Good start to water stock

[RetArmySgt]

1100L of water, Picked it up today at Kroger they have a good sell going on.

 

[Jakashh]

Nice supply! I prefer Nestle Pure Life. Dasani and Aquafina are the nastiest tasting bottled water ever.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Hope you realize that the water WILL become contaminated, even if you never open the bottles.

 

[shortround]

Good move.

I did the math, and it is far less expensive to buy 5 gallons of Ozarka water at either Sam's Club or at Costco, than bottled water.

You can not have too much water on hand. Old water boils just as good.

In what condition are your long-term food stores?

I've switched from canned to freeze dried.

Be well, and stay prepared.

 

[RetArmySgt]

Its stored food grade plastic, so it shouldn't leech anything from the bottles and its sealed so it shouldn't become contaminated by biologicals.

 

[RetArmySgt]

Good move.

I did the math, and it is far less expensive to buy 5 gallons of Ozarka water at either Sam's Club or at Costco, than bottled water.

You can not have too much water on hand. Old water boils just as good.

In what condition are your long-term food stores?

I've switched from canned to freeze dried.

Be well, and stay prepared.

These are 3L bottles at 50 cents per bottle. Food stores are MRE's and canned goods at the moment.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Its stored food grade plastic, so it shouldn't leech anything from the bottles and its sealed so it shouldn't become contaminated by biologicals.

Ummmmm.....please remember that I do water purification for a living - have since 1976. Have done work on everything from residential systems up to systems that have been sent into space - please, PLEASE believe me - no matter HOW well they are sealed/materials of construction, they WILL contaminate. I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't already. Now, there are various degrees/levels/dangers to different contamination(s), but they WILL contaminate IMO. Yes, I'm aware of the FDA's "official" stance that it won't.....but tell you what - take a bottle of it, place it on a window ledge in full sun and leave it for a month. Then, take a shot glass full and add it to a shot glass of chlorinated tap water. Using a pool chlorine test kit, test a sample of the fresh tap water and note the chlorine level. After 5 minutes, test the chlorine level of the bottled/tap water mix. If the chlorine level is less than 50% of the non-mixed sample, you had a chlorine demand - and chlorine demand is created by bacterial contamination.
Does that mean you shouldn't store water? Your call - but IF I'm gonna do it, I'll do it in 5 gal containers with some chlorine on hand to ensure it's safe before drinking.

 

[RetArmySgt]

Ummmmm.....please remember that I do water purification for a living - have since 1976. Have done work on everything from residential systems up to systems that have been sent into space - please, PLEASE believe me - no matter HOW well they are sealed/materials of construction, they WILL contaminate. I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't already. Now, there are various degrees/levels/dangers to different contamination(s), but they WILL contaminate IMO. Yes, I'm aware of the FDA's "official" stance that it won't.....but tell you what - take a bottle of it, place it on a window ledge in full sun and leave it for a month. Then, take a shot glass full and add it to a shot glass of chlorinated tap water. Using a pool chlorine test kit, test a sample of the fresh tap water and note the chlorine level. After 5 minutes, test the chlorine level of the bottled/tap water mix. If the chlorine level is less than 50% of the non-mixed sample, you had a chlorine demand - and chlorine demand is created by bacterial contamination.
Does that mean you shouldn't store water? Your call - but IF I'm gonna do it, I'll do it in 5 gal containers with some chlorine on hand to ensure it's safe before drinking.

I do have purification tablets, and a UV purifier. I am waiting to get the money together for a RO system that is manually pumped and attacked to a drum for contaminated water.

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

Ummmmm.....please remember that I do water purification for a living - have since 1976. Have done work on everything from residential systems up to systems that have been sent into space - please, PLEASE believe me - no matter HOW well they are sealed/materials of construction, they WILL contaminate. I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't already. Now, there are various degrees/levels/dangers to different contamination(s), but they WILL contaminate IMO. Yes, I'm aware of the FDA's "official" stance that it won't.....but tell you what - take a bottle of it, place it on a window ledge in full sun and leave it for a month. Then, take a shot glass full and add it to a shot glass of chlorinated tap water. Using a pool chlorine test kit, test a sample of the fresh tap water and note the chlorine level. After 5 minutes, test the chlorine level of the bottled/tap water mix. If the chlorine level is less than 50% of the non-mixed sample, you had a chlorine demand - and chlorine demand is created by bacterial contamination.
Does that mean you shouldn't store water? Your call - but IF I'm gonna do it, I'll do it in 5 gal containers with some chlorine on hand to ensure it's safe before drinking.

So..... is it better to store water in a cool dark place? Away from sunlight? Is the experation date of any use? I would like to know because I would like to begin storing a water supply for emergencies. What is the best way to do this?

 

[Glockster69]

I'll do it in 5 gal containers with some chlorine on hand to ensure it's safe before drinking.

HTH for the pool is good, yes?

So..... is it better to store water in a cool dark place? Away from sunlight? Is the experation date of any use? I would like to know because I would like to begin storing a water supply for emergencies. What is the best way to do this?

Seriously, I like Chupacabra's questions.

 

[Byaah_19]

Very interested in this topic.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Why not just a food grade 55 gal drum, water from the tap, and some bleach? If you ever need it, just pop the seal and pump it out with a water filter.

Replace water every year or so. Cheap. Effective. Not portable though.

Free tip: Don't forget you already have a good bit of water in your hot water heater if you ever get caught without a water store.

 

[TrailDust]

Why not just a food grade 55 gal drum, water from the tap, and some bleach? If you ever need it, just pop the seal and pump it out with a water filter.

Replace water every year or so. Cheap. Effective. Not portable though.

Free tip: Don't forget you already have a good bit of water in your hot water heater if you ever get caught without a water store.

This is what I do. About 3/4 of my water stock is in 30-gallon barrels, and at the time of filling I add bleach but also have many gallons of bleach on hand to ensure purification of any water during a survival situation.

 

[shortround]

That's why we BOIL water that has been stored more than 90 days.

It is better to have a plentiful (if contaminated) supply on-hand, than to think our water purification systems will work when the electrical grid and public water supplies crap out.

Sterile water, secured in air-tight containers cannot breed pathogens, either aerobic or anaerobic, unless the water was contaminated in the first place.

I do monitor the chlorination of pool water. That keeps bugs & algae in check, but in a worst case scenario, I will filter pool water, boil it, and use it to drink, prepare food, and wash.

May all of you prepare well for uncertain times.

Be well.

 

[The Lox]

Why not just a food grade 55 gal drum, water from the tap, and some bleach? If you ever need it, just pop the seal and pump it out with a water filter.

Replace water every year or so. Cheap. Effective. Not portable though.

Free tip: Don't forget you already have a good bit of water in your hot water heater if you ever get caught without a water store.

I have a 40 gallon tank of water that gets replenished all the time and a lot of the time its hot as well...its called my hot water heater. I think too many people overlook that they already have 40-50 gallons of clean rotated water already on tap...literally...

 

[DaRedneck]

Why aren't you just putting in a well? I'm no expert on water storage but I always thought my well would get me by. I could be wrong so that's why I am asking.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Give thought to how you'd draw it out of the well.

Yes - HTH is bleach (dry) compound. Don't forget that iodine will disinfect as well....and serves a dual purpose as a medical supply, as well.

 

[TheDan]

Build a still... Good for purifying even the nastiest water and even tho it's illegal, you could distill alcohol as well. For medical purposes only of course.

A still does take some skill to use, however. If you don't use it right you could still end up with contaminated water. Better get to practicing.

 

[shortround]

NOTHING beats boiling water, and it requires no chlorine, iodine or any other disinfectant.

Some truths are immutable.

Collect all the water you can store, and have the means to boil it for about twenty minutes before use.

Last I checked, no pathogen yet known can survive 212 degrees for twenty minutes.

If any one knows better, please advise.

Be well.

 

[JADB]

Nice supply! I prefer Nestle Pure Life. Dasani and Aquafina are the nastiest tasting bottled water ever.

Wow, totally the opposite. Nestle couldn't be any nastier and the other two are my preference. Interesting.