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  1. Food and Water
    So i ordered a plastic 55 gallon drum to store water in and it said on the instructions that it is rated for 200lbs does that mean i should only put 200lbs of water in it? Cause 55 gallons of water would be about 400lbs. Any help would be appreciated
  2. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Ok so i am new to the forum and have decided that I really need some advice on something that i have been having a problem with lately. I work about 30 miles away from home and in the event that something sould happen while i am at work i have put together a small 72 hour bug out kit together to...
  3. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I need to store water. For those of you that use Aqua Tainers, how often do you change out the water? I just want a small amount, not big barrels. I figured a shelf of Dollar Tree jugs for drinking and an aqua tainer or cooking or dishes . Anyone ever taste water from aqua tainer? Does it get...
  4. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Each month I have focused on an area and this month is water. I know water should have been first, but it was very intimidating. I live in GA so thankfully we get an adequate amount of rain each year and except for droughts we almost always get a nice shower each 5-10 days. I also live about...
  5. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I have filled about 20 gallons of water lately out of tap... I get rural water here in my small town, instead of city water (which rural water is MUCH better). Will that be okay? I store half in the fridge, the other half in a cool location in my home. Should I buy a filter system for my sink...
  6. Food and Water
    For long term, up to 5 years? Any other advice on long term water storage? I recently bought the WaterBrick bulk of 10: 3.5 gallons x 10= 35 gallons that are stackable, and also managable. Any advice on water storage is much appreciated. Thank You, God Bless America:thumb:
  7. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Hi Guys, This is a very cool forum, lots of knowledge and lots of great ideas, I'm glad I found it. I bought a blue 55gallon water storage drum. I figure it can't hurt to have a bunch of clean water. I'm a little confused about filteration. 1- Since I'll be filling this barrel with tap water...
  8. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    There seems to be a lot of water storage threads of late along with the typical how long does bottled water last question. I thought I'd create this post to help those with this sort of question think through the problem and in the end answer the questions themselves. First lets focus on water...
  9. Food and Water
    Good idea or bad idea? What's the best way to do it? Should I have it tested? I like the idea of storing tap water ultimately because it is FREE!! I am thinking milk jugs thoroughly cleaned because I have three small kids and we drink milk like it's going out of style. Anybody have any...
  10. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Okay, maybe this is a stupid question - but would this be a poor way to keep some water around? http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_125701_-1?ICID=CRT:0435-01293-6407 I mean for $200 this thing holds over 3700 gallons of water....
  11. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I found a "Food Grade" 325 gal storage container for a good price. It's original contents were Industrial strength Vinegar used for disinfectent purposes in the food processing industry. I believe that if I flush it throughly I can use it for long-term water storage. Anyone have any...
  12. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I am storing water in Great Value 3qt apple juice bottles. I wash them out, bleach them, then refil with HOT tap water. before I seal them. I place approx 4-6 drops of bleach in the water. I then place Glad press and seal wrap to eliminate bubbles. I then place the lid on and check to make...
  13. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    i'm not a big soda drinker, nor is anyone else in my house. we don't buy many bottled beverages at all, we're lucky to get one 2 liter bottle of pink lemonade per year. i've been reading around and noticing lots of you use 2 liter soda bottles for storing certain foods and water in, sounds like...
  14. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    How much water do you have stored and how are you storing it?
  15. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I have now been a member of this site for a week and I have finally decided how I am going to store water for my family and me. I have decided to use used food grade buckets (pickle buckets) form my friend restaurant to store hygiene water and the below 5 gallon buckets from Sportsman’s...
  16. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Hheello, Does anyone here have experience with larger bladder tanks? I have found this: http://www.bayteccontainers.com/30galwaterbag.html but this is only an example although for us a good one... Sincerely, ArrowToTree
  17. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Does anyone have any experience or opinions with the water treatment method being sold by Peggy Layton called ION stabilized oxygen? It comes in a small bottle and claims that 8-20 drops will clean dirty water enough for safe consumption. I only know what I read from her website and can't find...
  18. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I'm in the pacific northwest. With a means to collect and store, we're set on water as it rains a lot here. An obvious thought is to just plumb the gutter spouts to collecting barrels and just let the roof do the work for us. I recently read about this on a blog and a comment was raised to...
  19. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Hello everyone, I just purchased a 55 gallon barrel to add to my current water supply, just had a question for those that already use these. I am using public water that is treated, I have done some research and people still generally add bleach to this type of water for long term storage. My...
  20. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    i was just wondering could i store water in a 1 gallon milk jug or a 2 liter soda bottle and if i could use a milk jug would i have to seal the top
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