Good info, Brother Lead. We use that same Royal Oaks brand too. Feeds our body (Grilling), feeds the garden (Ashes from grill), and cleans our water (Your method). Like T-Pain rapped: "Cause all I do is win (Win), win (Win), win And if you going in put your hands in the air, make 'em stay there"
Great! And thank you. Did you know that you can add a pinch to a quarter cup of water and drink it if you have the stomach flu or food poisoning? You will be better in 15 minutes or less. We use it in the hospital for over doses of alcohol or drug overdoses. That's why I keep it around and I'm a nurse.
In Poland and all east European countrys, that charcoal is base in our household. To treat all problems with stomach. Clean your system. Is old and good medicine
Thank you for the informative video. I have one suggestion for improvement. Don't crush the charcoal lumps on a floor. The main reason to get all natural is to avoid the additives and unfiltered things that can sneak in there. When crushing the charcoal on a floor that everyone has been walking on you are basically just turning natural food grade charcoal into the cheaper contaminated charcoal. My suggestion would be to use a clean cotton cloth or a food grade tarp to lay out on the floor and just clean it between uses.
@user-wy2pe1jh4g People laugh at food safety until they fall victim to it. People walk on animal waste outdoors and who knows what else and then drag it into the garage. If you don't mind mixing that into your food and supplements then go for it, but your lack of concern for its importance does not mitigate the truth of the matter.
Thank you so much. I’m in Senegal and just paid an arm and a leg to have some shipped to me from the US while wood charcoal is widely and cheaply available here and now you’ve shown us how easy it is to make. Peace and blessings to you always.
The activation process for creating activated charcoal often involves the use of strong chemicals or physical processes. The most common methods include: Chemical Activation: Typically, chemicals such as zinc chloride (ZnCl₂), potassium hydroxide (KOH), or phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) are used. These chemicals interact with the carbon compound and help create a porous structure by eroding away some of the material. Physical Activation: This involves two steps, where the first is to pyrolyze the carbon compound at high temperatures, followed by a second process where the charcoal is exposed to oxidizing gases, such as steam or carbon dioxide at high temperatures. This helps to open up and create a porous structure in the charcoal. Regarding the use of lemon juice in TH-cam videos, it's important to understand that lemon juice is not an effective activation chemical compared to the aforementioned methods. Lemon juice is acidic (due to citric acid) and can react with certain metals or minerals, but its ability to create a porous structure in the charcoal is limited. It's possible that some use lemon juice as an environmentally friendly alternative to clean or modify the surface of charcoal, but this would not result in the same type of activated charcoal as produced through industrial processes. if you want a diy process for i go to codys lab
I LOVED this video. You got to the point, explained everything in detail but not redundant, and made the steps simple and easy to follow. I sincerely wish more youtube content creators would provide information the way you do. Thank you
Oh I’m definitely going to try. How about a tutorial on the uses of activated charcoal and how to use it? That would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Activated charcoal can be used for many things. Finely powdered AC can be used as toothpaste, facial and body scrubs, it can be ingested to rid your body of toxins, such as poisonings, over doses of drugs including medical drugs such as aspirin Tylenol, it's used widely in hospitals as well, it can help with stomach ailments as well, it pulls toxins from your body and gets rid of them. You can also let it sit out in a room because it will clear the air, such as odors, and some poisonous air chemicals. Main thing to remember is to always keep it air tight/sealed because it absorbs quickly. Left unopened it will lose its effectiveness. It is also used to clean water, here's a simple way to do it boil water then in a container/bucket put hole in center, put another bucket under it, put cotton cloth, or coffee filters, layer as follows sand more cloth/filter, then activated charcoal another cloth, pebbles, then rocks, you can pour dirty water on it and it will filter it. Pebbles and rocks clear big debris, charcoal pulls toxins and bacteria, sand filters any other particles left behind, and cotton cloth/filter keeps sand and charcoal from falling into clean water, you can then drink, and cook with clean water. There's so many benefits. You can buy soaps, shampoos, facial scrubs, toothpaste and pills over the counter at most stores as well. Most store bought filtration systems use charcoal in their filters. You can purchase activated charcoal bags to leave in your house/car to remove odors and other toxins, and like this video shows you can make your own. For me I keep baking soda, vinegars, lemon/lime juice, rubbing alcohol, iodine, and charcoal in my home at all times as well as other items. Just in case. Hope this helped to explain some of the uses and reasons to keep it around. 🙂
Ok, the calm music in the background is a genius touch. I usually get stressed out watching preparedness videos. This made me feel much more relaxed, which helped me focus. Thanks!
If you heat in the open air this will be converted to ash. Activated charcoal means burning wood or any organic substances in the absence of air above 600degrees. Its the retort.
Watch them triple the price of Royal Oak Charcoal next week or so!!! 😂 My coffee grinder does a wonderful job grinding charcoal into powder!!! Nice video, thanks for sharing!
@@markness6756 I would imagine you could use a blender with a small type of container (like a Ninja Blender or a blender with smaller attachments). I know what I'm doing this weekend!!!
Thankyou for your step by step guide on making activated charcoal. I use activated charcoal in my goldfish pond to help filter out all the impurities in the water and it makes the water crystal clear as well. I did your same principle, but on a bit larger scale to make enough charcoal for my 250 gallon pond. God bless you, my friend!!
Brother, you have no idea how much I appreciate and value this information. I thought it was a complicated process to activate the charcoal which is amazing for health. Activated Charcoal Activated charcoal may not be the most pleasant thing to ingest but it is well worth the effort. This negatively charged element will go through your entire digestive tract pulling out anything that is positively charged such as heavy metals, toxins, poisons and radiation. Do not use this if you are constipated as it could increase symptoms. It's important to drink more water when using charcoal because as it draws out heavy metals it becomes harder and if you are dehydrated, your next bowel movement will be like passing solid metal and believe me it's not pleasant, I know because I did it. 1 tblsp every other day on an empty stomach is what I used. I lost weight and my digestive and intestinal health improved considerably.
I want to thank you Sir!!! You don't know what it means to many of us, you teaching us these things. Just know that you are appreciated. I can't wait to make this
Very nice my friend. If lemon juice is not a option running water thru ash over and over creates Lye. Reduce that down to a third, then same process. Few items and a fire. You never know what is in store for the future, get your knowledge now. Thank you. Love your calm nature and great info. Keep it up
They make you pay a convience fee. Make you feel like old fashioned is so hard but its not. Of course everything takes time but people act like they dont have 10 minutes. Everything gotta be now now now.
@@Homeside301 that's very true but I've always been into making stuff from scratch. It's so funny how they make you think you have to go overseas and spend crazy amounts of money. And I have plenty of it in the pantry 😂🤣
Cool! Thanks for the video! I learned something today. Just an FYI. You can make your own charcoal if you had to in an emergency. It works best on a very small scale, but it is still good knowledge to have. I carry an Altoids tin in my camping gear. I used a roofing nail to pound a small hole into the Altoid tin's lid. I can put small pieces of wood in there. When camping, I can put small pieces of wood in the tin and throw it into a fire closed. That will make charcoal when the smoke stops coming from the tin of the Altoid container. One can use a single wall metal container to do the same thing. Stanley makes some good lightweight, fairly cheap camping pots that would work well for doing that on a slightly larger scale.
@@xmobile. 1. If you're going to make your own charcoal, you can use a clean, unused paint can, available at most hardware or paint stores. You make charcoal by heating the wood in a low-or-zero oxygen atmosphere. When the wood is hot enough that it should be burning but there's no air or oxygen to use, the wood starts casting off everything that's not carbon. Eventually, all that is left is the carbon. Fill the can with wood pieces from a tree -- don't use stuff from wood pallets or cast off pieces from a construction site. As he said, those can be coated with chemicals you do not want to have in your charcoal. Put the wood in the can and seal it, make a small hole in the lid with a nail, and keep it in the fire until no more smoke or flame comes out. Let the fire die and the can cool down, and you'll have something like the charcoal he is using. (NOTE: DO NOT USE CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES! THOSE ARE MADE USING WAXES AND OTHER BINDERS TO FORM INTO THAT SHAPE!) After grinding it into a powder, I would use strong (cleaning, or multi-purpose) vinegar or the strongest food-safe acid you can buy to mix with the carbon powder, rather than some fruit juice. (I once read a process that used battery acid; while that might activate the charcoal it will also leave byproducts that you don't want in your product.) Mix the powder and the vinegar together in a food-safe SEALABLE container. Set it aside for a few days, giving it a swirl every so often to make sure all of the carbon gets expose to the acid. Filter the results (doesn't have to be completely dry), then put it into the paint container you used earlier and again, put into a hot fire for a few hours, then let cool naturally. The acid will make small pits in the individual grains of carbon powder -- the small pits increases the surface area of the carbon grains, making it more effective (i.e., "activates" it) at grabbing and filtering out impurities. This is NOT a substitute for medicinal-grade activated charcoal you should have for poison control, but it should be good enough for filtering water, etc. 2. RE: using it to make lye -- as hobbyist soap-maker, you will get better results by going to the hardware store and buying lye (sodium hydroxide) in crystal form. You'll find it with the drain cleaners. You can make the amount of liquid lye on demand to the strength you need -- ESSENTIAL for successful soap making. Otherwise you might wind up with a gloppy mess that won't harden, and either burns when you use it (too much lye or too strong) or simply doesn't clean effectively (not enough lye). If you really, *really* want to make your own lye, get the right type of ashes. Use the ashes from hardwoods to make sodium hydroxide, which will let you make bar soap; and use the ashes from soft woods to make potassium hydroxide, which will let you make liquid soaps. Don't mix the two type of ashes or the two types of lye you produce. Store the lye in a glass container with a good lid, then store that in ANOTHER container that is clearly marked with poison control stickers and warnings in red to BE CAREFUL. People kept lye around because before the invention of chlorine bleach, it was the only product that could be used to clean sheets and clothing stained with "biological materials" (think dysentery and being too weak to make it to the outhouse before your cramps hit) reliably. History is rife with stories about people blinded when they were kids because lye got splashed into their eyes. Get several books on soap making (check out your public library first) and read up on making a simple 3-ingredient soap (water, fat, and lye) and FOLLOW ALL THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! Let's be careful out there.
Jim Carroll Thank you. I had no idea I could use my softwood ashes for liquid soap. I can’t usually get any hardwood. This is a real help, thanks. I’ve got my safety equipment for making these things at home.
@@keithfillinger3182, ok, but any type of wood, or paper products should be able to create a charcoal product, … but hard woods are preferred, because of the higher btu rate, if you are going to reuse for the carbon functions of cooking, plus certain types of wood/fibrous products may give off unwanted odors, … ie marijuana, … lmbo, … the idea is to wind up with a heat purified carbon product that can be used to purify, the air, or a water resource, … passed through the product, without accumulations of algae, or such contaminants, …
THIS IS IT, so glad to see and hear your simple yet wisely way of sharing your knowledge without any narcissistic swollen attitude of so many 'professionels' out there, THANK YOU from my heart and soul!
That's what is do great about him too. He is just as excited as we are to try new stuff like a kid discovering something new! No room for pride when you're like that!
Thanks for posting this video. So many home remedies are being lost…I can sense your excitement while doing this, it is quite an inspiration. GOD Bless!
You are a Totally Awesome Dude!! Thanks for looking out for us. You are such a great teacher and very knowledgeable. We love you over here Lead. Peace and Blessings always💕
What a blessing to the rest of us, thank you. God, bless him and his family... You are a servant with a beautiful heart, let it fill the earth as you lead you serve. That's a man God can use.
True American keep educating folks and the blessings will come back tenfold. Using a coffee grinder to grind the charcoal down if you ad potassium nitrate you make gunpowder. Therefore you can get multiple uses out of this. Great job God bless stay safe.
Lead Farmer!!! Appreciate all the information (wealth) that you GIVE AWAY, without stipulation! You puttin’ it down and all people have to do is stop by your video and pick up the information! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you. I first saw charcoal made by heating up wood inside an airtight container. Your idea is brilliant. Now all I need to know is how to make a water filter with it!
You will end up with nothing more than charcoal powder that taste like lemon. This recipe doesn't work in many ways. This BBQ charcoal is made from all sort of scraps like skids with paint and wood treatments and glue = not good at all ! Make your own in a fire pit using logs. But the guy is right. Lemon juice does change charcoal: It makes it worst ! In fact you would be better off using this powder as is. There is no easy way to make activated charcoal. You must heat it in a furnace at 800-900 celcius while running steam trought it. Doing so will release a high quantity of highly flammable gaz. Do your research.
Thank you sir for a beautiful and easy demonstration, not easy for you but thank you for doing it and sharing your wisdom,🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏blessings to you and your family.
Man, thank you. I was looking for an eyes on way to make the product and what other gems lay hidden just below the surface! I'm prepping too and just started out. So far so good though and in 3 months time, my lil piece of heaven will be ready for total off grid living. My family, with the exception of my sons, think I'm crazy. The signs are everywhere, so I'm rather being prepared and armed too. As of this comment, I'm your latest subscriber. I'm teaching anyone who will listen, the skills I've acquired so far. Thank you once again and keep on keeping on. Many blessings to you.
For it to be properly activated it would have to be pyrolyzed at 800 C° in an Argon atmosphere. The lemon juice method does not increase surface area. This is just charcoal powder. It does not have the same chemical properties as activated charcoal, which is extremely important to know, especially when using it for medicinal purposes.
@@juliuscaesar8801 Yeah well I'm more concerned with people following his tutorial and dying from food poisoning because their "medicine" is only 1% as effective as it should be.
I agree with you 100% and although good intentions are meant the information presented concerns me on many levels and if someone truly wants to use activated charcoal for health reasons they should cosider buying sterile medical grade activated charcoal from a realiable source or manufacturer. I actually was surprised by using lemon juice as the acid to open the pours of the charcoal.I also quetion if that is stong enough to open the pours of the charcoal. if left in warm temperatiures for two days as he stated then bacteria could form from the lemon juice. Charcoal is also a lower grade of coal which in many cases is made from wood off cuts and even possibly shipping skids. These coals are produced at a lower temperature and may also contain by products such as bug sprays applied to the skids to stop infestation. Bio char would be a better product to make and use rather than charcoal as the coal is produced at a higher temperature and the gases are burned off as well. In repects to the leaving the charcoal in the stove untl it cools down tells me that it has already absorbed many things from the the air. I mean no disrespect to anyone here but I actually researched this as people should when it comes to well intended advice that may effect your health.
I am impressed with your ingenuity at crushing the charcoal outdoors! I was not looking forward to using my nice granite mortar and pestle. Thank you for the idea.
Wow thanks for this little brother. That's what I tell ppl you are...one of my brothers lol. Thanks for showing this because you're right, that was easy. I will be doing this & will let you know the outcome...for real.
I have just ran across this video. I have heard of this but never saw someone make it. I’m going to have to try this. I was doing it the expensive way. I was buying charcoal in capsules at Walmart. This will save me money. Thank you sir for your information. I really appreciate it.
I was taught that the charcoal had to be heated up to 600 degrees to consider it activated....thanks for your input towards better health..My mother always heated it in a oil-less cast iron pan on the stove, checking the temp by making a small pile of charcoal and insert a temp gauge...just a thought...
Hey Brother Lead .. I use the same charcoal in my garden I have 3 bags stored for emergency cooking too .. Great information ..end product looking good ....Thank you Much Respect
Great video! I will definitely try this, this is way better than buying activated charcoal because you know whats in your product. 100% Thank you Lead Fam :D
What's in that "hardwood" charcoal? Bits and pieces of pallets, etc. If you really want to know what's in what you're putting in your body, make it from scratch! Find your own hardwood, reduce it to charcoal, go from there.
Aloha from Hawaii Brother! This can be used in so many ways! This can be put into vegetable capsules to be used for medicinal purposes as well. Great video full of useful information. KEEP LEARNING EVERYTHING YOU CAN BECAUSE KNOWLEGE IS POWER THAT NOBODY CAN TAKE AWAY FROM YOU! Take care one another! God bless!
Just remember, if you are taking any major prescriptions, do not take active charcoal until after a few hours before or after taking meds. Active charcoal pulls medications out of your body . This is why it's used for over dosing❤ this was an awesome video that I'm going to share with my son inlaw ! He's gonna love this, too!! Thank you❤
Please remember 8 ounces is 1 cup by measure and an ounce is a shy 3 tablespoons. This is FABULOUS !!!! Thank you Thank you!!! 'But' I think a kitchen scale [like so many healthcare programs offer (free ish) in their product catalogs] would provide the best and most consistent results.
A little medical additive. I loved this post One tsp is 5ml Three tsp is 15ml One ounce is 30ml or cc Thank you, this warmed my heart ❤💙💜 we are all one big family
Thank You Sir ! So glad i found this..!!. I work in the apothecary of an organic market, I love it, natural remedies are my highest ambition. We sell Activated Charcoal, and I've been telling myself i should just buy some and use it, but I've been hesitating. I make natural medicines at home, Ive got 8 different tinctures, some infused oils and assorted honey's; i also capsulate organic powders and have a multitude of dried cut and sifted herbs in my 'apocalyptic apothecary' at home...so blessed that i can get all this by the pound thru our very reputable bulk supply company. This video has inspired me not just to add AC to my daily regime now, but to actually make my own, to be capsulated as well. Thanks again, I am subscribing, and looking forward to more!!
Great video man. I love the content lately. Right up my alley preparedness is essential in these crazy times. I’m fa sho about make some activated charcoal.
This is fantastic! I've stocked up on activated charcoal from the aquarium section of Walmart, but now that I know I can make it myself, I'll stock up on the components. Thanks, LF. ❤
Great video! I came to Thailand about 7 years ago, and they sell this in the 7-Elevens here for $1US for 12 capsules. I learned to use this within my first month due to getting used to the bacteria in the food and water. It's a MUST have when travelling to new countries, as well as anytime you feel a sickness coming on, for hangovers (don't abuse it!), and for weekly cleansing of the body/blood. They use coconut husks here for their charcoal, which is pretty awesome, but you can search on how to create your own charcoal (instead of buying it from companies). Both obviously work, but it's good to learn the very basics too. I'll have to search your channel to see if you create the charcoal from scratch. Thanks again.
The only problem is that this is NOT activated charcoal (don't believe everything everyone tells you - do your research). This is just powdered charcoal - which may be ok for filtering water, but basically has no mecidinal use otherwise. i highly suggest any questions, should look into @fotoshopro comments, since she clearly has some chemical based knowledge/ background & is 100% correct across the board. To rely on something that may seem to be valid will only bite you in the backend
The purpose of activating charcoal is to increase the porosity of it to increase adsorption. Lemon juice doesn't do that. Infact, it makes it much worse because the charcoal is bonding to particulates in the lemon juice. You'd be better off using the crushed charcoal as is. Activating charcoal chemically is more complicated than most people will be able to pull off at home.
Man oh man you’re a great inspiration! Seeing how easy it is to do some of the stuff makes me feel more confident to do them myself! I just love how you go step by step for us. Many blessings to you my brother! Because of you I started to grow veggies in 5 gallon buckets! Thank you thank you!
Holy cow crap .... I finally found a video I can try out. What I mean is I already do most of what you do. I just love watching your videos. You're so smart.
I knew that I was missing something. I didn't know what I was missing, but I just had a feeling about it. Thanks so much for your help. It all makes sense now. I was trying other ways people did it, but it never worked right. No one ever said, well all the videos I've seen anyway, to use pure lemon juice. When you said that, it was like a light turned on, and I knew that is what I was missing. Thanks for your video on this, I loved it.
@Pat Murphy My Tattlers work Great but in all honesty I'm still not sure I trust them with the grease,oil in meats so haven't used them for that. In a pinch though, Absolutely!
So much WISDOM on this channel, I will be sharing on my health and beauty page. I have a ? I started a experiment growing strawberries from store bought strawberries in a pot, they are outside in the sun, its been 2 weeks and I see already a stem growths sounds funny but Im exited to see this!! How do I maintain good growth now, and once it starts to get cold due to I live in a townhouse at the moment? Thank you
I have seven flower pots of strawberries that come up every year. They do fine in the cold and snow. By spring they start waking up. June it's full of strawberries. First week of July strawberries season is over. Hope that helps
@@Faithbasedfilms1268 never tried to, you would need a grow light, small fan and keep temperature to what strawberries are use to. I have a small green house and grew lettuce, kale, butter crunch indoor during the winter. Am in zone 6A and we have buzzards. I will be experimenting this winter to see what else I can grew.
Thanks for the eye opener. I've always used powdered charcoal directly from the fire for my projects. Filtering water, black powder etc. Pretty sure the ancients did as well. Activating the charcoal with lemon juice may prove impossible in an emergency survival situation. I'll do some more research on it. Awesome channel. I'm subscribing
Thank You!! Great Video!! One addition.. The charcoal You are using isn't burned completely into biochar. I would build a small retort out of five galish cans and complete the burning process; then make Your activated charcoal.
Can the final charging effect be done in the open sun or solar oven for an even more intense activation? Also, can you do a diy Berkey water system for those who find the real one cost-challenging?
*COPY FROM MY POST:* Activated Charcoal is really BAD for your health. Here's why.... It STEALS your Electrons and also STEALS your Oxygen Molecules in your body. Here is how it works too... In Chemistry wise, it takes 1 Atom of Carbon to BIND with 2 Oxygens. Basically, it STEALS it! *NOTE:* If you drink water and you get thirstier... THAT is the culprit !!!
@@JodBronson as Always the information you have provided although in theory is correct .... if you have been poisoned, your better off using it than dying in an emergency.
@@alexcole4970 - If you take care of yourself.... You wouldn't be in an "emergency" in the first place! By the way, charcoal WILL NOT take the poison away.
@@JodBronson complete non sense. no matter how well you take care of yourself something can still make you sick. I am no expert but I did not hear anyone say it took the poison away. isn't the idea to deactivate or absorb the toxins for the body to expel them?
One of the best informative videos on such an important product... Thanks a million for sharing that... Making your own is the best way and the smartest💖💖💖
Good info, Brother Lead. We use that same Royal Oaks brand too. Feeds our body (Grilling), feeds the garden (Ashes from grill), and cleans our water (Your method).
Like T-Pain rapped:
"Cause all I do is win (Win), win (Win), win
And if you going in put your hands in the air, make 'em stay there"
YOU ARE THE DAMN MAN SAPPER!!!✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
LOL
Oh my gosh way too funny.
Do not use charcoal briquettes!
@@resolutionarybeing1885
Are you saying its actually not good to use it?
Great! And thank you. Did you know that you can add a pinch to a quarter cup of water and drink it if you have the stomach flu or food poisoning? You will be better in 15 minutes or less. We use it in the hospital for over doses of alcohol or drug overdoses. That's why I keep it around and I'm a nurse.
Is it safe for children? Say 6 and 7 year olds? Thank you for your service in the medical field.
In Poland and all east European countrys, that charcoal is base in our household. To treat all problems with stomach. Clean your system. Is old and good medicine
@@yolantadianow1584 This information has not been told to Americans. Thank you!❤
I thought you was smoking it
@@ConnecttheDotsBaby CharcoCaps have been available for decades..fyi
Thank you for the informative video. I have one suggestion for improvement. Don't crush the charcoal lumps on a floor. The main reason to get all natural is to avoid the additives and unfiltered things that can sneak in there. When crushing the charcoal on a floor that everyone has been walking on you are basically just turning natural food grade charcoal into the cheaper contaminated charcoal. My suggestion would be to use a clean cotton cloth or a food grade tarp to lay out on the floor and just clean it between uses.
@user-wy2pe1jh4g People laugh at food safety until they fall victim to it. People walk on animal waste outdoors and who knows what else and then drag it into the garage. If you don't mind mixing that into your food and supplements then go for it, but your lack of concern for its importance does not mitigate the truth of the matter.
I was thinking a food processor or blender.
Thank you so much. I’m in Senegal and just paid an arm and a leg to have some shipped to me from the US while wood charcoal is widely and cheaply available here and now you’ve shown us how easy it is to make. Peace and blessings to you always.
Months late but: I'm glad you found a useful source of cleaner water!
What do you use it for?
If people need it there and you know the secret to making it, you can start your own business.
Isn't that beautiful! From all the way across the globe! 👍
The activation process for creating activated charcoal often involves the use of strong chemicals or physical processes. The most common methods include:
Chemical Activation: Typically, chemicals such as zinc chloride (ZnCl₂), potassium hydroxide (KOH), or phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) are used. These chemicals interact with the carbon compound and help create a porous structure by eroding away some of the material.
Physical Activation: This involves two steps, where the first is to pyrolyze the carbon compound at high temperatures, followed by a second process where the charcoal is exposed to oxidizing gases, such as steam or carbon dioxide at high temperatures. This helps to open up and create a porous structure in the charcoal.
Regarding the use of lemon juice in TH-cam videos, it's important to understand that lemon juice is not an effective activation chemical compared to the aforementioned methods. Lemon juice is acidic (due to citric acid) and can react with certain metals or minerals, but its ability to create a porous structure in the charcoal is limited. It's possible that some use lemon juice as an environmentally friendly alternative to clean or modify the surface of charcoal, but this would not result in the same type of activated charcoal as produced through industrial processes.
if you want a diy process for i go to codys lab
I LOVED this video. You got to the point, explained everything in detail but not redundant, and made the steps simple and easy to follow. I sincerely wish more youtube content creators would provide information the way you do.
Thank you
True, we are all worn out by people taking the long way to get to the point.
Love the way you actually DO things and show folks how to do something. It's simple, yet could one day save your life.
Wear a mask when you crush your coal. Protect your lungs, and your health. Thank you for this life saving post. May you be blessed 😊
Bigg faxx.
I am so completely blown away by your knowledge man oh man I'd like to be your neighbor
Thank you so much ☺️
I've said the same thing. If we all had neighbors like him, the world would be a better place. 🙏
with the power of internet... we're all neighbors
Hahaha lady aroud the world people know about that
I bet you can get the fire rolling
Oh I’m definitely going to try. How about a tutorial on the uses of activated charcoal and how to use it? That would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Activated charcoal can be used for many things. Finely powdered AC can be used as toothpaste, facial and body scrubs, it can be ingested to rid your body of toxins, such as poisonings, over doses of drugs including medical drugs such as aspirin Tylenol, it's used widely in hospitals as well, it can help with stomach ailments as well, it pulls toxins from your body and gets rid of them. You can also let it sit out in a room because it will clear the air, such as odors, and some poisonous air chemicals. Main thing to remember is to always keep it air tight/sealed because it absorbs quickly. Left unopened it will lose its effectiveness. It is also used to clean water, here's a simple way to do it boil water then in a container/bucket put hole in center, put another bucket under it, put cotton cloth, or coffee filters, layer as follows sand more cloth/filter, then activated charcoal another cloth, pebbles, then rocks, you can pour dirty water on it and it will filter it. Pebbles and rocks clear big debris, charcoal pulls toxins and bacteria, sand filters any other particles left behind, and cotton cloth/filter keeps sand and charcoal from falling into clean water, you can then drink, and cook with clean water. There's so many benefits.
You can buy soaps, shampoos, facial scrubs, toothpaste and pills over the counter at most stores as well. Most store bought filtration systems use charcoal in their filters. You can purchase activated charcoal bags to leave in your house/car to remove odors and other toxins, and like this video shows you can make your own. For me I keep baking soda, vinegars, lemon/lime juice, rubbing alcohol, iodine, and charcoal in my home at all times as well as other items. Just in case. Hope this helped to explain some of the uses and reasons to keep it around. 🙂
It's in aquarium filters so that's one way,run air over it and it filters odors. Innovate. Cuz the stores ain't gonna have the exact fit no more
??????, Then what
😂 Yeah, I am with you. Feel awful for being so spoiled and taking for granted being able to drink straight from tap!
Thank you so much for showing us how it’s Done! Unlike some other spots, your video tells how easy-to-find ingredients can be used!! You Rock man!
Ok, the calm music in the background is a genius touch. I usually get stressed out watching preparedness videos. This made me feel much more relaxed, which helped me focus. Thanks!
If you heat in the open air this will be converted to ash. Activated charcoal means burning wood or any organic substances in the absence of air above 600degrees. Its the retort.
This was excellent,I saw my grandpa do this on his ranch,as a kid,I am 67 now,thanks for this!!!👵😇🙏💋💕👏👍
Watch them triple the price of Royal Oak Charcoal next week or so!!! 😂
My coffee grinder does a wonderful job grinding charcoal into powder!!!
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
Ikr I'm getting mine today.
Can you use a blender?
@@markness6756 I would imagine you could use a blender with a small type of container (like a Ninja Blender or a blender with smaller attachments). I know what I'm doing this weekend!!!
Make your own charcoal. Easy, lots of videos show you how.
@@markness6756 I did. I also blended it with water at the same time.
Thankyou for your step by step guide on making activated charcoal. I use activated charcoal in my goldfish pond to help filter out all the impurities in the water and it makes the water crystal clear as well. I did your same principle, but on a bit larger scale to make enough charcoal for my 250 gallon pond. God bless you, my friend!!
Brother, you have no idea how much I appreciate and value this information. I thought it was a complicated process to activate the charcoal which is amazing for health.
Activated Charcoal
Activated charcoal may not be the most pleasant thing to ingest but it is well worth the effort. This negatively charged element will go through your entire digestive tract pulling out anything that is positively charged such as heavy metals, toxins, poisons and radiation.
Do not use this if you are constipated as it could increase symptoms. It's important to drink more water when using charcoal because as it draws out heavy metals it becomes harder and if you are dehydrated, your next bowel movement will be like passing solid metal and believe me it's not pleasant, I know because I did it.
1 tblsp every other day on an empty stomach is what I used. I lost weight and my digestive and intestinal health improved considerably.
i sometimes add flaxseed or flaxmeal, oat or wheat brans, psyllium husks when im using charcoal for "detox"; not for "tummy troubles" though.
You can get empty gel caps and put the powder in them.😊
Stuff works great! Helps the tummy for sure!
You're AWESOME !
Bless you for sharing. your wisdom!
I want to thank you Sir!!! You don't know what it means to many of us, you teaching us these things. Just know that you are appreciated. I can't wait to make this
Very nice my friend. If lemon juice is not a option running water thru ash over and over creates Lye. Reduce that down to a third, then same process. Few items and a fire. You never know what is in store for the future, get your knowledge now. Thank you. Love your calm nature and great info. Keep it up
Great step-by-step breakdown ✊🏾✊🏾
Thank you my brother
I do not usually comment on sites , but you sir have a inspired follower. Thank you for your knowledge and teaching. God Bless you.
Good morning Lead, may God continue to bless you and your family.
Best presentation I have seen on the subject. People say survival skills is for woods folk, but city folk need to know this too.
It's not activated. At all
Oh my gosh!! I've spent so much money on this stuff. I never knew it was that easy to make. Thank you so much, I'm so excited to save some money 🤣🤣
@Da Sweet Spot: Honey! Who you tellin'?!!! I ordered a quart size container a few weeks ago for like $35 😏
@@drobinson7372 yes it's so expensive
They make you pay a convience fee. Make you feel like old fashioned is so hard but its not. Of course everything takes time but people act like they dont have 10 minutes. Everything gotta be now now now.
@@Homeside301 that's very true but I've always been into making stuff from scratch. It's so funny how they make you think you have to go overseas and spend crazy amounts of money. And I have plenty of it in the pantry 😂🤣
What do you use it for ? I keep a small bottle for emergencies or a stomach sickness. Also to occasionally wash my face with it.
Cool! Thanks for the video! I learned something today.
Just an FYI. You can make your own charcoal if you had to in an emergency. It works best on a very small scale, but it is still good knowledge to have. I carry an Altoids tin in my camping gear. I used a roofing nail to pound a small hole into the Altoid tin's lid. I can put small pieces of wood in there. When camping, I can put small pieces of wood in the tin and throw it into a fire closed. That will make charcoal when the smoke stops coming from the tin of the Altoid container. One can use a single wall metal container to do the same thing. Stanley makes some good lightweight, fairly cheap camping pots that would work well for doing that on a slightly larger scale.
@@xmobile. I am not 100% knowledgeable on that, but I would tend to use hard woods as well.
Excellent suggestion thanks!!!!!
@@xmobile. 1. If you're going to make your own charcoal, you can use a clean, unused paint can, available at most hardware or paint stores. You make charcoal by heating the wood in a low-or-zero oxygen atmosphere. When the wood is hot enough that it should be burning but there's no air or oxygen to use, the wood starts casting off everything that's not carbon. Eventually, all that is left is the carbon.
Fill the can with wood pieces from a tree -- don't use stuff from wood pallets or cast off pieces from a construction site. As he said, those can be coated with chemicals you do not want to have in your charcoal. Put the wood in the can and seal it, make a small hole in the lid with a nail, and keep it in the fire until no more smoke or flame comes out. Let the fire die and the can cool down, and you'll have something like the charcoal he is using. (NOTE: DO NOT USE CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES! THOSE ARE MADE USING WAXES AND OTHER BINDERS TO FORM INTO THAT SHAPE!)
After grinding it into a powder, I would use strong (cleaning, or multi-purpose) vinegar or the strongest food-safe acid you can buy to mix with the carbon powder, rather than some fruit juice. (I once read a process that used battery acid; while that might activate the charcoal it will also leave byproducts that you don't want in your product.) Mix the powder and the vinegar together in a food-safe SEALABLE container. Set it aside for a few days, giving it a swirl every so often to make sure all of the carbon gets expose to the acid. Filter the results (doesn't have to be completely dry), then put it into the paint container you used earlier and again, put into a hot fire for a few hours, then let cool naturally.
The acid will make small pits in the individual grains of carbon powder -- the small pits increases the surface area of the carbon grains, making it more effective (i.e., "activates" it) at grabbing and filtering out impurities. This is NOT a substitute for medicinal-grade activated charcoal you should have for poison control, but it should be good enough for filtering water, etc.
2. RE: using it to make lye -- as hobbyist soap-maker, you will get better results by going to the hardware store and buying lye (sodium hydroxide) in crystal form. You'll find it with the drain cleaners. You can make the amount of liquid lye on demand to the strength you need -- ESSENTIAL for successful soap making. Otherwise you might wind up with a gloppy mess that won't harden, and either burns when you use it (too much lye or too strong) or simply doesn't clean effectively (not enough lye).
If you really, *really* want to make your own lye, get the right type of ashes. Use the ashes from hardwoods to make sodium hydroxide, which will let you make bar soap; and use the ashes from soft woods to make potassium hydroxide, which will let you make liquid soaps. Don't mix the two type of ashes or the two types of lye you produce. Store the lye in a glass container with a good lid, then store that in ANOTHER container that is clearly marked with poison control stickers and warnings in red to BE CAREFUL. People kept lye around because before the invention of chlorine bleach, it was the only product that could be used to clean sheets and clothing stained with "biological materials" (think dysentery and being too weak to make it to the outhouse before your cramps hit) reliably. History is rife with stories about people blinded when they were kids because lye got splashed into their eyes. Get several books on soap making (check out your public library first) and read up on making a simple 3-ingredient soap (water, fat, and lye) and FOLLOW ALL THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!
Let's be careful out there.
Jim Carroll Thank you. I had no idea I could use my softwood ashes for liquid soap. I can’t usually get any hardwood. This is a real help, thanks.
I’ve got my safety equipment for making these things at home.
@@keithfillinger3182, ok, but any type of wood, or paper products should be able to create a charcoal product, … but hard woods are preferred, because of the higher btu rate, if you are going to reuse for the carbon functions of cooking, plus certain types of wood/fibrous products may give off unwanted odors, … ie marijuana, … lmbo, … the idea is to wind up with a heat purified carbon product that can be used to purify, the air, or a water resource, … passed through the product, without accumulations of algae, or such contaminants, …
THIS IS IT, so glad to see and hear your simple yet wisely way of sharing your knowledge without any narcissistic swollen attitude of so many 'professionels' out there, THANK YOU from my heart and soul!
That's what is do great about him too. He is just as excited as we are to try new stuff like a kid discovering something new! No room for pride when you're like that!
I like this guy. He didn't make a big deal about it.
Thanks for posting this video. So many home remedies are being lost…I can sense your excitement while doing this, it is quite an inspiration. GOD Bless!
You are a Totally Awesome Dude!! Thanks for looking out for us. You are such a great teacher and very knowledgeable. We love you over here Lead. Peace and Blessings always💕
What a blessing to the rest of us, thank you. God, bless him and his family... You are a servant with a beautiful heart, let it fill the earth as you lead you serve. That's a man God can use.
True American keep educating folks and the blessings will come back tenfold. Using a coffee grinder to grind the charcoal down if you ad potassium nitrate you make gunpowder. Therefore you can get multiple uses out of this. Great job God bless stay safe.
Awsome video, thanks
Lead Farmer!!! Appreciate all the information (wealth) that you GIVE AWAY, without stipulation! You puttin’ it down and all people have to do is stop by your video and pick up the information! THANK YOU!!!
Busts out mortar and pestle...
HUZZAAH ! A MAN OF QUALITY!!!
Thank you. I first saw charcoal made by heating up wood inside an airtight container. Your idea is brilliant. Now all I need to know is how to make a water filter with it!
Like this 😉👇🏽
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Thanks Leadfarmer you have tough this 72 years old woman something new and very useful GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🙏❤️ I'm subscribing to you
All this knowledge is adding up!! Thanks for all you and Lady Lead do to keep us informed!!
Thank you ☺️
Aaaaaamennn 💜.
You will end up with nothing more than charcoal powder that taste like lemon.
This recipe doesn't work in many ways.
This BBQ charcoal is made from all sort of scraps like skids with paint and wood treatments and glue = not good at all !
Make your own in a fire pit using logs.
But the guy is right. Lemon juice does change charcoal:
It makes it worst !
In fact you would be better off using this powder as is.
There is no easy way to make activated charcoal. You must heat it in a furnace at 800-900 celcius while running steam trought it. Doing so will release a high quantity of highly flammable gaz.
Do your research.
Thank you sir for a beautiful and easy demonstration, not easy for you but thank you for doing it and sharing your wisdom,🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏blessings to you and your family.
Man, thank you. I was looking for an eyes on way to make the product and what other gems lay hidden just below the surface! I'm prepping too and just started out. So far so good though and in 3 months time, my lil piece of heaven will be ready for total off grid living. My family, with the exception of my sons, think I'm crazy. The signs are everywhere, so I'm rather being prepared and armed too. As of this comment, I'm your latest subscriber. I'm teaching anyone who will listen, the skills I've acquired so far. Thank you once again and keep on keeping on. Many blessings to you.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!! I just so happen to have all you suggested to make this. Be blessed, brother! ❤️
Thank you
LF73 you are the man. I love your "how to" videos. You should start a "how to" series. Keep up the good work and keep growing! Bless you and yours.
This video feels like LF73 cooking hour. :)
I'm going to try it now. What are some good uses for this item? Clean water, bio-char,etc...
Thanks!
I’ve been using a coffee grinder to powder my charcoal :)
Thank you so mush🙏🏾 ❤You’re simply explaining whit joys and that’s all we need.
Such a beautiful soul. Thank you for your knowledge. ❤
I just LOVE this guy! He's so cute and adorable...and KNOWLEDGEABLE!
For it to be properly activated it would have to be pyrolyzed at 800 C° in an Argon atmosphere.
The lemon juice method does not increase surface area.
This is just charcoal powder. It does not have the same chemical properties as activated charcoal, which is extremely important to know, especially when using it for medicinal purposes.
@@juliuscaesar8801 Yeah well I'm more concerned with people following his tutorial and dying from food poisoning because their "medicine" is only 1% as effective as it should be.
Well what is it used for medical purpose how
What is charcoal powder useful for?
@@oliviakilgo3159 poisoning
I agree with you 100% and although good intentions are meant the information presented concerns me on many levels and if someone truly wants to use activated charcoal for health reasons they should cosider buying sterile medical grade activated charcoal from a
realiable source or manufacturer. I actually was surprised by using lemon juice as the acid to open the pours of the charcoal.I also quetion if that is stong enough to open the pours of
the charcoal. if left in warm temperatiures for two days as he stated then bacteria could form from the lemon juice. Charcoal is also a lower grade of coal which in many cases is made from wood off cuts and even possibly shipping skids. These coals
are produced at a lower temperature and may also contain by products such as bug sprays applied to the skids to stop infestation. Bio char would be a better product to make and use
rather than charcoal as the coal is produced at a higher temperature and the gases are burned off as well. In repects to the leaving the charcoal in the stove untl it cools down
tells me that it has already absorbed many things from the the air. I mean no disrespect to
anyone here but I actually researched this as people should when it comes to well intended
advice that may effect your health.
Awesome! Love how you call everyone family. You are a man after my own heart
This is an excellent video, Brother Lead!! You keep your finger on the pulse...
I am impressed with your ingenuity at crushing the charcoal outdoors! I was not looking forward to using my nice granite mortar and pestle. Thank you for the idea.
Wow thanks for this little brother. That's what I tell ppl you are...one of my brothers lol. Thanks for showing this because you're right, that was easy. I will be doing this & will let you know the outcome...for real.
I have just ran across this video. I have heard of this but never saw someone make it. I’m going to have to try this. I was doing it the expensive way. I was buying charcoal in capsules at Walmart. This will save me money. Thank you sir for your information. I really appreciate it.
I was taught that the charcoal had to be heated up to 600 degrees to consider it activated....thanks for your input towards better health..My mother always heated it in a oil-less cast iron pan on the stove, checking the temp by making a small pile of charcoal and insert a temp gauge...just a thought...
After she crushed it..?? Thanks!💞
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have been wanting to learn how to make activated charcoal. This video is a real blessing.
Definitely a "Good to Know" skill. Thank You
Best Video I have seen and simplest way to do it. Thanks.
Hey Brother Lead .. I use the same charcoal in my garden
I have 3 bags stored for emergency cooking too ..
Great information ..end product looking good ....Thank you
Much Respect
Much respect my brother Dan!
Thank you so much. Yes, you may have saved many lives. God bless you. 😊
Great video! I will definitely try this, this is way better than buying activated charcoal because you know whats in your product. 100% Thank you Lead Fam :D
What's in that "hardwood" charcoal? Bits and pieces of pallets, etc. If you really want to know what's in what you're putting in your body, make it from scratch! Find your own hardwood, reduce it to charcoal, go from there.
You get right to the point!, Now that's survival in the real world! Great job, keep them coming.
That's awesome leadfarmer73! 💪🏾💪🏾🔥
Awesome guide. Very sufficient and a good alternative to making it with a
coffee grinder.
Aloha from Hawaii Brother! This can be used in so many ways! This can be put into vegetable capsules to be used for medicinal purposes as well. Great video full of useful information. KEEP LEARNING EVERYTHING YOU CAN BECAUSE KNOWLEGE IS POWER THAT NOBODY CAN TAKE AWAY FROM YOU! Take care one another! God bless!
Much love man. Always take time to learn from truly wise people.
Another helpful learning experiment. Thanks Lead! Guava
Just remember, if you are taking any major prescriptions, do not take active charcoal until after a few hours before or after taking meds. Active charcoal pulls medications out of your body . This is why it's used for over dosing❤ this was an awesome video that I'm going to share with my son inlaw ! He's gonna love this, too!! Thank you❤
Please remember 8 ounces is 1 cup by measure and an ounce is a shy 3 tablespoons. This is FABULOUS !!!! Thank you Thank you!!! 'But' I think a kitchen scale [like so many healthcare programs offer (free ish) in their product catalogs] would provide the best and most consistent results.
A little medical additive. I loved this post
One tsp is 5ml
Three tsp is 15ml
One ounce is 30ml or cc
Thank you, this warmed my heart ❤💙💜 we are all one big family
Thank You Sir ! So glad i found this..!!. I work in the apothecary of an organic market, I love it, natural remedies are my highest ambition. We sell Activated Charcoal, and I've been telling myself i should just buy some and use it, but I've been hesitating. I make natural medicines at home, Ive got 8 different tinctures, some infused oils and assorted honey's; i also capsulate organic powders and have a multitude of dried cut and sifted herbs in my 'apocalyptic apothecary' at home...so blessed that i can get all this by the pound thru our very reputable bulk supply company. This video has inspired me not just to add AC to my daily regime now, but to actually make my own, to be capsulated as well. Thanks again, I am subscribing, and looking forward to more!!
Great video man. I love the content lately. Right up my alley preparedness is essential in these crazy times. I’m fa sho about make some activated charcoal.
Can you please tell me what this is used for?thanks in advance.
Fa sho man. How's it going on y'all's end now? That crt BS hasn't made it to my state so much yet. But something bigger is brewing seems like.
@@off-gridhillbillystyle3735 I’m in central NC and things are getting “silly” but I’m in the stix so us country do as we please.
I will try it! Sir, thank you for the knowledge. God bless you.
You rock! May the good Lord bless ya bro 😎
That's awesome, we all need to learn as much as possible in these times.
This is fantastic! I've stocked up on activated charcoal from the aquarium section of Walmart, but now that I know I can make it myself, I'll stock up on the components. Thanks, LF. ❤
I bought a container of black carbon at Walmart for $6-7. I don't know if its the same as activated charcoal but it sure looks like it ?
Your fish will die.
This doesn't work, don't take my word for it, go check by yourself.
This isn't for fish though.
Awesome job Lead Farmer, you are literally the man!
Great video! I came to Thailand about 7 years ago, and they sell this in the 7-Elevens here for $1US for 12 capsules. I learned to use this within my first month due to getting used to the bacteria in the food and water. It's a MUST have when travelling to new countries, as well as anytime you feel a sickness coming on, for hangovers (don't abuse it!), and for weekly cleansing of the body/blood. They use coconut husks here for their charcoal, which is pretty awesome, but you can search on how to create your own charcoal (instead of buying it from companies). Both obviously work, but it's good to learn the very basics too. I'll have to search your channel to see if you create the charcoal from scratch. Thanks again.
thanks lets go brandon , and by the way FJB
The only problem is that this is NOT activated charcoal (don't believe everything everyone tells you - do your research). This is just powdered charcoal - which may be ok for filtering water, but basically has no mecidinal use otherwise. i highly suggest any questions, should look into @fotoshopro comments, since she clearly has some chemical based knowledge/ background & is 100% correct across the board. To rely on something that may seem to be valid will only bite you in the backend
Thank you, gonna defnitally make it, appreciate your charcoal recipy
The purpose of activating charcoal is to increase the porosity of it to increase adsorption. Lemon juice doesn't do that. Infact, it makes it much worse because the charcoal is bonding to particulates in the lemon juice. You'd be better off using the crushed charcoal as is. Activating charcoal chemically is more complicated than most people will be able to pull off at home.
Great info! Activated charcoal is one of the things I would not want to be without in my home. God bless!
Man oh man you’re a great inspiration! Seeing how easy it is to do some of the stuff makes me feel more confident to do them myself! I just love how you go step by step for us. Many blessings to you my brother! Because of you I started to grow veggies in 5 gallon buckets! Thank you thank you!
Easy, well explained instruction video. So many uses too. Thank you for the time you took to make this video, I love learning new things.
awesome video as always
Holy cow crap .... I finally found a video I can try out. What I mean is I already do most of what you do. I just love watching your videos. You're so smart.
Thank you my brotha for the knowledge you're giving us.
Hey... have you been told that you are AMAZING.
Great job keeping it real and bringing it back home where it belongs.
Much love!1
Good stuff brother! You guys cease to amaze me! Have a great weekend💯💯
Thank you aj
Yea they cease to amaze me too
I knew that I was missing something. I didn't know what I was missing, but I just had a feeling about it. Thanks so much for your help. It all makes sense now. I was trying other ways people did it, but it never worked right. No one ever said, well all the videos I've seen anyway, to use pure lemon juice. When you said that, it was like a light turned on, and I knew that is what I was missing. Thanks for your video on this, I loved it.
Like the binaural beats in background. I do that all the time.
Hey silent viewer here ...I like to say thank you for all the knowledge you bring here on the tube ..
Those are tattler reusable lid they did great ! Haven’t tried mine yet. Bought them last year when couldn’t find Ball lids
@Pat Murphy My Tattlers work Great but in all honesty I'm still not sure I trust them with the grease,oil in meats so haven't used them for that. In a pinch though, Absolutely!
Thank you very much for this video. This is very useful information that has been presented very clearly. Thanks again!
So much WISDOM on this channel, I will be sharing on my health and beauty page. I have a ? I started a experiment growing strawberries from store bought strawberries in a pot, they are outside in the sun, its been 2 weeks and I see already a stem growths sounds funny but Im exited to see this!! How do I maintain good growth now, and once it starts to get cold due to I live in a townhouse at the moment? Thank you
I have seven flower pots of strawberries that come up every year. They do fine in the cold and snow. By spring they start waking up. June it's full of strawberries. First week of July strawberries season is over. Hope that helps
@@evelynhernandex7637 Can they also grow indoors? Thanks
@@Faithbasedfilms1268 never tried to, you would need a grow light, small fan and keep temperature to what strawberries are use to. I have a small green house and grew lettuce, kale, butter crunch indoor during the winter. Am in zone 6A and we have buzzards. I will be experimenting this winter to see what else I can grew.
I'm so impressed by how neat you were! Very interesting video!
Thanks for the eye opener. I've always used powdered charcoal directly from the fire for my projects. Filtering water, black powder etc.
Pretty sure the ancients did as well. Activating the charcoal with lemon juice may prove impossible in an emergency survival situation. I'll do some more research on it. Awesome channel. I'm subscribing
You are awesome for sharing this video.
Good video
Thank You!! Great Video!!
One addition.. The charcoal You are using isn't burned completely into biochar. I would build a small retort out of five galish cans and complete the burning process; then make Your activated charcoal.
Can the final charging effect be done in the open sun or solar oven for an even more intense activation? Also, can you do a diy Berkey water system for those who find the real one cost-challenging?
*COPY FROM MY POST:* Activated Charcoal is really BAD for your health. Here's why.... It STEALS your Electrons and also STEALS your Oxygen Molecules in your body. Here is how it works too... In Chemistry wise, it takes 1 Atom of Carbon to BIND with 2 Oxygens. Basically, it STEALS it!
*NOTE:* If you drink water and you get thirstier... THAT is the culprit !!!
Yes. Could be dehydrated on dashboard of a car or truck.
@@JodBronson as Always the information you have provided although in theory is correct .... if you have been poisoned, your better off using it than dying in an emergency.
@@alexcole4970 - If you take care of yourself.... You wouldn't be in an "emergency" in the first place! By the way, charcoal WILL NOT take the poison away.
@@JodBronson complete non sense. no matter how well you take care of yourself something can still make you sick. I am no expert but I did not hear anyone say it took the poison away. isn't the idea to deactivate or absorb the toxins for the body to expel them?
Thank you! Who knew that somebody could make watching a video about charcoal fun to watch? Great job!! ❤️ Your Newest Subscriber
Do you not need a higher temperature to fully activate the charcoal? Also, is there a way of testing your results for effectiveness? Thanks
you make activated charcoal using steam or hot air at very hot temperatures, the lemon juice is a hoax
Wow, thank you. Activated charcoal is a lifesaver.
This was exciting to watch
One of the best informative videos on such an important product...
Thanks a million for sharing that...
Making your own is the best way and the smartest💖💖💖