Water Kit
These are the 16 water items from the 90 Days Without Power gear chapter, Top 10 picks first. Each card shows what the item is for, a current price range, and a Buy button. The printed book carries one QR code for this whole kit, so this page is the place to compare and buy.
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LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
A pocket straw filter for one person at a creek or a bottle. Rated for bacteria and protozoa; it is not a chemical or salt filter. Keep one in each go-bag.
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Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System
A squeeze filter with pouches that fills clean bottles faster than a straw and can feed a family more easily. Follow the label for what it removes.
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Reliance Aqua-Tainer 7-Gallon Water Container
The renter-sized workhorse jug. Four of these cover two people for about two weeks at the Ready.gov 1-gallon baseline.
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Sawyer MINI Water Filtration System
A lighter hollow-fiber filter for a second pack or a second adult. Same idea as the Squeeze: read the label for viruses and chemicals.
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Sawyer 1-Gallon Gravity Water Filtration System
A hanging gravity setup so a family can filter a gallon without standing there squeezing. Pair with prefiltering if the water is cloudy.
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Alexapure Pro Stainless Gravity Filtration System
A ceramic-and-carbon countertop gravity system for daily drinking water and emergencies. Check the current test sheet for what the carbon stage reduces.
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Katadyn Micropur MP1 Water Purification Tablets, 30 Count
Chlorine dioxide tablets for when you cannot boil. Follow the labeled wait, which is longer if Cryptosporidium is a concern.
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Aquamira Water Treatment Drops
Chlorine dioxide drops for bottles and stored water. Read the two-part mixing instructions on the package every time.
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Clorox Disinfecting Bleach, Regular Unscented, 121 fl oz
Regular unscented household bleach for EPA and CDC emergency disinfection doses. Do not buy splash-less, scented, or cleaner-added bleach for drinking water.
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1 ml Glass Medicine Droppers, 20-Pack
A dedicated dropper so bleach doses match the EPA table instead of a guessed splash from the bottle.
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Bathtub Emergency Water Storage Bladder (up to 100 gallons)
A food-grade bathtub liner you fill while the tap still works. Useful the hour before pressure drops.
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Augason Farms 55-Gallon Water Barrel Storage Kit
A 55-gallon food-grade barrel for households with a solid floor. Full, it weighs about 460 pounds. Pair it with a food-safe siphon.
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TERAPUMP BPA-Free Food-Safe Drum Siphon Pump
A manual drum pump meant for drinking-water barrels. Never use a pump that has moved fuel.
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Amazon Basics Basket Coffee Filters, 200 Count
Cheap prefilters. Strain cloudy water through a coffee filter or cloth before you boil, bleach, or use a hollow-fiber filter.
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ProOne Big+ Stainless Gravity Water Filter System
Another ceramic/carbon countertop gravity option if you want a certified reduction list for lead, PFAS, and chlorine taste. Compare current certifications.
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Reliance Fold-A-Carrier Collapsible Water Container
A collapsible jug for a car or a go-bag when a rigid 7-gallon cube will not fit.
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