Or, to be more exact we need to find clean water for survival. Share your tips how to find, collect or clean water. Your tip or advice can be of great value for someone in a wilderness situation.
Let me start to share a tip with you:
A good tool in finding water is your map. Almost any water source of any size will be marked on a topo map.
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Water from plants
Plants and vegetation can help you to get water.
Purify wild water
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Going without water
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Distilling urine for survival
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Quick clean water
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Solar still
Even the sun can help you get water, learn how to build solar still:
Easy water filter
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Chlorine in water
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Aluminum foil to get safe water
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Oral rehydration solution
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