{"id":71399,"date":"2023-12-01T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=71399"},"modified":"2023-12-01T06:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:11:02","slug":"survival-diy-build-an-emergency-water-filtration-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/survival-diy-build-an-emergency-water-filtration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Survival DIY: Build An Emergency Water Filtration System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-ux=\"BlogMainHeading\" data-typography=\"HeadingGamma\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71400 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Water-Filter3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Water-Filter3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Water-Filter3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"x-el x-el-h3 c2-1 c2-2 c2-2c c2-2d c2-2l c2-1p c2-1n c2-1m c2-2m c2-3 c2-2n c2-2o c2-2p c2-2q c2-2r c2-2s c2-2t\" style=\"text-align: center;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-ux=\"BlogMainHeading\" data-typography=\"HeadingGamma\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paultmartin.com\/blog\/f\/project-build-an-emergency-water-filtration-system\">Build An Emergency Water Filtration System<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Most of you are not putting enough emphasis on access to clean water in a crisis. \u00a0If you complete this project, you will be light years ahead of most others in the preparedness community.<\/h2>\n<h2>How do I know most of you aren&#8217;t putting enough emphasis on water purification? \u00a0Because many of you plan to rely upon LifeStraws, Berkeys, and unproven\/uncertified technologies to produce a substance (clean water) the absence of which will kill you in days. \u00a0<strong class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-29 c2-2a c2-3 c2-53 c2-2k c2-3a c2-54\">You must take access to clean water in grid down conditions seriously.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Those who don&#8217;t will suffer greatly.<\/h2>\n<h2>This subject is more important than ham radios and guns, and because of that, this is a very long &#8220;how to&#8221; post. \u00a0Given the critical nature of what follows, all of you &#8211; except one small subset in the preparedness community &#8211; need to read and then do the things I discuss below.<\/h2>\n<h2>For that one small subset &#8211; the Berkey worshippers &#8211; I say this: If you&#8217;re a\u00a0<em class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-29 c2-2a c2-3 c2-53 c2-2k c2-2h c2-54 c2-55\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll give up my Berkey when they pry it from my cold, dead hands&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0kind of person, let me save you a lot of time. \u00a0Click off this page and go read something else. \u00a0You will not like, nor will you do, any of the recommendations which follow. \u00a0I explained my position on this\u00a0<a class=\"x-el x-el-a c2-29 c2-2a c2-57 c2-2c c2-2d c2-58 c2-j c2-59 c2-3 c2-2g c2-2h c2-2i c2-2j\" href=\"https:\/\/paultmartin.com\/blog\/f\/ready-citizen-manual-update---berkey-filter-no-longer-recommended\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a year ago<\/a>, having removed Berkey from my recommended supply list. \u00a0I will go into a little more detail below, but for some of you, it won&#8217;t matter. \u00a0Which is fine &#8211; you do you. \u00a0I am about giving you ideas and options to tailor to your situation. \u00a0If you want to stick with Berkey, feel free to do so.<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/paultmartin.com\/blog\/f\/project-build-an-emergency-water-filtration-system\">RTWT.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66691 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Prepared33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Prepared33.jpg 710w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Prepared33-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Build An Emergency Water Filtration System &nbsp; Most of you are not putting enough emphasis on access to clean water in a crisis. \u00a0If you complete this project, you will be light years ahead of most others in the preparedness community. 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