Yeah, never bother with a solar still. Instead, put the end of a tree branch (still connected to the tree) inside a clear trash bag. Come back a little while later & the bag will be so full of water it will be sagging the branch down.

Also, make yourself a rain barrel for every gutter drain you have.

On equipment: You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
On training: Our drills are bloodless battles so that our battles are bloody drills.
On tactics: Cheating just means you're serious about winning.