Human Skills
How to Find and Make Safe Drinking Water
You can last weeks without food but only days without water. Learn where to find it, how to catch rain, how to store it and how to make it safe to drink, in the order you would need it.
Finding Water Outdoors
Where water hides and how to read the land for it
Making Water Safe to Drink
Boiling, chemicals and filters, with the right times and doses
Catching Rain in an Emergency
Tarps, gutters, first flush and which roofs to avoid
Storing and Treating Rainwater
Keep it clean, keep it dark, and always treat before drinking
Water From Dew, Plants and Condensation
Dew rags, transpiration bags and honest yields
Safe Drinking Water During an Outage
Storing, rationing and using the water already in your home
Rainwater Harvesting
Catch it, store it, use it wisely
Springs, Wells and Boreholes
Getting water out of the ground, legally
Making a Household Supply Safe
Filter, disinfect, test, repeat
Games
Safe to Drink?
Clear is not the same as safe
Make Water Safe
Clear it, treat it, keep it clean
Catch It or Skip It?
Which surfaces and containers give drinkable rain
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