Comments on: Survival Supplies: Water Storage and Purification

By: Water Rotation for Emergency/Disaster Use « The Chubby Survivalist

Water Rotation for Emergency/Disaster Use « The Chubby Survivalist — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:22:33 +0000

[...] filling and storing 7 gallon water containers, the blue Reliance containers I talked about in my Water Storage and Purification post. So far I have 9 containers, totaling over 60 gallons of filtered tap water. Now [...]

By: chubbysurvivalist

chubbysurvivalist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:57:39 +0000

Wow, awesome advice! As luck would have it, I do already have my containers in a spot where they could leak without problems. I just need to get my other emergency gear off the ground should that ever happen.

I’ve looked into rain barrels, and I like that idea for a lot of reasons. I’ve been waiting until I get a garden going, when stored rainwater would provide more day-to-day benefit.

I actually plan to do another posting later this week about water conservation in general. Storing water for “what if” has really started me thinking about how much we waste, it’s crazy. I’m going to check our latest bill to find out how much we’re using, and do a project to see if we can cut that down by at least 10% next month.

By: John

John — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:56:17 +0000

Good suggestions for containers. I’d suggest storing them in a place where it doesn’t matter if there’s a leak or spill. We had a few of the green containers full of water a few years ago, and a couple sprang a very small leak for some reason. I’m told that can be sealed by melting the plastic at the point of the leak, but we haven’t tried it. I just don’t have those containers in service now. I think it’s a good idea to have a rain barrel or some other large barrel full of water that can be kept outdoors, assuming it can be kept somewhat inconspicuously from snoopy neighbors. With such a barrel, you’ll at least have some water that can be replenished with a garden hose and filtered through a Berkey purifier when needed.