Youd need a reverce osmosis filter (aka a still) to do that

The lifestraw doesn't do anything more than the mini sawyer though, correct?

Nah, they do basicly the same thing

Eithor is a good choice but id recomend the sawyer at the same price

The lifestraw water bottles are cool as well

But require carbon filters that wear out faster

Ah I see

I've thought about getting the water bottle one by never did

Ive got one and it works good

Only thing is to reimbor, a lifestraw or sawyer will not change the taiste of the water

The best collections places are springs, rain/puddles. Ponds/lakes are the worst and rivers/streams are OK as long as theres nothing bad upstream

Wellwater is actually best because its usially already pretty clean

What would y’all five essential item be for this? In the present day, leaving everything behind and becoming a mountain man. Very limited outside exposure say one day every 2-3 months to restock.

Mine would be:
Cap&ball muzzle loader in .54 cal (ball, shot, powder, and caps.
My trusty handmade knife
Metal pot (alum 1 gal)
Flint & steel (modern stick and striker)
Hatchet

Assuming I have a base camp of some sort and am not overly rounds-limited, these are my five.
1) 12ga. shotty (preferably parkerized) with 22lr adapter for small game, small cleaning kit, appropriate tools for gun, as much ammo as I can get to base camp. Ammo could be disassembled and used to start fires in shtf, although it may also be easier to get a set of rubbing sticks.
2) A good ol' ka-bar and appropriate items for maintenance (whetstone, oil, rags) I ofc prefer a good, properly heat-treated stainless blade but I would likely replace the pommel with a carbon-steel pommel as that can be struck against a quartz rock to produce a decent spark. It's not quite a ferro rod, but it works.
3) Steel Pot (AL is nice for rucking/backpacking, but it doesn't last forever. I am going on the assumption that this is some Revelations 6 type shit where "Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains," so I intend to stay for a hot minute.)
4) As much cordage as I can get my hands on.
5) My Bible. I think God would be the only thing to keep me sane if I was alone in the woods indefinitely.

That fifth one is always a good idea.

If you only have one thing to read, read something that will teach you new ideas every time.

indeed. it is one of the few heavy items I will carry despite SAWC.

AK over a muzzleloader tbh

Muzzleloaders are heavy, innacurite, powder gets wet and ruined, also large and inconvient

I don't see a point for a muzzleloader

Get a gun that has small ammo, so that you can carry more.

Hey, we started somewhere and that was Muzzleloaders

and we changed for a reason <:KEK:726877368601411624>

@CyberSpacePirate and @HUNTER4639 I chose a large caliber muzzle loader because it would be fine for any game available and I can also shoot shot for rabbits and birds. They are relatively light and reliable and I wouldnt need a rifle and shotgun.

Your going into the mountains to be a mountain man, not to hunt commies.

shotgun would be better....

And 2 guns to run around with is heavier by a factor of x2

ok so ditch the muzzleloader and go for a shotgun <:TrumpSmile:720121948088041513>

Just let me live out my Jeremiah Johnson fantasy will you?

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Ya i would prob hunt both

Still AK more powerfull than high-cal muzzleloader

Energy its less but you do have follow up shots.

I aslo wouldn’t use 7.62x39 on elk

I would. You just gotta get close. 7.62 is pretty similar to 30-30 ballistically speaking, and people commonly use that for everything but grizzlies.

where I think 7.62 doesn't fit well in the mountain-man lifestyle is that if you can only have one gun, your limited to killing medium/big game.

AK also allows for follow up shots

Plus more ammo carrying ability

The Bible, at least 20 needles, a few gallons of Insulin, a shovel, flint and steel an axe, 1 or 2 Puuko(Finnish knife), knife sharpener, fishing rod, and Ima go to somewhere cold, live next to a lake.

Id definitly want my tomohawk and my Ka-Bar