by Billie Nicholson | Jul 13, 2017 | distillation, Water Storage and Purification
Glen Meder Glen Meder, pure water specialist extraordinaire, gave a presentation during the 2017 Home Grown Food Summit on drinking water purity. Here are notes I took from his presentation. Pure drinking water protects your family from water contamination. We live...
by Billie Nicholson | Oct 7, 2016 | Emergency Preparations, sanitation, Sun Oven, WAPI, Water Storage and Purification
Sanitation is a dirty subject that no one really wants to talk about. But it is an often overlooked aspect of emergency preparedness. When a disaster creates a situation where the water sources are compromised, the lack of sanitation in the given disaster area will...
by Billie Nicholson | Jun 12, 2016 | WAPI, Water Storage and Purification
It doesn’t take long for panic to set in when the water in your home stops flowing. How many times have you gone back to the sink and turned it on to get the same results? If you have any warning that the power will fail, like an impending hurricane or other big...
by Billie Nicholson | Jun 12, 2016 | Water, Water Storage and Purification
Last month we discussed a few techniques to use to purify water including boiling and pasteurization using a WAPI in our Sun Oven®. This month we’re including more options. Some techniques will not work for everyone, but this way,...
by Billie Nicholson | May 4, 2016 | Emergency Preparations, Water, Water Storage and Purification
Water is the most critical of basic needs About 65% of the human body is water. It flows through the blood, carrying oxygen and nutrients to cells and flushing wastes out of the body. It cushions our joints and soft tissues. Without water intake, we cannot digest or...
by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Electricity, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, Preparedness, sanitation, Water, Water Storage and Purification
PrepperHelper.com When the potty won’t flush? When the electricity is off, most toilets on city water may work for a short while, but wells operated by an electric pump will not. So what happens when the potty won’t flush? If the toilet still empties, you can use it...
