When you’re in the middle of a long-term survival situation one of your top priorities will be sourcing clean and drinkable water. Many preppers will try to ensure their access to water by utilizing a water filtration system, either in the form of a portable emergency filter or a larger countertop or even a whole …
The procurement of calories is always near the top of a prepper’s mind in a survival situation. While it is true that most of us can survive for quite a while eating nothing thanks to our body’s stores of fat, a lack of calorie intake will begin to degrade both physical and mental performance, reducing …
Bleach is a prepper mainstay. Useful for keeping germs at bay on utensils, containers and surfaces, it is also handy for other sanitation concerns, especially those concerning bodily waste. There’s seemingly nothing bleach cannot do, and it does it all for so precious little! But perhaps one of bleach’s best attributes is its ability to …
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Water is one of life’s essentials, so it should come as no surprise that having a stockpile on hand for emergencies is a must. But, while many focus on keeping emergency water stores at home, few realize the importance of having a small stockpile in your car. That being said, storing water in a vehicle …
Having potable water to drink in a survival situation is absolutely essential no matter the environment, no matter the situation. A complete lack of water will see you die of dehydration in a matter of days and you can bet you’ll be so debilitated you are non-functional well before that. In very hot, arid climates …
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Heavy metal contamination of drinking water is a serious threat both pre- and post SHTF. These elemental contaminants can cause serious short and long-term health effects when they start to build up in the body, and almost all of them are readily ingested through drinking water. To make matters even worse, there are seemingly dozens …
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Water is a vital provision for preppers and is always high up on lists of items you must have in order to be prepared for disasters large and small. This is for a very good reason as you can only survive a few days without water before you dehydrate and die, and you’ll be severely …
Bottled water is just about as simple a prep as can be had. Water is essential to life and hygiene, and most folks properly begin their journey to emergency preparedness with the first baby step of stashing an extra case of bottled water. Over time, one case becomes two, then 24, then who knows how …
If you are dehydrated, clean water is clean water, but a common question I have seen popping up is concerning distilled water in a long-term survival situation, specifically consuming a lot of it over time or as a primary water source. Distillation of water is a technology that has been around for ages, and largely …
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the estimated amount of water used by an American family is over 300 gallons per day. When you consider all the uses for water in daily life, it’s clear that water is truly one of our most crucial resources. Without water, many functions that we’ve come to rely …
