72 Hour Emergency Kit — #1 Water
 

     A gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds.  How can you carry a 3-day supply?  That’s 24.99 pounds for just the amount recommended for drinking and cooking.  You can’t survive without it.
      Tools:  Canteen or suitable container, filtration unit, squeeze bottle of Clorox. 
      Resources:  Properly stored water supply, or as clean a raw water source as possible. 
      Know How:  Knowing how to process raw water minimizes your need to carry.   Any durable food safe plastic container can be used.  Pop bottles are great.  Treat uncertain water with ¼ to 1 teaspoon of Clorox (depending on how unsure your source is), 30-45 minutes standing time, and finally filtering the “clean” water to remove bad taste, odors, etc.  A good filtration unit is critical to your quality of life and you can learn about them from www.backcountry-equipment.com/hydration/filters.html or your emergency preparedness specialist (s) . . . . .
DO IT, DO IT RIGHT, AND DO IT RIGHT NOW.