Survival tip #2

It suddenly dawned on me that I didn't make a survival tip last month, nor this month either, which, is rather appalling, if I do say so myself. Water collection is THE most important survival skill. You can go a week or two without food, but you can't go even a few days without water, and you'll be functioning at lower capacity within 24 hours. 

 So without further ado, tip #2, ancillary methods of water collection.

Collecting sea water can be accomplished by distilling. To distill the salt and debris out of sea water, collect it in a metal container and boil it. Place some sort of nonporous surface, such as a slab of bark, plastic bag, trashcan lid (washed of course!) over the steam from the container. The steam will condense on the surface,  generally, and you should tilt the surface to allow the condensation to run down into a bag or water container. Some people like to distill more than once, but one time should be enough to get rid of most bacteria and minerals, water should be drunk as soon as possible after distilling so more bacteria can't grow 

Collecting muddy water can be accomplished in a similar manner, collect the water and allow it to sit for 12 hours, this lets the mud settle to the bottom. 

Second, stuff a hollow stick, log, pipe, tube with grass, sand, crushed charcoal (not ash!) sand, then grass again, in that order. 

Run the water through that makeshift filter back into a container.

Don't take the water from the settling at the bottom, as you don't want to stir the dirt back into it. 

Finally, boil the water for at least 10 minutes. Allow to cool and use as soon as possible. 

Water can also be purified with household bleach. 

8 drops of bleach per gallon of water can kill most bacteria quickly if you have to get water fast or on the run.