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Day 65: 2020 Pandemic. Survival Guide is Free on Kindle; Getting Back To Water
And, technically, it is pocket-sized if you put it on your phone in the Kindle ap. But the print size is shown above against an iPhone8, which is just slightly bigger than an SE version. The Green Beret Pocket-Sized Survival Guide.
More info on water:
In your home, you can add another half-gallon of water per person above the minimums from Day 63 recommended– for things such as cleaning, brushing teeth, etc. This isn’t essential, but useful for mild situations. Do not use drinking water for these reasons if you’re in a moderate or extreme emergency.
Your water in your house is ultimately dependent on electricity. While you may have had running water during the last local blackout, a major blackout will shut down the water processing and pumping stations. If you have a well, the pump runs off electricity. Can you get water out of your well without power?
Do you have pets? Add in water for them, but in moderate or extreme emergencies, let them forage for water. They can do it much better than you.
Quite a bit of the food you have stored will require water to prepare. That’s why you might think the recommended gallon a day seems high.
We have water already stored in houses in places we might not automatically think of:
Our hot water heater contains a considerable amount. There is a drain at the bottom. Make sure you have something…