Has anyone on this list actually used a solar still...and been successful enough to actually get enough fresh water to meet the needs of one human being? I have a feeling that to do that is very hard...and the amount of water you sweat off may be more than the harvest. Mike Orchard > Big international-orange plastic bag. They are easier to find in the > US and Britain than in Canada and have handy instructions on them on > how to use them for rescue. You can inflate them (with help from the > wind) and you have a big flotation aid as well as very visible > object. You can get in it for warmth (including an emergency bivi). > Stretch it over a pit to make a solar still for drinking water etc. > Does everything but walk the dog. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 08 2004 - 06:10:48 PDT
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