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10/25/2018 / By Zoey Sky

What you need to know about water purification so you won’t put your life at risk

As a prepper, you can ensure the quality of your water supply by learning about water purification. This knowledge can also help you choose the best water bottles and filters when you’re looking for prepping gear. Refer to these five tips about water purification so you can gather potable water when you’re out in the […]

06/25/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Survival skill check: Can you make a water filter when you’re off grid?

Gone are the days when you could drink water out of anywhere. Most of the lakes, ponds, and streams around you are dirty and full of contaminants. This becomes a problem when you have to survive during an emergency situation. To be a true prepper, learning how to make your own water filter is essential. […]

06/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A how-to guide to harvesting rainwater

No homestead is truly off-grid and self-reliant if it doesn’t have a way to collect and store rainwater for later use. An article in The Prepping Guide shared four effective ways to harvest rainwater. The first and simplest technique is to place a rain barrel beneath a downspout. Make sure the barrel is resting on a flat […]

01/20/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Do you have a safe source of water for a SHTF situation? Top 5 water purification mistakes

Everybody knows that you need water to live. Without it, you’d be pushing in as little as 72 hours. What isn’t as common, however, is knowing how to purify water properly. If you think making potable water simply involves running it through a filter — you’ve just made one of the most common mistakes in water purification. […]

04/11/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Clean water graphene breakthrough could allow millions to drink filtered seawater

As drought conditions continue to spread across the globe, from the 2015 drought in California that swept over 90 percent of the state to South American countries like Brazil, and even nations in Africa — it is clear that water is an ever-increasingly precious resource. Even though the Earth is approximately 70 percent water, the […]

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