•  snooggums   ( @snooggums@midwest.social ) 
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    3 months ago

    Guess there is no reason to plan ahead to take something that isn’t plastic for emergency situations then.

    You know, like something that could be kept in a car or in a backpack on a long hike.

    • Correct, there is no reason to plan that far ahead.

      Solar stills are only useful in certain, niche circumstances and are improvised with materials on hand. In fact this is the first time I’ve seen a diagram with a drinking straw rather than instructions to just pull the container out and drink.

      Finding some transparent, eco-friendly sheeting and packing it just to run a solar still is fucking stupid.

      • Solar stills are only useful in certain, niche circumstances and are improvised with materials on hand.

        Finding some transparent, eco-friendly sheeting and packing it just to run a solar still is fucking stupid.

        Seems like you are being a dick because someone else didn’t know that this was something that could only be used in emergency situations and nobody plans for those. I mean you could have said ‘filter straws are a better option if you are planning ahead’ if this method is worse, but I bet you feel a lot better having trash talked someone for not being aware of some additional context not present in the OP.