Re: [Paddlewise] Distilling Sea Water

From: Steve Scherrer <flatpick_at_teleport.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:03:30 -0800
Peter,

> 1. a fire heated still

takes awhile and ALOT of firewood.   used an old pressure cooker with
plumbing attached to the relief valve.
>
>
> 2. a solar still

no experience
>
>
> 3. a pump/filter such as Katadyn

Katadyn is a h2o filter not a reverse osmosis pump. I have a PUR RO pump in
a sail boat bail out kit that I have never used.  $500 or so. I have talked
to folks who have used it and  I think the net is 1 liter an hour or so.
something that might work in a liferaft but pretty tedious for general water
production.

steve


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