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The first survival rule of threes involves shelter. The second involves water: You can survive for three days without water. Water is essential to life and following a disaster, water may be difficult to come by. Water service may be cut off entirely, and if not, the water supply likely will be contaminated. A solid preparedness plan makes many contingencies for water.
This chapter details everything you need to meet your hydration needs in an emergency. From best practices for storing emergency stockpiles of water to selecting the right emergency water containers to having multiple ways to filter and purify contaminated water. The Buyer’s Guides in this chapter cover microfilters, water bottles with built-in filters, water filter straws and UV light water purifiers.