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Survival Kits: Video Gear Review of the Kelly Kettle Trekker
Biomass-fueled outdoor implements are the way to go, IMO, and here is a great way to cook and boil water quickly, using sticks, twigs and other forest debris.
Water, Water Everywhere, But Is It Potable?
If you find yourself in a situation where clean drinking water is scarce, you need to know how to survive. There could come a time when basic water-finding skills could save your life...
DIY Survival Gear - How to Make a Portable SODIS Device
No matter where you are or what your circumstances you will always need a safe and clean source of water for drinking. Unfortunately, you may not always have the ability or means to purify a source of water for drinking...
Water for survival
In this article I write about my experience with water during SHTF. I try to touch on few topics that might not be so obvious...
What You Need to Know about Water Contamination
Most of us have heard of “Boil water” ordinances in our own cities when a section of town gets a water main break. That’s because the water in the area becomes contaminated and is no longer safe to drink. This can happen in a widespread area if the power grid were to fail for a period of time...
The Dangers of Tap Water and How to Protect Yourself
The dangers of tap water have been well documented throughout the past several decades, with officials now admitting that tap water is the exact same quality as wastewater (also known as ‘toilet on tap’). In the video above, I join Rob Dew of the Infowars.com Nightly News show to discuss the many dangers of tap water (fluoride in particular) and what to do about it.
Field Expedient Water Filters
This week we will look at three methods for filtering water in the field. Filtering may be used as a stand alone method to make water potable or can be used before boiling or distilling in heavily contaminated environments...
Water Off the Grid
If you have water on your land, it probably slopes. Thoughtful placement of your garden, stock pens and home can make water access as simple as a gravity feed.
Rainwater Collection – Hooking Up To The Roof
Today I’ll cover how to get the water from your roof to the storage barrels. If you recall we set up our barrels on a platform at the end of our shed. This makes it relatively easy to get water to the barrels.
How To Collect Rainwater – The Basics
It occurs to me that while I talked about the legalities involved yesterday, and I’ve covered how to calculate the approximate amount of rainwater you can capture, I haven’t really talked much about the actual logistics involved. I thought I had, but I haven’t...
How to Find Water
As summer has made its appearance it is now time to shift gears and focus on how to find water in the wilderness and make it it potable...
ALL Water In Oregon Belongs To The State
Apparently according to Oregon water laws, all water is publicly owned and anyone who wants to store any type of water on their property must first obtain a permit from state water managers. [Really?!]
Adequately Isolate Dirty Water from Clean Water
You must “adequately isolate “dirty” water from “clean” water. This is less related to greywater and more about collecting, treating, and storing water meant for consumption...
Make Drinking Water Safe with Bleach
A problem that you will encounter during an emergency or disaster is not only obtaining water to drink, but treating it to make the water safe to drink...
Government Makes Rainwater Illegal
In news that seems like it came straight out of Bizzaro World, a Man in Oregon has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after authorities say he had the nerve to collect rainwater...
Collect and Treat Water When on the Move
I can see that I glossed over this topic and did you a disservice because I simply ignored the collection and storage aspects and dove right into the treatment options! I guess that’s because I assumed the answer was obvious, but maybe it’s not. Here are a few suggestions for you…
When The Water Stops Flowing
That means people will do anything to get water, because to not have it means death. And guess where it’s going to be the most difficult to actually get water? You guessed it: in the cities...
Survival Basics: Water
Whatever your water storage method of choice, I highly recommend that you store at least two weeks of water for every member of your household...
Water Purification with Iodine
This prepping and survival blog article reviews the use of iodine, in tablet or liquid form, in order to kill pathogens: bacteria, viruses, parasites...
Options for Purifying Water
In a survival situation, clean drinking water is your most important resource...
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