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Ummm here's a homemade water filter, I remember someone else posted this a while ago but here it is again:

Make Your Own Water Filter

You can turn muddy water into clear water by putting it through a number of layers that filter out the impurities. this is similar to the first step that our tap water goes through at a treatment station.

What You Need:

2-Liter plastic pop bottle & lid

Straw

Cotton Batting

Gravel (large and small)

Sand (large grain and fine)

Coffee filter

jar

Muddy Water

What To Do:

Cut the bottom off the pop bottle. Poke a hole in the bottle's lid, just large enough to fit the straw. Put the straw through the hole. Turn the bottle upside down and rest it in the mouth of the jar.

In the bottle, place a layer of cotton batting followed by layers of fine-grain sand, large-grain sand, small gravel and large gravel. Cut the coffee filter so it fits across the top of the bottle and place it on top of the gravel.

Pour muddy water into the open end of the bottle and let the water seep down through the filter layers.

It is strongly recomended that you still add 4-8 drops of chlorine to every gallon of water filtered just to make sure the water is purified.

Did you know:

You can fireproof your live christmas tree?

Almost every recipe you'll find on the net uses good old Borax.

Here's one recipe, there's a bunch out there

http://www.barnestreefarm.net/fireproof_christmas_tree.html

Okay,

I'm back about water again.

Quite a while ago HSMom mentioned a natural spring near her homestead.

When I researched it for Florida, I got the major spring listings (a huge amount for here)

These are cool ideas 8th Sinner!

I was gone a while and missed these cool replies!

I actually have a space I'm thinking of doing this with. If I get brave and do it, I'll let you guys know. It must be the little girl in me that finds these things fascinating!

I love all the hidey-hole, secret rooms, disguised safes kinda thing.

A friend spoke about making a hidden stash by making a fake ceiling in the closet.It wouldn't have to be very large as opposed to say-a drop ceiling.

Most people tap the floor or walls for hidden spaces. I thought that was interesting idea.

Just some different solar packs, batteries etc. for small for ipods and things to larger for laptops and beyond. Just to get started. One of my favorites is the rollup solar panel. This is just to get your mind going.

http://www.oreillynet.com/etel/blog/2006/0...e_solar_ph.html

http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/

http://www.powerportstore.com/Solar%20rech...ng%20-%20ER.htm

http://www.innergypower.com/solarProd.html

http://www.motherearthnews.com/top_article...y/simpler_solar

Since I can't have a basement in my area, I didn't think of that! Very Kewl idea for a basement. Hmmmmm, or a storage room? Covered garage? Barn?

Rox!!! Magpie is after my ovaltine again!!! LOL

Hmmmmmmmmmm REALLY secret ovaltine stash area. (Non-shiny)

I thought this was a clever way for someone to hide a space or room. He goes into a decent description of how to hinge it and the old move a book and the door opens trick.

http://pervivere.blogspot.com/2005/09/holl...nit-batman.html

This second one is just for ideas (I doubt some of us could afford them.). But try the videos! "specially the staircase one!

http://www.hiddenpassageway.com/

Here are some more shelving/storage ideas. I like the "corner" shelves but the ceiling drawers are really cool. I wonder how hard it would be to camoflage them?

http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=18096

Kewl Granny! Break out the honeydo list!!!

One of these ceiling units limits it to 160 pounds...hmmm.

The wooden one at the first site.

What could I put up with 160 pounds?

All paper products comes to mind. What do you think?

Hmmmmmmmm, off the ground, harder to reach, harder for vermin....I know, I could hide my stash of chocolate!

Or, how many containers of ovaltine is that?

One of the problems with our urban living is lack of storage. I thought this was pretty cool, though they only showed a garage.

http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=17442

These rafter styles were cool also:

http://www.stacksandstacks.com/html/product358_0.htm

I can't find the image of the one I'd like to do over my laundry area. I'm thinking open height would be good for both ventilation around buckets and keeping critters at bay?

Just an idea

Wow!

That looked like my store down the road. I went around and people watched too. Did you hear about the fistfights in the gasoline lines? This time at least, they designated in-one-ways with police to control rowdiness at some spots.

The big thing I've heard (and was in the paper) were the people with containers of gas who were keeping them for the whole hurricane season not realizing:

A. You need to buy and administer a stabilizer or the gas goes bad in I think it's a month.

B. You need to keep it outside in a covered shed. (Those indoor explosions are so annoying).

but, it is too true, you've got to prep. It was so soul satisfying to know that basically, I had decent hurricane supplies (and mostly it was all yours from out here fault...LOL). Prep Cookie prep!

Humor for you: Years ago, I was all smug when a hurricane warning came, I was ready. I lived across the street from a major Publix store (sorta like Vons/safeway) and was gleefully watching the crowds from my balcony. Then the phone rang. It was Rosa, a family member who had the 3 year old and the baby. She plainitvely asked me to please go buy her supplies as her husband was at work and she didn't have the car. ARGH!! Heaven got me for being so smug. Guess who was one of those harried frazzled women you see in the news shopping last minute in endless lines? Then driving like a maniac on 95 pre-storm?

Very poignant photos Darlene. Since we both live hurricane warnings, it's easy to forget how chilling the stripped bare shelves are.The pictures brought it home.

Thanks,

here is standard bleach amounts for purification:

http://www.local10.com/hurricanes/1040678/detail.html

I don't know if the dry clorine mentioned here is what your looking for Granny. This includes boiling procedures, iodine and other purifications. Hope this helps:

http://standeyo.com/News_Files/LTAH_Water_Pure2.html

Okay,

I seriously need to cut down on sugar...LOL

We're on a roll...LOL

Ohhnoooooooo you've created a monster.

Rain devices for sale for my gardeners-some I think you could figure out how to make? Plus rain gardens that control runoff in urban settings:

http://www.gardeners.com/Watering/Default/...cat?SC=xnet8019

http://www.raingardennetwork.com/

Rain Harvesting using other country's techniques:

http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/rainwater.htm

http://akash-ganga-rwh.com/RWH/WaterHarvesting.html

*snark!*

LMAO!!!

It was a drive-by guilting!

Here's one, desert water. It's condensation and dew traps.

http://www.death-valley.us/article245.html

Basic hommade filtration devices including one to combat radiation in the water:

http://www.baproducts.com/rainwatr.htm

http://www.parowanprophet.com/Nuclear_War_...nstructions.htm

Pond filters in case of need for catfishing in the back yard?

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A plastic sheet *vent* off the roof to collectors (trashbags, buckets etc.).

Rainbarrow.

There's a digging trick which uses saran wrap and a stone to gather condensation. Can be used in a garden.

I have a years worth of water filters for a pitcher.

I have plans for sand/gravel/charcoal filters.

I have pellet water purifiers which can be bought in any camping area. I've even bought them in walmart.

I have a book that details certain plants that tell you at what depth water can be found.

your not going to go make me find these websites again are you? LOL

I have bleach to do the teaspoon cleaning.

http://solarcooking.org/plans.htm

http://solarcooking.org/default.htm

Sorry I piped up Schoolmarm, Check this out. I found some plans on my own. These are pretty good. Most very low tech. Sheet metal and such. I wonder if a solar blanket could be used to make one. (Remember the old "NASA" space blankets?).

Tell me what you think, please

Oye Chica!

Do you have any good plans for a low tech solar oven?

You know, somewhere in that scary-level of prep info of yours?

Psssssssst mother...

Seriously though, I'm thinking of putting a false bookcase over a door to a small space I have. If you've heard how a lightweight false front is done let me know.The door is average sized run of the mill home depot kind.I'm going to knick knack the shelf so would be thieve's eyes would slide right over it. dopey idea or good?

These are great! Thanks so much!

Watch out for the lawyers from bisquick though!