Many people assume that if a lake has fresh water that it’s okay to drink from it. Compared to a river that’s laced with bacteria that’s usually correct. However, nature can still treat us unkindly when we least expect it. That’s why specialists have told us to not to drink from a lake unless we purify the…
How to Successfully Turn Salt Water Into Safe Drinking Water During a Disaster
Desalination is a skill that many people don’t think about, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t know how to do it. Salt water is not something we can drink so if we’re ever in a situation where it’s the only water we have access to, we must know how to desalinate it. Saline is water…
Common Deadly Water Purification Errors to NEVER Make
For many it’s a given that if a lake has fresh water it is okay for drinking. Compared to a river that is laced with toxic plants and other things, usually we’re right about that. However, nature still tends to laugh at us when we least expect it. That’s why it’s recommended not to drink…
Fog Harvesting and Whether it is the Next Great Way to Produce Water
If you live in an arid environment, or even just in a place that does not get a lot of year-round rain (even if you get a lot of rain or have a rainy season,) collecting water all year long can pose an issue. This would be particularly true if you were facing an infrastructure…
(Video) Find and Purify Water in the Wild
Water is life sustaining and particularly so in a survival setting, where your exertions mixed with the stress of the situation will push you to exceed your normal demands for staying hydrated. Survival is hard work and that means you become dehydrated quicker, particularly if you are in a warm environment; but even in a…
A Fairly Easy and Safe Method of Survival Water Filtration
NOTE: This is a method of filtering water – not purifying it! While the method is really cool, you should always use water purification tablets or boil your water before consuming, unless there is no other choice! Water is the lifeblood of all of us. You can last about three to four days without any…
4 Off Grid Water Sources – Bringing Water to a Homestead
There are a lot of constants in life and one of them is when a disaster hits, when resources are low, people are going to need fresh, clean water. Without uncontaminated water, we are all pretty much doomed so it is a sincere priority during a SHTF situation! Now, how we go about getting our…
How to Improvise to Filter Water in a Survival Situation
After three days with no water, almost everyone becomes severely dehydrated and approaches the awful process of dying of thirst. As you dehydrate, your cells shed liquid into your bloodstream and as the cells shrink, organs do as well; this is particularly a threat as it pertains to the brain, which can shrink so much…
(Video) How to Make DIY Edible Water Bottles for Fun (and for Survival)!
Have you seen the new edible water bottle craze that’s been hitting the internet by storm? Many are trying to get their hands on these eco-friendly water bottles that not only reduce waste but are also completely edible! Did you also know that you can make your own edible water bottles at home? It’s true!…
Common Deadly Water Purification Errors We Must NEVER Make
It seems a given that if a lake is known as “fresh water” the H2O inside of it should be good for drinking. Compared to a river laced with toxic plants and other suspect things, you would be right. However, nature has a way of laughing at us humans when we least expect it.…
LifeStraw Go Bottle Will Carry and Filter Water While a Prepper is On the Go
Every once and a while a product comes along that has applications for both survival settings as well as everyday life. The LifeStraw Go Bottle is one such animal. While you can pre-fill the bottle with liquid before a hike or trip to the outdoors, the beauty in this bottle is that it has its…
It’s Vital to Never Make These Deadly Water Purification Mistakes
Having safe drinking water is essential when it comes to survival. Running the risk of dehydration can lower your chances of thriving in a survival situation. Without clean water, you’re pretty much doomed in the wild. That’s why you’ll learn how to avoid the most deadly water purification mistakes so that you’ll always have a…
(Video) How to Put Together an Inexpensive Water Filter on a Budget
In the future, we simply do not know what will happen to our water supply. We hope it will remain clean and clear but, as any prepper can tell you, that is not always a given. The best way to get around this, before an emergency situation hits, is to not just keep gallons of…
Water – Vital and Abundant – Here are Some Excellent Methods to Collect It
Water is the key component to life here on earth. We are mostly water and can last about three days without water before dire consequences – including death – sets in. That time frame is sped up depending on the environment you find yourself in – in a hot climate where you shedding water via…
(Video) With Just One Tool, Discover a Way to Get Water During a Survival Situation
Our survival training may seem never ending and for a good reason. There is always more to learn. Take water for instance. Only a fool will travel into the wilderness without a solid, spill proof canteen filled with fresh water. Yet things happen. A canteen can fall over or, if it’s a particularly warm day, you may drink…
Don’t Make These Common Deadly Water Purification Errors
When camping and hiking, especially if we have done it for a while, we start to think we know it all. For instance, we know where that fresh water river is a couple miles up the path and we can fill our canteens with that delicious, icy cold water without fear. While we are sure…
(Video) He Grabs Some Dirt and Puts it in a Tee Shirt. How This Technique is Beneficial? My Mind Is Blown!
Water is a natural element necessary for survival. You can go for days without eating food, but you can’t go more than 3 days without drinking water. What should a person do in survival situations where they don’t have access to bodies of water like lakes or rivers? We got a video from RoastedEngineers that…
Learn About a Wind-Powered Device That Pulls Up to 10 Gallons of Pure Drinking Daily… From Thin Air
Honestly, we do not know what the future will bring. We have our suspicions, we act on what we have read, heard from others, and what we have surmised under the current political climate. We don’t want to think about what could happen but many of us are well prepared for it should the SHTF.…
Government Charging a Couple for Having a 40 Year Old Pond
It’s hard to say if anyone can really own anything these days all thanks to government overreach. One couple in Oregon could be forced to destroy the small pond on their property. Jon and Sabrina Carey purchased a 10-acre property adjacent to Butte Falls a few years ago and it came with a 2-acre pond…
A Person is Stranded Near Salt Water. Here’s How He Can Make it Easy to Drink.
Desalination is a skill some survivalists don’t think about often, but should know in the back of their mind. Salt water is not something that you can drink. If you were ever in a situation where the only water you had access to was salt water, you need to know how to do this. Saline…