Need recommendation for water storage
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You can buy heavy duty gallon jugs from one of those places that sells RO water by the gallon. Less than $2 a piece. Store in those milk crates you can buy at Walmart. I use those mostly for hand washing, toilet flushing, etc.
For drinking water, it's Ozarka bottled water in the 500ml or 750ml bottles. Stacks nicely. Cheap enough at Sam's or WM.
For drinking water, it's Ozarka bottled water in the 500ml or 750ml bottles. Stacks nicely. Cheap enough at Sam's or WM.
Has anyone actully used these and purchased them recently?
I've read several reviews about the seams splitting and the spigots leaking.
The seam issue was attributed to thinner walls on recently purchased jugs as compared to older ones.
It was a vague reference, but it was enough for me to hold purchasing.
Walmart had them for $15 each. I passed until I could find some real-word experience.
I got 2 in Feb. when our well pump went out. They've remained full till now and moved twice. I find these are solid.
Guys, Yall do have a lot of ideas. Good ones.
But a $75, 30gallon barrel....its a solid way to store water. Its tough enough to take rough handling. Its not heavier, then a full bath tube. Or a Couch with a fold out bed.
240lbs.
$75 bucks is worth an survival asset that'll last decades.
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But a $75, 30gallon barrel....its a solid way to store water. Its tough enough to take rough handling. Its not heavier, then a full bath tube. Or a Couch with a fold out bed.
240lbs.
$75 bucks is worth an survival asset that'll last decades.
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jordanmills
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Wow, expensive. The 55 gal poly barrels go for $10-20 on craigslist all day (no idea what was in them though). Here in Houston there's some dude with a nearly unlimited supply of once-used food grade barrels for $25 each. 40% chance of rain this weekend! Catch some in food-grade 55 gal Drums
Damn, Ive been looking for two of those. I wanna use the 55 gallon to catch rain water.
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jordanmills
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If you have the space, a 275 gal tote would hold a lot more, but they usually cost about $100. Might also look into an upright stock tank, but those get expensive.
Regarding bottled water being safe, new studies show that is not the case if exposed to heat. Here is one report. Bottled Water Left In The Heat Is Unsafe, Study Says : News : Headlines & Global News
I put tap water away in 1 gallon jugs. Been doing this for years. Every once in a while I'll pull one of the oldest ones off the shelf and use it for drinking water. It's always been fine.
When I fill the jugs, I make sure there is no air after it's sealed. The jugs are kept in the garage, so they get hot and cold. The water is always fine to drink.
When I fill the jugs, I make sure there is no air after it's sealed. The jugs are kept in the garage, so they get hot and cold. The water is always fine to drink.
I finally found some quantitative data ...
Heating changes plastic water bottle drinking water qualityThe Whelton Group ? Relocating
Four months at 140 degrees would cause the commercially bottled water to begin to take on an odor.
Raise your hand if you ever drank out of a garden hose sitting in the hot Texas sun.
Guess you lived ... LOL
Heating changes plastic water bottle drinking water qualityThe Whelton Group ? Relocating
Four months at 140 degrees would cause the commercially bottled water to begin to take on an odor.
Raise your hand if you ever drank out of a garden hose sitting in the hot Texas sun.
Guess you lived ... LOL
Yeah, I'd be living a ways out just to afford one at this point.
My water bottles in my get me home bag have been in there for over an year. Decided it is not a good idea to keep them for that after reading the story I posted, so I watered some plants with them. There are other sources of studies about this out there, and the University of Florida is not in China. More than one source is warning about it. The water in a hot garden hose has not been sitting soaking up chemicals for months either, plus rubber is not the same as the plastics in the bottles.
Yeah, I saw that. Imagine if the Chinese think it so bad, how bad must it really be, those are the same folks that exported baby milk with melamine in it and used antifreeze as a sweetener in cough syrup.
I was referring to water in plastic bottles, were you lumping hot hoses & hot plastic bottles together?
ETA: nevermind, just read the following posts, lol..
Actually, the garden hoses I have purchased recently do have a warning to not use them for drinking purposes. There are some that are "drinking safe" or claim to be.
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