I keep a couple gallons of bleach around. As I remember, it was one tsp(or maybe tablespoon) per gallon, shake it up and wait a half hour. Iodine is supposed to work too, just tastes worse.
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I keep a couple gallons of bleach around. As I remember, it was one tsp(or maybe tablespoon) per gallon, shake it up and wait a half hour. Iodine is supposed to work too, just tastes worse.
Everything that I have been able to find has the ratio at 1/8 tsp per gallon. aka 16 drops. For my 7 gal containers I just went ahead and added a tsp and called it a day. I am going to leave them till after this next deployment, then after I get home I will crack them back open and see how well it worked out.
If your filling it from the tap, adding bleach is unnecessary as our water is already heavily chlorinated, which is obviously bleach. Get some of the pool test strips, if it is out of range you can add a few drops till it's where it should be.
Tap water is also conveniently chalk full of fluoride. Good for our teeth? Don't believe it. It is actually a poison. Flouride was one of the toxic chemicals evaluated for use in the production of the atomic bomb during World War II? Fluoride is so dangerous that a family-sized tube of fluoridated toothpaste contains enough fluoride to kill a 25-pound child! The Nazi regime also allegedly planned to use fluoride to control a population in any given area by fluoridating drinking water to alter the inhabitants’ physical and mental state. Anyway... sorry to get off subject.
Today, I outlined some basics for a friend of mine that, just like many, is now saying 'Dam, I'm not really prepared'.
The number one thing that should be on everyones list to get, if you don't have one already, is a Berkey Water Purifier. You can get the Berkey light, or Travel Berkey for about $230. Yes, it may seem expensive to some, but considering you have 3 days without water till your dead, it seems like a pretty good use of $230 and pretty irresponsible not to have that covered. I think too many people are focusing on water storage and not a continued source. I have 2x350 gallon tanks of water and I look at that like a joke cuz it is a finite amount and will end. Bottom line, a few gallons of water is going to be gone pretty quickly. You can take water from any source (swimming pool, toilette, stagnant pond with a dead deer floating in it) and the Berkey will provide you with clean water.
They actually can take the fluoride out of the water with an upgraded ad-on filter.
Tap water is also conveniently chalk full of fluoride. Good for our teeth? Don't believe it. It is actually a poison. Flouride was one of the toxic chemicals evaluated for use in the production of the atomic bomb during World War II? Fluoride is so dangerous that a family-sized tube of fluoridated toothpaste contains enough fluoride to kill a 25-pound child! The Nazi regime also allegedly planned to use fluoride to control a population in any given area by fluoridating drinking water to alter the inhabitants’ physical and mental state. Anyway... sorry to get off subject.
Today, I outlined some basics for a friend of mine that, just like many, is now saying 'Dam, I'm not really prepared'.
The number one thing that should be on everyones list to get, if you don't have one already, is a Berkey Water Purifier. You can get the Berkey light, or Travel Berkey for about $230. Yes, it may seem expensive to some, but considering you have 3 days without water till your dead, it seems like a pretty good use of $230 and pretty irresponsible not to have that covered. I think too many people are focusing on water storage and not a continued source. I have 2x350 gallon tanks of water and I look at that like a joke cuz it is a finite amount and will end. Bottom line, a few gallons of water is going to be gone pretty quickly. You can take water from any source (swimming pool, toilette, stagnant pond with a dead deer floating in it) and the Berkey will provide you with clean water.
They actually can take the fluoride out of the water with an upgraded ad-on filter.
Anybody know how difficult it would be to draw water from a well with a bucket? I have a 65 foot bored well with about 20 foot of water in it. My grandfather gave me a couple old steel well buckets and I thought that might set me on water, although it would be a little more work.
Be careful with that. Liquid bleach loses it's effectiveness over time.
That is why a lot of "preppers" use Poolshock. It maintains its potency much longer & is very concentrated so a little goes a long way.
Also I haven't read this entire thread yet but it bears mentioning again to make sure to use unscented bleach for water purification.
Streamlined my EDC , GHB, and BOB. Total reduction in weight was 3 lbs.
Well ... it'll be a little work but people did it for ages. You could rig up a windlass to make it easier or suspend a pully over the well so you you are not just pulling up hand over hand-that is real work after a few buckets. I used to help a guy clean out wells. He had a windlass made from an old driveshaft on bearings and mounted on a simple framework made of angle iron. There were handles on both ends so two people shared the work. If you just want to try something first I would start with a pulley and rope, wont cost much.
I bought 3 packs of extra flints for my Zippo and field sparker for .40 cents each at WalMart. Who ever said prepping is too expensive 
