The best piece of advice is to get a good potable water filter system.
Berkey systems are great, but expensive. You can get the knock-off filters on Amazon for $60 for 2 filters. Make your own gravity water filtration system using two 5-gallon buckets, simple plastic spigot and a little tubing. You can find instructions online, but it's really easy. You can build one in an hour or so.
That will give you the ability to filter up to 6,000 gallons of clean, potable water from any source (lake, pond, stream, rainwater).
When SHTF, remember the rule of 3. You can live for 3 days maximum without drinking water. You can live for 3 weeks without food. In a bad scenario, more people will die or get seriously ill from water borne diseases or drinking contaminated water. Those who have good, healthy drinking water will be those that survive.
The reason I like the 5-gallon bucket thing is... it's easy to break down and transport, light weight... and it looks like two 5-gallon plastic buckets to a casual observer.
Thanks. Are Berkey filter systems actually able to filter bad water? For instance I mean, dirty water or even pool water? I didn't think they were that good, but I don't really know. I like your rule of 3. That's helpful to keep in mind. Thanks!
Really not much here as far as pointers, per se. I live in a rural area, have my own "roaming beef", large garden (can/preserve a lot), plenty of good hunting. I was taught young what is edible in the wild and what isn't and to be an efficient hunter/trapper. We have a deep well and diesel generator with never less than 100gal on hand. Our "bug-out" location is much the same but considerably larger. I consider myself very blessed.
Indeed you are. Not many could do what you are doing, at least in terms of population percentage. Out of curiosity, are you able to butcher your roaming beef yourself? I ask because I recently heard processors in some locations are booked up years in advance.
Won't know until it happens, but the wife and I can eat indefinitely, hold off a small army if needed.
Maybe you would consider creating a post giving pointers and advice to novices?
The best piece of advice is to get a good potable water filter system. Berkey systems are great, but expensive. You can get the knock-off filters on Amazon for $60 for 2 filters. Make your own gravity water filtration system using two 5-gallon buckets, simple plastic spigot and a little tubing. You can find instructions online, but it's really easy. You can build one in an hour or so.
That will give you the ability to filter up to 6,000 gallons of clean, potable water from any source (lake, pond, stream, rainwater).
When SHTF, remember the rule of 3. You can live for 3 days maximum without drinking water. You can live for 3 weeks without food. In a bad scenario, more people will die or get seriously ill from water borne diseases or drinking contaminated water. Those who have good, healthy drinking water will be those that survive.
The reason I like the 5-gallon bucket thing is... it's easy to break down and transport, light weight... and it looks like two 5-gallon plastic buckets to a casual observer.
Thanks. Are Berkey filter systems actually able to filter bad water? For instance I mean, dirty water or even pool water? I didn't think they were that good, but I don't really know. I like your rule of 3. That's helpful to keep in mind. Thanks!
Really not much here as far as pointers, per se. I live in a rural area, have my own "roaming beef", large garden (can/preserve a lot), plenty of good hunting. I was taught young what is edible in the wild and what isn't and to be an efficient hunter/trapper. We have a deep well and diesel generator with never less than 100gal on hand. Our "bug-out" location is much the same but considerably larger. I consider myself very blessed.
Indeed you are. Not many could do what you are doing, at least in terms of population percentage. Out of curiosity, are you able to butcher your roaming beef yourself? I ask because I recently heard processors in some locations are booked up years in advance.