Where I live it's common to stay over 90 degrees, even at night and especially in the summer. Combine that with 80+% humidity most of the year. And you need some serious water supplies. Dehydration is a constant risk in southern Texas

Get a filter with a serviceable (cleanable) ceramic filter

@Lucky Texan the founders feared the two party system would lead to just that. They've become a pair of brothers who disagree on hard to beat up their little brother(us) and if to let them keep 1/2 or 1/4 of their lunch money

Minnesota has a practically infinite source of fresh water if you have the means to purify it.

Hell, I carry over a gallon of water when I leave the house most days. lol

@Bogs_Bunny and land if you can take it lol

I mean, I still drink WAY to much coffee but im up to at least 1/2 gallon of water a day. More if its above 40. *gettin sweaty over here boss*

*drinkin it up over here boss*

No cool hand luke fans??

I've considered a Sawyer Point Zero Two home base filter

Lol yeah I got it

Classic movie

Hell yeah

Now ive gotta try to find more than one type of straw? Im gonna look hella dumb to the wife. New straws, drinkin out the terlet. Not the strangest shes seen me do but still....

Lol well Sawyer makes a few models.

Yeah the Sawyer seem legit, anyone have any bad experiences with them yet?

On a more serious note, I did see something *really* strange on my trip into Worcester today.
The two gun shops I passed on the way(one small locally owned and a larger one) both had police sitting in the lots. The small one in my town is usually frequented by the local pd so no shocker there, but the other larger shop had a state police cruiser clearly just staking out the lot. MA is NOT gun friendly but seeing that was.....concerning. The Gov just had to allow the shops to open back up, and I got the "intimidation" vibe from the statey camped out

Mini and Squeeze aka Point One are comparable to the lifestraw. The squeeze is thicker than the mini for faster water flow. They have a base camp gravity style one called the Point Zero Two. The filtration holes are five times smaller.

@Bogs_Bunny so the point zero two would be my best bet?

Yeah but it's bigger with a slower flow. More suitable for a home or base camp.

@Bogs_Bunny hell yeah, thanks. What would you recommend for on the go, the point one?

Yeah. I like the better flow compared to the Mini. You could weigh the trade-off I suppose. The mini is a little thing and a bit cheaper.

@Bogs_Bunny cool, I'll keep that in mind🤘

@Jackal happy to help 👍

Yeah definitely some great advice. Now I'm actually looking forward to getting one. Still gonna grab tablets but im always looking for backups and kick ass camping accessories

Yea, tablets are a great redundancy tool. Sort of cheap, small, great for back up, barter etc...

I always keep some in my 1st line gear... Never know what happens to your main filter/straw

Liquid bleach is good but the shelf life sucks

what are you guys using for tablets

Aquatabs, .13cents each pretty good review

I have a chart back at home for how many drops of bleach you need to purify certain amounts of water.

How is the shelf life on tablets? It's gotta be better than bleach's.

Bleach is great for home/bug in, Just have to watch shelf life. I know people have talked about Pool crystalized bleach having better shelf life... but havnt looked into it

These ones say 5yr shelf life, i know ive used other types well past that

Yeah I have tons of the aqua tabs and a bunch of the like Wal-Mart camping ones lol. Probably enough to purify a swimming pool honestly

@John Public same, I think I only have 1 pack of tablets

I think i grabbed 300 tabs(3 packs) in all my shopping the last few months

I plan to be able to boil what id need after shtf but I want to more than I could possible use and then some for backup and bartering if possible. Plus I like how easy it is for use with the kids when we do get to go on some trips. I'm big on backwoods camping but haven't gone with them yet due to age. Another reason I'm pissed about the damn corona. Fucking up my vacation plans😂😂😂

@ChefJeff77 you gotta bump thise numbers up😂😂
I think last count I had just shy of 12000. Ive been getting them for years

Heard that. Id say tabs are just like ammo and some 1st aid... can never have too much, as long as you arnt ignoring other areas

Ive had to shed ALOT of preps over the years... so not as much in some areas as i like