Purifying - Boiling Your Drinking Water - The Outdoor Gear Review 

I was at 17 years old in 1967 out at Philmont Boy Scout Camp in New Mexico and found out I was allergic to the iodine tables for our water and my neck puffed up like a puffer fish. So I had to use the old Halazoine pills and within less than 24 hours my neck went back to normal. I was scared out of my mind they were going to Evacuated me. We had like 4 days left of enjoying the great outdoors and than my boots blew out so I finished the hiking and camping in tennis shoes. It was great time.

Interesting video, I guess once the water is boiled and the pathogens have been killed, you could take a filter and pour it into another container to get rid off all that ash and dirt and stuff.

Pro-tip: rubberband the bandanna around the lid before you dip your water. You can harvest and filter particulates in one go.

Just a suggestion, maybe it would be best if you'd drink the water that you boiled. To prove that you really do drink what you boiled. Just my two cents. Good video though to boil water.

“For your initial filtering, why not pick up a bank bag. It is a heavy duty canvas bag that the banks ship coins in. You may be able to get one from your bank, but you can buy them on Amazon. Just use the bag to get water from a stream or lake, then hang it up, let the water trickle out of it the bottom corners into a second container. This gets rid of the leaves, bugs and m

Nearly 12 minutes, watching a man in the woods boiling water!!! 😨😨 The end is near! 😂😂

I'd love to reply to some of these comments but due to the 'awesome' changes on youtube I can't do that.

In my opinion, I think it'd make a lot of sense to get some coffee filters in your bugout bag & maybe carry 2 water bottles so youre not drinking all the gunk.

I'm here in cause I cant find any water during the Coronavirus lol

Always use a filter that takes out bacteria before boiling, especially if you're on or have just been on antibiotics. Bacterial spores are insensitive to boiling, and water 'purification' tabs. The acids in the stomach revive these spores and they start colonizing the intestines rapidly as there are no competitors, in most cases leading to very severe diarrhea, which is very bad in a survival situation. As for boiling water in a coffee can, that bpa lined stuff is BAD guys. It's not designed to be heated to that extent and starts giving off nasties to your water. Best bet would be to burn the coating off in the fire and wash it again before using it to prepare food or drinks.

A great way to filter the dirty water after boiling is to find a plastic bottle and stuff it full of paper towel or a t shirt/ sock if that’s all you have. You can melt holes in the bottom of the bottle and pour dirty water through it it. I prefer t shirt or sock as it is reusable but paper towel works so well it’s incredible

I just boiled me a pot of drinking water at home and there was a bunch of white powder at the bottom of the pot wtf is that supposed to be like that

Notice that he is getting the water from a flowing source. So it's being changed. It's not the same water.

I'll probably never need to use this but it's always good to know :)

Something I’ve done in the past is use coffee filters to get the chunks out of it they don’t weigh much they don’t take up much space

Thanks. I use a Kelly Kettle. It is the most efficient method I have seen and all you need is sticks and twigs as fuel.

Sounds like a good series coming up!

In a survival situation you take what you can find. But cans have glues and coatings that are not designed to take heat. Better off using a filter or a stainless, titanium, aluminum container. JMHO.

I say "What's 60 seconds?" That doesn't require any additional fuel and you aren't looking at any noticeable loss of water.

Why didnt u drink the water?

I’ve seen the exploding rock thing! We built a fire pit and apparently used some bogus rocks... out of nowhere.... BAM shoots out and hits the garage. So dangerous. I heard of a dude who got hit in the neck and was seriously hurt.

nice video, I use the can method and bring it to a rolling boil.

Loved the video but i was thinking you could flatten out a strainer and put it on the lid of your water can to keep any seeds or wood bits from getting in there

Great video , ought to look into the sawyer squeeze

Great video. cooking it above the fire will avoid ash getting inside your water

Thanks for covering this topic. I look forward to your other water purification methods.

While water will rarely be crystal clear as in your will have tannins in the water from leaves, roots, ect. But turbidity in the water can be harmful, not only can bacteria essentially escape the heat by hiding in the debri it can also irritate the bowels causing diarrhea. Taking that extra step of filtering your water through ideally a mil bank bag can save you alot of lost valuable water in the long term. Milbank bags weight next to nothing and can be carried in your pocket easily. No excuse not to have one.

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Thank you, sir. Always enjoy your videos; you explain things so well that its enjoyable to listen to you!

Interesting fact: Water does not boil at 212 degrees F. Its BP decreases as you increase in elevation. Here in the Ozarks, water boils at 210. There are charts online.

I really appreciated this video is very educational you took your time you explained everything well but could you please tell us how to do the tap water in our house cuz it put in all these chemicals in it thank you

Thank you! I really enjoyed this video.

Would it help cool it off if you burry it in the ground a little

Im sure the electricution process alone burnt some body fat. Its always good to have some body fat reserved just in case one were to get electicuted or struck by lightning. I believe that your recent weight gain is due to your body's own self defense mechanism, just in case you were ever to get electricuted again. Another thing. Yoga enthusiasm, i noticed when you do your pushups off yor palms, you are more on the pinky side of the hand. In yoga, they teach spreading the fingers as wide as possible and pressing mostly with the knuckles of the pointer finger, the minger and the ring finger. It takes the pressure off the wrists. Just a little tip from someone who had completed many a yoga session.

nice video. Another alternative is Sawyer Filter (0,1 micron) plus any chemical purifier (clorine, aquamira, iodine, etc). The Sawyer purifier (0,02 micron) is too slow. thanks for the video ;)

Good series man. Interesting subject.

Nice Vid-I use the Sawyer squeeze water filter also

Good stuff. Interested in more.

With a fire this size how long from start did you have to leave the can?

Boiling water must be best as you never have to buy filters etc which may be a problem for long stretches outdoors miles from civilisation. thanks.

Is boiling rain water ok to drink?

Thank you!🔥🔥🔥

Nice vid....would only suggest a cover for your pot...

That is really good information .😄

Thank you

Really a value for learning. Cheers

Excellent

Thanks buddy, nice video.

I'd be drinking straight tap water and I had a headache after but I'll start boiling my water thanks

I don’t understand, how long do I need to boil it?

Using a tin can to boil water is not a good idea because the can have soldering which may result in leeching into the water. It could contain lead.

Good info and you sure have a passion for the out doors. I just moved into an old apartment bldg. and the water from the sink is making my stomach a bit upset....should I boil my water to make my powdered drinks and to drink in my water bottles?

Actually it's the steam you want to catch,,it's the purist form of drinking water

Awesome Video Buddy When I`m Hiking I Use A Filtering Straw But I Use This Method A lot ! Good Video

Who else is here to prepare for running away and living in the woods as a forest goblin?

thanks Luke liked it lot of info

Me watching this knowing damn well I won't leave my house ever: *_Ohh! That might come in handy later on!_*

I noticed you said goodluck with trying to start a fire when it's raining to boil water but all you have to do is catch the rain....wouldn't ya?

Really would have liked if you drank the water you boiled instead of that water jug in the background it would give me a peace of mind. Not to mention you wasted your time.

How abaut using a lid (stone or smth)?

Feet ? Above the ocean...? Feet above what ?

Why wa so even searching for this

So if i find a clearish puddle of water in the bush, i can boil then water for a couple of minutes and it's good to go?

Why doesn't this guy use Centigrade/Celsius like people normally use for boiling water? He doesn't even say what scale he is using is it Fahrenheit, Kelvin or something even more obscure?

nice video :-)

you mean to drink not eat??

Thos guy is so cool like wtf

The problem is in the zombie apo. the time

In the beginning of the video, you said boiling for 30min :S

I missed the part where he drinks the water lol

Boiling water. The lowest tech of purifying water.

That's informative, but a 12 minutes video of just boiling the water nothing more is just a waste of time

It looks like there were enough rocks around that you could use to make a small rocket stove. JMHO.

This guy way burning wet wood 😂

Of course it was a coffee can LOL.

You can tell this guy is not american because he said especially americans expect all water to be crystal clear.

How do u separate it from still being present in your water boiling kills it all seriously???

With that water running like that it should be purified by the elements in the ground

You didn't even drink it

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