Using Chlorine Bleach to Disinfect Water
As Joe has noted several times in previous posts, the human body does not last long without water. So much of our body is composed of it and it facilitates so many biological processes that we must...
View ArticleHow to become Water Self Sufficient for Survival Preparedness
The following article has been contributed by Lucas Patriotus, a special services veteran with years of survival training. It has been published with permission of the author. It does not necessarily...
View ArticleSurvival Myth: Fast-moving Water is Safe to Drink
We were walking through the deep woods, navigating our way as best we could using a map and compass yet still not 100% sure of exactly where we were. Around 2:00pm we came upon a small, fast-moving...
View ArticleSigns of Dehydration
As a record heatwave strikes much of the country, many people are experiencing heat as never before. From New York to Nashville, from Washington to Wichita, record highs have been reached across the...
View ArticleA Homemade Cure for Dehydration
I know what you may be thinking. Isn’t drinking water a good “homemade” cure for dehydration? For moderate dehydration, that’s true. But for more serious cases of dehydration, cases where the body has...
View ArticleSurvival Myth: Water Should be Boiled for 30 Minutes
“How long should you boil water to make it safe to drink?” When I ask this question to small groups, I usually get a lot of different answers. They range from 1 minute to 30 minutes. Thirty minutes...
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