Category: Water Storage / Procurement / Treatment
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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…
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Simple Solar Water Distilling – Easy DIY
I’ve never had much luck distilling water with DIY ideas like this but maybe there’s hope yet. The one change I’d like to see is the collection bottles angled downward to collect more water but then this idea won’t work quite as easily, plus I don’t see why you can’t just tape the lids together…
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Can You Really Boil Water in a Plastic Soda Bottle?
I had to burn some papers today and it dawned on me if I could actually boil water in a plastic soda bottle like I’d seen in various videos? As luck would have it, I had an empty soda bottle and so I gave it a shot. I strung up the bottle about two-thirds full of…
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Rainwater Harvesting Not Actually Illegal, Even Encouraged by Government?
I saw this meme show up on my Facebook feed the other day and thought to myself, “Yup, I’m sure it is!” And so I decided to look for myself wondering which states were being more and more ridiculous these days about restricting our ability to do what we want with our water. What I…
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Swap Out Your Food and Water Supplies for the Coming Warm Weather
Now that the weather is beginning to change and warm up a bit, I figured I would post a friendly reminder for you to change out any food and water supplies that you’ve had stored away. Specifically, I’m thinking about the food and water in your bug out bags, vehicle kits, as well as any you…
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Rainwater Harvesting: Why You Should Do It And How! (Guest Post)
Storing water almost always ends up at the top of a prepper’s checklist of essentials during SHTF situations, and understandably so as it is the most important aspect of a person’s survival. Having water in your body could spell the difference between life and death. Always remember that a person can last only three days,…
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WaterSafe Drinking Water Test Kit Review
I was sent this Watersafe Drinking Water Test Kit for review. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I truly needed it but I figured it couldn’t hurt to test my water as I’ve never done this where we live and, of course, it’s better to KNOW my water is good rather than to ASSUME it…