Category Archives: Water Storage

Preparedness Q and A #1

Well folks, we had a couple real good questions come up… Zeeter asked:  If I collect rainwater, what is the best way to treat it and filter it for cooking and drinking? Well Zeeter, I see this as a two … Continue reading

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Training in Survival Skills 11

Tracking Animals Every hunter knows at least the basics of tracking animals.  This is a basic survival skill everyone in your family or survival group should know, especially when your survival retreat is in the wilderness. Did you like this? … Continue reading

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Getting Clean Water From A Lake Or A River

“What to do if the time comes when you’ve run out of your supply of stored water? How do you get clean water from a natural source, or even (ugh) if you’re forced to scoop it from the gutter?” Continue reading

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It’s Water Time!

“It’s easy to rationalize postponing water storage because, after all, right now water is as close as your tap. But don’t get complacent.” Continue reading

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Why The Berkey?

“Over the years I have owned all kinds of different water filters, from under the counter units, counter-top units, and even filters that attach to the faucet. But until I got my Berkey I didn’t realize I was never purifying my water; I was merely running it through various filters. It’s not the same thing at all.” Continue reading

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How I Met The Berkey

“I knew bad water could be boiled, and I knew it could have chemicals added to make it safe, but I had never before seen dirty water transformed into clean before my eyes.” Continue reading

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Emergency Kit: Water Filters

Thank you readers for following our posts and for your comments! Please be sure to read all the backposts to get caught up…. If you’ve been following these posts from the beginning, you’ll know we already covered the amount of … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Distilled Water

“There’s a problem with distilled water that most people are not aware of”. Continue reading

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Why You Must Not Store Bottled Water

“The real danger from bottled water is…the bottles. Here’s what makes it worse: letting those bottles of water sit around for a long time, and exposing them to heat.” Continue reading

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Storing Water Part 7: Getting The Ph Just Right

“Ph levels in municipal water vary wildly from city to city, but most such water is treated with lime so that its ph levels are neutral when it comes out of your faucet. But you don’t want your drinking water to be ph neutral.” Continue reading

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