Back in May 2015 I was contacted by the Valley Food Storage company to sample one their long term food storage products. I agreed, and within 2 weeks there was a package in the mail with two... Read more
Light. We take it for granted in America but did you know that over 1.1 billion people live without electricity? That is a quarter of the earth’s population that can not function or co... Read more
Water Sources All of the top end water filtration equipment in the world means absolutely nothing without dependable water sources. Our basic water storage objective is to have at least 2 we... Read more
SODIS When all else fails look to the sun. Sunlight may be used to decontaminate water via solar water disinfection (SODIS) by using the sun’s ultraviolet emissions to kill waterborne... Read more
So the USDA is pushing American Chickens to China to be processed and returned for human consumption? Oh my god no. What could possibly go wrong? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recen... Read more
Note: This article covers not only the types of contaminates you may face but also several purification methods. Treating your water The same bleach used to clean your containers can also be... Read more
Storing your water There is no magic number for shelf life. There are many deciding factors for water shelf life including the type of storage container, lighting, temperature and even purit... Read more
Water. So often it becomes the primary need in disaster situations. Human beings can survive for three weeks without food. Water on the other hand, try three days. With that said never forge... Read more