Capacity matters more when we’re judging numbers like 200 vs.Giant numbers like 50,000 gallons are under perfect scenarios with clean input water. Companies are in an arms race to have the longest filter life.
We think about virus protection as a nice-to-have if you can afford it. Viruses aren’t normally a problem in places like the US and Canada, but could be worse in an emergency or very hot climates.
Reviews: Portable water purification tablets, water canteens and home water filtersįull list of product reviews and details on prepping tips, water risks, etc. These products should be one of your very first purchases in prepping. This review covers the kind of products you’d keep in your go-bags, perhaps with some extras in your home supplies or for everyday carry. We spent 48 hours researching and reviewing over 70 portable survival water filters for preppers so that you don’t have to - and more importantly, so that you don’t buy a bad product and die. Unsafe drinking water causes half of all the occupied hospital beds in the world and over two million preventable deaths each year. You can’t depend on “running to the store” at the last minute or carrying all the water you need. You know water is vital to emergency preparedness - you can only survive three days without it - and you probably know it can be hard to get consistent and clean water in a SHTF disaster.