Some viewers have reminded me elderberry stems can be toxic when eaten. If you use them in the still they may also be harmful so you would not want to use elderberry stems as mentioned in the video and stick to other hollow items such as PVC or bamboo, etc. as mentioned in the video. I used PVC in the video and would recommend that to be used.
@spikedpsycho I wanted a design that could be hung off of the ground and your idea meets that criteria unlike most responders.Thanks for the information and for wacthing my video.
Would it be better to send up a balloon or kite to a cloud with a solar panel to collect water from a cloud and sending it down with a thin plastic pipe,can this work on Mars? But this is very good craftmanship and presentation
THis looks like a clever design but I can't understand it. It would be great to see a cross section or a profile drawing so I could see how it works on the inside. Please let me know if you ever put one up. Cheers.
hahahahaaha, i assume you're referring to the hoards of zombies staggering around with smartphones . . . . i realise your comment is 5 years old but i'm pretty sure the zombie apocalypse happened before that... Any city in Australia is FULL of them...
I know this comment was 6 years ago however the CDC did just release guidelines horizontal apocalypse also our military is training is training for in FEMA has guidelines
So many people asked me for clarification of the design I decided to see if I could add a brief and clear description of the still to help those who did not understand the video or bother to read the video description. 1.) The design was basically a thought experiment to see if I could come up with a way to make fresh water from commonly found trash items in a disaster or emergency situation. I also wanted the water still to be able to be hung from a tree or fence so it would not be on the ground and be disturbed by animals. I also wanted it to be able to work for days without attention by me. 2.) The design is made up of two bottles, a container made from a third bottle and a piece of pvc pipe and some cardboard. The bottle still has a large 3-liter plastic bottle that has inside it a smaller bottle that has been cut open to make a container. The container is used to hold nonclean or non-potable water. The non-clean water is evaporated by the sun and collects on the sides of the 3-liter bottle and drip down to the bottom. This now clean water exits a small hole in the bottom of the 3-liter bottle and drains into a small collection bottle that is attached on the bottom of the 3-liter bottle by its cap. The collection bottle collecting the clean water can be simply screwed off of the bottom of the still and emptied and replaced. 3.) To add more non clean water to the container inside of the 3 liter bottle a piece of PVC pipe is inserted at the top and water is added through the pipe. This keeps any non-clean water from splashing up and onto the sides of the 3 liter bottle and contaminating the water. 4.) I added some folded cardboard into the interior container to help increase the evaporation of the water as the cardboard will get wet and provide a larger surface area to allow more water evaporation. 5.) many people left valid comments that sunlight may make harmful chemicals and encouraged me to use other materials. A few mentioned there may be gases from the cardboard that could also contaminate the fresh water. The still was not for permanent long term use. people die from lack of water in 3 days. if I was stranded on an island that had empty bottles on the shore I would definitely make this to help provide water until I was rescued. if anyone wants to make a design using glass bottles, the channel green power science has the best video I ever saw on how to cut bottles. For those people in serious need of long term solar water stills, there are videos on RUclips showing how to make large solar stills from materials you can purchase. I hope this helps. Please let me know if I can add any additional information and please check out my other videos. I have been adding videos weekly for 11 years on many subjects. regards, Robb Moffett Robb's Homemade Life
out on Africa this is very good idea.I also had ideas and in Isreal they use condensing water from atmosphere to grow trees.but they put littler grate round bottom of tree its plastic.
I just finished making one. I figure it cost less than a dollar to build. At that price any water it condenses is great. For survival, I hear, each individual needs a gallon of water per day. Simply done by making enough of these! An interesting build. Thank you.
+Punk N I thank you for subscribing to my channel and for making one of my projects I described in one of my RUclips videos... I checked out your channel and it is cool, I only watched a few videos and was very happy, the ordinary Life song was wonderful. I subscribed and am looking forward to more time to watch your old videos and to seeing what you come up with in the future.
I use rain water for my nature babies and since we haven't had enough rain water,so this is my other option that ACTUALLY works.it takes awhile but it works thanks again for your valuable video.🌻☺️
Why teens are not watching this, as opposed to mtv, I do not know. These are skills that improve thinking skills and may prove vital for survival some day. Well done sir
thanks for pointing out where the waste water was being placed, I did not pick that up in viewing the video, I like the design will try it out and do some experimenting with different materials to assist with increasing the surface area for absorption and evaporation and also for attracting more solar energy...
Very interesting design. Really super that you just leave it in the sun and collect water. I would want the containers to be glass though because of all the toxic contamination from plastic in heat. I am sure you would make a plan around this too! Wanted to thank you for a thought provoking video.
I worked 30 years in desserts and jungles. Your Design is great, but the bottles you used are a problem. Water Bottles and soda bottles disintegrate in direct sunlight. They turn to dust if left in the sun light for a few months. This process will contaminate your distilled water and you will taste it. The design is very good and I thank you for it. I have been thinking about this distilled water problem for a while, and this just pointed me in a new direction.
Bob thanks for watching the video and leaving a nice comment . The design was for a temporary solution using commonly found materials and that could be attached to a tree or something off the ground. Hopefully you would not have to use it for a long time.
I've seen a method of collecting water using plastic sheets from the air in a war movie and now this confirms that it could be done. I'll try something similar. Thanks for the idea.
Imagine such contraption in desert like India near a small tree sapling and the collecting bottom goes straight into the soil. 100 trees with such bottle would make our planet much happier. It cost almost nothing. to built; thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting I really appreciate it. This was just a thought experiment for something that could hang off the ground to keep away from animals and use commonly discarded items. It has some drawbacks, but I think it also has some potential. As you mentioned.
The top of this model should be on the contrary (upside down) because as it is now a lot of drops will go back to the waste water. But besides that it´s a very usefull model !!! Thanks for sharing !!!
Hi, My questions are isn't there an issue of the chemicals to make the plastic bottle contaminated the water when it's heating up and aren't the use of dark colors conducive for generating heat?
You shouldn't use plastic for this! Plastic would be fine for the collection of the water as long as its not heated with the sunlight. PET Plastic breaks down in sunlight and with heat, this leaches into the water making the water toxic, carcinogenic. You should use some type of glass or stainless steel when distilling water with sunlight, not plastic. It's a cool and inventive setup, just using materials that will kill you if you actual drink the water your distilling!
I like the design. Easy to take apart to replace the cardboard when it gets too degraded and a chance to wash out the inner buildup of yuck from the waste water. I feel dumb. I had to look at this three times to get the whole picture. I thought the first step was to glue the inside bottle to the outside one, (smoothly) which would leave nowhere for the condensed water to go. Sometimes even seeing we don't see. LOL
Out of curiosity, what was the outside temperature during your test? Did you test the water pH before(dirty) and after(distillate)? And perhaps more importantly, did you test your TDS before and after? Thanks for posting your idea. Very interesting approach!
how about reverse the whole thing. two bottle, attach others end from the others top with a pipe on it connecting to both. the merky water will be at the bottom while the condensation at the top. cover the bottom part with somthing bkack to absorb more heat.
SmokymntnEd Thanks Smoky, I agree, just one is not going to make a lot of water, but if you needed water and had a lot of bottles, the design is simple and the cost is almost zero, plus it was fun for me to figure out how to make it work. Thanks for watching!
I would like to see a water test before and after this, im not saying it doesnt work. Im just curious of how efficient it is. Im willing to bet its pretty dang good. Very creative i love it.
Actually I think it's a good idea and a logical process. However, if you would have placed something that floated in the water with something cupped over it I think the water evaporating from the pond would have been trapped and then funneled into some kind of a cup, producing more because there was already water there. Just an idea/thought.
Love the concept it does work only problem is that plastic is a petroleum byproduct comes out of a barrel of crude oil ( I'm not even going to mention hot glue) so the problem is when you expose it to sunlight full spectrum UV All That Jazz it tends to break down putting all kinds of nasty little petroleum distillate byproducts and phytoestrogen nonsense into your water which you do not want to ingest that's the whole point of distilation unless you're living in a nuclear fallout zone in which case you're probably screwed anyway enjoy your cesium with a side of potassium salt. That all being said I'm looking for a design that uses glass bottles such as your common carlo rossi wine jug or bottle. and solar fire starter for focusing the sunlight. your proof of concept is 110% I'll keep an eye out for the glass version.
I had a little trouble following what you were doing at first, but it made sense by the time you were done. It's something I think I would want to practice at least once or twice before I actually need such a thing to get the hang of it, but after that I would think they go together quickly and could use a variety of containers and materials using the same principles.
Nice tutorial although your recommendation to use elderberry stems in place of the pvc pipe may need a rethink as elderberry stems are toxic to humans.
Couldn't get any worse first your start with a terrible stomach ache, cold sweat ftom the malaria brew ( cardboard/glue) then you wish the toxic plant woul drip enouph poison to finish you off quickly! this video is wrong the mext level wrong, . Hahaha...
46mls is not a lot of water, but if you make 100 of this same design and place them together in your yard, that's a lot more water you will be collecting in 8 hours time..... Great idea....... 2nd) you don't necessary need to drink the water. There's a lot of other uses for it arround the house.
Great job, great idea. Maybe sealing the top with a rubber/silicone glove, with just a needle size holes, would allow rain water to drip inside? You could put a pvc tube thru a middle finger, and a edge of glove might seal upper opening, without a need for a tape.
I like it, in AZ. Lot of heat and sun. Pictures are a help but I am just not getting te path of evaporation. Maybe a cross section of the water flow. Thanks
William thanks a lot for watching the video and commenting. If you look in the video description. I added some additional information because so many people had the same comments as you did. Hope it helps.
In a US urban setting, yeah, actually, you do have the bottles, and the rest can be improvised -- some foil to seal edges temporarily, use a lighter to melt or shape some plastic, etc. Just look in a trash can, and you can probably find something that works.
The principle is awesome! I would however use a black or dark soda can instead of the cardboard. It will increase the solar heat process and be cleaner than the cardboard.
very interesting keep trying if you create this system on day you will be a billioner. Israel have this air convert in to water technology. my idea is if you fix small fan on top means sucking air from out side to inside. Sorri am not a engineer simple cook for a small money.But i like these field.G god bless you.
Really cool design. I would definitely find a better wick material. Cardboard will wear out super quick, and though effective as you used it, there could be a much better wick out there. Like sponge, or wool, or cotton on a plastic framre.
Hi Fred, I agree, the design is far from perfect, however a lot of viewers overlook that the design was made so an emergency still could be made from scrap recycled material commonly found in many areas. and it had to be able to be hung off the ground to keep it from being overturned or damaged by animals. It also had to be able to be left alone for days while it worked without having to tend to it every day. I think it worked out pretty good. Most of the people who do not like the design are furious it uses plastic water bottles but come up with no design of their own that meet the requirements I gave . I agree with you on how quick cardboard wears out but all wick materials will become saturated from dissolved salts and chemicals that are in water pretty quick and if you are in an area that has scrap cardboard it is most likely there is plenty more.
I like the idea! I do have some concerns however. What about mold in cardboard and many of the cardboards now are treated with all kinds of chemicals or am I wrong? I am going to review this a little more. I am a little confused on making it completely. I am having a disconnect on how it's collected internally. Different colored bottles for internal would film better and be easier to distinguish. So that is a design idea:) Thank you for your efforts and sharing!
+Crash-N-Burned.Flightnurse I thought about that at first too but the cardboard is already on the "dirty" side so the mold from it doesn't easily get transferred to the "clean" side. If you were really concerned you could swap out the cardboard every could days.
@@LanternLabsclean cardboard takes the longest to mold. It's cardboard that has been in dirt,food,dirty hands,real dirty ,high algae that can mold faster or increase slime. The sun is a great 2nd on cleaning of water and cardboard.
hi, nicely thought out. watching the survival shows on TV I thought there must be a way to make water by evaporation using found water bottles that are everywhere , especially on the beaches. in a survival situation you would have to figure out how to do maintain the efficiency with almost no resources but a roll of electrical tape or duct tape should do almost everything you need, warren
hi Warren, thanks for the comment. i wanted a design I could hang off the ground, but if a person did not mind keeping their still on the ground the simplest method is just curling the bottom of an open end bottle over a water source and collecting from the tough made by curling the edge.
What a great video. Just subscribed and going to twitter, facebook and pinterest this if that's ok with you Robb. How nice are you to share this idea with all of us. Thank you so much. Please stay safe in this horrible time we are in right now Sept 2017 and God bless you and all of your viewer's.
Interesting concept, could benefit from some tweaks. I have seen one made with two glass bottles butted up together at the openings and laying down, one was filled with seawater and in the sun, the other was covered to condense fresh water. Then add a little of the salt back
Your holes you added later to collect rain could still be used. You'd need a way to use the tube to hold a vent plate under the holes, keeping that piece independent from the tube/shaft
you are doing something like a filter for contaminated or potable water, only that it is through a condensation process. A lot of comments that need you to clarify , i guess because you did not show that potable water is being poured into the smaller botlle thru the pipe. I also did not understand it at first but only after reading your explanation then i knew what you were doing, ha ha and in the first place i was thinking you are doing an atmospheric water generator, do u have any idea of doing it? tq
The real benefit here is you have "Fluoride-Free" water and thanks to our government it's hard to find fluoride free water. Thanks very much and keep'em coming
hey good one, Robb. If one has some of that all plastic corregated stuff that looks like card board, but is white plastic, that might be a good alternative to the brown paper cardboard. It is just not widely available yet, but it is waterproof. I had a couple of little boxes made out of it and left them out in the weather for a couple of years with no sign of deterioration. not sure exactly what kind of plastic it is. might be avaiable at craft stores
A Pa Thanks A Pa, but the cardboard was used to wick the water and create a larger surface area for the water to evaporate. Plastic cardboard would not absorb water. However, I could use plastic cardboard as a form and cover with cotton material. The brand name of the plastic cardboard is coroplast, it is very neat material to make stuff with.
I don't see how the water gets into the bottom bottle with the tube is sealed. I was totally confused on how this thing works. I'd like to see another video on how it works. Thanks for sharing anyways. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
hello William, I added more information in the video description and comments. I am sorry it was a bit confusing video, I get that a lot and I should have done a better job explaining.
hello Richard, I am sorry for any lack of clarity, several people have asked me to explain so I did not do a good enough job in the video. What happens in the bottle is the water inside is evaporated by the sun and condenses on the inside of the larger bottle and drips below into the smaller bottle. The cardboard gets wet since it is in the water in the center container and increases the area the water can evaporate from.. More undrinkable water can be added from the top.
Well thank you Capt. Actually, I don't think it's one of my best ones it confused a lot of people. I could've made it better but I really appreciate you taking the time to watch it and leave such a nice comment.
Hey thanks a lot BL. Appreciate that very much. This video is not one of my best ones. I'm glad you liked it though. It confused a lot of people so I should make another solar still video.
The theory here is sound.... but please refrain from using plastics. They are highly toxic. Glass is s bit harder to work with but it is very safe and will prevent you from getting TSS or toxicity.
Hi John, thanks a lot for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. I agree with your other comments. This design was just an experiment to find a way to make water in an emergency using items most likely to be found and be able to isolate the solar still from animals and also not have to monitor it every day. There are much better designs with better materials that don't meet my criteria.
With the top being the inverted bottom of the 3L bottle, drops that condense on the top will drip back into the waste water. Better to attach the other way? Also, what about lining the INSIDE of the 2L bottle with black electrical tape to catch more light? Note, the water vapor that condenses, but I don't know if electrical tape will also emit vapors.
We made one and are testing it now. We want to make another one with glass like the comments below and maybe use a sponge or cotton for the increased surface area.
I love this video, have you elimiated the cardboard from the design? It seams this would mold after a while and cause health risk issues. Would taking a 2 liter bottle and folding it like the cardboard achieve the same condensation?
hello Kelly, the design was to use things that were discarded in an emergency situation, I agree with you totally about the long term use of the cardboard. A folded bottle would add no extra surface area for eveporation.
your concept is great as an emergency concept. but extractables from the plastic is not good long term. maybe dark landscaping screen might make a good wick. and aluminum foil over the bottom will reflect solar heat away..
Of all the things you could use, glass, metal, plastic... (smooth surfaces... and preferably cool surfaces), why would you choose CARDBOARD??? 🤨 Nice video, and thanks for sharing 👍 'd #OldManPaxus Rating: ★★ ½
I am sorry I failed in explaining. cardboard was used to increase the surface area of water so the evaporation would increase and condense more water. If no cardboard the only surface area of water was in the small interior container. by adding cardboard that stuck up high above the water it got wet by absorbing water and then released it by evaporation and condensation on the interior of the larger bottle.
Some viewers have reminded me elderberry stems can be toxic when eaten. If you use them in the still they may also be harmful so you would not want to use elderberry stems as mentioned in the video and stick to other hollow items such as PVC or bamboo, etc. as mentioned in the video. I used PVC in the video and would recommend that to be used.
@spikedpsycho I wanted a design that could be hung off of the ground and your idea meets that criteria unlike most responders.Thanks for the information and for wacthing my video.
@spikedpsycho cool. do you mind share some photos /scheme online to better understand the design?
Would it be better to send up a balloon or kite to a cloud with a solar panel to collect water from a cloud and sending it down with a thin plastic pipe,can this work on Mars? But this is very good craftmanship and presentation
Cardboard is produced using toxic chemicals of which will not distill out. DON'T USE CARDBOARD
THis looks like a clever design but I can't understand it. It would be great to see a cross section or a profile drawing so I could see how it works on the inside. Please let me know if you ever put one up. Cheers.
I almost thought I was too dumb to understand a seemingly very simple contraption. Thank you for your comment. I am not the only one! 😅
Praise God for people as smart as you are and willing to try new things! I enjoyed your video and plan on trying it myself!!
Hey, thank you very much. I appreciate it
Thank you! The world has already benefited from you! GODSPEED
Thank you, been looking for this for awhile. Gonna make moonshine with the sun now that I'm no longer mormom
a great person with a good intention! bravo !
thank you kathy!👌😎
This is straight dude down the street in the neighborhood is a scientist type of creation. 4 stars.
thanks!!👍👍
you're the guy I want around when the zombies get here (I mean when more of them get here)
***** I ain't skeered of no zombies. I got 4 sandwich toasters and a bottle of Tobasco ready and waiting.
hahahahaaha, i assume you're referring to the hoards of zombies staggering around with smartphones . . . . i realise your comment is 5 years old but i'm pretty sure the zombie apocalypse happened before that... Any city in Australia is FULL of them...
I know this comment was 6 years ago however the CDC did just release guidelines horizontal apocalypse also our military is training is training for in FEMA has guidelines
ZOMBIE apocalypse is amongst us.
@@OldManPaxusYT well its here. Look at Seattle and Portland. Lolol
So many people asked me for clarification of the design I decided to see if I could add a brief and clear description of the still to help those who did not understand the video or bother to read the video description.
1.) The design was basically a thought experiment to see if I could come up with a way to make fresh water from commonly found trash items in a disaster or emergency situation. I also wanted the water still to be able to be hung from a tree or fence so it would not be on the ground and be disturbed by animals. I also wanted it to be able to work for days without attention by me.
2.) The design is made up of two bottles, a container made from a third bottle and a piece of pvc pipe and some cardboard.
The bottle still has a large 3-liter plastic bottle that has inside it a smaller bottle that has been cut open to make a container. The container is used to hold nonclean or non-potable water. The non-clean water is evaporated by the sun and collects on the sides of the 3-liter bottle and drip down to the bottom. This now clean water exits a small hole in the bottom of the 3-liter bottle and drains into a small collection bottle that is attached on the bottom of the 3-liter bottle by its cap. The collection bottle collecting the clean water can be simply screwed off of the bottom of the still and emptied and replaced.
3.) To add more non clean water to the container inside of the 3 liter bottle a piece of PVC pipe is inserted at the top and water is added through the pipe. This keeps any non-clean water from splashing up and onto the sides of the 3 liter bottle and contaminating the water.
4.) I added some folded cardboard into the interior container to help increase the evaporation of the water as the cardboard will get wet and provide a larger surface area to allow more water evaporation.
5.) many people left valid comments that sunlight may make harmful chemicals and encouraged me to use other materials. A few mentioned there may be gases from the cardboard that could also contaminate the fresh water. The still was not for permanent long term use. people die from lack of water in 3 days. if I was stranded on an island that had empty bottles on the shore I would definitely make this to help provide water until I was rescued.
if anyone wants to make a design using glass bottles, the channel green power science has the best video I ever saw on how to cut bottles.
For those people in serious need of long term solar water stills, there are videos on RUclips showing how to make large solar stills from materials you can purchase.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if I can add any additional information and please check out my other videos. I have been adding videos weekly for 11 years on many subjects.
regards,
Robb Moffett
Robb's Homemade Life
Please could you provide a drawing.
out on Africa this is very good idea.I also had ideas and in Isreal they use condensing water from atmosphere to grow trees.but they put littler grate round bottom of tree its plastic.
I just finished making one. I figure it cost less than a dollar to build. At that price any water it condenses is great. For survival, I hear, each individual needs a gallon of water per day. Simply done by making enough of these! An interesting build. Thank you.
+Punk N I thank you for subscribing to my channel and for making one of my projects I described in one of my RUclips videos... I checked out your channel and it is cool, I only watched a few videos and was very happy, the ordinary Life song was wonderful. I subscribed and am looking forward to more time to watch your old videos and to seeing what you come up with in the future.
I use rain water for my nature babies and since we haven't had enough rain water,so this is my other option that ACTUALLY works.it takes awhile but it works thanks again for your valuable video.🌻☺️
Scuze me for ask. So you harvest water from air? And if yes, how much you can make?
That's some really interesting food (wait, water) for thought and a great starting point for experimenting! Thanks!
Why teens are not watching this, as opposed to mtv, I do not know. These are skills that improve thinking skills and may prove vital for survival some day. Well done sir
Because they were raised that way.
there are teens watching this, grandpa
Thanks Julienna, I am happy anybody watches and welcome everybody.
I wonder the same thing!
Respectfully,
A teenager. XD
thanks for pointing out where the waste water was being placed, I did not pick that up in viewing the video, I like the design will try it out and do some experimenting with different materials to assist with increasing the surface area for absorption and evaporation and also for attracting more solar energy...
this idea is really good for me and my nature babies(my plants) thanks for your idea . I'm going to try it so my nature babies can have water.
Very interesting design. Really super that you just leave it in the sun and collect water. I would want the containers to be glass though because of all the toxic contamination from plastic in heat. I am sure you would make a plan around this too! Wanted to thank you for a thought provoking video.
+Chelle Lewis Thanks Chelle, much appreciated!
I worked 30 years in desserts and jungles.
Your Design is great, but the bottles you used are a problem.
Water Bottles and soda bottles disintegrate in direct sunlight.
They turn to dust if left in the sun light for a few months.
This process will contaminate your distilled water and you will taste it.
The design is very good and I thank you for it.
I have been thinking about this distilled water problem for a while, and this just pointed me in a new direction.
Bob thanks for watching the video and leaving a nice comment . The design was for a temporary solution using commonly found materials and that could be attached to a tree or something off the ground. Hopefully you would not have to use it for a long time.
Very basic butt very smart! Easy to build and understand. Thanks!
I've seen a method of collecting water using plastic sheets from the air in a war movie and now this confirms that it could be done. I'll try something similar. Thanks for the idea.
thanks SH. this was just an experiment for a still in an emergency, there are much better designs for long term solar stills.
Imagine such contraption in desert like India near a small tree sapling and the collecting bottom goes straight into the soil. 100 trees with such bottle would make our planet much happier. It cost almost nothing. to built; thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting I really appreciate it. This was just a thought experiment for something that could hang off the ground to keep away from animals and use commonly discarded items. It has some drawbacks, but I think it also has some potential. As you mentioned.
The top of this model should be on the contrary (upside down) because as it is now a lot of drops will go back to the waste water.
But besides that it´s a very usefull model !!!
Thanks for sharing !!!
Hi, My questions are isn't there an issue of the chemicals to make the plastic bottle contaminated the water when it's heating up and aren't the use of dark colors conducive for generating heat?
..... also .... the density and mass of glass transfers energy more efficiently and will attract more water volume than plastic.
A valuable point was made also about using PET bottles. Try a set up that does not use these items and you got it made:)
its neat but im haveing a hard time understanding what you did here.
You are a star. Thank you. Most kind.
I had a 3 gallon water jug fall off of a shelf. also a large box of audio tapes.
You shouldn't use plastic for this! Plastic would be fine for the collection of the water as long as its not heated with the sunlight. PET Plastic breaks down in sunlight and with heat, this leaches into the water making the water toxic, carcinogenic. You should use some type of glass or stainless steel when distilling water with sunlight, not plastic. It's a cool and inventive setup, just using materials that will kill you if you actual drink the water your distilling!
Survival mode says fuck ppe plastic toxins over death lol
But you are very correct
It also appears you would need a hot glue gun and power tools in a SHTF scenario
I like the design. Easy to take apart to replace the cardboard when it gets too degraded and a chance to wash out the inner buildup of yuck from the waste water. I feel dumb. I had to look at this three times to get the whole picture. I thought the first step was to glue the inside bottle to the outside one, (smoothly) which would leave nowhere for the condensed water to go. Sometimes even seeing we don't see. LOL
Crafty Chrystal Thanks Chrystal, I could have done a better job showing how to put it together.
Out of curiosity, what was the outside temperature during your test? Did you test the water pH before(dirty) and after(distillate)? And perhaps more importantly, did you test your TDS before and after? Thanks for posting your idea. Very interesting approach!
how about reverse the whole thing. two bottle, attach others end from the others top with a pipe on it connecting to both. the merky water will be at the bottom while the condensation at the top. cover the bottom part with somthing bkack to absorb more heat.
Great simplified Idea to make survival Dehumidifier
Robb, I can see you put a lot of thought into the design. It may not provide s lot of H2o but, when your dying of thirst any little bit helps
SmokymntnEd Thanks Smoky, I agree, just one is not going to make a lot of water, but if you needed water and had a lot of bottles, the design is simple and the cost is almost zero, plus it was fun for me to figure out how to make it work. Thanks for watching!
Interesting, Robb. I may be needing to make a few of those bottles, since here in california we're on strict water rationing!
jennram1 Thanks Jen, good luck in California, I think droughts can be worse than hurricanes.
I would like to see a water test before and after this, im not saying it doesnt work. Im just curious of how efficient it is. Im willing to bet its pretty dang good. Very creative i love it.
Hey thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
Actually I think it's a good idea and a logical process. However, if you would have placed something that floated in the water with something cupped over it I think the water evaporating from the pond would have been trapped and then funneled into some kind of a cup, producing more because there was already water there.
Just an idea/thought.
Hey thanks a lot for your input and watching video. Much appreciated.
Thank you for your clear teaching--it was easy to understand---Thanks
Love the concept it does work only problem is that plastic is a petroleum byproduct comes out of a barrel of crude oil ( I'm not even going to mention hot glue) so the problem is when you expose it to sunlight full spectrum UV All That Jazz it tends to break down putting all kinds of nasty little petroleum distillate byproducts and phytoestrogen nonsense into your water which you do not want to ingest that's the whole point of distilation unless you're living in a nuclear fallout zone in which case you're probably screwed anyway enjoy your cesium with a side of potassium salt. That all being said I'm looking for a design that uses glass bottles such as your common carlo rossi wine jug or bottle. and solar fire starter for focusing the sunlight. your proof of concept is 110% I'll keep an eye out for the glass version.
I had a little trouble following what you were doing at first, but it made sense by the time you were done. It's something I think I would want to practice at least once or twice before I actually need such a thing to get the hang of it, but after that I would think they go together quickly and could use a variety of containers and materials using the same principles.
Thanks Mackenzie!!
Nice tutorial although your recommendation to use elderberry stems in place of the pvc pipe may need a rethink as elderberry stems are toxic to humans.
Couldn't get any worse first your start with a terrible stomach ache, cold sweat ftom the malaria brew ( cardboard/glue) then you wish the toxic plant woul drip enouph poison to finish you off quickly!
this video is wrong the mext level wrong,
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Hahaha...
46mls is not a lot of water, but if you make 100 of this same design and place them together in your yard, that's a lot more water you will be collecting in 8 hours time..... Great idea....... 2nd) you don't necessary need to drink the water. There's a lot of other uses for it arround the house.
that is an important point, we require water for many things besides consumption. Thanks a lot for watching and commenting.
Great job, great idea. Maybe sealing the top with a rubber/silicone glove, with just a needle size holes, would allow rain water to drip inside? You could put a pvc tube thru a middle finger, and a edge of glove might seal upper opening, without a need for a tape.
+ProjektBushcraft I definitely think more can be done with the design, thanks for the input and for watching.
I like it, in AZ. Lot of heat and sun. Pictures are a help but I am just not getting te path of evaporation. Maybe a cross section of the water flow. Thanks
William thanks a lot for watching the video and commenting. If you look in the video description. I added some additional information because so many people had the same comments as you did. Hope it helps.
Thanks alot of the Idea...Awesome.....love it
Most welcome 😊
Usefull in a survival situation.
I agree.
Alexander Nijman Yah because you will have lots of bottles tape and glue guns
In a US urban setting, yeah, actually, you do have the bottles, and the rest can be improvised -- some foil to seal edges temporarily, use a lighter to melt or shape some plastic, etc. Just look in a trash can, and you can probably find something that works.
The principle is awesome! I would however use a black or dark soda can instead of the cardboard. It will increase the solar heat process and be cleaner than the cardboard.
Hi Luke, the cardboard is to increase the surface area and evaporation.
very interesting keep trying if you create this system on day you will be a billioner. Israel have this air convert in to water technology. my idea is if you fix small fan on top means sucking air from out side to inside. Sorri am not a engineer simple cook for a small money.But i like these field.G
god bless you.
thanks Thilak!!
Many tanksare you still doing thes expeiments god bless
Really cool design.
I would definitely find a better wick material.
Cardboard will wear out super quick, and though effective as you used it, there could be a much better wick out there.
Like sponge, or wool, or cotton on a plastic framre.
Hi Fred, I agree, the design is far from perfect, however a lot of viewers overlook that the design was made so an emergency still could be made from scrap recycled material commonly found in many areas. and it had to be able to be hung off the ground to keep it from being overturned or damaged by animals. It also had to be able to be left alone for days while it worked without having to tend to it every day. I think it worked out pretty good. Most of the people who do not like the design are furious it uses plastic water bottles but come up with no design of their own that meet the requirements I gave . I agree with you on how quick cardboard wears out but all wick materials will become saturated from dissolved salts and chemicals that are in water pretty quick and if you are in an area that has scrap cardboard it is most likely there is plenty more.
I like the idea! I do have some concerns however. What about mold in cardboard and many of the cardboards now are treated with all kinds of chemicals or am I wrong? I am going to review this a little more. I am a little confused on making it completely. I am having a disconnect on how it's collected internally. Different colored bottles for internal would film better and be easier to distinguish. So that is a design idea:) Thank you for your efforts and sharing!
+Crash-N-Burned.Flightnurse I thought about that at first too but the cardboard is already on the "dirty" side so the mold from it doesn't easily get transferred to the "clean" side. If you were really concerned you could swap out the cardboard every could days.
Cat tails stems 🤔
@@LanternLabsclean cardboard takes the longest to mold. It's cardboard that has been in dirt,food,dirty hands,real dirty ,high algae that can mold faster or increase slime. The sun is a great 2nd on cleaning of water and cardboard.
Love this as I have saved well over 100 plastic bottles.
Great solar still design! :D
Thanks a lot for the nice comment. I appreciate that.
i like the cardboard. great idea to improve the surface area.
+Malachi Hayes Thanks Malachi!
Very clever design, Robb. Thanks for posting.
Glad you like it!
hi, nicely thought out. watching the survival shows on TV I thought there must be a way to make water by evaporation using found water bottles that are everywhere , especially on the beaches. in a survival situation you would have to figure out how to do maintain the efficiency with almost no resources but a roll of electrical tape or duct tape should do almost everything you need, warren
hi Warren, thanks for the comment. i wanted a design I could hang off the ground, but if a person did not mind keeping their still on the ground the simplest method is just curling the bottom of an open end bottle over a water source and collecting from the tough made by curling the edge.
Cardboard is organic material, it will grow mold very quickly
Thanks for the video. Basic, simple and efficient.
Great job ✌️
Glad it was helpful!
Well done I'm going to give it a go.
What a great video. Just subscribed and going to twitter, facebook and pinterest this if that's ok with you Robb. How nice are you to share this idea with all of us. Thank you so much. Please stay safe in this horrible time we are in right now Sept 2017 and God bless you and all of your viewer's.
Studio, what a nice comment, I appreciate it very much! I subscribed.
Easy build, great idea -- thanks for sharing1
Prepper Potpourri Thanks Prepper! Happy to help.
Interesting concept, could benefit from some tweaks.
I have seen one made with two glass bottles butted up together at the openings and laying down, one was filled with seawater and in the sun, the other was covered to condense fresh water. Then add a little of the salt back
Hey Mick, thanks a lot for watching and commenting I appreciate your input.
Great project... I'm gonna try this
Hey thanks a lot. I appreciate that. Let me know how it turned out.
Your holes you added later to collect rain could still be used. You'd need a way to use the tube to hold a vent plate under the holes, keeping that piece independent from the tube/shaft
i guessed that you collected the water from air. but i noticed that a simple clean water converting from waste water.
Thats a really interesting design.
you are doing something like a filter for contaminated or potable water, only that it is through a condensation process.
A lot of comments that need you to clarify , i guess because you did not show that potable water is being poured into the smaller botlle thru the pipe. I also did not understand it at first but only after reading your explanation then i knew what you were doing, ha ha and in the first place i was thinking you are doing an atmospheric water generator, do u have any idea of doing it?
tq
Nice video,first time I've seen this design, looking forward to watching other vids,you have done as I like anything related to plastic bottles
Thanks Geramia!
I forgot to mention, I have a playlist on plastic bottles
The real benefit here is you have "Fluoride-Free" water and thanks to our government it's hard to find fluoride free water.
Thanks very much and keep'em coming
Thanks a lot!
hey good one, Robb.
If one has some of that all plastic corregated stuff that looks like card board, but is white plastic, that might be a good alternative to the brown paper cardboard. It is just not widely available yet, but it is waterproof.
I had a couple of little boxes made out of it and left them out in the weather for a couple of years with no sign of deterioration. not sure exactly what kind of plastic it is. might be avaiable at craft stores
A Pa Thanks A Pa, but the cardboard was used to wick the water and create a larger surface area for the water to evaporate. Plastic cardboard would not absorb water. However, I could use plastic cardboard as a form and cover with cotton material. The brand name of the plastic cardboard is coroplast, it is very neat material to make stuff with.
I don't see how the water gets into the bottom bottle with the tube is sealed. I was totally confused on how this thing works. I'd like to see another video on how it works. Thanks for sharing anyways. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
There is more information in the video description and comment section. It is not my best video, I am sorry for any confusion.
I think that this is gonna be a fun project to work on....
Man Land Thanks manland, let me know how it turns out.
Great video 👍
Hey thanks a lot
Thank You!
+B. Angele Kunkowski Thanks B!
Muito grato pelo vídeo. Deus abençoe
Well done….
hello William, I added more information in the video description and comments. I am sorry it was a bit confusing video, I get that a lot and I should have done a better job explaining.
Great Robb 👏🏻 Thank you 👍
Thanks Nickie!
Nice good
Thanks
you most paint the top bottle black more heat .
I'd like to get a print out of these instructions. I don't exactly understand how it works. I'd be willing to learn.
hello Richard, I am sorry for any lack of clarity, several people have asked me to explain so I did not do a good enough job in the video. What happens in the bottle is the water inside is evaporated by the sun and condenses on the inside of the larger bottle and drips below into the smaller bottle. The cardboard gets wet since it is in the water in the center container and increases the area the water can evaporate from.. More undrinkable water can be added from the top.
Do you think to put a cork that has a hole in it in the bottles to transfer from one to another would work?
Great video, nice work. :)
Well thank you Capt. Actually, I don't think it's one of my best ones it confused a lot of people. I could've made it better but I really appreciate you taking the time to watch it and leave such a nice comment.
Nice Job
Hey, thanks!
Great idea and so practical too!
+Ellen Tann thanks Ellen!
Great video Robb! Subscribed!
Hey thanks a lot BL. Appreciate that very much. This video is not one of my best ones. I'm glad you liked it though. It confused a lot of people so I should make another solar still video.
You never made the claim that "No animals were hurt in the making of this film" LOL. Thanks for showing me your project
+Stephen Luchy Thanks Stephen!
YOU COULD REPLACE THE HOT GLUE WITH MAPLE SYRUP, IT ACTS LIKE GLUE WHEN LEFT OUT OF THE BOTTLE
Good idea.....
Thanks a lot
Major shortcomings of these solar water distillers is that they depend on pretty intense sunlight, warm temperatures, and time.
Very clever! 👍
thanks!
great job sir, can i have detail design, i love to try in my next project, please respond.
might help if you used black tubing instead of white (the worst choice) and paint the inside bottle black as well.
The theory here is sound.... but please refrain from using plastics. They are highly toxic. Glass is s bit harder to work with but it is very safe and will prevent you from getting TSS or toxicity.
Hi John, thanks a lot for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. I agree with your other comments. This design was just an experiment to find a way to make water in an emergency using items most likely to be found and be able to isolate the solar still from animals and also not have to monitor it every day. There are much better designs with better materials that don't meet my criteria.
You could use a wick to let rainwater in, but not let hot air out.
good idea duane!
You might be able to use gauze instead of the cardboard? Maybe a 100% bamboo sock? Bamboo material is antimicrobial.
good tips colleen!!
With the top being the inverted bottom of the 3L bottle, drops that condense on the top will drip back into the waste water. Better to attach the other way? Also, what about lining the INSIDE of the 2L bottle with black electrical tape to catch more light? Note, the water vapor that condenses, but I don't know if electrical tape will also emit vapors.
I love it
And hey Rob, I need Spanish roof tiles from water bottles, why not!!!
We made one and are testing it now. We want to make another one with glass like the comments below and maybe use a sponge or cotton for the increased surface area.
Super!
Hey thanks a lot for watching the video and making a comment much appreciated
Just keep me up to date thanks
I love this video, have you elimiated the cardboard from the design? It seams this would mold after a while and cause health risk issues. Would taking a 2 liter bottle and folding it like the cardboard achieve the same condensation?
hello Kelly, the design was to use things that were discarded in an emergency situation, I agree with you totally about the long term use of the cardboard. A folded bottle would add no extra surface area for eveporation.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife I was talking about replacing the cardboard with the folded plastic. Would that work?
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Would adding fins to make the whole body spin in the wind help gather the water better?
you could try it. But I don't know how plastic would increase evaporation and condensation
you could try it, do you think spinning might increase condensation?
your concept is great as an emergency concept. but extractables from the plastic is not good long term. maybe dark landscaping screen might make a good wick. and aluminum foil over the bottom will reflect solar heat away..
Of all the things you could use, glass, metal, plastic... (smooth surfaces... and preferably cool surfaces), why would you choose CARDBOARD??? 🤨
Nice video, and thanks for sharing 👍 'd
#OldManPaxus Rating: ★★ ½
I am sorry I failed in explaining. cardboard was used to increase the surface area of water so the evaporation would increase and condense more water. If no cardboard the only surface area of water was in the small interior container. by adding cardboard that stuck up high above the water it got wet by absorbing water and then released it by evaporation and condensation on the interior of the larger bottle.