Essentials

Can Water be Safely Purified with Bleach, & Does it work?

When it comes to purifying water, boiling is one of your most convenient options.

However, when you’re stuck in your small home during a disaster and utilities are shut off, starting a wood-burning fire in your kitchen just to boil water may not be such a great idea.

Having a plan B matters in this case and as a backup plan in purifying water, you’ll need bleach.

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7 Best Ways to Convert a Poncho to a Survival Tarp Shelter

If you need to bug out or pack light, then you’ll want to embrace any gear that can serve multiple uses.

We all know that ponchos are great for rain gear.

But did you know they can also act as a shelter or tent?

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  Poncho Shelters (Tarp Shelters)
      Poncho Shelter 1: Pup Tent Style
      Poncho Shelter 2 : Pup Tent Style 2
      Poncho Shelter 3: Lean-To
      Poncho Shelter 4: A-Frame Shelter
      Poncho Shelter 5: The Hooch Shelter
      Poncho Shelter 6: The Cauldron
      Poncho Shelter 7: The Ghost Man
  Other Uses of a Poncho

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Best Prepper Water Storage: Waterbob, Aquapod, & DIY

What if you had a moments notice that something bad was going to happen? Do you have emergency water storage?

Would you immediately fill your bathtub with water for emergency use? What if the bathtub was dirty?

Maybe you should tidy it up a bit first. Don’t be silly this is an emergency.

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Rapid Emergency Water Storage
Conventional Water Containment Strategies
Budget Water Storage

You could use that bathtub full of water for flushing toilets and washing things, but what about emergency water storage for drinking water?

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Secret Tool to Access Restricted Water & Doors: Sillcock Key

For something as simple as thirst, to decontamination, personal hygiene, or refilling a vehicle’s radiator, water is indeed a high priority in most emergency situations.

However, there are times that you need access to it, and it’s right there, but you can’t access it.

You’ll find restricted water many places and it just takes one simple, inexpensive tool to change all that – a 4-way sillcock water key.

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Restricted Water
What is that tool?
    1. The 4 in 1 Key
    2. QST 5 in 1 Universal Cross Control Cabinet Key Triangle Square Wrench
    3. QIXINSTAR 10 Way Service Utility Key 10 In 1 Universal Cross Key
    4. TBWHL Multifunctional Marine Tools Key 10 in 1 Universal Control Cabinet Key
    5. Sunxenze 11 in 1 Multifunctional Marine Tools Key
    6. Knipex Tools 00 11 01 Twin Key Universal Control Cabinet Key

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