a creek like that. If it was a spring it would be different, but you don't know what could be in that water. It could have cholera, dysentary, amoebas, parasites, e. coli poisoning, schitzomonasis, giardia. These things will take you straight out of the game. Remember you can go roughly 3 days without water so try not to panic and make mistakes that can be avoided. Find a way to make it safe.
I'm sure that you've been thanked a million times for posting this info and so add mine as well as this was really fantastic to know about incase ever in that situation with no water around.
WOW dude! I've been a student of survival for almost 30 years and I never knew the thing about the ferns! That is really cool! Thank you VERY much for sharing your knowledge! I guess thats why I say I've been a student of survival and not an expert because I'm still learning. Subbed and will be watching more of your vids. THANK YOU!
I doubt that drinking water directly from a creek is very safe. It could make you very sick with the runs and dehydrate you enough to kill you if you can't get help or use a remedy.
The drinking tube is an excellent suggestion. Thanks for the video.
being born and raised in the blue ridge mtns of nc .. I hear all the time people saying DONT DRINK WATER FROM ANY MTN STREAM.. even eugene knows better that water is 80% better for you then water out of the tap
hey man im from NC also, Winston Salem. Could you elaborate on why not to drink mountain stream water. Im pretty young and curious about finding and getting clean water for myself and others.Right now i only have access to bottled water in plastic or tap. Id really hate to drink tap water and need better choice then to drink bottled because its in plastic and is basically tap water.. what kind of water do you drink and where do you get it from. thanks. Your information will help me in the future.
m from boone nc area and if your in winston salem. you don't have a lot of options. even your area lakes and streams would be contaminated. I drink my water straight from the stream up in these blue ridge mtns no matter what egene says stream water in the applachian mtns is safe to drink but a deer etc could have pissed in it test it first for taste before you continue.
Thank you
TheWellenoughalone welcome
+Jack Burton I just hiked up a mountain in NC and everyone looked at me like I was crazy when I stopped by a stream on the way up. It's a crazy world.
yea , there wasnt much, about an 8 oz glassfull. if volume is what you need just use more than one solar still. the cloth on wet grass is the big producer(the most work too)
i knew it .. :) you're the old master of lost wisdom.
with your knowledge i feel more comfortable ...
thank you for all your efforts.
To make it easier to collect dew, run a long stick through both sleeves of a tee shirt and tie the ends of a cord on either side of the sleeve openings. Then, tie a rope to the center of the cord and drag it along behind you as you walk across the grassy field. Stop and wring out the tee shirt whenever it gets soppy wet. This will be much faster and is not stoop labor.
You need to boil or treat any water you find, even if you're very thirsty. It may look crystal clear and safe but there could still be some pretty dangerous organisms in there. No since trading thirst for infection.
ive used the solar still a couple times
it works with brackish or saltwater to
1: clear plastic 4x4
2: hole 1' deep 3' diameter as big as you want but remember you need to dig the hole it wont dig itself.
3: vegetation tall grasses and leafy greens then i pour brackish into the soil around the cup.
mostly i dont need to use it im in florida and theres creeks and marsh wherever i go, im gonna keep my eyes out for leaky trees and fern bulbs, new to me thanks jack
I think this is fantastic and everyone needs to watch more of this man and relearn how to live from the land because very soon we will have to again. Take his advice and learn from him he will save your life some day.
the fern fiddles are great food, when young and tender, some have tannins but they can be boiled to remove it
extracting water vapor from the atmosphere is a common practice in any arid environment. dew forms best in the desert. but can be collected anywhere. I did say that these methods can be used in dry areas, I didn't really imply that I was in the desert, however the methods were developed there, and can be used wherever needed
I am curious. wouldnt you burn off more water than what you would gain with your solar still with such a deep hole to dig ?
In the early morning you can collect dew with a piece of cloth, it is on almost anything
the alturnative water sources are important. i filmed this vid in the Ocala National Forest
the fern potatoes has a woody aspect that makes them inedible unless they are fully dried , then roasted, the powder used as a flour stretcher. the water can have tannins in it.
wow amazing!!! i always knew w/solar stills u could puefy water with em but i never knew u could get water using only leaves! Thats so cool!!!
Great video, have a good day. take care.
Thanks Jack for taking the time to do these vids. Knowledge is a great thing.
thanks trapper jack! I would not have thought of half of these. Thanks! I'll try a few of these when I go out next time!
i have spent 35 years in the wilderness. each day is a chance to learn a new or improved skill.
methods as effective, such as Iodine tablets, sunlight, perk wells dug on the shore line of a lake or stream, micro-filtering, and three other ways.
good idea but what are you gonna do if you do if you Dont have plastic
Hi Jack great video! I love your show on TV too! I've done the solar still "tree method" too works great! Some other awesome ways to find water, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
I liked the sock idea the best it looked the most efficient :)
Good information TrapperJack... it was also good to see how productive or unproductive some of those methods were. In the case of the solar still, digging the hole with primitive tools (hands and stick) you would have lost more moisture than you would have gained the following day.
It was also good to see the rain/dew collector sheet and also the dew collector rag demonstration. Those are two methods I will definitely use. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us TrapperJack!
Thank you for making this. You're the best.
although nearly all fern fiddles can be eaten there are only a couple ferns that are truly edible. the bracken fern is one of them. the root "Potatoes" are best eaten in just after the wet season they are fully hydrated then near the end of dry season the potatoes will be strong with tannins and some alkyd compounds that render them almost undesirable. they can be treated similar to Aurum Root ( arrow root , wapotato ) and eaten, again season relates to useability.
Me & my friend are going on a survival trip in the spring, so I'm just gathering up all the info. that I can get. Thanks, Jack, your videos are awesome, but you could turn up the quality to 480p. and it would make them EPIC!
The dew sock thing; my concern would be the fact that intestinal parasites larva , commonly just called worms, live in dew soaked grass. I live on a farm, have to 'worm' our livestock multiple times a year for this reason.
Also, as I've seen others ask, are the fern potatoes edible? I would assume so if you could drink the juice. The "fiddler head fern" can (and has been eaten by me) be eaten. Even cooked its still kinda fuzzy. Flavor is unremarkable.
Thanks for the vid man!
I think he forgot to mention you'd have to filter/sanitize each source before consumption. That would be wise.
+Devin Devore Gotta catch the fiddleheads in late spring while theyre still curled up. Saute in butter and theyre better than asparagus
Good info you really know your stuff
and I appreciate you shareing it
If you put sea water or if you urinate in the hole of your solar still over the leaves it would give you better results with amount of condensation and all that condense water which drips in the cup will be purified and clean .
Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to do this for us!!
I would say "What's up, dude? I like your videos. They're the reason I'm out here and as result, I'm doing well."
Thanks for the info. One time I was walking through a metro park trail, and I saw what looked like (3) three trees split, one completely in half, the other two had very large branches sheared off by what looked to me like a single lightening strike that hit all three trees. It was shocking (no pun intended) to see that kind of devastation. Not many videos out there on what to do in the wild when a severe lightening storm approaches, and when you can't get to a vehicle or structure.
this is a great video realy like the sock on the grass maayybe some1 will save there life with the help you have shown on this vid thanks on behalf of evry1 take care ray
why what did plastic do to them?
Nice Jack! I imagine if a person employed all of these methods they could sustain themselves. I think the most important survival item might be plastic.
Hey, I saw you get a good shot of water from those "fern potatoes"... which is amazing in itself, but I have a couple of questions:
Can you eat those little potatoes?
Also, I have read that those ferns are edible when they're still curled up, before they fan out. Have you ever eaten those?
Thanx again for your videos... the knowledge you are giving people is priceless.
Peace.
great video dude. the info could save someones life
i filmed this in florida, but the methods can be used anywhere in the US. the ferns grow all over america too. use foliage from non toxic trees for the solar still and bagging limbs..
thanks. food, water, fire, shelter. water is most important.
Love the show! You are a very creative guy! Best Wishes!
this was indeed an interesting video. the bagging methods were neat. i have a couple of questions though. in the case that you dont have plastic at your disposal is there any way to create stills using natural resources. also when you drank out of the stream how can you be sure you wont get sick from that? is there a way you can purify the stream water naturally to avoid this?
Thank you for the response. I love Hillbilly Blood, and your Survival techniques videos. Loved your crossbow!!! and the gem farming.
yes some times they contain tannins that should be cooked out
i live in nevada you can find holes in the rocks carved by native Americans that hey used to crush different foods , there is usually water in them now or you can also see black markings on rocks means water ran thru it once also digging in shaded areas usually leads to water but remember that uses energy and sometimes thats not worth time or energy cool vid btw thanks for sharing.
@jjssccpphhdd i agree, to get enough water from a solar still you would need ten or twelve of them,
thanks for watching
Great Show I hope to see it again!
Sorry Jack..that did NOT look like an arid environment. I live in the high desert of California.where arid is ARID.
i need to do a vid on sterilizing water, there are seven methods of doing it.....
Question for you. I've eaten a lot of bugs and larvae. But I've never eaten a caterpillar. I always thought that was a bad idea. And what does it taste like?
you can tap birch trees for their sap around the first week or march. their sap is quite runny/watery, and kinda sweet. it contains vitamin C and other good stuff. you can collect quite a bit fairly easily, and also do it sustainably in ways that don't hurt the tree ensuring you can come back to the same tree year after year. there are vids on youtube ;)
No, thank you! I love your informative videos!
and also, the water may be in soil inside the tree, so it mush be wrung out of the mud, then sterlized. so with that you cant really use a straw
7 ways to stay alive when lost in the woods. You must have water. Water is life.
+Silver Schooner its actually 3 ways.... condensation ... tree harvesting ... river or water roots if u lucky... i wouldn't go for the water potatoes,,, or roots or trees... most trees and roots are poisonous ...bring with u the knowledge of making water from condensation and u should be good for about 25 days... until u will die of starvation/malnutrition or get to nearest civilization
Eugene, sure miss your old show that they recently canceled, maybe they will put it back on.
bear grylls would drink his own piss having a perfectly new bottle of water in his backpack lol. nice vid man
hey buddy I have learned so much from you are you planning on making more vids Dan in ohio
Extreme survivalist techniques for getting water. You used better solution when drinking from spring. No lack of water that way. But the problem with that up north is most people would need to filter, boil, or add iodine tablets due to Giardia & other bacteria. If getting water from an underground source where it comes out, then that might be safe to drink w/o filtering, ..., but we usually need to do that treatment.
I drank water that when when young, 1960s-70s. Today?
indeed, well done man! Sawyer makes a pretty good water filter bottle for legging it round the bush. Keep it up bro!
hey can you make tea out of just regular grass clippings???? and with the solar still can you use any leafs..?
Thanks for sharing. Never thought about dew on grass.
The solar still methods you mentioned are taught by the Israeli Defense Forces so you know they work. Good video. I didn't know that about ferns. Is it any kind of fern, or a specific type?
Learn something new every day.. Great vid..
Me too Eugene is genuine woodsman, survivalist, the real thing!
Barbel Man
Indeed he is !
It`s easy to see that he knows what he's talking about, and can his stuff. So I'm trying to see as of much of him as possible.
Peace.
I've seen clear water pour out of trees like that. I collected ten gallons in four minutes. I boiled it and drank it after it cooled and it was fine. Tasted like a tree, but I couldn't believe that tree was dropping water so fast.
if the leaves are wet, the hot stones will evaporate the water, then all you need do is condense that on a sheet of plastic or other container, the result is liquid (and clean) water
4:20. huge issue you shouldn't shove the rock in the cup. a small pebble placed in the center would work just fine
I found this video informative. Thank you jack survival
can you use hide for the solar still?
buying bunch of coconuts helps if SHTF and coconut water to but, if there's Leafs you can put trash bag over the branches and catch rain in buckets, I am reading survival in the wild lolz.
ok, just saw he did the branches for water.
i use large leaves like bananna leaf instead of plastic. clear stony bottom streams are considered safe to drink, sediment and decaying matter in water harbor pathogens and bacteria.
its probably the best method of gathering water, the solar still works but you would need 10 of them to produce any useable amount of water
WOW! Great info - thank you!
This guy needs his own show, Cody and Dave's 2d season is a little bit thin for me. trapperjacksurvival needs his own show.
Food is the least of your worries in a dry area, water goes faster. Falling Dew is one of the best in most places, as it happens almost everyday. Though his sources might not have been much, with other precautions a little goes a long way.
Great videos! Thanks!
hey jack. thanks so much for the info! you have given me ideas i never thought of. i like the sock idea and the wrapping plants with the plastic bag. i was a boy scout when i was younger. what is your background? are u ex-military? also i guess in the desert, u can get water fm cactus? thanks again! LR
Dude got some good tricks for despirate times.
Can you use any kind of fern to get them little "potatoes"? Are any ferns toxic?
the sock is best. it gives more than any other. only tree seeps rival the amount of dew you can collect.
cool stuff bro!! TY for sharing!!
not really I collected 3 liters of water in just a matter of minutes., there were not any shallow water tables in the area that I filmed the video. I have dug as little as 3 feet in central florida and found water.but that was in a dry lake bed the water had to be extensively purified and clearified before it could be used. condensation methods are much more dependable
I watched all your videos.
Dowsing rods can also be made out of steel hangers. Make a handle for each hand shaped like an L, about 12inches long. Put the short end in each hand, extend your arms in front of you far apart enough for each rod not to touch. Hold arms steady in front and apart from each other, walk either forward or backward according to the direction the rods direct. Guaranteed to locate water.
these methods work everywhere. even the ferns grow allover north america and many eastern countries.