Fernando is a water treatment expert with many years of experience as a water professional and advocate educator. Water - h20, the Universal solvent carries different forms of energy from one point in space to another. Generally speaking adult humans can live between 3 and 5 days without consuming water. Kids, even less.
Emergency sources and multiple techniques will be taught for each of the following subtopics.
1. Gathering rain and snow
2. Harvesting dew
3. Transpiration ( making trees and bushes sweat water)
4. Distillation processes (Demo)
5. Multistage filtration ( Demo)
a. Particle removal
b. Carbon
c. Sand
d. Ion Exchange resin
e. Disinfection ( boiling/chemical)
6. Bottled water and store bought filter reviews
Bring your samples for on site testing!! (Demo)
These are skills that have largely been lost in our culture , but may determine the outcome of your Life and the lives of your loved ones. Our meetings are fun and engaging, yet we maintain a politically neutral tone since we attract folks from so many perspectives. Families are encouraged to attend together. Tell friends about this free event. Come early and be prepared to enjoy yourself while learning life or death determining abilities.
February 8, 2013
Great information. Learned things I never knew before and I have read quite a few survival books. I thought I had a handle on water, but I learned a whole lot. Again this group has not disappointed me.
February 3, 2013
Loads of good info. Laid back format. I especially liked the advice about blocking the main drain to prevent sewage-back-up when necessary.
January 31, 2013
I was just talking to someone about that. :-) a constuction guy. he said there may be something that serves the same purpose. Some kind of 1-way flow valve that could be installed a backflow preventer. I'm going to check with a plumber.
January 31, 2013
I was happy to be there with Fernando and our kids. I enjoy watching him help and teach people.
January 30, 2013
just wanted to ask regarding collecting the rain water: toxicity.. what do u do about that? Chemtrails are So bad lately, aluminum and barium oxide just to mention a few dangerous chemicals they contain..? Does not seem safe to me to use rain water??
January 29, 2013
I really enjoyed this meetup, especially as an individual who does not do much camping or other outdoor activities. I found the information presented regarding how to gather and create clean water to be powerful skills to learn - skills that will definitely come in handy if faced in a grid down situation and supplies run out.
January 29, 2013
At the end of the meeting, I mentioned the following website for researching NJ water quality, and posting here for those interested http://www.state.nj.us/dep/wms/...
January 28, 2013
High quality/volume of information presented to a nice crowd. Only suggestion is lengthening the event and incorporating hands-on activities. Good times!
January 28, 2013
Very informative. We learned a lot and have already started telling other people some of what we learned. Appreciated the demonstrations.
January 28, 2013
This was my first Meetup with Survive and Thrive. I'll definitely be coming back for more. The water discussion was excellent and I learned quite a bit, including very practical and easy methods to gather or clean water. I'm very interested now to try some of these techniques on my own., and share this information with others.
January 28, 2013
I am delighted with the clear and entertaining way in which Fernando is able to clearly impart good, practical knowledge and information. What could be more mundane, and more important to our well being than clean,clear water.
January 28, 2013
Okay, I hope this question goes through okay. When you spoke on bad stuff coming out of your kitchen faucet and to search for the pipe outside that controls or is causing the problem, but where do you search for the pipe if you're in an apartment building?
January 27, 2013
Not enough time to really get all of the iformation needed. But I learned and educated about water, some things I knew and other things I was not aware of.
January 27, 2013
Fernando, you talked about looking for a pipe outside the home when bad stuff is coining out of your kitchen faucet, but what pipe do you look or search for if you are living in an apartmeap
1 · January 27, 2013
Really made you realize what we take for granted everyday with water and plumbing and such. It always freaks me out when I think to much about whati s in my water and what I would do without it. But Fernando really is an expert in the field of water..and shared great info...especially easy distillation.
1 · January 27, 2013
This was my first meeting with Survive and Thrive, i found the meeting very informative and down to earth. Fernando explained various facets of water purification and shared resources we might need to have on hand that would assist us if ever in need. I look forward to more trainings. I have used some of the techniques he shared in situations where my family and I had need to purify water. I like the simplicity in how he shared the info and the fact that he shared how to get started with inexpensive supplies. As a family of six "prepping" can get expensive along side our other expenses. Give thanks for a great gathering.
1 · January 27, 2013
As someone who only has a little knowledge about water filtration I felt like Fernando presented the topic in a very simple and straight forward way.
January 27, 2013
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Fernando did a great job delivering a solid basic primer for everyone whether they are highly experienced or newbies. Great Job!!! I highly recommend Fernando's presentations.