How to get portable water in rural areas
Imagine this…
You’re in a barren place. No electricity, no equipment, and no ready-to-drink water. What would you do to secure water with the few resources you have?
Here are some simple, practical ideas:
1- Purifying salty or dirty water with a simple solar still
Find any glass or transparent plastic sheet and a box (preferably a wooden box). put the water inside, and place the sheet at a 30–45° angle on top of the box. The sun will evaporate the water, and it will condense on the sheet. The drops will slide down into a small channel and collect in a clean container.
This can produce around 5–10 liters of clean water per day, depending on the sheet size.
Just remember to clean the sheet from dust and the box bottom from salt deposits.
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2- Extracting water from the air
Dig a hole in the ground and place a metal or plastic pipe inside. Let air flow through it. Temperature differences between the ground and the air will cause water vapor to condense inside the pipe.
If you have a small fan powered by wind, you can attach it to increase airflow.
3-Collecting dew and fog using a mesh
Set up a mesh (plastic) in an open area, especially in mountainous or coastal regions. At night, as temperatures drop, water vapor will condense on the mesh and drip into a container or small pipe below.
4- Air well to condense moisture
If you have stones or bricks, arrange them into a small tower or stone chamber with gaps. At night, the stones cool down, and during the day, moist air passing through will condense on them, dripping water to the base.
