UNDERGROUND WATER STILL
An underground water still will collect any residual moisture from the ground. Green leafy plants can be added to the underground water still if they are available. As with the aboveground water still it is possible to collect up to a quart of water in a twenty-four hour period. Because the process is so time consuming, you should start it before you actually need the water. In the meantime, implement other collection methods whenever possible.
Please note: The underground water still is only a last resort method of finding water. It is unreliable. In some areas, the ground is so dry that you will not get any water using this method. However, there are many areas of the world where it can be done quite successfully. |
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Materials needed for an underground water still:
- Shovel or other tool for digging
- Container to catch your water in. (You should find a one quart pot in your mess kit
- Plastic sheet
- Something with a little weight to it, like a small rock
Construction of the underground water still:
- Choose a low lying area such as a dry stream bed or a dip in the ground where water would collect if it rained. The spot must receive sunlight most of the day.
- Dig a hole about fifteen inches deep and up to three feet across. Slope the sides of the hole for your under ground water still like a bowl.
- Cover the hole with a plastic sheet or a tarp
(which could also serve many other purposes) and seal the outer edges of your underground water still with your excavated soil to hold it in place and prevent evaporation. Place a small rock directly over your collection container to form an inverted cone. The condensed moisture will run down the plastic and drip into your container.
- If you use plants in the hole as an additional moisture source, you will need to dig the original hole larger to accommodate this additional material. Line the sloped sides of your underground water still with your foliage.
- Be sure the plastic does not touch the sides of the hole or foliage as the earth will absorb the condensed water. Again, be sure the edges of the plastic are held securely all around to prevent evaporation of moisture from your underground water still.
Always purify your collected water.
Who knows what kind of bacteria is in the earth or on the greens that were placed in your underground water still.
