Emergency Preparedness & Survival Protocols
Every water system in this archive — rain barrel collection, solar still production, hand-pump well water, collected surface water — produces water that requires treatment before it is safe to drink. Collected rainwater carries biological contaminants from roof surfaces, bird droppings, and atmospheric deposition. Well water may contain bacteria, nitrates, or agricultural runoff. Surface water […]
GRAVITY WATER FILTER — BUILD Read Post »
If your property has a well, you have a water source that does not depend on municipal infrastructure, treatment plants, or distribution pipes. What most well owners do not realize until the power goes out is that they also have a water source that does not work without electricity. A submersible electric pump sitting at
HAND-PUMP WELL CONVERSION Read Post »
Water is the constraint everything else depends on. You can go three weeks without food. You go three days without water — less in heat, less under physical exertion, less if you are already compromised. In a grid-down scenario where municipal water has failed and stored water is running low, the ability to produce potable
SOLAR STILL — WATER COLLECTION Read Post »