Bottled water vs Tap water - Page 3

Deersniper · 11-21-2007, 11:33 PM

Unless you use polycarbonate bottles the plastic will leach out, making bottled water bad too. I used to double filter water, but you still get chlorine and fluoride. [Hitler used fluoride on the masses]. The best I've seen is to boil, then filter your water through a Berkey filter. It removes fluoride, cysts, chlorine, Cryptosporidium and everything else. The Berkey sport bottles are small and will filter standing water. A teaspoon of Clorox to each gallon for six months storage. Sunlight [UV rays] help. If we had aqua-duct systems in this country, there wouldn't be any flooding, and pure water flowing.

Punisher · 01-29-2008, 08:25 PM

Bottle water isnt even regulated by the Gov. Anybody can get a plastic bottle and slap a label on it and call it pure mountain spring. Ill take tap water filtered through my PUR tap filter.

Dale · 01-29-2008, 09:44 PM

[quote=ezearln;349889]Whoa there! 1/2c of Bleach per 5 gallons is way way WAY too much almost to the point of being dangerous....................... 2-3 TABLESPOONS of Clorox to a 5 gal container is more than enough to sanitize and keep the water from contamination for between 60-90 days.[QOUTE]

That's about on...Arizona food service standards are one bleach bottle/container capfull to each gallon of sanitizing rinse. They say anything over that really doesn't do anything more (for obvious reasons) and anything far about it (3 or more times the recommended standard) is a NO NO).

Wingwiper · 01-30-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cr@ckSH0t

In my social studies class we recently got into a debate, one which was the class vs I. We were discussing the fall of the roman empire and the anarchy which ensued and we somehow got into a discussion about what equipment you need to survive a disaster. Now, i live in Florida, so it was unanimously voted on the likeliest disaster to occur in our area would be a hurricane. After awhile we can to the topic of water. The entire class universally accepted (including my teacher) that bottled water was the best to have in this kind of emergency. I felt that this was a load of B.S. Why not go to home depot or some other place and buy large containers to fill up with tap water. Not only is it cheaper, but safer and quicker as well. You dont have to beat the thousands of other people racing to grab the bottled water like you. Well, needless to say I got burned by the class, big time. They wouldnt even consider my p.o.v. and also they never said one good reason why bottled water is better than tap water.So,finally, the epitome of faulty logic and blindly following instructions, a girl in my class said that she only heard bottled water, not tap water, to be in the news so that was what she was going to follow, the END!! Well, I would like feedback on this, whether you support my way of thinking or theirs. (By the way, these were all 12th graders)

.....And yes, my ego was hurt.
Btw, im 18 now Sweeeettttt!!!!!

Hell! you only need a gallon of Chorline Bleach and you can make just about any water drinkable and safe. Plus a Gallon of bleach is good for treating many dozens of gallons of water.

The latest reports on Flouride are NOT favorable. In Vietnam we had Chloride Tablets to drop in our canteens. In time of Survival your fussieness goes away. You won't worry about filters, bottle water etc. You will drink whatever you can find and if you learn to purify with Bleach, you will survive a lot longer.

Shwanzig · 02-02-2008, 08:49 PM

I thought Floridans were hurricane know it alls?

I would buy a water purification kit, and a day before the storm hit I would fill up my bath tub, and have 5 gallons in containers. Mabey a water purification kit if I was feeling sassy.

Bottled watter is a waste, as someone else said it's tap water. Guess where that comes from? A spring, meaning your getting water from the Aquifer closest to the surface (and the dirtiest.) with some chlorine in it.

TBH I was raised on tap/well water, and whenever I drink bottled it taste kinda funky to me, not sure why though.

01-29-2008, 09:44 PM	#43
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284 Trader Rating: (0)	[quote=ezearln;349889]Whoa there! 1/2c of Bleach per 5 gallons is way way WAY too much almost to the point of being dangerous....................... 2-3 TABLESPOONS of Clorox to a 5 gal container is more than enough to sanitize and keep the water from contamination for between 60-90 days.[QOUTE] That's about on...Arizona food service standards are one bleach bottle/container capfull to each gallon of sanitizing rinse. They say anything over that really doesn't do anything more (for obvious reasons) and anything far about it (3 or more times the recommended standard) is a NO NO). __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

11-21-2007, 11:33 PM	#41
Deersniper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,333 Trader Rating: (0)	Unless you use polycarbonate bottles the plastic will leach out, making bottled water bad too. I used to double filter water, but you still get chlorine and fluoride. [Hitler used fluoride on the masses]. The best I've seen is to boil, then filter your water through a Berkey filter. It removes fluoride, cysts, chlorine, Cryptosporidium and everything else. The Berkey sport bottles are small and will filter standing water. A teaspoon of Clorox to each gallon for six months storage. Sunlight [UV rays] help. If we had aqua-duct systems in this country, there wouldn't be any flooding, and pure water flowing.

01-29-2008, 08:25 PM	#42
Punisher Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 87 Trader Rating: (0)	Bottle water isnt even regulated by the Gov. Anybody can get a plastic bottle and slap a label on it and call it pure mountain spring. Ill take tap water filtered through my PUR tap filter.

02-02-2008, 08:49 PM	#45
Shwanzig Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 47 Trader Rating: (0)	I thought Floridans were hurricane know it alls? I would buy a water purification kit, and a day before the storm hit I would fill up my bath tub, and have 5 gallons in containers. Mabey a water purification kit if I was feeling sassy. Bottled watter is a waste, as someone else said it's tap water. Guess where that comes from? A spring, meaning your getting water from the Aquifer closest to the surface (and the dirtiest.) with some chlorine in it. TBH I was raised on tap/well water, and whenever I drink bottled it taste kinda funky to me, not sure why though.