Thank you for sharing your idea, John. Perhaps I misunderstood you, when you said that they recommend that you wash the bag in high heat, but you think it’s OK. The reason for which it needs to be washed at all I eat is that you need to shrink the cotton fibres so that the weave is as tight as possible. This will keep As much debris and sediment that have the potential to make you sick, out of the water that you filter. It’s rather important step. May I suggest that you Could even give it a wash up, possibly without detergent that could leave a residue that could make you sick, just using dish detergent that you rinse really well. Once your store there’s absolutely no traces of dish soap left in it, then put it in boiling water for a few minutes. Then let it dry in the sunshine, or throw it in the dryer, assuming that there’s no trace of fabric softeners Or laundry perfume beads of the sort contaminating the surface. This would ensure maximum shrinkage of the fibres for the best possible filtration. I look forward to seeing your process video. It’s probably Long posted. Thanks again.
First I have ever heard of these. Great job putting it together and the price is definitely right. Looks like a great over the winter project for sure. jman
John Strabismus Yes, I got shut down again. To be honest I was getting burnt out and sloppy. The new channel will be different less news and more personal. Nothing posted yet but hope you will come on over just the same. Thanks jman
+Survival at Home It wasn't perfect. The Harbor Freight canvas was too flimsy. I bought some more canvas at Walmart, which was a lot better, but still not perfect. I should have made some videos showing what I learned.
GREAT JOB! I will try my hand at this as well John. I'm going to "politely" ask my mom to sew me up some with those same dimensions so that I could have extras to share. Once I get them sewn up, I will do a comparison to see if there is a difference in the two. Thanks for sharing this my friend. :-)
Right. When requesting a sewing job from a family member it's wise to do so politely. The canvas I chose might be too loosely woven. After I watched a few videos I've decided to look around for different canvas.
You may not wish to use a painters tarp /dropcloth as it may be chemically treated to prevent blead through . The material should be 100% cotton so that the fibers can swell and trap water a painters tarp from Harbor freight is questionable material. Cotton canvas or denim untreated will work and are available usually at fabric stores or Walmart sewing dept.
I'm not sure. The British army has been using these for a long time. I'll guess some English soldier named Milbank got tired of drinking water with crud in it.
+John Strabismus i was in the British Army, i used milbank bags in Belize when we were jungle training, we had a large one for platoon use and a smaller one like yours which we could keep in our backpacks. after we used the milbank bag we would drop 2x puritabs in the water. The material you need is a medium cotton canvas. The original colour was a light green colour. if its british army its usually got a black arrow printed on it.
Please don't listen to this guy because millbank bags are made out of a specific weave of canvas that is 100% required to make this work correctly, yes anything is better than nothing and old surplus items have a shady treatment on them so I'd find a good new one that's made correctly as they're awesome if used properly (pre-soak it, top it off with water, let ¼ run through before collecting, keep as dry as possible)
Thank you for sharing your idea, John.
Perhaps I misunderstood you, when you said that they recommend that you wash the bag in high heat, but you think it’s OK.
The reason for which it needs to be washed at all I eat is that you need to shrink the cotton fibres so that the weave is as tight as possible. This will keep As much debris and sediment that have the potential to make you sick, out of the water that you filter. It’s rather important step.
May I suggest that you Could even give it a wash up, possibly without detergent that could leave a residue that could make you sick, just using dish detergent that you rinse really well. Once your store there’s absolutely no traces of dish soap left in it, then put it in boiling water for a few minutes. Then let it dry in the sunshine, or throw it in the dryer, assuming that there’s no trace of fabric softeners Or laundry perfume beads of the sort contaminating the surface. This would ensure maximum shrinkage of the fibres for the best possible filtration.
I look forward to seeing your process video. It’s probably Long posted. Thanks again.
This is really good info John, saved a lot of money too! Good job on the Milbank bag, take care and God Bless! xx
Thanks. I'd like to have one like imasurvivornthriver's so I could do a comparison, but no way will I pay $33 for one.
I would not pay that either, but would be a good comparison. Are you doing ok, been praying for you. Take care my friend, :) xxx
Thanks for posting John! Have to be honest i didn't know what a milbank bag was ... until now! THANKS!!
You're welcome. Give imasurvivornthriver's video on Milbank bags a look. She's got some good information.
First I have ever heard of these. Great job putting it together and the price is definitely right. Looks like a great over the winter project for sure.
jman
Thanks. It looks like you got shut down again. I'll look at your new channel.
John Strabismus Yes, I got shut down again. To be honest I was getting burnt out and sloppy. The new channel will be different less news and more personal. Nothing posted yet but hope you will come on over just the same. Thanks
jman
Turned out nice, looks professional to me!
My wife did a good job. I'm not thrilled with the canvas, though. I'm trying to find better canvas.
John Strabismus keep us posted, neat project!
I've been looking into making my own Millbank bag for a while now... How well did yours work?
+Survival at Home It wasn't perfect. The Harbor Freight canvas was too flimsy. I bought some more canvas at Walmart, which was a lot better, but still not perfect. I should have made some videos showing what I learned.
GREAT JOB! I will try my hand at this as well John. I'm going to "politely" ask my mom to sew me up some with those same dimensions so that I could have extras to share. Once I get them sewn up, I will do a comparison to see if there is a difference in the two. Thanks for sharing this my friend. :-)
Right. When requesting a sewing job from a family member it's wise to do so politely. The canvas I chose might be too loosely woven. After I watched a few videos I've decided to look around for different canvas.
Okay, I'll be checking for an update so that I could use the same canvas you use. :-)
You may not wish to use a painters tarp /dropcloth as it may be chemically treated to prevent blead through . The material should be 100% cotton so that the fibers can swell and trap water a painters tarp from Harbor freight is questionable material. Cotton canvas or denim untreated will work and are available usually at fabric stores or Walmart sewing dept.
I can't wait to see how the testing goes:)
Well, testing this shouldn't be too hard. Maybe I'll do it next week.
If you're making a pair of cutoffs make a Millbank bag from the left over legs from your jeans zero cost.
nice
Thanks. Milbank bags are useful.
Looks good, John!! I like your price ..... ;-)
Thanks. The ones imasurvivornthriver bought were from England. If they were made in India or China they'd probably cost $1 each.
Wow! How long have these been around?
I'm not sure. The British army has been using these for a long time. I'll guess some English soldier named Milbank got tired of drinking water with crud in it.
+John Strabismus i was in the British Army, i used milbank bags in Belize when we were jungle training, we had a large one for platoon use and a smaller one like yours which we could keep in our backpacks. after we used the milbank bag we would drop 2x puritabs in the water. The material you need is a medium cotton canvas. The original colour was a light green colour. if its british army its usually got a black arrow printed on it.
Please don't listen to this guy because millbank bags are made out of a specific weave of canvas that is 100% required to make this work correctly, yes anything is better than nothing and old surplus items have a shady treatment on them so I'd find a good new one that's made correctly as they're awesome if used properly (pre-soak it, top it off with water, let ¼ run through before collecting, keep as dry as possible)
Its duck canvas buddy. That's all it is.