Tag: water security

Using Grey Water Precautions

Using Grey Water Precautions I so believe in recycling of all our natural resources that I get excited whenever I come across a good article that helps us do so! This is one such article. We send gallons every day down our drain that could be recycled and reused directly by us, if done so …

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Finding Urban Water after the SHTF

Finding Urban Water after the SHTF Everyone hopes they are going to luck out and find themselves next to a sparkling clear safe drinking water source during and after a SHTF event. The chances of that are really low even if you have your own well or live next to a clean water source. Many now …

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Stockpiling Can Be Deemed Illegal

Stockpiling Can Be Deemed Illegal (3 links) We hear bits and pieces about the possibility of official confiscation of our supplies. Many people consider hoarding and prepping as the same thing! There are two very very different cultures and done for very different reasons. Prepping is a responsible life choice to ensure your quality of …

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Rainwater Harvesting Laws

Rainwater Harvesting Laws As we previously reported – Man Does Time for Water Collecting – The United States has implemented some rainwater harvesting laws (for a look at those see State Rainwater Harvesting Laws) and it appears those states that have these laws are not only getting stricter but are being joined by other states. Right now …

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Using a Water Wheel to Actually Pump Water

Using a Water Wheel to Actually Pump Water The water wheel has been used for centuries to create power through the movement of water. But when it came to moving water, we needed power to move the water from one location to another. Now this particular water wheel design uses the energy of the moving …

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Dangerous Survival Myths About Water

Dangerous Survival Myths About Water Water is first on the list of necessities to survive right after protection from the elements or the cause of the crisis itself. Making the mistake of drinking water directly from a stream or lake and you could actually die. Tainted water is a killer. This is why all preparedness and survival sites …

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Harvesting Rainwater Off Grid

Harvesting Rainwater Off Grid Almost twenty years ago, I set up this rainwater collection system out in the woods. Using about three hundred square feet of metal roofing to catch the rainwater, the water is run through a very coarse filter as it exits the gutter. Before flowing in to the two thousand (US) gallon …

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Disinfecting With MIY (make it yourself) Bleach

Disinfecting With MIY Bleach Everyone is aware of the benefits of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces with bleach. Very few products kill germs and viruses as well as bleach. Preppers and others interested in clean safe drinkable water storage are aware that water will store safely longer with a bit of bleach added to the container. …

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DIY Catchment Pond

DIY Catchment Pond Creating your own catchment pond on your own property is one way of making sure you have a reserve water source. It could be part of your aquaponics system or even just a nice, stocked fishing pond. Usage would only be limited by the size, the weather in your locale and the laws in your area. In …

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5 Urgent Water Storage Tips

5 Urgent Water Storage Tips Water is the life force of every living thing on this planet including human beings. Without safe drinkable water all the other preps we have done are worthless. Plants won’t grow, animals will die and human life will be snuffed out within a few days. So we search for safe …

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