JWR:
I asked my Reverse Osmosis (RO) supplier if I could use his RO system in a bug out trailer by sucking out of a pond. He told me that if I have at least 50 psi, it will remove 98% of everything.
I am building a bug out trailer using old Elite styrofoam panels from house trailer patios. I am going to have a solar panel on a stand that I can set in the sun. I will have an extension cord to the controller and two 12 volt golf cart batteries. I am using a 60 psi flo-jet pump which is 12 volt. I am going to use camper drinking water hoses for the suction line. In the pond I am planning on using a short PVC well point in a loose bag made from garden ground cover which will keep out large particles as a prefilter. I am using a sand filter before the flo-jet pump and I will use a charcoal house filter after the pump. That pump will go to a stainless restaurant sink I got from the salvage yard.
The RO system is water pressure activated and requires no electric power.
The purpose of the trailer is I can now consolidate my prep supplies in one location and I can move it anywhere on a moments notice or bug out with it. Since reading Patriots in 2006, I have developed living situations in the woods that I own but I feel the need to be flexible. I am putting two bunk shelves in the front of the trailer and it will have LED lighting. I am going to hook up an outside shower but it may require a larger (lower pressure) flo-jet pump to get the flow high enough.
