Survivalist Gear 101: Water

Water Hydration System - Survivalist Gear: BattleBoySurplus.com

Getting clean water in the wild can be rather difficult. Beyond having a canteen, you should also bring with you some way of filtering and purifying the water. You can purchase water treatment tablets, which will purify small or large amounts of water, hand pumps that force water through a filter, or boil your water.

Water, fire, and food are essential part of making it out in the wild. While there are more things to bring, for these three types of items, it is best that you spend the money and buy a decent system. There is nothing scarier than being stranded out in the wilderness without access to food fire or water.

Another water purficiation system that is a little more high tech is the SteriPen handheld UV light water system. These work by shining a UV light into the water you're purifying in order to kill what ever might be in your water. These work very well for killing off nasties in the water, but can be a little bit on the expensive side. However, they're well worth the investment.

Its hard to bring bottles and bottles of water on your trip. Three bottles of water weigh about as much as a tent, and take up a good deal of space. Finding water in the wild is easy to do in backpacking country, and if you're going to drink that water, its best that you find a way to make sure that it is clean.

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Here's a simple video to show you how to work a few purification systems: