Identify 5 improvised water containers from where you sit.

Greg Davenport

Greg Davenport

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Stryver writes:

"... You should do another [exercise] for improvised water containers, and pre-disqualify anything remotely resembling any kind of pre made drinking receptacle."

So how about it. Sitting where you are, look around and ID 5 improvised water containers. If you need to combine things to make one, that is ok. here is mine:

1. Dresser drawer
2. Dorfman hat
3. ceiling light cover
4. Dirty clothes hamper (think I'd clean it first).
5. VCR tape case (wouldn't hold much but...)

Well...how about it...use those survival eyes and improvising skills. the only limiting factor is your imagination...

Stryver, thanks for the great idea.

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[*] plastic waste paper container from shredder
[*] metal mesh waste paper container w/plastic bag liner
[*] crystal box
[*] wood pen/pencil cup
[*] small glazed clay bowl
[*] 30 gal terrarium (have to liberate the lizard & clean the tank first)
[*] 10 gal aquarium (empty)
[*] plastic "critter carrier" box
[*] 3 briefcases that could be lined w/plastic trash bags
[*] 2 file drawers that could be lined w/plastic trash bags
... and a bunch more...


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I may be goin' to hell in a bucket, Babe, but at least I'm enjoyin' the ride.


 
Few quick thoughts:

1) Any dense fabrick (bed sheet, pillow case, jeans shirt, blue jeans) waterproofed with non-toxic material (suggestions?) such as candle wax, talon, household grease, hairspray and shaped/folded/sewn into a container.

2) Leather or duffel bag/pouch waterproofed with wax or seam sealer if necessary.

3) Any strong neylon sheet folded and seam sealed with hot iron into a container.

4) Spray cans emptied then opened and rinsed.

5) Old idea: condom with a protective support, such as shoe box.

6) Car inner tire as a whole with a hole.

7) Hard shell suitcase opened (or closed and sealed with a hole) used as a bathtub. Rare in outdoors..

8) Tent ground sheets, whole tent rainflies and closed cell foam pads folded into a larger containers.

9) Inflatable air beds, rubber boats and water beds as huge containers.

That's it for few ideas. Some might be little wild.

HM
 
...and don't forget about the plastic shower curtain.

HM

(Sorry, I just can't stop it.)

 
Water devices.... hmmmm....

I'm sitting at a metal desk, the drawers of which could easily be pounded into bowl shapes. Can cook in them too.
Same goes for the Computer, many different flat metal parts.
Altoids tin.
assorted cardboard boxes and plastic cases
floppy disk carrier


Hmmm... My preferred method for emergency water purification is boiling, maybe with a little improvised filtering for clarity. But I'm not thinking of many things I'd have on hand in a survival situation that I could boil in. Any ideas on heatable water containers?

Stryver
 
PC disc case, one of my ceramic models, empty waxy box, pieces of my calander folded into a container, my ink cartridge container. Geoff.
 
Dear Stryer,

If you can shape a bowl from metal sheet, you can also boil in it.
Other options might be:

1) Native American method with leather/leather bag or waterproofed canvas or plastic container non-pyrex glass (from lamp) or something that tolerates 100 C. Using hot stones/metals/coins/high electric resistance making sure that they do not touch wall or generate overheating locally might boil water without melting or cracking container. Never done, sounds technically awkward and no clue if you can boil for ten min. Might be OK. What do others think?

2) Fabricating a stone pot to make a container that has a higher heat resistance.

3) Use bleach/iodine for chemically sterilize . Active carbon (charcoal) to absorb chemicals and iodine.

All I could come up with,

HM

 
Dear Stryer,

Your idea on another thread might apply here as answer to your question:
if we are ready to destil a dead coyote into drinking water with a vaporisation cell, we might do the same here too without metal and pyrex glass containers.

And if we could ferment the coyote just a bit further we might get some real spirit out of it. Now, add it to your fur hat and we are certainly going to impress the rescue squad...
OK, that's just an idea...

Stryder, thanks for the inspiration.
Regards,

HM
 
1. Trash Can (when cleaned)
2. Ferret Litterboxes (when cleaned)
3. Desk "Zen" Waterfall container
4. Empty Pitted Date Container
5. Plastic filing cabinet containers
6. Diskette holders
7. Ammo cans

And much much more!

Spark

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From where I sit here's what I see:

1) Baby wipe plastic container.
2) Several candles holders-more than I can describe, suffice it to say I could probably get a gallon of water total.
3) The wife's crystal collection!
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4) Christmas tree BALL.
5) The case for my TI-92 calculator. It would hold about a cup or more.
6) Drawers from the the sewing machine.
7)Several cardboard boxes that have been "glued" together-hold water for a while.
8)CD tower!
9) Babay bathtub
10) Chex mix bag.
11) DIAPER!!
12) Light stand-its just a hollow tube but four feet long!
13) End table flipped over-outhgt to hold a couple of gallons.
14) Plastic baby swing seat cover.
15)Ream of paper!! Lots of folded paper cups!!
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16) Steel folding chair. The seat would hold some, but it would be best to pound it into a more usabale shape.
17) Several metal light 'shades'.
18) Computer/calculator carrying case- it would hold some water, might be leaky, but even if you got it somewhere half full it would be quite a bit!

I like these questions!!
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They get me thinking and are good mind excercises. It makes people realize the common things around them are useful for more than one thing!




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1. Plastic bag
2. Fedora
3. SLeeves from Waxed Cotton Jacket
4. Candle Holders
5. Bubble from Bubble gum machine
 
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