Water & Filtration
If the water stops running or the tap isn’t safe to drink from, this is the category that keeps your household hydrated. I cover gravity filters, purification tablets, and storage containers here, and I’m specific about which combination actually gets you through a multi-day outage versus which ones just look reassuring on a shelf. Start here if water is the one thing you haven’t actually planned for yet.
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Best Emergency Water Filter for a Home Power Outage (Not a Backpacking Trip)
Tested picks for whole-home water filtration during an outage, plus the tablets and storage to back them up when the power (and the tap) goes out.
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Water Purification Tablets vs. Filters: Which Do You Need for a 2-Week Power Outage?
Tablets or a filter for a multi-day outage? I break down when to use each, when you need both, and how to store treated water for your household.