WaterBOB

[NorthernRaider]

(27 February 2013, 02:13)Rush2112 Wrote: IMHO- i dont store large amounts of water. i figure no matter how much we have, it will run out. So why not just focus on being able to treat collected water so its safe for consumption. We are currently putting together a simple filtration system using 5 gallon buckets, sand, charcoal, and gravel. This will filter out most contaminants but not bacteria. Once water goes through this filter it must still be treated to kill the micro organisms. Boiling is good. Intense solar radiation is ok. Bleach, iodine (yuck), purification tablets, etc. When SHTF most illness/death will be from drinking contaminated water. It always is everytime there is a disaster. For portability, we have some filters that backpackers use that are good for filtering about 200 gallons. Always carry some metal container to boil water. Your of no use to anyone if there's a fountain shooting out your....

Pretty much my approach, I keep enough storage for about 250 litres of drinking water but only actually keep about 50 litres of water actually stored, I prefer to focus in filtration.