Don’t Make These Common Deadly Water Purification Errors

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Mistake #2

Another mistake some make is assuming that boiling longer kills more bacteria. You do have to boil longer depending on your elevation, but unless you are on top of Mount Everest boiling longer than three minutes is just wasting water volume, because you can boil your water pot dry if you are not careful. If your water source is limited, you simply cannot let your water boil away.

To read more, including the use of bleach in purification, go to Preparing For SHTF.

Again, as an expert you may have all of this down pat and that is terrific but for the new kids on the block, those who are just starting out with prepping and doing survival training, the purification of water may simply go over their heads. It is a true concern.

No one needs dysentery or any other form of sickness from impure water. Learn to do it right and be ready when the SHTF!


22 Comments

  1. Thomas Whitten said:

    All these are true. Best thing to do is to see if there’s any oil or a sheen on the surface of the water, usually a multicolored sheen. If there is, I would not mess with it. As for water born pathogens, water generally boils at 212 degrees depending on elevation. Once your past the 160 degree mark, most organisms are dead. Boiling for 3 minutes is somewhat of a myth but if it makes you feel better about it, then do it. No harm done. Just bringing it to a boil is good enough. Proof? I’m still alive with no problems. 🙂

  2. Chris Webb said:

    I stopped at removing pesticides and herbicides, leeching hasn’t been an issue in 2 decades. Sounds like someone didn’t do their homework.

  3. Thomas Whitten said:

    I respectfully disagree. It is still very much around in many places around the country. Good that’s not where you live though.

  4. Chris Webb said:

    I’m a farmer that uses them, I know quite a bit about herbicides and pesticides, (which are mostly used in produce). Runoff is not an issue, lie to yourself all you want.

  5. Jonathan Duke said:

    Based on most water treatment plants it is. You’re already drinking water that has been pissed in and used a few million times. my degree is in waste water management.

  6. Jonathan Duke said:

    Yes specifically because of my experience drinking straight out of creeks as a kid and wanting to know how to do it in the event of a disaster.

    No water is ever 100% pure. Mock me if you want but I do know what I’m talking about.

  7. Jonathan Duke said:

    I would rather drink Mexico water vs several places I know of in the states.

  8. George Parsons said:

    building a small water still is a very good idea. stolen from duel survivor show once. turned salt water into fresh drinking water.

  9. Sean Mel said:

    Runoff is found in literally every river and tributary.

  10. Daniel Wallace said:

    i humbly disagree with your “no runoff” statement. my friends daughter lost her eye swimming in a creek contaminated by the runoff you claim doesn’t exist.

  11. Chris Webb said:

    Not buying it dude, I’ve had 90% of these chemicals directly on my skin, ur full of it…

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