survivalist water preps

I'd like to get some input on my plan (or lack thereof) for our water storage. Is it unreasonable to think that I could store at least one month's worth of water for 3 people (me, hubby, and 2 year old DD)? This would be drinking water only. I am planning on getting a good filter/purifier as...

Just saw a 100 gal. water storage container from cheaper than dirt its a bladder with a hand pump on itr. Anyone have anyt experience with it.

I've got a 5 litre plastic water container water in my fridge. Putting water in it today and then putting the container in the fridge, how long will the water last before if goes bad and would make me ill if I drink it. Also. If I put a pure silver dollar in the container how many extra days...

a friend runs a bar and grill, he goes through a ton of these 5 gallon Vegtable oil jugs, i figured they would compliment my water storage efforts. so far i have 12 of them.. i took 5 of them to start with and filled them with hot tap water and squeezed in some dishwashing soap.. (dawn)...

Water are folks doing for urban water storage? I've got a great setup for collecting rainwater off my roof, but storage tanks are $$$$$. Any ideas:confused:[/CENTER]

I have a couple food grade 55 gal barrels that I have cleaned out for drinking water storage. I need some tips/advice on where to store them. I have no place to store them inside, and was wondering if I could store them outside? I heard that you don't want them in direct sunlight, but how...

Just passing along a thought. I'm using 6" and larger PVC as underground/waterproof storage containers. I'm not a math whiz but would like to know how many feet of 6" pvc would be needed to store 500 gallons of water? Anyone? thanks

I have a well..which runs into a water softener which gets salt pellets " red out" Then into a tank, water taste very good, However hot water has a smell to it, " magnesium rods in hot water heater" So i have a bunch of empty 2 liters and water storage tanks :-) How would I store this for long...

My wife and I just had our first child not that long ago. Now it seems like I have about 30 empty gallon jugs of nursery water in the garage. Can I just fill these back up and put them in the basement, or do I have to clean them out with something and put purification tablets in with them? Also...

Hi everyone, been lurking for a while and learning all kinds of great stuff, getting to where I have a few questions for you more seasoned folks on here. My first is about food-grade water storage jugs. I was trolling my local China-Mart and picked up some 6-gallon "bpa-free" food-grade etc...

Hi there, I laready posted this thread on the international section but thought I would put it in th UK section too. Im new to this site so I apologise if this has already been discussed a lot. Im currently stockpiling food and water for myself, Ilive in a small apartment in a large city, I do...

I just received the latest Cheaper Than Dirt catalog. For all that do not have a water storage system here is a temporary fix. You place the bladder in your bath tub and fill with 100 gallons of water. It is only $20.00. If your water gets cut off you are out of luck but if you have a well and...

I live along the coast in texas where we only have two seasons, summer (8 months out of the year) and then a mild winter. I am looking at getting some plastic water containers. I am going to add Aerobic Stablized Oxygen to it, but I was wondering if that will be enough. Does anyone else have...

I've always been a bit dubious about using some of the supermarket's own brand thin bleach products for adding to stored water, because most of their ingredients lists seem to be a bit vague, and seem to suggest "other ingredients". On Asda smart price thin bleach for example - it actually...

Saw an ad in my local Craigslist for 55 gallon foodgrade plastic barrels for $25 ea. If you buy 15 or more, they'll give you wholesale prices (haven't called them yet, so I don't know what the wholesale price is). Is this a good price? They alo have: 5 gal - $5 15 gal - $15 30 gal - $20 60...

A recent thread mentioned a lack of water preparedness so I thought I would post a great way of storing water. The best part is that this is a 100% free prep. When you are done with a bottle of laundry bleach immediately fill it up with tap water and use a magic marker to write the month and...

I'm am preparing for the worst and have decided to have at least 10,000 gals of water in researve to hold me and mine thorugh the long haul, question is what is the best way to preserve and keep clean 10,000 gal when you have no electricity? Also anyone know of some good purity testers for...

A while back I stored water in about 50 2 liter pop bottles. I followed directions from somewhere...don't remember at the moment. I know I used about a cap full (from the two liter) of bleach per bottle. I open one the other day and I can smell and taste a bit of bleach. Is this normal and...

I apologize in advance if this is common knowledge, but I did several searches on this site and couldn't find anything relevant- at least not easily. What's the best kind of container to store drinking water in, and how long will it stay "drinkable?" Is plastic OK? I'm assuming that whatever...

I am planning on purchasing a 1600 gallon potable water tank to be used for local family members ( aka enough water for 1-3 months) / incase of a local wildfire situation hosing down the house. my question is this. what kind of water stabilization methods do I need to consider? I plan on...