We all know that water is the “lifeline” for all of us. Without it, a human being's life expectancy is about three days.

In a survival situation, finding water is critical, but almost as important is making sure it is safe to drink.

Water can be polluted with many different things – parasites, bacteria, viruses and chemical toxins, to name just a few.

While in a SHTF moment, the need to find water is acute, you also have to find water that is palatable and safe to ingest.

Most of us have purification tablets and we all know to boil water, but sometimes you can tell if water is safe to drink by employing observation and common sense before you use a purification tablet or spend time building a fire to boil water.

Check out page 2 for tips on how to assess if a water source is safe to drink!

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