[alicewonders]

I can always get water from the pool or the nearby pond, but then how do you make it safe to drink?

Filter it to remove sediment & then put in 1 drop of chlorine bleach per cup of water. If you boil the water to purify it, transfer it back and forth between two bottles to re-aerate it - tastes better that way.

[SamiGirl]

Thanks. At least we have plenty of chlorine for the pool.

[houeto]

Filter it to remove sediment & then put in 1 drop of chlorine bleach per cup of water.

That will not remove harmful protozoa. This will:

http://junglebucket.com/Jungle-Bucket-1.htm

[Turbo Pig]

Filter it to remove sediment & then put in 1 drop of chlorine bleach per cup of water. If you boil the water to purify it, transfer it back and forth between two bottles to re-aerate it - tastes better that way.

I was just reading up on how to make a still that would purify water. Add a couple of steps to the processes, and you can distill other things, as well that would be good in a barter economy. Cheers!