Scott

Emergencies typically strike when we least expect it and can escalate quickly. One day you’re mowing the lawn in the sparkling sunshine. A couple of days later a hurricane is on top of you and you’re in a fight for survival. There’s no water to drink because the municipal supply has been contaminated and all the stores were sold out of water by the time you got there.

Roads are cut off, emergency services won’t reach your area for days and the kids need water. No one will ever claim that they planned to be the victim of a natural disaster. But if you’re not planning for success then your planning for failure. Water storage containers are an easy way to ensure your family’s wellbeing during an emergency. Below are the 10 best water storage containers on the market. (more…)

Water purification tablets are an easy and convenient way to make sure the drinking water you pull from that mountain stream won’t come back to haunt you. Even the most tranquil and idyllic looking water source can harbor a plethora of microbial nasties intent on wreaking havoc. So it’s important to have some way to ensure they don’t.

Of course, hikers and campers aren’t the only ones who might need to purify water before they drink it. Soldiers, those enduring the aftermath of a natural disaster and those working for NGOs in underdeveloped countries also need to be careful about what goes in their canteen or nalgene bottle. Below, we’ve brought together the 10 best water purification tablets currently available. (more…)