Chlorine Bleach is an invaluable and necessary addition not only to your bug in supplies, but in your BOB itself. But there are a few problems with off the shelf liquid Chlorine Bleach. First off it has a shelf life of about six months on average and deteriorates at a given rate of 20% a year. Second it is difficult to store safely or in quantity especially in your BOB.
So what do I do C. T.?? You might ask.
Well that's a good question. And the answer is simple, don't buy Liquid Chlorine Bleach for your long term needs.
But you said it was a necessary and invaluable item for us to have in our BOB's C. T. so what do we use?
That's simple fellow Preppers you use Liquid Chlorine Bleach of course. Only you don't buy it off the shelf where it will be worthless when you need it. You make it when and if you need it and it will always be fresh. The best part is that in crystal form it is safe and easy to store.
Where do we get the stuff to make it?
Any pool supply store will have it even CHINAMART.
But if you only want some for your BOB you could ask a friend with a pool or a pool service company for a few ounces.
What you need to know about liquid chlorine bleach is that it is a solution made from mostly water and 3-6% Sodium Hypochlorite. A home made variety can be made from Calcium Hypochlorite both are used throughout the world for water purification.
To make a chlorine bleach solution using calcium hypochlorite, I suggest you get yourself a copy of the Army Technical Bulletin entitled, "SANITARY CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE OF FIELD WATER SUPPLIES" (TB MED 577).
Link to PDF:
http://www.irwin.amedd.army.mil/pages/NTCsurgeon/Preventive Medicine/tbmed577.pdf
From the Army manual, "to make a concentrated chlorine solution that you can use for disinfecting water (or to be used in maintaining a clean and sanitary living environment), you'll want to use calcium hypochlorite that has around 70% available chlorine."
So check the label and make sure it has over 70% active ingredient. The stuff is cheep so go with best you can find.
After you've made your stock of chlorine solution, you'll want to follow the formula from the Army Technical Bulletin in determining how much of the above stock chlorine solution you'll need for your desired number of gallons of water to be disinfected.
Good Luck, and keep your powder dry.
C. T. Horner.
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Thanks again C. T. Horner