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02/02/2019 / By Mary Miller

Prepping advice: Invest in a 500-gallon water tank

Having a reliable source of clean, drinking water should be one of your priorities when it comes to survival. When SHTF, your plumbing and water services might fail due to damaged infrastructure. Not only will you still need water for drinking, you will also need it for bathing, washing, cooking, cleaning, and maintaining basic hygiene. […]

01/28/2019 / By Mary Miller

How to make your own homemade water filter

Water is essential to survival, even more so than food. Even in the best of conditions, you probably won’t last more than 10 days without access to clean, drinking water, but you might be able to survive for four to six weeks without food. At the same time, it is important to either purify, filter, […]

11/30/2018 / By Mary Miller

6 underappreciated prepping topics you need to be researching more

Preppers should have the foresight to take into account every aspect of long-term survival in case SHTF. As with any preparedness plan, some topics might get more attention than others. That doesn’t mean the other topics are any less important in the bigger picture of disaster preparedness. Don’t take anything for granted. It is always good to […]

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 […]

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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