Water Bacterial Filtration

[Gyakuto166 175]

Europe has an evil enemy on our doorstep and a former ally has chosen to side with that enemy Our government has issued ‘be prepared’ advice and as a consequence, my other half has slipped into prepper mode once again and sensibly, installed a butt to collect water. I’m aware it needs particulate filtration and that’s easy, but bacterial filtration seems more involved and expensive. We have ‘Life Straws’ but sucking up a total of a couple of litres per day would be challenging.

Can anyone suggest an inexpensive bacterial filtration method come the invasion?

 

[Badhabits]

Reverse osmosis filter system. Can be installed easily under kitchen sink and give you a few gallons per day. Ours cost us about $200.00 dollars. Removes pretty much everything, to the point the last cartridge in our system actually adds minerals back in to the filtered water. After drinking RO water, your regular tap water will taste like pond water to you.

 

[Gyakuto166 175]

But would I be able to use such a system with water collected from my garden water butt?

 

[drop bear4]

Charcoal?

Aparently won't work. UV or boil it.

 

[Gyakuto166 175]

Charcoal?

Aparently won't work. UV or boil it.

Boiling water in an emergency situation is fuel-hungry and time consuming. We do have sterilising pills, but they taste awful and would ruin my morning apocalypse cappuccino…