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abqtommy

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6. That's great, but years ago in1968 I took a college extension class in Wilderness

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Mar 7, 2021, 07:47 PM

Mar 2021

Survival. Part of our training was to build a solar-powered desalination still using a piece
of clear plastic, a few sticks and a bowl. It was pretty cheap to build, and very effective!
Besides saltwater, any refuse or human waste could be placed in the still. Waste not,
want not!

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New Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2021 OP

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Outstanding! UpInArms Mar 2021 #5

That's great, but years ago in1968 I took a college extension class in Wilderness abqtommy Mar 2021 #6

KNR niyad Mar 2021 #7