Survival Kit-Potassium Permaganate
mmartin
survival kits for water purification and in a book "Survival" by Len Cacutt
(British Military Survival) on the section of Firemaking it goes as far as
showing a small canister (Like a tin film container) that even has
instructions on it. Anyone got any info ?
Please e-mail me at maxim...@hotmail.com
Gunner
P-P has long been used for a water cleaner. I personally do not know
its ifficency. It tends to leave your water purple. Its also been used
for wound sterilizing.
I use it for making the prettiest color purple, maple or birch rifle
stocks, when mixed with water and allowed to soak into the wood.
Really brings out the figure in pale stock wood.
Gunner
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Rmplstlskn
> survival kits for water purification and in a book "Survival" by Len
Cacutt
> (British Military Survival) on the section of Firemaking it goes as far as
> showing a small canister (Like a tin film container) that even has
> instructions on it. Anyone got any info ?
P-P is available in water treatment stores and many hardware stores. It has
its usefulness but other much more useful methods are available. For fire,
the magnesium/flint combos are much more effective and stable and for water
purification, a filter with activated carbon is much more user-friendly. P-P
is one of those "if I have everything else I need, why not" department.
Rmpl
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purify water,
wound sterilization,
Anti-septic,
fire starting (nice in that is has a 'built in time delay')
etc
etc
ben williams
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> > Several British Outdoor books suggest carrying Potassium Permanganate in
> > survival kits for water purification and in a book "Survival" by Len
> Cacutt
> > (British Military Survival) on the section of Firemaking it goes as far
as
> > showing a small canister (Like a tin film container) that even has
> > instructions on it. Anyone got any info ?
>
> P-P is available in water treatment stores and many hardware stores. It
has
> its usefulness but other much more useful methods are available. For fire,
> the magnesium/flint combos are much more effective and stable and for
water
> purification, a filter with activated carbon is much more user-friendly.
P-P
> is one of those "if I have everything else I need, why not" department.
>
> Rmpl
Would have to disagree with your assesment of P-P.
Buy mine from the drug store, very finely ground, in one pound plastic
bottles.
A few grains will purify a glass of water, a few more and it's a gargle for
sore throat, a few more and you've got wound dressing. Heavy oxidizer. Two
tablespoons in my 18 x 33 pool and nothing microbic left alive.
Add to that the fire making abilities. Teaspoon of P-P mixed with teaspoon
of glycerine (read that drug store glycerine, auto anti-freeze, some hand
lotions), is 'self-igniting'. Time to ignition depends on humidity and
temperature, longest for me was 1 minute at 10 degrees. WARNING this stuff
burns as hot as a railroad flare.
ben
Bill
<wms...@netquick.net> writes:
> Would have to disagree with your assesment of P-P.
>Buy mine from the drug store, very finely ground, in one pound plastic
>bottles.
>A few grains will purify a glass of water, a few more and it's a gargle for
>sore throat, a few more and you've got wound dressing. Heavy oxidizer. Two
>tablespoons in my 18 x 33 pool and nothing microbic left alive.
> Add to that the fire making abilities. Teaspoon of P-P mixed with teaspoon
>of glycerine (read that drug store glycerine, auto anti-freeze, some hand
>lotions), is 'self-igniting'. Time to ignition depends on humidity and
>temperature, longest for me was 1 minute at 10 degrees. WARNING this stuff
>burns as hot as a railroad flare.
Ben,
Was that 10º Celcius or 10º Fahrenheit?
Thanks,
Bill
It is better to be prepared and not need it, than to not be prepared and need
it.
In other words. I think of Survivalism as Insurance for Living!
REstey9690
(check
a medical text book) Most reference
suggest using a 35mm film can with a
tight lid.
Kevin
In Peter Hathaway Capstick's books on African big game hunting and
hunters, he mentions this being used several times by hunters to put
into wounds after being mauled by lions and such. The African felines
have LOTS of infection causing germs and rotten flesh under their
claws. Infections set in really quickly.
BTW, most of his books are REALLY worth reading.
Later
Kevin USPSA/IPSC Life NRA
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