Started a Syphone

[AquaNut]

I also brush my teeth in streams/rivers when I go camping and think nothing of it, so...

I have heard though, that toothpaste and soap can do a number on fresh water streams, creating an imbalance that spurs algae growth, among other things. I imagine that must require thousands of campers, maybe even millions...

just a note about toothpaste and soap in streams....

you'd be surprised how little it takes to skew the balance of a waterway. you'd be even more surprised at how much it takes to return that waterway back to a healthy state. if you sample the water quality downstream of any popular camping site, i'm sure our presence is felt by its inhabitants.

while we were not testing for the chemicals found in soaps and toothpaste, my environmental studies class did test for the presence and affects of runoff chemicals. to do this, we walked up and down a local stream and noted the number and kinds of mutations and injuries in the fish (catch and release style). we're talking physical, life-impairing mutations and injuries....the kind of thing they joke about on the Simpsons with the three eyed fish. granted, probably few of the people on this board are personally responsible for runoff but, it definitely shows the affect of "us" on our streams and rivers is nothing small. it's understandable if you brush your teeth or wash your hands in a waterway once or twice while your camping. however, just imagine the state of the waterway if only a quarter of the campers follow in your footsteps.

*rant, rant*......sorry y'all had to endure this....

No matter how many times I go back to the original statement regarding brushing teeth in streams, I can't find reference to the use of toothpaste anywhere. It's always prudent to think of alternative possibilities to a situation before criticising somebody for an assumed behaviour.

 

[fishgeek]

i just never empty my hose , leave the two ends hanging higher thn the middle loop
take the two ends and roll it in a coil and stand in a bucket

all you need to do then is hold both ends at same height put one in water and lower one away goes the syphon , no sucking no mess

andrew

 

[Opcn]

2) Want to improve your sucking techniques? Try syphoning petrol (gasoline), if you do it wrong you'll taste it for hours to come. Believe me, you'll learn quick. .

Petrol (gas on my side of the pond) fumes can cause brain damage so even if you dont get a mouth full of gas you are still doing yourself and your fragile brain a world of harm. not that you are hurt by it of coarse.


Opcn

 

[reg2k2]

i usually fill the tank-end of the gravel vac, hold it up in the air with my thumb on the bucket end until the tube part fills up, then lower the tank-end back into the water holding the open end up, then once its under water, release my thumb over the bucket....works great every time, no water in the mouth and its fast...

cheers!

lol I struck the statue-of-liberty pose for yrs ...then realized, if u just let the flow start to the bucket n cap it, u got it.

 

[Inchworm]

i usually fill the tank-end of the gravel vac, hold it up in the air with my thumb on the bucket end until the tube part fills up, then lower the tank-end back into the water holding the open end up, then once its under water, release my thumb over the bucket....works great every time, no water in the mouth and its fast...

cheers!

lol I struck the statue-of-liberty pose for yrs ...then realized, if u just let the flow start to the bucket n cap it, u got it.

That's it! That's all there is to it. It's so simple!