We can live without a lot of things, but water is not one of them. During any type of disaster, potable drinking water could (and likely will) become in short supply rather quickly. American pioneers lived during an era where clean drinking water was readily available from natural sources and possessed the skills to easily …
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Wilderness Water Purification
With the summer recreation season fast approaching, many people are already planning their camping, hiking, and backpacking excursions. One of the most critical elements of preparing for these trips is making sure that each person brings enough water to drink. The human body can only survive three to five days without water and less than …
How to Filter Water
How to filter water. Being out in the wilderness poses some challenges to getting drinkable and safe water for people. It depends on if you have planned on going into the wilderness prepared or for some reason you find yourself there. Ground water must be filtered to remove particles and germs because animals, birds, and …
Emergency Preparedness: Inspiration From “The Walking Dead” TV Series
The 2nd half of “The Walking Dead” returns Sunday February 10th. As one of the more popular TV shows we thought we would do an article on some of the lessons we can learn from the show. While getting prepared for any sort of emergency we tend to think of immediate needs like do I …