[Paddlewise] Fresh Water

	Huw wrote:

	A five day trip means that the kayak
is packed with water, with space for little else. I was wondering if the
well travelled participants in this group have any experience with small
scale stills, reverse osmosis units, or any other solution to the problem
short of Alain Bombard's solution of living on raw fish and sea water.


	Huw,  we have similar problems in Oz.  I have a PuR 35, which you will see
from the web site already posted, is a larger manual version than the O6
model.  I traded off the larger weight and bulk of the 35 for ease of
operation.   My research indicates that while the 06 is attractive because
of size,  military users have demanded extra leverage than the 06 provides
in standard form.  I believe the military have access to an 06 sized model
with a longer pump handle, which of course gives you better purchase.  Not
available on the civilian market, but of course you could make similar
modifications if size and weight are critical.  Yes,  the things are
expensive, but so is dehydration! 
	BTW,  I read somewhere that Bullimore, the English sailor rescued from his
capsized round the world yacht, in the southern ocean a couple of years
back, survived,  not only because he had 406 EPIRIBs, but also a PuR 06.
He survived, also because the Oz military and rescue authorities made
extraordinary efforts to reach him!
	I do not think quality or effectiveness of these reverse osmosis units are
issues in question.  I hope this is helpful. 

	Regards,  Peter Rattenbury, Wollongong, NSW

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