Water Purification

Now that you know you need 1 gallon of water per person per day for your storage, let's talk about water purification.   Do you remember, back in the day, when you had to add bleach to your water storage as a treatment before you stored it?  Those days are gone. No additional household bleach is needed when water comes directly from a pre-treated municipal water supply.

There are pre-use treatments that you can use if the water you are going to drink is not pure:

Filtration-There are many good water filters on the market these days.  My personal favorite for individual use is the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter.  This tool is AWESOME!

   

• Easy to carry, award-winning, simple, and effective personal water filter
• Offers instant access to safe drinking water
• Lightweight and compact for easy packing
• Simple design allows you to drink straight from a lake or river
• Great for outdoors enthusiasts or an emergency kit
• Filters up to 264 gallons (1,000 liters) down to to 0.2 microns
• Exceeding EPA standards for water filtration
• Captures dangerous bacteria and protozoa
• Chemical free
• Comes with lanyard, end piece, and cap

Designed to provide clean water in the harshest of conditions, the LifeStraw personal water filter provides outdoorsmen instant access to safe drinking water. Lightweight and compact, this 2 oz. filter allows you to drink directly from lakes, rivers, or your water bottle by simply putting the lower part of the straw in the water and sipping. Perfect for hunting, hiking, fishing, and other outdoor pursuits in backcountry, the LifeStraw filters up to 264 gallons (1,000 liters) of unwanted impurities down to to 0.2 microns. This powerful filtration captures dangerous bacteria and protozoa, exceeding EPA standards for water filtration. Distributed as part of many public health campaigns or emergency responses by NGOs and other relief organizations, the LifeStraw's simple and effective design has won numerous awards (including TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions Award). Chemical free. Easy to pack. 1''W x 8.75''L. Durable plastic construciton. Five year shelf life. Manufacturer's one year warranty.

For every ten LifeStraws sold, Eartheasy will donate one to crisis-affected people in developing countries through the manufacturer’s partnership with Rotary International. We also have a tree planted for every order through partnership with Trees for the Future Foundation.

The LifeStraw Personal Water Filter:
Removes 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria (>LOG 6 reduction).
Removes 99.9% of waterborne protozoan parasites (>LOG 3 reduction).
LifeStraw removes bacteria, including: Escherichia coli, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella, Salmonella.
LifeStraw removes protozoa, including: Giardia lamblia ("Beaver Fever"), Cryptosporidium Parvum, Entamoeba histolytica.
The LifeStraw does not filter heavy metals or viruses, and will not desalinate water.

We have one of these in all of our bug-out bags with extras in our Food Storage.  This is so handy and really works.  I was a little nervous the first time I drank from a puddle and was pleasantly surprised with the taste. This product sure beats lugging around a bunch of water bottles while hiking.

A definite must for stocking stuffers this year!