Water survival

We need to learn how to store water for survival today, not tomorrow. I read articles in the newspaper detailing water contamination all the time.

A blog about backpacking, enjoying the outdoors, and being prepared for whatever life will throw at you.

How do you make an effective water filter using the natural elements of the great outdoors? Suppose your only source of water was dirty and questionable at best. How could you make it potable with...

My original plan for this water filtration experiment was to do it for Earth Day, but things got too busy this year and we did something else instead (check out our posts for Homemade Seed Paper and Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeders!)Today ended up being just the right day for it. I had the right materials on hand, we were headed to the pond for a pond study, and Daddy came home from work early which always makes field trips a little easier. So we put together our filter and headed to the pond…

Sometimes a three-hour tour turns into a much longer trip than planned. Your ship's gone down and now you're on a desert island with only the remnants of your life raft. Now what?

In a SHTF world, knowing the basics of a 'dug well' is good knowledge, and could provide you with drinking water if the surface groundwater table is high enough.

Desalination is the process of removing salt from saltwater, which might be necessary due to a lack of clean drinking water in your area. You might also need to do this someday if you are ever stranded somewhere without access to salt-free...

In an emergency situation, even the most everyday items become extremely valuable. It’s very important to know what to do in such situations and how to use these things to save your life.Bright Side tells about 11 things you should know in a critical situation.

DIY Solar Water Distiller! - Simple Solar Water Distilling - Easy DIY (for Survival/SHTF): in this instructable i show how to make a simple solar water distiller just using bottles.