On Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 8:20:52 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 2/26/2021 3:34 PM, US Janet wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:04:50 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> > wrote:
> >> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:34:15 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >>> On 2/25/2021 7:35 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>> On 2/22/2021 8:55 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>>>> On 2/21/2021 8:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>>> > I did salt the water in the pan under the steamer basket.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Why did you? That "steam" contains no salt.
> >>>>>
> >>>> Of course it does.
> >>>
> >>> Not really said the Kangaroo.
> >>>
> >>> In a survival situation, you can boil seawater, collect the moisture
> >> >from the steam and have drinkable water.
> >>>
> >>> Either set up a makeshift still or just put a cloth over the container
> >>> and wring the steamed distilled water out of the cloth.
> >>
> >> I learned that survival trick in the Cub Scouts... simply tip the pot
> >> lid and collect pure germ-free distilled water in another vessel.
> >
> > or dig a small hole, place a container in the bottom of the hole,
> > drape a plastic tarp over the hole, anchor the corners of the tarp and
> > place a weight in the center of the tarp. Condensation will form on
> > the underside of the tarp and flow to the weighted center and drip
> > into the container.
> Even more effective is to smash up many green leaves (any green leaves)

Even poison ivy? Wow.

> and put them in the hole all around the center container. Even wet the
> leaves and the hole with undrinkable water, then cover with the plastic
> tarp.
>
> You don't get much but some is better than none.
> Oph's husband is a very knowledgeable survivalist.
>
> One of my favorite books here is an old US Army survival manual. Full of
> tips for food, water, shelter, rescue, etc.