Product of the Week: Emergency drink, straight from seawater

8:47 PM Fri 19 Nov 2010 GMT

'Seapack - simply immerse in water' .

All sailors who pride themselves on good seamanship will want to have one of these onboard, maybe several in the grab bag, and some in a locker for when your water is contaminated or the pump doesn't work. Seapack Crew is an emergency supply of a safe, hydrating drink, straight from seawater. No power is needed, no pumping. Fresh water in as little as eight hours, straight from the sea. Used by Nasa, the military, humanitarian disaster & aid support, remote expeditions etc. How do you use it? Simply open the zip, shake the powder into lower compartment, immerse into ...

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by Lee Mylchreest