>You can make one into an
>emergency water filter too.
>You cut the bottom off
>and poke a hole into
>the cap (I like to
>rig up a piece of
>surgical hose to the cap).
> Then, with the cap
>end down, stuff some green
>grass into the neck, then
>a layer of fine sand,
>then a layer of crushed
>charcoal from the fire, then
>another layer of fine sand,
>then another layer of green
>grass. These five layers
>should be packed tight and
>they should fill the bottle
>about 2/3 and leave about
>1/3 as a small reservoir
>for the raw water.
>If you have some string
>or wire you can hang
>it from a branch, then
>slowly pour your raw water
>in. The first water
>to come out will be
>dirty, but it will clear
>up when the fine dust
>is flushed out. Once
>the water is running clear,
>you can catch it in
>another bottle. Be careful
>that no raw water drips
>into your clean water container.
> That is why I
>use a piece of surgical
>hose, so I can have
>the clean water container off
>to the side.
Was that from the book "How To Waste An Hour Of Time In The Woods And Still Get The Shiits"..?
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