Boiling your water will also kill viruses.

Super-cheap iodine tablets will also kill every living thing in water. I use them while traveling through Tibet when the only thing to drink is effectively sewage water... and I've never been sick from my treated water. The water will taste of iodine and become pink after treatment, but I don't mind because that's what safety tastes like :-).

A tiny drop of bleach is also super effective, but you'll cause yourself serious harm if you get the measurements wrong. Note that bleach expires relatively quickly so if you're using it for prepping then you'll need to replace it regularly.

Always add a droplet of blue food coloring to your treated water so there is NEVER any confusion - especially if you've got kids and especially if you're using bleach because you won't want to accidentally treat it twice.

I like the LifeStraw range of products for water purification - they don't just make those silly straws but have far better large-scale water purification systems for individuals, families and entire communities.

LifeStraw Community would be a cheaper alternative to LifeSaver product and it'll convert twice as much water and last forever.

Here are some other large-scale water purification solutions from LifeStraw if Community is more than you need.

Boiling your water will also kill viruses.

Super-cheap iodine tablets will also kill every living thing in water. I use them while traveling through Tibet when the only thing to drink is effectively sewage water... and I've never been sick from my treated water. The water will taste of iodine and become pink after treatment, but I don't mind because that's what safety tastes like :-).

A tiny drop of bleach is also super effective, but you'll cause yourself serious harm if you get the measurements wrong. Note that bleach expires relatively quickly so if you're using it for prepping then you'll need to replace it regularly.

Always add a droplet of blue food coloring to your treated water so there is NEVER any confusion - especially if you've got kids and especially if you're using bleach because you won't want to accidentally treat it twice.

I like the LifeStraw range of products for water purification - they don't just make those silly straws but have far better large-scale water purification systems for individuals, families and entire communities.

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