As a medical laboratory technologist specializing in microbiology, I really appreciate that you went to these lengths to show people what could possibly be in unknown water sources. Filtration and chemical treatment are vital. Especially in a situation where medical intervention isn't available. The illness these lifeforms can cause is not something you want to be dealing with, particularly in a shtf situation.
@@TinotendaHunda-ib2nu these can be found anywhere but the risk of infection is very low. Still of you get infected the risk of death is like 99.99% so I would be careful
I once got lost on a hike .... it was only planed to be an hour or 2 and I only had a small 12oz bottle of water with me... it was a hot day and that was gone quick. Fast forward and its 9pm and getting dark... id since lost my dog on top of getting lost myself and had been blindly tearing through the dense forest for hours and hours... I was sooooo unbelievably thirsty... I was hiking around a lake... I figured worst case scenario I'd be out there over night and get rescued in the morning, and knowing most water born pathogens take 24-48hrs to make you sick, I figured I'd be home by then and decoded to risk drinking from the lake. The water tasted fresh and clean and I drank my fill... a lot... probably a half gallon.... miraculously I never got sick at all, I got rescued that night around 1am and yes I did get my dog back... eventually... he was gone for 10 days and showed up 16 miles away.... ON A ROAD WHERE WE USED TO LIVE!! I still have him to this day, he will be 14 in November. He is still in good health, walks 2-3 miles a day with me and I'm sure still has a few good years left in him.
@@Undomaranel I like reusable, but it would need to be specific kinds of fabric. I think my grams used cheesecloth for making wine/beer? Besides, sock-flavored stew?? 🤢😁 And folded coffee filters take up basically no space at all.
@@Alvan81 Dude, come on. A cheesecloth is designed to filter curds and whey, which is far larger than pond scum and microbiology. And is it really so difficult to keep a spare crew sock for it's thick, woven filtration possibilities? Even if nothing else you could gently dip it in the water, watching the water travel up the sock via capillary action, then wring out scrum free water. And yes, in a survival situation, I'd rather my boiled water have a little toe jam (if I was stupid enough to not properly prepare) than chunks of moss and algae. Boiled giardia is better without pond salad.
@@Undomaranel I wasn't pushing cheesecloth. I was speculating on what kind of cloth would be good/similar to coffee filters. So cut me some slack, I haven't seen a piece of cheesecloth in 30 years. My socks and tshirts are fairly coarse woven; because I live in warm climate. I don't think they would work the way you think. Good luck.
@@a.j.williams195 They put iodine in salt, but it's minuscule amounts. You need to get iodine in a small bottle with a dropper. It's liquid and when you get it on the skin leaves a yellowish-brown color. Same stuff the doctor swabs the skin around a cut if you need stitches.
LIFESTRAW good for something like 200k gallons or 5 yrs of safe water even from brackish or sewage water . Id absolutely trust my life ,thats why i still have two
I'm sorry but you did a mistake, your right about its good for 1 person for 5 years ( depending on the model it's between 1000 - 4000) but it's not 200k it's around 4000 L, at 1 liter a day per person, most I've seen is 1500L good for 2 person at 1 liter a day for a year.
You don't really need to dry them out, though you might want to pass some alcohol through them when you get home to kill any of the critters the filter caught if you're worried they might start growing inside it. Best bet is to back flush with distilled water to push out all the debris.
@@vanq86Try in winter in north Canada lol, it's a pain but if you can keep it close to your body it won't freeze and cleaning is easy, when your done filtering take a sip and blow it back, I do that 2-3 time after each use and never had a problem.
Boil it - Cant go wrong. I've swam in all sorts of gungy water holes, farm run-offs, dirty farm water reserves full of stagnant stuff probably with dead animals 😂 never got sick but I guess if you drink it then it becomes a problem
I'm glad you did this, definitely great to know...my dad said in case of prepping, even boiling or distilling doesn't get rid of chemicals but boiling is as good as we can get.
Not really, chemical treatment is just as good. Water filtration plants don't boil your water bro, the tap water you drink isn't boiled and it's perfectly fine
Distillation actually does remove a lot of chemicals, organic compounds, VOCs, pesticides, heavy metals, in addition to biological contaminants. But inorganic compounds and large molecular weight non-VOCs will remain, if present.
There is no point of filtering then.. boiling will kill everything already. Boiling also takes more resources and time.. an H20Go is a better option if you wanted another level of purification without boiling. The device uses salt to create chlorine
Or use P&G chemical treatment + Filter, which is just as good as boiling. Water filtration plants don't boil your water bro, the tap water you drink isn't boiled and it's perfectly fine
Might I suggest a coyote well? Dig a hole a few feet from the water source. If it's mud/ dirt/ clay your water will have self filtered as it's part of the water table, not the scummy pond. Then lifestraw that.
Excellent demonstration highlighting the need to filter and or chemically treat water gathered from a pond or stream. This water is full of microbes that can make you very sick or even in extreme situations kill you. The Clean Sip Filter Straw in this video seems to be effective on filtering the microbes. However, for safety it is still important to boil your water after filtering. I am not sure if this filter product is set up to collect water for boiling?
Think they are pretty much the same. My friend in Africa who ran an orphanage used the life straw system only a large one, that used the same filter process. It did an amazing job filtering the horrible water they used.
I would love to see a test for a moving water source vs a stagnant, also purified and boiled, for both the moving and stagnant water, think that would be really cool
i would honestly boil before filtering, then boil afterwards. just to be 100% safe. and if u are in the wild and dont have one of these straws, all u need is sand, gravel and charcoal to make a primitive filter.
bubble is likely a black hole , the kind that only exists when in an environment where such micro life forms can be found and filtered into . hope that made sense
Water “Disinfection”, not “Purification”…. Significantly different. People frequently think these two procedures are synonymous, and they are not. Thanks for the info that you share! Just want people to know there is a difference.
I'd say boil then filter. It would be easier to gather water to boil first before filtering. Since boiling makes it cleaner, it'll make your filter last longer before needing to clean the filter again.
im not necessarily the wisest on this particular subject but i dont see the issue of first using the filter and then boiling, the filter will leave only debris from what it looks like, once thats gone you can then cook the dangers away that may remain
@@joshua2400 There is no issue, the best answer is that it works either way. Although, I believe that most filters take time to filter out the water. So boiling it first then filtering would be quicker. Then again, either way works.
Key word is USUALLY. Far lower concentration of microorganisms in fast flowing water.He's not saying moving water is safe to drink, just that moving water usually has less particulates and microorganisms in it so your filter won't clog up at fast.
So should you boil the water before or after filtration? I'm guessing after filtration because the filter itself could harbour microorganisms, especially if it's already been used to filter unboiled water
It would be cool to see the water on the microscope after just boiling, to see if it really killed everything, and if it did, to know if they are still there, just dead, or completely destroyed.
That's still Impressive though. But they are still a last resort when you are in a climate that is too rainy to have a firepit. Boiling is primary but this product would be a contingency to dehydration
As a acience nerd, that filtering machine is the type of gadget I get a rush from spending my hard earned money on. Lol. Have you ever watched the before and after videos of the filtered water under a microscope?
These types of filters are similar to what many water treatment plants use today, and will filter out any water-borne pathogen and filter out most, if not all harmful compounds.
Even better, to prolong the life of your filter, run the water through at least a t-shirt first, then the filter. It'll remove the heavier junk that will eventually gunk up your filter. Then backwash some clean water to clear your filter.
As a medical laboratory technologist specializing in microbiology, I really appreciate that you went to these lengths to show people what could possibly be in unknown water sources. Filtration and chemical treatment are vital. Especially in a situation where medical intervention isn't available. The illness these lifeforms can cause is not something you want to be dealing with, particularly in a shtf situation.
Like I heard the could be a brain eating amoeba in these water sources
@@TinotendaHunda-ib2nu these can be found anywhere but the risk of infection is very low. Still of you get infected the risk of death is like 99.99% so I would be careful
Im going to school to study in that field ☺️
@@JoeMama-sx4qzedit this comment when you pass
most of those only come through the TV@@TinotendaHunda-ib2nu
Im surprised that I never got sick as a child swimming in less than ideal swimming holes.
Mostly the risk is in accidentally drinking too much pond water and getting giardiasis or something.
@@BigMikeMcBastard no proof of giardia causing anything just msm propaganda so u poison ur self w meds and detergents
Because bacteria doesn't cause illness toxins do
@Raffael900me the sounds of your ignorance will be the beacon for extraterrestrial to find Humanity.
@@SirPraiseSun Are you daft? What kind of mental gymnastics did you have to do to arrive at that conclusion?
All the little buddies stuck in the filter
That's what I'm thinking
@@ajackass5950 they'll die in 24 hrs and if they stay there that's doing its job. As long as it's not in your water.
That filter really did it's job. Wow that water was crispy clear.🎉
crispy
Um how does water get…crispy exactly?
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@@De_Rain52 someones never had crispy water
@@nofrbls3640 Exactly what does this comment mean.
I once got lost on a hike .... it was only planed to be an hour or 2 and I only had a small 12oz bottle of water with me... it was a hot day and that was gone quick. Fast forward and its 9pm and getting dark... id since lost my dog on top of getting lost myself and had been blindly tearing through the dense forest for hours and hours... I was sooooo unbelievably thirsty... I was hiking around a lake... I figured worst case scenario I'd be out there over night and get rescued in the morning, and knowing most water born pathogens take 24-48hrs to make you sick, I figured I'd be home by then and decoded to risk drinking from the lake. The water tasted fresh and clean and I drank my fill... a lot... probably a half gallon.... miraculously I never got sick at all, I got rescued that night around 1am and yes I did get my dog back... eventually... he was gone for 10 days and showed up 16 miles away.... ON A ROAD WHERE WE USED TO LIVE!! I still have him to this day, he will be 14 in November. He is still in good health, walks 2-3 miles a day with me and I'm sure still has a few good years left in him.
Not all natural water sources out there will make you sick, but yea lake water is always kind of a gamble. Glad you pulled through and are here today!
I enjoyed reading your comment
@@renaldsunset thanks 🙂
Go doggo, go!! 😊🥰
Imagine there are parasites living in your stomach still just chillin there
This was cool, but irl a coffee
filter first, could help a lot and prolong the life of the filter straw.
A shirt or sock would do as well, some simple and reusable cloth.
@@Undomaranel I like reusable, but it would need to be specific kinds of fabric. I think my grams used cheesecloth for making wine/beer? Besides, sock-flavored stew?? 🤢😁 And folded coffee filters take up basically no space at all.
@@Alvan81 Dude, come on. A cheesecloth is designed to filter curds and whey, which is far larger than pond scum and microbiology. And is it really so difficult to keep a spare crew sock for it's thick, woven filtration possibilities? Even if nothing else you could gently dip it in the water, watching the water travel up the sock via capillary action, then wring out scrum free water. And yes, in a survival situation, I'd rather my boiled water have a little toe jam (if I was stupid enough to not properly prepare) than chunks of moss and algae. Boiled giardia is better without pond salad.
@@Undomaranel I wasn't pushing cheesecloth. I was speculating on what kind of cloth would be good/similar to coffee filters. So cut me some slack, I haven't seen a piece of cheesecloth in 30 years.
My socks and tshirts are fairly coarse woven; because I live in warm climate. I don't think they would work the way you think.
Good luck.
@@Alvan81 just about any fabric would work as a pre-filter if your intent was to keep your filter from clogging up.
Adding a drop of iodine after filtering also helps make sure nothing is left to infect you, if boiling is not an option.
Salt?
@@a.j.williams195 They put iodine in salt, but it's minuscule amounts. You need to get iodine in a small bottle with a dropper. It's liquid and when you get it on the skin leaves a yellowish-brown color. Same stuff the doctor swabs the skin around a cut if you need stitches.
Bleach is easily available and works, 2 drops for 1 liter and 8 for a gallon.
I'm so glad you showed this. I really wanted to know how much it does filter.
Don't hope too much, its only when the filter is clean or new
@@DooraemonnWhen it’s new it just filters at a faster rate. Effectiveness doesn’t get worse.
Same same, it's great info to get to have visually at the micro level.
I never knew how many creatures where in a creek until I saw this video
LIFESTRAW good for something like 200k gallons or 5 yrs of safe water even from brackish or sewage water . Id absolutely trust my life ,thats why i still have two
I'm sorry but you did a mistake, your right about its good for 1 person for 5 years ( depending on the model it's between 1000 - 4000) but it's not 200k it's around 4000 L, at 1 liter a day per person, most I've seen is 1500L good for 2 person at 1 liter a day for a year.
Lil bros are majestically spinning and twisting 😂
the thing I found with those straw things is its hard to dry them out to use again. They are almost a one use deal.
You don't really need to dry them out, though you might want to pass some alcohol through them when you get home to kill any of the critters the filter caught if you're worried they might start growing inside it. Best bet is to back flush with distilled water to push out all the debris.
@@vanq86Try in winter in north Canada lol, it's a pain but if you can keep it close to your body it won't freeze and cleaning is easy, when your done filtering take a sip and blow it back, I do that 2-3 time after each use and never had a problem.
Did I see a microscopic crab
It looked like it had a head, thorax and abdomen and it also looked like it had joints in its legs. WHAT.THE.FUCK
Most likely plankton
Wow great video
Boil it - Cant go wrong. I've swam in all sorts of gungy water holes, farm run-offs, dirty farm water reserves full of stagnant stuff probably with dead animals 😂 never got sick but I guess if you drink it then it becomes a problem
Why did you do that?
I'm glad you did this, definitely great to know...my dad said in case of prepping, even boiling or distilling doesn't get rid of chemicals but boiling is as good as we can get.
Boiling water makes it _safe_ enough to drink most of the time. Safe, not _clean_
Not really, chemical treatment is just as good. Water filtration plants don't boil your water bro, the tap water you drink isn't boiled and it's perfectly fine
Distillation actually does remove a lot of chemicals, organic compounds, VOCs, pesticides, heavy metals, in addition to biological contaminants. But inorganic compounds and large molecular weight non-VOCs will remain, if present.
I'd still say BOIL IT after the filtering 😂
Always boil over a fire and forget all expensive filters
There is no point of filtering then.. boiling will kill everything already. Boiling also takes more resources and time.. an H20Go is a better option if you wanted another level of purification without boiling. The device uses salt to create chlorine
Always boil the water for at least 10-15 min even if you filter it
you don't need to boil that long. Once you've reached a full boil (100C/212F) 99% of microorganisms are killed
Or use P&G chemical treatment + Filter, which is just as good as boiling. Water filtration plants don't boil your water bro, the tap water you drink isn't boiled and it's perfectly fine
Please post more videos like these. Very very educational, to keep us in good health.
I am really appreciating your video's more and more. Keep them coming. 🙃
Awesome test!!
Always wanted to see this, to really see if those things work... very glad he did this!
I hope that when the aliens come, they will drink our pond water and eat Monsanto-pesticide laced veggies. Instant ☠️⚰️.
Might I suggest a coyote well? Dig a hole a few feet from the water source. If it's mud/ dirt/ clay your water will have self filtered as it's part of the water table, not the scummy pond. Then lifestraw that.
That Dirty Water Under A Microscope Looks Like The Sea With Little Creatures
seems that little filter does a damn fine job
As a kid we always did drink water as long from a running source. One of them had cowpasture upstream. May explain why i got ironcast Immunsystem
man drinking sewer water💀
Too bad you wasted all your naive T cells so good luck with your immune system when it ages
Bro was chillin in that water
Have you cleaned your plastic bottle? If it is not clean, it may negatively affect your test.
Thanks for the demo.
Nice to know. Been using this set up for 2yrs straight, no boiling either. Never had an issue 🖖🏕️
important not to get in that water either😉
When your water has calories
SALVATION COMES FROM THE LORD
Amen!!
1000%
Youre right bro just pray above the dirty pond water and drink it, way better than filtration or boiling it amiright
My dog loves pond water, and I’m now surprised she never gets ill from it
Some of those are nematodes also called parasitic worms
Thank you for sharing this informative video. I always pre-filter, Sawyer water 💦 filter, then boil it. Stay safe out there.
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That was way better than what I was expecting
Id like to see a comparison of pond water, river water, and a waterfall.
I don't know how I ended up on this channel, but I'm pretty glad I did for some reason this interests the hell out of me
Always boil regardless of the filtering system. There isn't one one the market that produces “fresh” water I wouldn't boil.
Excellent demonstration highlighting the need to filter and or chemically treat water gathered from a pond or stream. This water is full of microbes that can make you very sick or even in extreme situations kill you. The Clean Sip Filter Straw in this video seems to be effective on filtering the microbes. However, for safety it is still important to boil your water after filtering. I am not sure if this filter product is set up to collect water for boiling?
It'd be interesting to see this same test done with a life straw.
Thanks cool video! 👍👍💯
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Think they are pretty much the same. My friend in Africa who ran an orphanage used the life straw system only a large one, that used the same filter process. It did an amazing job filtering the horrible water they used.
I would love to see a test for a moving water source vs a stagnant, also purified and boiled, for both the moving and stagnant water, think that would be really cool
Me: A city slicker who will never go camping but watching all videos on this channel for the interest 😂😂😂
We need more content like this as it always better to expect the unexpected.
The filter of this one seems to be much better than the lifestraw that was also been tested under a microscope.
Thank you. It's reassuring to see your video.
bro spinnin'
You carry your microscopes into the woods?
Really????????????????????????????????????
I recognize most of these from my Biology class! lol
Great word of advice 😂🎉
The microbiology alone deserves a comment and life.
??? it has life, just don't need to be alive in the water we intend to drink, you sober?
i would honestly boil before filtering, then boil afterwards. just to be 100% safe. and if u are in the wild and dont have one of these straws, all u need is sand, gravel and charcoal to make a primitive filter.
I'm curious how many bugs you'd see if you analyzed my spit...
bubble is likely a black hole , the kind that only exists when in an environment where such micro life forms can be found and filtered into . hope that made sense
Water “Disinfection”, not “Purification”…. Significantly different. People frequently think these two procedures are synonymous, and they are not. Thanks for the info that you share! Just want people to know there is a difference.
Now see it after filtering it and boiling it
So now the filter is loaded with microbes
What microscope/objective did you use? I want to be able to test my own filters to make sure they're still working. Thx.
Do you filter the water and then boil it, or boil it and then filter it?
I'd say boil then filter. It would be easier to gather water to boil first before filtering. Since boiling makes it cleaner, it'll make your filter last longer before needing to clean the filter again.
Filter then boil. Filtering cleans it, boiling then sanitizes it
im not necessarily the wisest on this particular subject but i dont see the issue of first using the filter and then boiling, the filter will leave only debris from what it looks like, once thats gone you can then cook the dangers away that may remain
Jesus Christ the good sovereign God loves and cherishes you my friends, I hope you can have a deep and personal relationship with the Lord
@@joshua2400 There is no issue, the best answer is that it works either way. Although, I believe that most filters take time to filter out the water. So boiling it first then filtering would be quicker. Then again, either way works.
Eee those microscopic crawlers make my skin itch. 😖
Do you boil, let it cool then filter? Or filter then boil and cool? Which is better?
I would filter then boil.. that way less undesirables are being cooked down into the water.
This video will forever be stored away in my brain for future reference if I’m ever in the wilderness 💀 thank you lol
It seem he wasn’t really trying to focus to much on the second microscope shot
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Uhhh... flowing water is usually better?
Not if there is any wildlife living upstream.
Giardia.
Key word is USUALLY. Far lower concentration of microorganisms in fast flowing water.He's not saying moving water is safe to drink, just that moving water usually has less particulates and microorganisms in it so your filter won't clog up at fast.
That’s Fred, Barry, Janet, Kim, Manny…
Double or triple filter, then boil
Drink? I wouldn't even want to step in that water with shoes on. Heebee Jeebee!
Glad these work. Just got two of them and for the same price as a single life straw that's a steal.
I wouldnt want to drink or swim in it either
Now I know why early humans and modern animals drink flowing water instead of stagnant water now
That’s pretty impressive
So should you boil the water before or after filtration? I'm guessing after filtration because the filter itself could harbour microorganisms, especially if it's already been used to filter unboiled water
This is perfect advertising for these filters. I would like to know which filter that was
So basically it worked perfectly
As a child I never got ill by playing in these waters. But you won't see me near one today.
Can you please try a clay water filtration system? I mean the old traditional ones, without electricity
Filtering should only be relied on when boiling isn't an option. Even the best filter can fail without you knowing it.
Won't see viruses with that microscope, nor do I expect the filter will remove 20nm organisms
Damn nice results regardless tho
How have I not gotten sick. I swim in my grandparents pond all the time and accidentally swallow water
It would be cool to see the water on the microscope after just boiling, to see if it really killed everything, and if it did, to know if they are still there, just dead, or completely destroyed.
Wenn nicht so viele cuts wären,dann könnte man das vllt glauben
Can you do some running water? I’ve always heard it’s ok to drink but that doesn’t seem right.
Boiling water in a liquor bottle keeps the water 💦 from absorbing the odors of smoke.
Thankfully, I never drank pond water.
cool sample under the microscope
That's still Impressive though. But they are still a last resort when you are in a climate that is too rainy to have a firepit. Boiling is primary but this product would be a contingency to dehydration
Try a uv filter on the microscope. Looks crazy
Water can be so "nasty" if not treated properly
Ive used a life straw quite a bit out in the wild and have NEVER gotten sick. I think they work pretty darn good!
have you done fresh spring water close to the source Please wanna see that
As a acience nerd, that filtering machine is the type of gadget I get a rush from spending my hard earned money on. Lol. Have you ever watched the before and after videos of the filtered water under a microscope?
These types of filters are similar to what many water treatment plants use today, and will filter out any water-borne pathogen and filter out most, if not all harmful compounds.
Rivers or a good stream are always the best source of water, I think. Pretty decent.
what microscope do you have?
I still don't trust those foreign filters if you get the drift.
This would be a better utensil if it removed chemicals as well.
Even better, to prolong the life of your filter, run the water through at least a t-shirt first, then the filter. It'll remove the heavier junk that will eventually gunk up your filter. Then backwash some clean water to clear your filter.