Low cost survival : Part 1 of 5 parts : Water

ABSTRACT

Family Forum has given me a tough assignment this time Provide a short article covering "basic supplies needed to survive a nuclear blast at the least possible expense". Unfortunately, some of the "bare bones" survival items are not low cost (but some are). One low cost item that is absolutely necessary to keep you alive is water. You will need it in the shelter and after you come out. Unless your shelter area is also a good survival type area (abundant water, animals, fish, birds, food, etc.) you will have to leave the shelter in search of these life sustaining necessities. You may live near a lake or river, but if in a poor water location you may have to hunt for water. In the desert you may be able to tap cactus for water. Another scheme is to extract water from the wet earth and/or vegetation. A solar still is used to do this. Your can remove a lot of physical contaminants from water (like radioactive fallout particles, dirt leaves and the like) by the use of a simple filter. Finally, you can distill water to remove contaminants. You can improvise a "moonshiner" still of you can find a metal can with a good sealing lid