Posted on 05/15/2022 5:32:42 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
While stocking up on supplies before SHTF, preppers also need to figure out how to stock up enough water for drinking, cooking and other tasks.
Read on to learn what to do if you suddenly lose access to clean water. (h/t to RoguePreparedness.com)
If you live off-grid, you’re probably used to either having a well or hauling water from the nearest body of water. However, you should also learn how to deal with lack of access to water so you know how much to stock up on.
You need water for drinking to prevent dehydration, cooking, hygiene and cleaning. But do you know how much water you need for your whole family?
It’s near impossible to stock up on a year’s supply of water, but you can at least try to have enough water for one month. Even then, it will be a challenge to find enough space to store a month’s supply of water since it’s heavy and stored in bulky containers.
Before SHTF, stock up on two gallons of water per person and pets per day. How much water you store will also depend on the storage space you have.
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Creek water with 6 to 8 drops of Clorox.
Use dehydrated water or dihydrogen monoxide.
Just go to the store. Jeez , how hard is that? If it comes to that, well lets just say we’re fooked.
Ah... good idea. Good way to save space.
I reconstitute mine with another bag of dehydrated water.
easy, i’ll just go to the border and share the water the government is providing for free to the illegal aliens!
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Shoot my liberal neighbors and take their supplies
Impossible since I live in Florida. You can’t drop your car keys without making a puddle of water.
Set up a water gathering system. A few sheets of plastic and you’re good.
Also plant cactus on your lot. They reserve water.
Drink blood and be in bed by sunrise.
I just dip a bucket off the neighbor’s dock.
Are you tired of carrying heavy water bottles with you to the gym or when hiking? Well, I have the solution to your problem - dehydrated water! Dehydrated water takes up a fraction of the space of regular water and is so light you will feel like you are carrying nothing at all. And best of all, it is so easy to make anyone can do it. So, read on and I will tell you how to make your own dehydrated water and how to rehydrate it when you are ready to drink. 
A pot Clean drinking water Stove Storage container (an empty water bottle works well) 
Fill your pot with clean drinking water. Tap water works fine or you can use bottled water. Bring the water to a boil on the stove. Continue boiling until all the liquid is evaporated. What you have left is dehydrated water. Now simply pour the contents into the storage container of your choice. Dehydrated water does not take up much space so it can be stored in tiny containers but I find it best to put it straight into a water bottle. That way you do not have to carry an extra container with you and can use the water bottle to hold the rehydrated water. The next step will explain the rehydrating process. 
Rehydrating your dehydrated water is very simple. All you have to do is add clean drinking water to the container holding the dehydrated water. It should rehydrate instantly. If you wish you can give the container a shake to be sure none gets stuck to the bottom, but this is not really necessary. Now it is ready to drink and guess what? It will probably taste better because you made it yourself!
No problem, the supply of liberal tears is endless.
Or a simple filter - Sawyer mini ain’t bad.
We have a well, plus our property borders on a creek. I realize we can’t count on those 100% but that should have give us a head-start. People do not realize how much water they use until the power goes off and they suddenly have no water available. Having grown up as a “country girl”, I always have 10 to 12 gallons of water put up in the laundry room in case of power outage. That’s just the way I was taught. My grandmother always had a supply of emergency water (of course she got her water from the hand-pump well), and so did my mother. If the power went out now in your home, do you have ANY water put aside? (When storing water from your tap, always put in a drop or two of bleach to kill bacteria).
I’m on a well but have 38 cases of Costco water. 16.5 ml. and individually wrapped. Handy.
You’re good but keep that info to yourself 👍
Do you own a Berkey?
What part of the country are you in?
Damn, some people are stupid! I’ve drank from creeks all over the Rockies with nothing, just careful to drink upstream from the horses.
Hell, catch runoff water off the roof, use a tarp, water is not a problem in most areas. Fortunately most of the libs in California will die.
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