Drinking Water

tamilee · #1 01/07/08, 07:01 PM

Hi Y'all;
Has anyone heard of a solar still for drinking water? In this current drought i was wondering if anyone has made a solar still. I have priced them on the net and the price ranges from $400+ to OVER $700. That sounds sort of high.

tamilee

edcopp · #2 01/07/08, 08:37 PM

Drought, where is the drought?

Quint · #3 01/08/08, 12:45 AM

Made them in survival school. Not something I'd particularly want to depend on for daily living.

leoaloha · #4 01/08/08, 05:42 AM

I made this one along with a solar oven for goofing off projects

http://www.permapak.net/solarstill.htm

Makes about a 2-3 gallons a day on sunny days
A 4 x 8 one is supposed to do 5 gallons a day

If you look at the last picture on this page, check out the size of it. Look carefully, there is a woman standing in the lower right corner

http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/sstill.htm

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tamilee · #5 01/08/08, 01:55 PM

hI L;
Did the one you made cost $150 ?
tamilee

leoaloha · #6 01/08/08, 03:50 PM

A lot less - but I am a good scrounger. Item up your parts list and see what you can do
I used some plywood from another project - essentially free
a recycled patio door - free
1 1/2 inch foil backed foam liner scrounged - free
I think I only bought the food grade tubing and the black silicone

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