When All Hell Breaks Loose (103 page)

Talk is cheap! Purposefully, peacefully, and patiently practice your preparation plan!

 

WATER WISDOM. . .

Commercial water disinfection products and good ol' household chlorine bleach.

Disinfecting, drop by drop, a gallon of water with chlorine bleach using an improvised dropper made from a strip of paper and a spoon.

Disinfecting nonpotable water on the roof using ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

MORE WATER. . .

A smattering of water storage and transportation options. Note the infamous condoms and the heavy-duty freezer bags, gallon and quart size. The weird-looking brown thing in the middle is a gourd canteen.

More in-home water storage options: Fill the sink and access water from the back of the toilet. The washing machine can also be turned on and filled, sans detergent and clothes, if advance preparation allows.

An easier way to carry 113 pounds of salvaged water. . .

. . .another option.

using plastic and metal storage tanks.

Various rain catchment systems

B.O. busters. Both the large pressurized sprayer and the hand spray bottle can be painted black or a dark color for better heat absorption from the sun.

Kitchen containers and bathtub filled with the luscious liquid called water. Harvest and store what you can until the pipes run dry.