Going off grid!

I've been cleaning my own rainwater with a PUR filter for a few weeks now and I have to say it's great fun. I made a couple mistakes real fast. First was I kept about ten gallons of water in a plastic tote in my utility room. Which may be fine for you, but something got into my tote and turned the water into a light brown color. Made me sick just looking at it. So I had to harvest more water from my 32g reserve outside. Awesome.

I've also learned that you need to filter the water before you boil it. It will make the process much easier. I have a Brita filter with a tap given to me so I simply placed the tap above the pot I'd boil it in so it will pour directly into it. I'd simply keep filling the Brita tank up with water and when my pot reached 4 gallons, I'd stop the flow of water and start boiling the pot.

Afterwards I pour the water into various plastic containers.

It's great tasting fluoride-free water.