Preparing an Emergency Water Supply

I would like to start this post by saying I’m not an alarmist; I’m a roleplayer.

That means, during many of the random fantasy scenarios that I end up playing in, Water is one of those big unknowns. We all know how to boil water to make it clean for use (not that I think I could actually create fire, but the principle is there, if I ever figure it out), but how to filter it, and how to go about distilling things, however, is a different matter.

The Americans, long in fear of having their country reducude to ruble by their very own insane leader, have of course thought this through.

Being at home, alone and Ill, I found myself trying to think of things to amuse myself. One of them was working through a few ideas for a post-apocalyptic roleplay scenario, and was trying to work out how I can keep people alive. I often find that the biggest challenge facing most of the players is a lack of knowledge.

To this end, I went searching for some tips on how to survive in this imagined post-apocalyptic world. Much to my surprise (though why I should be surprised), I found a treatise that contains not just how to boil water, distill water, and filter water with things that you are likely to find around your house. This, through a bit of thought, and application could probably be extended to things you can make, again with far more knowledge and skill than I actually have, but I try to keep as much in mind as possible.

You can find the information here:
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/current/FDNS-E-34-CS.html

Hope that helps.

Black Xanthus