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How Can You Survive When There is No Safe Drinking Water?

Friday, November 27, 2015 10:21
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Water means life!

We can’t live without it. Not for long – only a few days, at most one week. In fact, water is the one thing that we need the most, to survive. 

The American Red Cross advises to use bleach to purify your drinking water.  What they fail to tell you is that bleach is a toxic poison, not really your best choice!

Far too often, survival minded ‘preppers’ think of and concentrate on storing extra food, with lesser regard for storing water. For some reason, there is an underlying assumption that obtaining water during an emergency or disaster will not be a problem. For some, this may be true, especially if they live right next to a plentiful source of water. But for those that rely on a steady supply of water from their faucet, think again.

Without electricity, most homes will quickly lose their water pressure as municipal pumps will be unable to supply. Don’t count on municipal generators to keep on pumping your water or to be in every pump location where they need to be.

The general rule for storing water for an emergency or disaster is 1 gallon per person per day.

There are variations to this generality, ranging from a half gallon to as much as 3 gallons per person per day because there are other uses for water besides just drinking.

A problem that you will encounter during an emergency or disaster is not only obtaining water to drink, but treating it to make the water safe to drink.

Boil water, if you can…

A best way to treat water for drinking is to boil it first. Well, almost boiling… you don’t actually have to heat water all the way to boiling to rid it of microorganisms.

According to the Wilderness Medical Society, water temperatures above 160° F (70° C) kill all pathogens within 30 minutes and above 185° F (85° C) within a few minutes. So in the time it takes for the water to reach the boiling point (212° F or 100° C) from 160° F (70° C), all pathogens will be killed, even at high altitude. To be extra safe, let the water boil rapidly for one minute, especially at higher altitudes since water boils at a lower temperature.

If boiling is not possible, or to add a layer of protection after boiling (after cool down), another very effective way to make water safe to drink is to add a specific amount of household bleach. Bleach contains about 5 to 6 percent chlorine, which will disinfect the water if added in the right amount. First things first. If the water is cloudy and contains sediment, it should be strained through a filter by using a cloth or coffee filter (use your common sense here with whatever is available). Of course if you have a “real” water filter with you, you’re safe to begin with.

How to purify water with Bleach, a TOXIC POISON!

According to the American Red Cross,

  • Use regular liquid bleach (any brand). The only active ingredient should be sodium hypochlorite (concentration 5.25 – 6 percent). If you also see sodium hydroxide on the ingredient list, it is apparently OK and safe. Do not use bleach that contain soaps, perfumes, or dyes. Be sure to read the label.
  • Add 16 drops (basically, one-eighth US teaspoon) of regular liquid bleach per one gallon of water. Use 8 drops if using a 2-liter bottle. Get a dropper!
  • Mix thoroughly and let stand for 30 minutes.
  • Then, smell the water. If the water has a faint smell of chlorine, then it is OK to use. If you cannot detect any chlorine odor, add another 16 drops of regular liquid bleach (8 drops for 2-liter bottle). Let stand, and smell it again. If you still cannot smell chlorine, discard it and find another water source.

Water Purification, THE safe way!

Colloidal silver is a safe, natural way to purify your drinking water. Colloidal silver is inexpensive and highly portable—one 30ml bottle contains enough drops to purify approximately 1,200 liters of germ-laden water drinking water. Third-world countries use colloidal silver to purify their drinking water and reduce microbial infection risks by washing their fruits and vegetables with a colloidal silver rinse. FDA-certified independent lab tests prove NutraSilver has ZERO Toxicity!

Colloidal silver is used as a water purification system by backpackers, international travelers, soldiers and anyone who must have drinking water that is completely purified and safe to drink. Sold globally for over 15 years, NutraSilver has saved countless lives in third-world countries.

Unexpected Emergencies; You’ve got family. You’ve got friends and loved ones. You’ve got your life and health to protect… be prepared.

Next thing you know, an earthquake. A hurricane? Drought? Flood? Public contamination of the water supply?

What if those loved ones relied on you to kept them safe and well in an emergency?

If I had my guess, I’d say that the “safe” fresh water the EPA is referring to can be found flowing 1000’s of feet beneath Alaskan glaciers.

Just about every water source found on the surface of earth can be lumped together in the unsafe-and-risky-to-drink category.

Should you tempt fate and dip your water bottle into a cute, clean-looking alpine spring and take a swig? That’s brave. You might be taking your own life in your hands.

Botulism, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, giardia, and crypto are nothing to mess with.

Whether you’re backpacking, hiking, traveling across the world, or preparing for emergencies, what can you do to provide safe water for yourself and your family?

That’s what we’ll discus in our water treatment resources. Click here to discover how colloidal silver covers all of your water treatment needs.

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  • Preppers call colloidal silver smurf juice it turns some people blue look it up if you use it to purify water would be a mistake Why not just use a distiller or dehumidifier to pull the water out of the air these people are selling colloidal silver I know people that drink that stuff every day for many many years and they have the same medical problems as anyone does they all have respiratory problems big time. Distiller or dehumidifier IS THE BEST way to get pure water

  • you can drink your wee for a couple of months. it’s full of minerals, vitamins, hormones, stem cells…in fact over 4000 ingredients.

    wee is 100% sterile and 95% distilled water.

    many people are curing themselves of disease also using uropathy, an ancient practice, and fasting.

    dr. armstrong’s book with full instructions on how to cure yourself is found on youtube.

    jonas salk drank his morning wee every day.

    urine therapy, the biggest health secret going!

    • Heads-up to the sane: NOTHING that comes OUT of a living or dead body is sterile.

      • medina,

        as usual, commenting before you look into something.

        condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.

        google: is urine sterile.

        how do you think you arrived here? did you float in a tummy full of gatorade?

  • sorry, 3000 ingredients in urine. amniotic fluid IS URINE and can grow a human! we ALL drank wee for 9 months……for the first three our mom’s and next 6 our own!

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