07/19/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson
During emergencies, one of the most important things to have is drinkable water. If you’ve been reading our site regularly, you know that we always emphasize the importance of preparedness. From knowing your first aid to building your own sustainable garden, our goal is to teach Natural News readers how to thrive in any situation – nuclear war impending or no. This article will be your short but simple guide on how to prep for water shortages by knowing how to harvest rainwater.
Begin prepping today. Do this by building up a collection of around five empty water jugs (typically the kind you see on top of water coolers). Since you never know when the next rainstorm will occur, start filling these jugs with tap water. Dump the water out every six months or so to keep it fresh. This should supply you and your family with a relatively fresh water supply during a disaster and until the next rainfall.
Now, in the event of an extended disaster, you should try going back to the basics. Use primitive technology to harvest rainwater. Here are some simple methods you can use. (h/t to BioPrepper.com)
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Use your imagination. Harvesting rainwater requires only a little bit of ingenuity and a few modifications to materials you already have at hand.
The next step is making sure the rainwater is safe to cook with or drink. The easiest way to do this is to add water purification tablets to your storage container. These tablets are accessible and are cheap. One tablet should be useful for a liter of water, give or take. However, these take around half an hour to work and may not be practical in certain survival situations.
During worst case scenarios, it is enough to boil the water. Make sure that the water is boiled for at least 10 minutes to eliminate most bacteria strains. Take note that this is not a full-proof guarantee but it will suffice when you desperately need water.
There are water purification systems that you can install in your home today. These are specifically designed to treat rainwater for indoor use. These will prove to be extremely useful during emergencies.
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