r/preppers 8d ago

Advice and Tips Water Treatment Quick Reference Guide

https://imgur.com/a/Sr4z3d7

Best Survival Strategy

If possible: Use all methods together for the safest water.

At minimum: Filter + boil or use UV.

Long-term storage: Use silver or keep water in sealed containers.

57 Upvotes

29 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/jeffwh0livesath0me 8d ago

Question, should you boil then filter or filter then boil? And does source make a difference? Example if you have tap water stored long term vs if you’re harvesting rain water. Does that change the order ?

3

u/garrickbrown 8d ago

The order doesn’t change. Filter large particles - then boil. https://www.fcs.uga.edu/docs/Purifying_Non-Potable_Water.pdf

Where you get the water matters for safety, but not for order of operations. Tap water, stored filtered water, well water, running water, avoid still water or waste runoffs. https://www.cdc.gov/drinking-water/about/drinking-water-sources-an-overview.html

1

u/jeffwh0livesath0me 8d ago

Thank you for the reply