Have to agree with NDS. If you're burying your gun because you think they're coming for it and you're afraid to use it then what makes you think you'll be any braver or more steadfast in your convictions in the future? Might as well just turn it over butt-first when they come for it. A man has to know his limitations.
Don't Laugh..... Line it with a garbage bag and go for it. I know some truckers who keep just such a bucket for a trash can, with extra trash bags and a roll of TP on the side just in case. Imagine crossing the desert in New Mexico on the way to California. It goes on forever. Then imagine, that growing feeling of........ that chili you ate back there in Texas. That bucket and a trash can liner might come in pretty handy. :sarcastic:
I keep several of these buckets loaded with various food and survival items. They are pretty handy, if you think you may have to bug out in the truck too.
This may be a handy skill. Imagine saving your own hide by planning ahead...novel concept.
Build a bucket or two and see what you can and can't do with it.
I saw something in one of my books or magazines once about how to make a water filter using a bucket and several layers of sand, rock and gravel along with a type of charcoal. If any of you run on to link to it please pass it on.
I saw something in one of my books or magazines once about how to make a water filter using a bucket and several layers of sand, rock and gravel along with a type of charcoal. If any of you run on to link to it please pass it on.
Sand & clay based filters are coarse filters. They will stop most parasites but not bacteria. In many cases, the "filtered" water still retains a brown, tannic acid tinge. further filtration, heating or treatment is still required.