Cheap easy Water Filter

People caught in a disaster situation always need clean ( bacteria free) water. One of the first things that goes  are the things we seem to take the most granted for. Waste removal and clean drinking water. If a person took a good look at the recent devastation in japan or the droughts in other continents the need for every household to have such a system is obvious.
To make a cheap drinking water system is easy and relatively cheap.
Everyone that we know knows that we suggest everyone to have at least a three week supply of food and other basic needs. Just in case of a devastating blizzard or storm and we should always have enough drinking water to last at least three days.
The Texas Baptists Water ministry has for a long time suggested just such a thing they travel to war torn or environmentally devastated area's and see the need first hand.
They publish ans suggest everyone to build just such a system for each home.

The assembly is easy.
First you need to acquire the materials.
1. a ceramic half micron water filter. ( these can be gotten from almost any hardware store or ordered online)
2. a vinyl spigot for the side of  the bottom bucket.
3. 2 containers. ( five gallon buckets or blue fifty five gallon barrels etc. will do any two like size containers will do)

Assembly.
1. Drill a whole to accommodate the filter in the center of the top bucket.

2. Wash off the ceramic filter without touching the filter. then place nylon washer on the post and put it in the whole screwing the wing nut on the filter post.

Now that the filter is on you can drill the side  of the bottom bucket. and put the spigot in placing the nylon washer on it and putting it through the side.

Now that this is done you can put the lid on the bottom bucket with the drilled center hole in it place the top bucket on top of the bottom and fill with water.
The importance of having a clean water filter can't be said enough. With the crazy weather changes we never know when good clean drinking water will be needed.
A decent stand for this unit can also be gotten at any hardware or lawn care store in the way of a corner plant stand of course any table will do.
In the future I will show you how to make a simple pocket solar still in case you are stranded  in your car or to just carry in your camping great. another good thing to keep on hand is a small bottle and eye dropper. both can be gotten at any pharmacy. put bleach in this and keep in your day pack and seventy two hour kit.
Here is the calculations of bleach to water to purify it to drinking.
Always remember it is better if you can boil the water first but this works in a pinch.
2 drops of chlorine bleach to quart of water
8 drops of bleach to a gallon of water
1/2 teaspoon of bleach to five gallons of water
And be sure to remember if the water is cloudy double the bleach