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!
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!