Survival Water

You must have water to live.

The first part of planning a survival response is securing a source of water. This includes knowing where to obtain water, clean the water, and carry the water. Water is heavy. Having enough on you for just a couple days can severely limit your travel and other important gear. This is where the water battle with a built in filtration system excels. If you must travel, you need to choose a course that has provable water sources en-route. The weather, environment, health, and physical exertion levels will also have a bearing on the amount of water you need each day. Some over looked sources are water heaters, toilet tanks, unused wells, old tires, rotten tree stumps, open ended vertical pipes, discarded water/soda bottles, cans in trash heaps. Use you imagination. Treat the found water by filtering through a bandana and boiling for at least one minute, chemically with iodine tablets, or 8 drops of plain bleach per gallon. With bleach, let sit for 30 minutes. Use more bleach if cloudy. I carry a bandana, filter straw, non insulated metal cup, and water bottle, every day everywhere. In hot environments electrolyte tablets are a great addition to your water.

Many ways to carry water. The canteen is best, the discarded water bottle or soda bottle is easy to find on the road ways.

Think like a hobo.

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