water purification in the wilderness

What is SurvivalCommonSense? And why should you care?

SurvivalCommonSense.com was in the development stage long before anyone ever heard of the internet, reality TV shows or preppers. by Leon Pantenburg My wildest dreams never included editing a wilderness/survival website. But I’ve been an outdoors enthusiast as long as I can remember (Here’s my bio), and for years I was a Boy Scout and …

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Water purification in the wilderness – what works, and what doesn’t

You can only live about three days without water. Here’s some new info about improvising water purification systems in the wilderness, and how well these work. by Leon Pantenburg I always carry some sort of water purification system in the backcountry, regardless of where I’m going. One of my favorite systems is the LifeStraw, because …

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