Now i got that image of WW1 scientists in my head who are just like. "Lets take the empty meat can, fill it with activated charcoal and see if it filters air"
Cheers, nice to know this is an option for certain situations, ideally I would use some sort of glue around the hose ring and then use duct tape to secure that better.
@@preppersandthewild9614 thank you! And if you dont find it in powder form, say pellets. We can grind them to a powder, I just don't know if that will negatively affect the adsorption properties of the AC.
I remember seeing a video from Cody's Lab a while ago that shows how to make activated charcoal at home, I think it would be interesting to see how this stuff works compared to the activated charcoal you can buy (I'm also wondering if a homemade filter like this one would work better if you crushed the activated charcoal into some kind of powder)
I’ve just been to Croatia and they have little market stalls in streets that sell of Yugoslavian military items. And even Soviet I’ve brought back a mint gas mask with the 60mm filter intake
Weaponsandstuff93 yes it was. They also had bayonets on sale mostly Soviet wartime such as marked “44” they had German which I noticed from the diagonal lines in the grip sadly I couldn’t take anything back as I was there for a week and only needed hand luggage
That might be pushing it a bit too small, Chinese 40mm filters that are small never work because there is insufficient volume inside the filter albeit smaller than a tin can to filter properly. Ideally as the charcoal is not impregnated you need a very big not a small container.
I like your concept I think packing the top with cotton balls on top of your mask filter would ensure a more positive seal from the charcoal coming back and your duct tape needs to be very smooth on the bottom layer so it makes it very good seal.
I recently came across your videos and I can't stop watching them! Love your stuff! In fact, I am buying my first gas mask, a Russian GP5 complete with a hose and filter from the surplus store, as soon as I return from vacation.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 Because of the asbestos, I am aware thanks to you! I was thinking on adding a P3 filter, like you had suggested on a previous video.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 That's okay, I could use a good workout anyway! Besides, if I find it too difficult to breathe through, I could always get a more modern NATO 40mm filter for it, right?
Why are you making those holes so dangerously with a knife? You could badly injured yourself. I am usually using a red-hot nail, and holding it in combination pliers, when I want to do some hole in a plastic bottle and don't have a hand drill. Maybe it’s not so fast, but definitely safer way to do holes.
I had the same idea because of playing stalker. Since the filters dont really last long IRL you would need to make your own/repair them. Since activated charcoal can be made with a metal can, pot and a campfire im currently designing a filter cartridge that can be easily dissasembled and refilled with new activated charcoal
I am very entitled to your opinion on the following matter: homemade open-circuit SCBA. Now, I have no intention on diving as that isn’t why I want an SCBA system and I am pretty familiar with all the dangers of diving untrained with improvised gear. I could make the SCBA system using household parts, but I would really like it if you made a video describing all the necessities, tips and the whole concept in general. My goal is to be able to use it with a non-SCBA facepiece such as the GP-4, GP-7 or a PMG-1 mask. What is the simplest, easiest and most convenient way of attaching the SCBA tank and regulator to a 40mm GOST intake port? Edit: also, are there any half-face respirators that use conventional intake ports such as 40mm NATO/GOST?
This is the life of a man without proper tools. I feel blessed after watching the chaos ensued in this filmed study. But who am I to argue? I've got too many tools.
Not really related to the video but I just started watching a bunch of your videos and the info you've got in them as well as the visuals make them really intriguing so thank you for making them
Yes, it would be improved if they were small and light enough to lift up,yet heavy enough to fall quickly while taking a breath. It should probably have a few layers of charcoal with filter between them having only enough air gap to allow the charcoal to "dance" a little while drawing in air, along with air dams in the cartridge that directs the air through the filtrates.
I have to Laugh Hey Filters are not Rocket Science. If you want to be rich go to machine shop and have some aluminum cartridges made up that unscrew and have a 40mm NATO thread opening and sell them as Blank Survival filters. All it takes to make charcoal is a good fire. You could have a good filter for ever. Once it stops working just unscrew the cartridge and refill it with charcoal again.
I Recently Made My Own Homemade Filter For My MF-11 Gas Mask,It Took Me A Couple Of Days To Make It Since I Didn't Have The Proper Tools To Make A Hole But I Successfully Did It Anyways, I Used A Plastic Container Which Is Just The Right In Size And What I Did Glued A Piece Of Cap With Holes From A Plastic Container As An Air Regulator Then I Layered The Gauze,Activated Charcoal,Cotton Then Coffee Filter And I Placed A Piece Of Plastic Mesh To Keep Everything Inside The Container,I Did A Couple Of Test And I Was Really Astonished And Satisfied With The Result, I Couldn't Smell Anything When I Tested It And Most Of All It Didn't Suffocate Me.
You could get electrical tape, (The more rubbery kind, not the plastic shit) wrap it around the lowest thread of the top of the bottle when you tighten the lid it'd act like a thin - one time use o ring. might make the seal better at that point. There's only so far you can go with a homemade filter though I suppose.
Also could make the hole in the lid slightly bigger than the hose connection, then glue or fill in the gaps around it with silicon, or glue or something after slotting the it in slightly. Wouldn't be as quick to make though.
It lasts for decades and maybe houndreds and thousands of years. I use old activated charcoal to filter water and i can measure exactly with a TDS meter and i know when its spent. I build my own RO DI water filter with the charcoal container that has a screwed lid. Its not gas but dirrty water clogs the charcoal way faster and i can measure it precisely.
Just a heads up the long hose would be a lot of dead space. Basically it would become very co2 heavy because your lungs arent forcing enough air through to refresh it well. A much shorter hose would be much safer as your more likely to die from your own co2 then poison at this point. Really cool design though.
I was wondering if a canister filter with a p3 pre filter then tiny bubbles though water and another exit p3 filter is the best? As some scientists are saying the virus can travel without attaching to particles and pass through n100 and p3 masks. I wonder if any hospital staff get sick when having p3 masks?
Just a heads up the long hose would be a lot of dead space. Basically it would become very co2 heavy because your lungs arent forcing enough air through to refresh it well. A much shorter hose would be much safer as your more likely to die from your own co2 then poison at this point. Really cool design though.
How were you successful?! Mine doesn't pressurize, I can smell air freshener when I spray it, and I even grinder the carbon with a coffee grinder. the carbon with a coffee grinder.
