[dreamscapepro]

Several home canners I watch on youtube suggest adding filler jars if you don't have a full batch to keep the movement to a minimum. I had the idea to fill the extra quart jar with tap water with plenty of chlorine already, added a lid and ring and canned it too. I've seen canned water you can buy for 3 to 4 dollars a can that has a 30 year shelf life. My clean tap water, boiled for 90 minutes... is there any reason it won't last 30 years? Also it's jars I have extra at this point I could always use the water or the jar again for something else if needed? Thoughts?

 

[MTShawn]

Home canned water will last decades with no worries. One thing though, the water will initially have a 'flat' taste. You can change that by stirring or pouring the water back and forth a few times using two clean containers. This will aerate the water and remove the flat taste. No need to aerate if the water is used for cooking.

 

[goose3]

When I started pressure canning, one of the best tips I ran across was to first can water. That eliminated any chance of ruining food and let me go the entire process from beginning to end.

Next was canning chicken, but I felt comfortable doing it because I'd already practiced on water.

I still have those jars of water. Part of my water preps now.

 

[Verkalak]

heck if you have the jars and lids go for it. If you get fresh stuff you need to can you could always dump or use the water.

 

[charliemeyer007]

I guess it would work but considering the cost of the jar and lid seems wastefull. Same with less than a canner load processing.

 

[dreamscapepro]

As far as less than a canner load I have been canning a lot of meat lately, only had enough meat for six quarts. Thats 12 pounds of meat which ain't cheap, lol. So far I have been lucky finding my jars. I average 40 cents in a jar and lid... much better than the canned water price of 4 dollars.

 

[MikeK]

Water can be safely canned and stored. But there are a lot of other, more cost effective and space efficient methods to store it.

 

[dreamscapepro]

Thanks Mike! I guess I should have been more specific. I have my primary large water storage and a backup to that. And I have filter systems to back that up. And I won't be canning 'batches' of water, lol. I rarely have space in my canner either. I mainly wanted to know the shelf life. Until I use up all my jars I'd rather have a few of them sitting on the shelf full of pure water than empty. Thanks everyone for your input.

 

[Hanhinkly]

Water can be safely canned and stored. But there are a lot of other, more cost effective and space efficient methods to store it.

Yes, but isn't canning the best option for long term storage?

 

[Sothpaw]

I have considered canning before but it is not cost effective in my environment. We receive a lot of rain and have a catchment so I chose to stock up on filters/purifying agents instead. Have enough stored long term to enable movement to an alternate location, but that would be a last resort and could not carry much beyond that anyway.

 

[NoTea4U]

Cans of dehydrated water are much lighter and easier to store. When storage space is at a premium, one must become innovative.

 

[BJJ_Grappler]

Canning water? Why not just rotate and save the money in canning costs?

 

[MikeK]

Yes, but isn't canning the best option for long term storage?

Sterile water in a sealed container is the same no matter how it became sterile. Canning is a fuel and labor intensive method to do so. So no, it's not necessarily the best option.

 

[IdahoGard'ner]

Several home canners I watch on youtube suggest adding filler jars if you don't have a full batch to keep the movement to a minimum. I had the idea to fill the extra quart jar with tap water with plenty of chlorine already, added a lid and ring and canned it too. I've seen canned water you can buy for 3 to 4 dollars a can that has a 30 year shelf life. My clean tap water, boiled for 90 minutes... is there any reason it won't last 30 years? Also it's jars I have extra at this point I could always use the water or the jar again for something else if needed? Thoughts?

Would the chlorine be necessary?

 

[dragon6banger]

Cans of dehydrated water are much lighter and easier to store. When storage space is at a premium, one must become innovative.

i got some of them a few years ago, as that is just the funniest thing to read and share with friends..and i think its great to have just i case some one you hate catches on fire...

 

[CRC]

Empty canning jars take up a lot of space on your shelf. It makes sense to fill them with water. You don't have to pressure can water. Just fill your hot jars with boiling water, put your warmed lid on and your ring. Then process in a BWB for 5 minutes. Start to finish it takes less than 20 minutes and you will be storing sterile water to use the next time you can food instead of storing empty jars.

Instead of sealing sterile water, you could also just fill the jars with tap water and put the lid on. The water stored this way should be rotated every six months. Canned sterile water will last until the seal is broken.

 

[Hanhinkly]

Sterile water in a sealed container is the same no matter how it became sterile. Canning is a fuel and labor intensive method to do so. So no, it's not necessarily the best option.

Well, I'm aiming for a two year supply, and I'm not really sure of the best route to take. I'm looking online and when I see water that lasts 20-30 years I'm thinking, well, I might buy a year of canned and then rotate out container filled water. Unless there's a way to make container water last longer, I'm not sure.

Thanks though.

 

[REM]

Right now fuel is reasonable and wine and beer bottles that would have been thrown away can be used. This photo is my swing tops, but I have a capper and use regular non-twist off bottles, too. I have a place to store it, so no problems there.

They are read to go should the need ever arise.

 

[Deemy]

I can water in the winter when I empty a jar.I reuse the lid unless it is one of my Tattlers.If the lid unseals...so what. In the summer if there is a drought I have water to use for canning. If I don't need the water I have it for storage of use it in my washing machine.

 

[jihiggs]

If you are going to store empty Jars anyway might as well put water in them I guess. I suppose if you aren't heating up the lids, they can be used to can something else later? I really don't know though.