Outside Sources Of Emergency Water - Carrying and Filtering

The last stage is to find out about the location of any ponds, lakes streams or rivers in the area. Have written directions/instructions on how to get there.

Carrying The Water
Lets say you have a lake nearby and can go there to get water. One of the best ways to transport the water would be in your wheelie bin that you normally use for your trash. These are highly likely to be very dirty inside so you will need a heavy plastic sheet to fit inside to keep the water as clean as possible. You will also need some buckets and perhaps a pump siphon if the water level is very low.

Filtering and Purifying the Water
Other than having my water filter these are two ways in which I found out how I could filter water.

1) Put a coffee filter in one of the funnels, pour the water through to remove any sediment or dirt. Then boil the water or add water purification tablets.

2) Cut the bottom off the coke bottle. Stuff a white sock into the neck of the bottle - allow the water to drip through the sock and the neck - this should remove all sediment and dirt then boil or add water purification tablets.

Survival Savvy Sources of Water
Lets hope it never gets this far but I have read how the arch survivalist can get water in even the driest of terrains by doing the following.

• Dig a hole and place a cup at the bottom of the hole
• Gather together as much shrubbery and plants as possible and place them around the cup in the hole.
• Cover the hole with a plastic sheet sagging over the cup. Apparently the plants expire water which collects on the plastic sheet and drops into the cup.


1) Emergency Water Supply – Creating a Plan
2) Existing Sources of Emergency Water in Your House
3) Emergency Water Storage for One Month
4)Creatng an Emergency Water Kit for Evacuation
5) Outside Sources of Emergency Water - Carrying and Filtering