Water storage Archives - Apartment Prepper

Should You Store Plastic Bottled Water in Your Car?

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com We all know you should have some water stored in your car for emergencies or in case you get stranded. A lot of readers wonder, “Should you store plastic bottled water in your car?” Issues regarding storing water bottles BPA Water itself does not expire, according to the FDA. However, common plastic water bottles contain BPA. BPA stands for bisphenol A, a chemical used in producing plastic and resins. It can leach into water especially […]

What Happens if Your City Runs Out of Water?

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I was checking out various news sites and learned about the latest crisis in Capetown in South Africa. The city is rapidly running out of the water, because of a prolonged drought brought about by El Nino conditions. Their water crisis has gotten so bad that officials are expecting to see supplies run about by April 12th if usage continues at the current rate. April 12 is being named as Day Zero, an […]

7 Emergency Water Sources for Apartment Dwellers

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Water is such a crucial need – you can only go three days without water. A lot of people who prepare plan to fill the bathtub before a hurricane, ice storm or other predicted emergency. However, if a disaster were to happen suddenly, it would not be possible to fill the bathtub ahead of time. To be sure you are prepared for a sudden water emergency, store enough water for drinking as […]

The Prepper’s Water Survival Guide: Interview with Author Daisy Luther and Giveaway

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Today we are looking at The Prepper’s Water Survival Guide by Daisy Luther. For those of you who are unfamiliar with her work, Daisy writes The Organic Prepper, and has written other books, such as The Organic Canner, which has also be featured. This book is very timely written, as we are currently witnessing an unparallelled drought in California, as well as other states in the Pacific Northwest. At my last trip to […]

Polar Pure Water Disinfectant Review

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I received a review sample of Polar Pure Water Disinfectant. It is an iodine water disinfectant that kills viruses, living organisms (including Giardia cysts) and bacteria in the water. Polar Pure has been around for years, and has been well regarded by campers, backpackers and preppers. Unfortunately, it went off the market around 2010 because meth cookers reportedly used the iodine crystals to manufacture methamphetamine. This resulted in more stringent laws involving iodine […]

Official Response to: “Does Berkey Water Filter Work On Toledo, OH Algae Bloom?”

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I wanted to pass this info along, as a lot of people are wondering and doing searches on whether the Black Berkey Water Filters would work on the algae bloom in Toledo, OH. I sent an email to Jeff, The Berkey Guy and he has posted the response on his site: Does Berkey Water Filter Work On Toledo, OH Algae Bloom? Click here Official Berkey Response to Toledo Ohio Algae Bloom We use the Black Berkey Water Filter in […]

In an Emergency, Your Life Could Depend on It: Check your Water Filter

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Our tap water has a heavily chlorinated taste. Instead of buying bottled water, we use our Berkey Light Water Purifier on a daily basis. Now that we use it all the time, I realized there is some maintenance that goes will using a water purifier, no matter what brand you use. After using the filter for about three months, I noticed a reddish coating on the water filter elements, so we disassembled […]

Quick Update on Berkey

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I just received a notice from The Berkey Guy that they are now shipping the following Berkey Water Purification systems -Berkey Light®, Travel Berkey®, Go Berkey Kit®, Sport Berkey® The Black Berkeys® & PF2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements to California residents, effective immediately. This is great news for California residents who could not order these Berkey systems prior to this. Get the real deal. Whether bugging out or sheltering in place, you can never have enough clean water […]

What You Need to Know about Water Contamination

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com If the power grid were to go down for a period of time, municipal water filtration systems may not function properly. Most of us have heard of “Boil water” ordinances in our own cities when a section of town gets a water main break. That’s because the water in the area becomes contaminated and is no longer safe to drink. This can happen in a widespread area if the power grid were to […]

Just Go with the Flow Rates

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After months of advising my relatives to get a water filtration system, one of the families finally decided to purchase one. I had told them about the Berkey, and they thought this is what they purchased. Well… not really. From what the family member told me, the booth at the trade show they attended had two filtration systems side by side: 1- the clear Berkey Light, with the red food dye in the canister above, being filtered clear into the […]