Category: Water Storage / Procurement / Treatment
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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…
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How to Purify Water With “More Concentrated” Bleach
If you want to know how to purify water with the “new” bleach, you’ve come to the right place…. I was at Walmart the other day and remembered that I needed a new bottle of bleach and apparently it’s been a while because every bottle I looked at said “More Concentrated” on the label. I mean EVERY…
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How to Thoroughly Clean Your Berkey Water Filter Inside and Out
It’s been several months since we took the plunge and purchased our Berkey Water filter system. Thus far it’s been super easy to care for… we’ve done literally nothing to it except fill it with water each day. 😉 Regardless, I figured it would be a wise decision to give it a thorough cleaning inside and…
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Ohio Water Problems Could Have Been Prepared for!
To be honest, I don’t watch much of the news (haven’t in a long time) and about the only way I learn of things like this are from other survival blogs and videos. And when I watched the following video from Ferfal titled “Ohio Can’t Even Boil Their Water” I got intrigued because that strategy is…