Ensuring you can drink clean water outdoors is very important for the human body itself and the quality of outdoor activities. Here are some methods for you.
Whether it is river water, lake water, stream water, snow water, rainwater, dew water, etc., or water obtained by infiltration, filtration, and precipitation, it is best to disinfect before drinking.
- Place the water purification tablet in the water tank, mix, shake and let stand for a few minutes, you can drink it with a gravity water filter and pour it into a jar for storage.
- If you don't have water purification tablets, you can use the medical iodine you carry with you to disinfect the water instead of the water purification tablets. In the purified water, add 3-4 drops of iodine to every 1 liter of water. After stirring and shaking, the standing time should also be longer. After 20 to 30 minutes, you can drink or reserve.
- The use of chlorite, which is bleach, can also play a role in disinfection. In the purified water, add 3-4 drops of bleach per liter of water, double the amount if the water is turbid. It's just the smell of some bleach in the water, be careful not to drink the precipitated turbid together.
- When the altitude is not too high (below 2500 meters above sea level) and there is a fire, boiling the water for 5 minutes is also a good way to sterilize the water, and it is simple and practical. This method is often used to disinfect river water, lake water, stream water, rainwater, dew water, and snow water to ensure the need for drinking and cooking during plain outings or picnics.
- If salty water is found, boil the ground pepper grass with the water. Although it cannot remove the original bitterness, it can prevent abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea. If there are heavy metal salts or toxic minerals in the water, use strong tea to boil with water, and do not drink the final precipitate.
- Currently, there is a drinking water purification straw, which is very practical. It is shaped like a thick pen. The water it purifies is sterile, non-toxic, tasteless, and free of impurities. It can be drunk without boiling, and it is very light.
- There are also some water purifiers, which are small in size and good in effect, and can filter out drinkable pure water from turbid liquids.
In addition, we must arrange drinking water reasonably, and not binge drink for a moment of thirst. If you drink enough water at a time, the body will excrete the excess water after absorption, which will waste a lot of water. You should drink one or two sips at a time, and then swallow it slowly. After a while, when you feel thirsty, take another sip and swallow it slowly. Repeatedly drinking water in this way will make your body will drink more water. The water is fully absorbed, and it can also solve the dryness of the mouth, tongue, and throat.
