Having a source of water to consume is even more important than food, and a reverse osmosis countertop water filter is something every prepper should consider. I think a lot of us fall into this category as I sure did, but we tend to focus more on food than water, and while both are very important that is a mistake. I had a pretty decent cache of survival food and started brainstorming different food preserving options before I ever even considered how important that having a stable water source would be to me and my family.
We tend to underestimate how many pitfalls we will need to avoid during a SHTF scenario. One of them is getting sick. If you drink water that has not been treated, there is the potential for viruses and bacteria to be present in the water, and that will put your health at risk. As I’ve mentioned on other posts, getting a stomach virus that makes you sick would be preferable to dying of dehydration, but avoiding both would obviously be ideal. Reverse osmosis is capable of removing sodium fluoride from water, which is no small feat, so viruses and bacteria stand no chance against the process.
Here is a great reverse osmosis water filter to check out:
I haven’t purchased this item yet myself, but reverse osmosis water is the type of water I drink in my day to day life. I’m a bit of a tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist and health conscious, so I don’t want to be drinking water right out of the tap. Because of that, I fill my containers at the water machine that is outside my local dollar store. I can also fill my containers at the grocery store, but I prefer to do it separately and just focus on groceries at the grocery store. These machines you will find at your grocery store, or possibly as a vending machine at various locations around town use reverse osmosis though. For that reason I am highly considering purchasing one of these.
