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I'm not sure that the cisterns he speaks of are meant for drinking, I think they're meant for fighting fires. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Fire_D
by secretasiandan 16y ago
I'm not sure that the cisterns he speaks of are meant for drinking, I think they're meant for fighting fires.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Fire_Department_Auxiliary_Water_Supply_System#Cisterns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Fire_Department_A...
If they were used for drinking in the case of an emergency, I think you'd have to treat it a little bit unless they flush them regularly.
- electromagnetic 16y agoAfter any disaster you should boil any water you're going to drink. It seems excessive, but without a supply of clean water you really don't want to get diarrhoea. You really don't want to get diarrhoea if you're idiotic enough to be sodium-conscious with your disaster kit as then you're really risking death due to electrolyte imbalance.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoThere are many water-purification techiniques superior to boiling. heating water takes time, fuel, equipment, a stable clean environment. Iodine tablets take a water bottle, plus water.
- electromagnetic 16y agoThat's true. I'd say enough for 2L per day for 3 days would be enough for a single person for your average kit. If it's taking longer than 3 days for things to get back to normal I'd suggest being out of the city where you can get easier access to wood and water.
- kragen 16y agoMy experience at Burning Man is that 8 liters per day per person is a more usual rate of consumption, because you need water not just for drinking, but also for cooking food, washing dishes, washing your body, washing your hands, and washing wounds.
- cturner 16y agoIodine's also useful in some radiation circumstances. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_iodide#Thyroid_protection_due_to_nuclear_accidents_and_emergencies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_iodide#Thyroid_protec...