One of the first rules of preparedness is to ensure that you have an adequate supply of water to sustain your drinking, cooking and hygiene needs in the days and weeks following a disaster. To that end, I am positive that we each do the best we can given space and budget constraints.
Now what if I were to tell you that with a 4 ounce BPA free plastic bag and some sunlight, you could take raw water and purify up to 2 gallons of water a day? Impressive right? Well there is more. What if I told you that the same bag could be re-used hundreds of times.
Today I would like to introduce the SolarBag Sunlight Activated Reusable Water Purifier. Plus, in keeping with the Summer Survival Blast, offer one Solar Bag for free to a lucky Backdoor Survival Reader. More about that in a moment.
Gear Review: The SolarBag Water Purifier
The Puralytics SolarBag
First let me tell you a little bit about the SolarBag itself.
It was developed and is manufactured here in the United States (Oregon actually) by Worldwide Water Group. It is simple to operate, using only sunlight to activate the nanotechnology coated mesh insert to purify water. No chemicals or pumps are required, and it can be reused hundreds of times. Best of all is so easy to use that a child could do it.
According to the specifications, it filters out all sorts of contaminants including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, pesticides, herbicides, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, arsenic, lead and mercury. Read through that list again because it is important. You did know that typical particle filters, tablets, and even boiling, do not remove the chemical toxins in drinking water, right?
Rather than tell you how it works, let me show you.
Adding non-potable, non-drinkable water into a bucket. This is the “free” water we use in our garden. Fitting the included filter bag over the top of the bag. The filter is attached to the bag and is also reusable. Adding water was easy; I just poured it into the bag using a water pitcher. Tea-colored raw water – definitely not drinkable.
Since this is the first time using a SolarBag, I added a drop of the included blue drops to turn the water blue. When the water is clear, the purification process is complete. You only need to do this once for each type of weather condition. The purpose is to let you know how long the purification process will take.
Set the SolarBag out where it will be exposed to sunlight or open sky. It should be purified in two to three hours on a sunny day, or four to six hours on a cloudy day or if the source water is tea colored like mine.
Complete Article: https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/solarbag-water-purifier/
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