Category: Water Storage / Procurement / Treatment
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9 Problems With Using Bleach for Water Treatment
I’m sure you’re aware that most authorities recommend you either boil water or use bleach (sodium hypochlorite) if you must treat water for some reason, such as a boil water order or you’ve run out of safe, stored water and now must collect from a questionable source. Now, while I understand their reasoning–mostly likely because…
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DIY Rain Roof Build: Rainwater Harvesting for Survival, Gardening
If you live anywhere with a bit of open space (even your own backyard) you could use this idea to collect a lot of water in a short period of time. Coupled with large collection containers, such as the IBC totes he uses, you might not even realize the grid is down, lol. Plus, the…
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17 Survival and Backpack Water Filters Tested
Ever wonder what survival filter is the best? Maybe it’s a gravity filter or perhaps it’s a pump? Well, the folks at Wideners.com have gone overboard and tested 17 popular water filters for survivalists, including the Berkey filters we all know and love, Sawyer Mini (which I really like for survival purposes), and the Lifestraw,…
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DIY Salt-Water Survival Bottle (Compact Desalination Kit)
Now this is a really neat idea on how to make a portable/personal DIY salt-water desalination kit using a single-walled stainless steel water bottle (you don’t want it to be double-walled or “insulated” for this project) some 1/4″ copper tubing, a lot of solder, a single right-angle compression fitting, and that’s about it. The best…
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Survival Water From Your Hot Water Heater
In the video I posted the other day about 7 steps for emergency water preparation, I don’t recall it saying anything about how to get water out of the water heater. The following post covers that crucial knowledge in detail… Probably the first thing any of us will notice in a post-disaster scenario is the…
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7 Steps for Emergency Water Preparation
If you don’t yet have your emergency water preparations in order, STOP NOW and get it together! Because if you don’t have your water squared away, not much else is going to matter when disaster strikes. Here’s what you need to know…
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Easy DIY Water Filter
With a little ingenuity and a few parts (of about $30 or less) you can build your own SHTF DIY water filter which can be reused over and over again. You only need an inexpensive hand pump, activated carbon, window screen material (or something similar), a small piece of PVC pipe, as well as some…
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25 Uses for The WaterBrick, Besides Storing Water
The WaterBrick is a very good way to store water for emergency preparedness, especially for those with limited storage space. And, while I don’t use them personally (I prefer to use 55-gallon drums and other transportable containers) small water storage solutions like the WaterBrick do have their place. The only major problem is that they’re…
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Sawyer Mini Water Filter Hacks
If you want a good quality, inexpensive backpacking water filter for about $20, it’s hard to beat the Sawyer Mini Water Filter considering all that’s included. According to the Amazon description it: Removes 99.99999% of all bacteria, such as salmonella, cholera, and E.coli; removes 99.9999% of all protozoa, such as giardia and cryptosporidium Filter rated…