Natural Materials That You Can Use to Filter Water
ver watch Naked and Afraid? Ever notice they just get dirty water from a source, boil it and drink it? That can work 90% of the time, but …
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How To Stay Warm with Water
When you are out and it gets cold, there are several ways to stay warm. Best way is layering clothing and being near a heat source like a campfire. But if you get a downpour of rain while you are building a shelter and get soaking wet, you may have limited amount of dry clothing to get into. The best thing to do is drink water.
Daily tasks for survival
Now that you have a small survival community in place with the essentials of fire, water, shelter and food, what are some tasks that need to be done daily in order to continue to survive? Here is a short list.
Making questionable water from nature potable
So you found a water source but you have no idea if it is potable (or drinkable) or not. You can use a water filter, but if you don’t have one of those handy, you must boil the water before you consume it. You will need a pot to hold the water.
Rainwater Collection Systems Safe to Drink?
Cisterns or water catchment systems are a great way to collect water for purposes other than drinking, personal hygiene, and showering. I personally do not use collected rainwater for anything except for watering outdoor decorative plants and landscaping.