boiling water

[Stealth]

i was thinking if i was out in the wilderness without any water, i would obviously have to boil some but that led me to thinking of how i would do that. i guess i could use a turtle shell if i could find or catch one, but that really doesnt hold too much. I was wondering what each of you might use to boil your water in if you didnt have a pot?

[FVR]

We talked of this awhile back.

I mentioned digging a pit, lining it with a piece of cloth or plastic or something, then heating rocks and putting into the pit.

The Indians would use an animal skin hung by three poles, fill with water, add hot rocks.

Hot rocks and water, hmmm, could be dangerous.

Depending on where you get the water. If you make a still, you can drink it straight, same I believe with rain water.

[Strider]

Me personally, i carry a roll of aluminum foil whenever and whereever i go when im going hiking or camping or watever. it has hundreds of uses, that of which a pot is included... just fold a lot over a few times, make a few holes of handles, and there u go...

[Stealth]

ah, i didnt think of the animal skin... i did think of plastic, but often times if you do find some out in the wilderness its pretty ripped up. ill see if i can find that other thread, thanks!

[trax]

I've seen so much concern over water cleanliness in these threads and the places I go I can still drink straight out of a river or lake and not have to worry about it, that's up north of course, not where I am right now. Hell, the nearest river to here I think I could almost walk on.

[FVR]

Ya know what I saw that was neet about two years back down in S. Ga hunting hogs, a guy took a roll of tin foil, an old cardboard box, and made an oven.

He made us up a mess of biscuits that were just great. I need to do a little homework on that one.

[trax]

that is cool

[FVR]

Check out this site

http://www.fife-scouts.org/backwoods_cooking.htm


Ah, you can get to the page but not on the rest of the info.

[dilligaf2u2]

It is called a box over.
I did a 10 lb turkey in one once.

The boyscout sights offer this. Corrugated cardboard box, flaps removed and at least 2 inches bigger than your baking pan Heavy duty aluminum foil Empty soda or small juice cans Oven roasting bag (optional, but recommended for the first try) Knife Tape

Directions:
Cover the entire inside of the box with heavy-duty foil, shiny side out. Continue up the outside of the box completely covering it. Tape foil to the box, if necessary. Optional is to cut a small square in the top of the box (which is actually the bottom) and tape an oven roasting bag over it to act as a window to check cooking progress.
Fill the cans halfway with water or sand and place them in the area where you will have the fire, on the ground or barbecue. Space apart enough to support the pan you will be using.
For every 40 degrees of heat use at least one charcoal briquette, or as many as 12 for a 9x13-inch pan. Place the briquettes in the middle of the arranged cans and light them.
When coals are heated evenly, spread charcoals out and place prepared pan on the filled cans.
Place prepared box over the baking pan and cans. The box should touch the bottom of the pit or barbecue and encompass the coals. Be sure there is gap for air circulation to keep charcoals burning. A small rock can be placed under one end of the box to prop it up slightly or a small vent flap can be cut at one or both end.
Bake the item for amount of time indicated in the recipe.
Using oven mitts remove the box and pan from the heat.
Let cool slightly and enjoy.

Tea candles work too. 10 tea candlers = 350f degrees

As for water I know I will be wearing my usual T shirt. I can screen the junk out of the water with that. I know how to make a bark bowl for boiling water. I use the hot rocks with it but you can put it on coals.

Don

[Stealth]

i think my problem with drinking fresh water is the parasitology class i took... some of that stuff doesnt look too fun. also, i know what some people dump in the waters around here and i dont care to ingest some of that. i guess boiling just makes me feel better

[sh4d0wm4573ri7]

gi cup or titanium pot and alcohol stove have used foil , leather, bark, discarded containers on occassion

[RobertRogers]

ALL water is suspect. I have come across a crystal clear beautiful mountain stream - with a rotten dead moose blocking the entire watercourse just upstream! All the water was filtering through the carcass. I have a pic of this somewhere and I will post it when I find it.

But what a tasty drink it would be!

When moose are injured they often seek cold water to soothe wounds, where they then die.

You never know what might be dead or dumped just upstream from where you are drinking. My advice is to always treat water if possible. Take it or leave it at your own risk!

[Beo]

What happens if you drink acid rain?

[Beo]

Human health
Some scientists have suggested direct links to human health, but none have been proven.
However, fine particles, a large fraction of which are formed from the same gases as acid rain (sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide), have been shown to cause illness and premature deaths such as cancer and other deadly disease
Sorry answered my own quetion just had to look it up.

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[samlevy0515]

That's a fun thought experiment! I've heard you can actually boil water in a simple paper cup if you're careful, but my go-to would probably be a hollowed-out coconut or even a natural rock bowl if I could find one.
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