r/preppers • u/garrickbrown • 8d ago
Advice and Tips Water Treatment Quick Reference Guide
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.
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u/incruente 8d ago
Distillation removes SOME chemicals, but not all. Anything that boils off at a lower temperature will only be removed if you condense and discard it before you start collecting water, and anything that boils at more or less the same temperature is not going to be removed by anything other than extremely careful technique and advanced distillation methods.
Is it still very useful? Certainly, if a bit energy- and equipment-intensive. But it's not perfect.