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Emergency Drinking Water for Car
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AHM
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Math is Hard
I appreciate the sanity check, but I looked at Android Unit Converter Ultimate app again, and it insists 20MPa == 197.3847Atm. If its off by a factor of 10, I guess I'm NASA-ready...
Oops, Google agrees with me. (Is that a T-shirt?)
But yeah, I wouldn't want to open a beverage bottle with either pressure in it.
I appreciate the sanity check, but I looked at Android Unit Converter Ultimate app again, and it insists 20MPa == 197.3847Atm. If its off by a factor of 10, I guess I'm NASA-ready...
Oops, Google agrees with me. (Is that a T-shirt?)
But yeah, I wouldn't want to open a beverage bottle with either pressure in it.
ToddDubya
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For all of you guys running out to buy Esby stoves, note that there are two sizes of fuel tabs. You want the larger size; I'm not sure why anyone would want the smaller ones. You also want the tabs individually wrapped because they smell bad.
I have this kit and these tabs. The nice part about it is the stove comes with a small mesh bag. I stick a few tabs, two lighters, a couple Starbucks VIA packets and some paper towels (for post coffee cleanup) inside the cup and it's all self-contained. It fits in a BDU cargo pocket surprisingly well.
I have this kit and these tabs. The nice part about it is the stove comes with a small mesh bag. I stick a few tabs, two lighters, a couple Starbucks VIA packets and some paper towels (for post coffee cleanup) inside the cup and it's all self-contained. It fits in a BDU cargo pocket surprisingly well.
ThePreBanMan
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You can also consider the life straw... they even make water bottles that have the life straw integrated.
Make sure you buy the good shit. You don't want to be stuck drinking walmart brand.
ToddDubya
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Meh. Bottled water is the most overpriced, overhyped product ever.
However, keep in mind that taste will get through the plastic somehow. I stored a bunch in old cat litter buckets and the water tastes like (fresh) cat litter smells. I don't mind it, but some might.
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While storing water in your vehicle is admirable, I decided to store gatorade/powerade instead. If I'm stranded, now I have calories and electrolytes in addition to water to hydrate with, and no added storage space needs. Also, they have a lower freezing point than just water.
If I'm keeping something there for the 'what-if', calories + water trumps just water.
If I'm keeping something there for the 'what-if', calories + water trumps just water.
SteelShooter
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water and powdered juice packs.
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Makes sense. It also makes me wonder how long a McDonald's Shamrock Shake will keep in my trunk.
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roughly the same length of time as a Hostess twinkie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=588hZ-kU10U
You just have to be willing to drink it.
namedpipes
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OE Jack nailed it. Pour out some water from the jug, add vodka to taste and cap it again.
I may check out in that blizzard, but I'm checking out in a good mood.
Well, I learned how not to keep water in the truck during winter today. We got in the truck and I was like "Why's there water all over the place"..... oh... I forgot to remove a stainless steel (Green Canteen) bottle and it burst:
There was 2 inches of space above the water line, but that didn't help. I was a bit surprised the bottom broke away from the rest of the bottle... I hadn't noticed before the bottom was a separate piece joined to the rest of it.
There was 2 inches of space above the water line, but that didn't help. I was a bit surprised the bottom broke away from the rest of the bottle... I hadn't noticed before the bottom was a separate piece joined to the rest of it.
In God We Trust
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Plastic bottles are good for the winter. I keep a six pack of Poland spring in the truck and the bottles stretch nicely when they freeze.
That and a survival straw will get you by
That and a survival straw will get you by
I keep a metal canteen and cup empty in my car with the plastic water bottles. If you need to melt ice, cut the bottle and put in metal cup. Heat over fire or place on top of engine under hood to melt.
Are you sure the bottom was a separate piece? They're usually stamped out from a single slug of aluminum. I'd bet it just cracked. That bottom edge is the weakest point of the metal. Pressure doesn't like angles.
The crack looks too perfect, straight and long, so I would say it is likely a separate piece.
I had a second bottle in there too, a different brand. This did not burst but the bottom changed shape.
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