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Since I used to have a house full of aquariums and changed out 50% of the water weekly I had to get rid of the chlorine in the tap water and running air through it for 24 hours did the trick. Can't put your fish in chlorinated water now can you. So for swimming pool water you can use an air pump for aquariums and pump air through the water for at least 24 hours. That should get rid of the chlorine present in the water. If you are still concerned get a test kit and Ph kit. then run it through something like a Britta filter and test again. At this point Boil or treat the water. I just recently experienced a main waterline break and used pool water to flus the toilet.
You are so lucky to have a husband who supports you in prepping. My husband fights me every step of the way, I have been prepping for years and it's a struggle with him I have to hide everything, I'm so glad I didn't listen to him. I know why we are doing this.
@@TheProvidentPrepper Hi girl this is a new subject that I'm seeing on FB newbies learning how to can and they all so happy because they are reusing old lids again i posted this video but wondering if you would share this video on your channel.m.th-cam.com/video/ON8FEyVHE30/w-d-xo.html
@@TheProvidentPrepper Thk you for sharing her video on your channel maybe people will see the importance of safe canning. Keep up the great Video's. Did you ever do any vids on Emergency Evacuation for Brush Fires? 2 days ago we has heavy winds here at the Jersey Shore, A house went on fire a few Miles in another town. The winds spread the fire and it traveled 166 Acres. The highway was shut both ways Roads closures all over. 29 houses were fire damaged, The worst part was I couldn't find the news on t.v I couldn't get any info on this real time. No channels were talking about it. The only source was Twitter. I could smell the smoke in the air it was the most scariest thing, because you don't know where to run you don't know what roads are blocked. And what do you need to escape. It made me realize. I'M REALLY NOT PREPARED. But thanks again just wanted to share.
In an extreme water emergency, canned vegetables contain water which can be used to cook pasta, instant mashed potatoes, oatmeal, rice, etc. Strain the liquid if you want to remove any lumpy vegetables. A child's hard plastic swimming pool can be used to catch rain water for hygiene purposes. Cover the pool with mosquito netting to keep out debris and bugs.
I added noodles or rice more than once to a pan wet from the verggies. You can cook small noodles perfectly with the rest of your meal, something I like to do to stretch my pan and also get rid of too much water in the pan, so I don´t have to waste anything.
I use the bleach bottles, the one gallon vinegar containers & the liquid laundry detergent bottles for flushing the toilets when the power is out. I have well water & I store about 50 of these in my basement. I know its not drinking water but I thought I'd mention it.
@@TheProvidentPrepper I live in Ct & 10 yrs ago we lost power for a few days during a huge snowstorm. We went through all of the toilet flushing water. I took 5 gallon buckets in my daughters red wagon to the pond across the street, filled them up & wheeled them back home to fill up the empty toilet water containers. I had a hell of a time chipping through the ice to reach the water but we have to be creative in these situations.
@@lindawolffkashmir2768 I also save my gallon vinegar jugs. Water in them can be drank also. I just rinse them our well and let them air out for awhile. Helps get rid of the vinegar smell quite good.
Another great post! My favorite way to store water for hand washing is to re-use the large Arm & Hammer liquid laundry soap containers that have the side spigot ... they work great propped up sideways at the sink and are not frightfully heavy or awkward.
What about toxic ingredients from Arm & Hammer leaching into H2o? That is mentioned in this video, and correctly so. Long term damage from these chemicals is real.
@@LadyRevolver Probably for the same reason many others never thought of it, either. After all, everyone can't know all things or we would be as all-knowing as God. Which is probably why God instructed us to be fruitful and multiply, so we would be motivated to communicate with others. I think life would be pretty boring if we all possessed the same knowledge about everything all the time. Learning from others also moves us to appreciate what they can bring to the banquet of life. Except, perhaps, for poor dumb Adam, who listened to Eve and took a bite out of that forbidden fruit. LOL
On your glass jars, put either rubber bands or old socks cut into 3-4 inch sections around the jars to keep them from breaking from vibration against one another.
Rubber bands dry out/break and are horrible to get off of stuff once backed on for years. Found a bunch of stuff I packed away in attic for a few years. It was impossible to get all of the dried up stuck off. yuck. But they were not glass jars so it might not matter. I saw someone use socks. they cut the bottoms off. That is a great idea if you always end up with socks that its partner is mia.
@@deebee533 Rose Red Homestead keeps the cardboard cases the canning jars came in and the plastic on the outside which helps keep the jars in place and from breaking too. The sock idea is great for moving them in an emergency. She also has water containers that they carry with them while camping that hold drinking water. They can be worn easily.
I save my preggo tomato sauce jars. I peel off the label, dishwasher the lid and jar, then fill with boiling water and cap. Once it cools off a vacuum is created and the jar lid makes a snapping noise because of the seal created. So, vacuum sealed water, stored in glass and previously boiled. Doesn't get much better than that.
I buy 2 gallons every day I use it for cooking face wash teeth brushing..I make sure I have 50 tall gallons extra for emergencies I will never run out of water a tall shelf packed with the water..plus extra food candles flashlights emergency radio batteries first aid kit crochet blankets that I make myself I am well prepared summer winter at all times Stay safe everyone 🙏
There is one household emergency water source you forgot that is valuable in a pinch: the hot water heater. It can hold around 30 gallons of water, and if your water heater is not extremely old, you could tap it if you need it. If your water heater was working properly before the emergency, the water running through it has been cycled constantly, and also has been exposed to heat. If you are on a city water supply, the water contained in the heater will be clean, and drinkable.
@@0annonymous From Lil Giant 1-2 drops of bleach for a gallon of water. When learning to store water I put gallons of water into milk jugs, heard you were supposed to add bleach, so put in a teaspoon of bleach, stored the jugs for about a month, and they started leaking. Found out jugs leaking when some guys came down our street because pipes leaking. They shut off the water and started digging up the water pipes. I came home from work and had no water to wash dishes, to cook with, or to drink. I had no transportation. A more experienced person I called suggested I use bleach water to wash the dishes. I used two jugs I had yet to put bleach in to cook with. By next day they had repaired the water pipes, Moral of the story? DO NOT USE USED MILK JUGS. ALSO DO NOT add too much bleach. 1-2 drops per gallon is fine to make the water store for longer periods.
There is a drain valve at the bottom you can open. Remember to turn off power to it or you will burn up heating element when power comes back on. Older water heater could have sediment in bottom and it will plug the drain valve.
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Glass. Mason jars. You can boil the water and can your own and seal it for cooking and drinking. I got a lot of good advice from this video. And lots of things to think about from the comments as well. Nice video
We bought 5 gal water cubes they have spigots and stack for about $12 ea & ordered long term water treatment drops as we are on well water. Placed wood on ground in garage, then carpet and only stack 2 high, 6 total. We also have a Alexa Pur filter & hot tub that we do not use~ we filled and treated the water. Too bad we didn’t get this done prior to our well pump going out on us and the 5 days without water:( Don’t wait!! Cheaper to prepare in advance 😳. Now we also have an RV - nice water storage tank, too. Wife watches this channel- we have made so many changes in our lives - we sleep Much Better Now💥 I Recommend this channel to everyone who is worried about power, water, food, etc! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you so much Provident Prepper Family!!
A great way to overcome the breakage with glass jars is to put them back into the case they came in, with the card dividers. Keeps them snug and cushioned, and as a bonus the cases are easy to stack, don't take up to much room, and can easily be secured. This applies to your other home jarred goods. Personally I like the big water jugs, got them stashed around, in out of the way spots, don't have a place for barrels. Got a hand pump that fits on the top making it easy to use when the time comes.
Also, I bought packages of black socks from the dollar store. I trim if the toe portion and slip the jar into the sock to keep the light out and keep a cushion between the jars.
When I was a kid my aunt's husband made a big water deposit that looks like a swimming pool, (in Mexico many people had those in their homes) in the ground I would say 10 sq feet with cement, it looked like a cube with an iron little door on top that open outward like in an underground shelter, they filled it with water, we kids could run on top of it and around because it was just like a sidewalk or patio.
Stored water in jugs, water in hot tub and water heater, then there's the life straws. Keep bleach for emergency purifying. If looks like something may be coming, I fill up additional jugs and buckets - for animals and flushing. Thanks for the tip on using canning jars for water. Had not thought of that.
At one time I owned a large freezer. It was too big for my needs. So it was never full. Well a full freezer is a more efficient freezer. So I filled repurposed soda bottles and large vinegar bottles. When our power was out after a hurricane I used the water.
I have two upright freezers, and my husband uses distilled water in his CPAP machine. If I find a space in a freezer for a gallon, I fill one and put it there. He and my daughter both drink carbonated flavored water that comes in quart/liter bottles. I run those through the dishwasher, refill them, and tuck them into small spaces. It helps your freezer run much less. Not to mention it is a great water source in an emergency.
Full freezers use much more electricity. Yes a full freezer is technically more efficient than an empty freezer, but only because the cost per pound of frozen-items is infinite for an empty freezer. Needlessly storing frozen water is a terrible waste. There are valid reasons to store frozen-water, but efficiency is not one of them.
Last month I asked the checkout guy + girl at Costco what shortages they were seeing, and they said "bottled water". I'm sure they're stocked up by now, but it was a good reminder to get prepared while you can! ☺️
I think it is wise to store glass mason jars in ziplock baggies whether you have food or water. It prevents them from shattering everywhere if there was an earthquake, making minimal clean up, prevents botulism from spreading (which of course is rare), and you will have an extra bag for sharing if needed.
I’ve spend months and months searching, watching videos, asking questions etc. Nothing and No one has ever spoken or given practical survival knowledge for Water and food preparation for those like myself who live in a Block “No Storage, No Garden, No Space and a very Small living area … And enquiring to whether or not you or anyone else may have productive advice for this please. Thank You 🙏
We went to an on demand hot water systems a few years back and I realized recently that meant that we now have no “emergency” tank in the garage, so this is critical to get stored up.
For toilet flushing we put water in the big yellow Tidy cat litter containers. They close nicely and are heavy but doable with the fairly comfortable handles. This helped us here in Corpus Christi during the freeze emergency. I'm not sure but they probably can hold 4 or 5 gallons. For drinking we save and rotate bottled water. The hardest part is having enough stored for bathing and for washing dishes. Still working on that one. This video was very helpful!
Dollar Tree Carrie's several types of hygiene wipes. They were aife saver when I had 2 ankle surgeries. Now I keep them stocked at home & car. But PLEASE don't flush them, no matter what the pkg might say...they clog septic tanks & city systems.
Water, if stored right, theoretically, can last forever. It's one of the few things that can. No rotation is necessary. Talking about cans- A friend of mine's Dad ate a 50-year-old can of corn. Said it was just a little bland but otherwise was alright. The can was in perfect condition which showed it was stored in a good climate. Certain can food, especially meats, can last a VERY long time.
Expiration dates are a form of job security. Unless the container or can is damaged in some way do not count it out. Can goods last longer than most think.
@@myrnadavis2409, God did that to complete Adam, and because He says that "it's not good that man be alone," and to procreate. He didn't provide a helpmeet because Adam (men) was unintelligent. It was the woman who was deceived into bringing sin into the world....the first to disobey God. She was the one who sinned first, then enticed the man to sin. He was nearby, and the more accountable, but she fell first.
@@MamaKalash I get what you're saying but I never meant that man was unintelligent He did however willingly chose to put his wife's decision above Gods commandment Yes she was the one deceived and the one who fell first no disputing that
I use milk in wax cartons (1/2 gal). I sanitize (Tbs bleach), then rinse and fill with tap water (contains chlorine). Cap and seal with candle wax. I have a case of 5 stage filters (Zero). If I run out of stored water, I'm one block from a creek. I'll clothe filter, boil, then run through a 5 stage filter.
There are problems with using milk containers. Don't use them, per FEMA . gov, article title, "Food and Water in an Emergency". "If you decide to re-use storage containers, choose two-liter plastic soft drink bottles - not plastic jugs or cardboard containers that have had milk or fruit juice in them. The reason is that milk protein and fruit sugars cannot be adequately removed from these containers and provide an environment for bacterial growth when water is stored in them. Cardboard containers leak easily."
If you own your home. Install a check valve in the main water supply right after the shut off valve put a tee in the line and hook pressure tank to the line . Pressure tank come in various sizes so the larger the tank the more storage.80 gallon tank yields roughly 47 gallons pressurized water stored. This will allow you to still use your sinks toilet and baths until the water stored in the tank is gone. Glory to this is the water continually refreshes as you use your water daily. This allows that if your water got shut off right now you would have that stored.
Great video. Great information. Priorities: water, shelter, food. My personal water storage is 8-55 gallon drums plumbed together, stacked on their side, two high. Built a frame, placed the barrels and plumbed with pvc. One bung plug is 2” NPT, standard threaded fitting from a big box. The other is a course, odd thread but has a 3/4” NPT knockout center. 2” down. Plumb all 2” together fed from downspout. 1”x1”x3/4” tee from a 3/4” nipple out of the barrel feed a 1” drain line/vent. Plumb all 3/4” to 1” together and have it exit at the downspout where the feed is. This allows overflow and refreshing when full. The intake is fed to the bottom 2” to fill from the bottom. The opposite end tees out to a standard hose bib. Also used to water my garden, so rotated regularly. I get about 5 psi at a 2’ rise to the garden, 125’ away. Working on options to keep it from freezing. Thinking 2 barrels buried at 5’ plumbed together and into the main system. Plumb 2” down and 3/4” up to vent creating a thermosyphon. No pump required and below the frost line. Sorry so long. 🤪
Don’t use a regular outside water hose. I got my water hose (white food grade) from Walmart RV department. When I’m done I attach the ends together so it stays clean inside.
TV? You have to do is flush fresh water thru the house fir a couple seconds,just like if you drink the rain as its falling... wait for the rain to be falling a few minutes. I drank water from our hose all the time. Still alive 62 years later
I had the unfortunate experience of having my main water intake line rupture recently. With the current difficulty in getting contractors and supplies, I was fully without water for over a week. Instead of staying with family, I decided to try out my water preps and boy am I glad I did. If you want any semblance of hygiene you really need 4-5 gallons of water per day for one person. I have water cubes for drinking water and clean used cat litter containers for hygiene purposes along with a few other random containers. I’ve found that in the absence of a catchment system, placing plastic tubs below the roof line is adequate for collecting rain water for hygiene or purification (a whole other topic). You should also consider how water is used. You need several small wash tubs for washing dishes and bathing. A lightweight gallon pitcher is also helpful. You need a large pot to heat water. In a true grid down situation, I highly recommend using a portable composting toilet with a urine hat rather than flushing the toilet multiple times per day. Each flush requires a gallon or more and sewer may not be functioning properly. Once the emergency is over, you can place the tubs and other supplies along with wipes, hand sanitizer, paper plates, etc in the tubs and store it away. Interestingly I had ordered 10 pounds of cucumbers to pickle before the line broke and on the day I pickled I used 9 gallons of water.
We stopped using tap water by choice years ago. I only reuse bottles that were originally water bottles. I refill them at a local self serve filtration machine. We also filter rain water for cleaning, and straight rain water for flushing. Carrying jugs of water daily is great exercise!
Your 40 gallon hot water tank is also a good emergency source. Should probably filter it before drinking. You'll mix up alot of sediment messing with it.
Good video. I had some stored thankfully, we coming out of the crazy ice/snow storm.. many people have burned water pipes.. we didn’t but now water pressure low and has to be boiled,,thankfully I had enough for these days.no trucks have been able to get to the stores in northern Louisiana so stores are low on water too... still know I need more water stored., live and learn..
I have an aqua pod on its way. It wouldnt be great choice for drinking, but for about $35 it'll fill up about 65 gallons water and will fill it up in tub before emergency. That rules out the tub for showers and baths but water would otherwise be unclean anyway. Would need to do " bird baths" ...Also check out the 5 gallon Igloo hand wash stations at Academy for $40.
Got a 'Water Bob' that is the same thing, comes w/a pump, fits on a tub. I have tubs & shower stalls in house, but summer outdoor shower easy to rig. They make dark plastic bags w/shower nozzels. Sun heats up the dark plastic for evening shower.
A close friend of our recently dug their own water well. They only went 10' down and they have a DIY well pump system in their back yard. Their water still needs to be filtered, but it's a free natural source. We hope to do our own very very soon!
I saved my large size coffee containers. They are plastic with a lid. Ran them through the dishwasher then filled with filtered water from my fridge. I also save 2 liter pop bottles for water
Large coffee can, when empty, (not plastic kind) can also be used to heat food on. Get a roll of toilet paper, take the cardboard out, pour rubbing alcohol over the toilet paper, let it soak in, light. Use some form of oven rack on top and boil water, soup, whatever. Hey, it's good in a pinch.
Thanks for the great video. I've found the most expedient way to store water is in the one gallon clear plastic containers with handle. The water is purified, sealed and dated. Every trip to the store we add a couple of gallons. We also have the ability/containers/filters to store tap and rain water.The main thing is to enjoy life but keep "your ear to the ground". Having the right gear on hand will allow that last minute flurry of preparedness activity prior to disaster. I wll check out your website.
We stored water in jars and used the blue foam used to insulate the foundations on new buildings bought at Lowe's or Home Depot - comes on 6 inch high and on 20 foot rolls. We wrapped each jar with the blue foam and then on front of shelves we used bungie cords to keep jars from falling off during earthquakes. I shook these jars darn hard and not one glass jar broke! Good for food and water.
If you're going to store water in milk jugs. Make sure it's for non drinking purposes. However, I grew up with people using milk jugs for drinking water and no one died haha.
@@wombinwood8500 Per FEMA, do NOT use containers that had milk or juice in them, because they will promote bacteria growth & can't be cleaned thoroughly enough to prevent that. FEMA Quote: If you decide to re-use storage containers, choose two-liter plastic soft drink bottles - not plastic jugs or cardboard containers that have had milk or fruit juice in them. The reason is that milk protein and fruit sugars cannot be adequately removed from these containers and provide an environment for bacterial growth when water is stored in them. Article title, "Food and Water in anEmergency" at FEMA . gov
For hygiene, laundry soap container's; they can even be used like a faucet if it has the push button dispenser! (This is for quick, practical survival) I do keep these full in case the water gets shut off vin our community; and it's been a convenience/and a necessity in times past; for different reasons water unexpectedly quit for a day or two! #1- I always fill empty, sterile soda bottles and have a few in kitchen but pantry first, then a couple in bathroom's for brushing teeth, and at least one or two but bedrooms. I might have to stay in one room if I get sick or some other emergency. Also it's good to have plenty if sterile water. We plan on setting up additional barrel's for the future. Thank you for your invaluable instructions!!
After we lost water in rural Oklahoma, i will definitely do this, as well as looking into a water Buffalo as i used in the military 💜. Thank you very much for sharing your video tips🙏🏾
WAL-MART FOOD SAFE USED BAKERY BUCKETS @ $1 each for either 2 gallon or the 5 Gallon. MANY MANY FOOD & WATER STORAGE USES. I asked the ladies in the bakery and they are happy to get those buckets with lids for me. Regular Food Safe Containers are costly, these work perfectly. Prepping for a family of 20 I have purchased many. 27 Gallon Commander Totes at Lowes have also suited my needs, they stack so securely it makes small spaces more useful by using floor to ceiling storage.
We are considering buying a house with a well (we’re moving anyways) but we plan to put a large water tank on the property to cycle through after filtration and to store a backup supply. Might work well for those times when the power to the pump might be off or we don’t have a generator hooked up to it in case of power outage.
If you get a well, a sm back up generator to run the pump us good. Also, they design some wells so that you could pull up water by hand in an emergency.
I wish I would have seen this video before I lost my entire water supply. I did not realize that water jugs from the grocery store should not be stored on the basement floor and I also did not realize they degrade so quickly. Walked into a puddle of water yesterday. The water jugs had been sitting on the basement floor for 18months so we had to toss it. Thankfully I now know how to store water and which containers are best. Thank you for all the content you share, it is very valuable indeed!
No water from the faucet? Where I live there predicting an 7.8 earthquake. We had 5.3 & 5.5 quake years back. Part of town the water was shut off for repairment. It is good to buy & store water Incase any kind of disaster comes.
Nothing is environmentally friendly. You need to use a lot of energy to make cans. And plastic bottles are really reusable if we recycle them properly.
I live in southeast Texas, so we have HEB grocery stores. They carry their own brand of canned UNSWEETENED sparkling water in plain as well as multiple flavors. The flavors are subtle and as they are unsweetened, they don't taste like an unsupervised four year old used a five pound bag of sugar to make a half-gallon of KoolAid, but if you like sweet, they have those too. If they go flat over time, (hasn't happened to me, but I guess it could...) it wouldn't really affect the taste much. They come in twelve packs just like soft drinks and cost around $3 for the twelve pack. I buy at least one twelve pack every time I go to the store, so always have a few cases on hand, since I usually only drink one every day or two. I only use tap water for cleaning myself and washing other stuff; I NEVER drink it. I don't even give tap water to my animals. Distilled water in the coffee machines, spring water or bottled drinking water for cooking and for the animals or for myself to drink during the day.
THANKFULLY, we installed a TRANSFER SWITCH which allows our emergency generator to run our private well pump. The water passes thru a "whole house filter" as it enters our home, so it's already safe to drink when it flows thru our taps. Of course, this solution only works if you have a private well system !
I grew up rinsing & rotating water bottles in our basement as a kid. My mom was still storing water until she passed away this yr. Found bottles tucked away. I have bought some cubes & a drum. Have to get a sink hose to fill the drum. Ok, realize I will need a pump too.
We have been off grid for 30 years,we get water from a well,and we put water in large bleach bottles,we use then for everything,we are in our 70s and in good health,we do however keep these bottles in a dark area,never in sunlight..how we started was have family save their bleach bottles and make sure they rinse them and leave the caps off,we to did the same..it's up to you ..we are not changing
We use a variety of ways. We use 30 gallon water heater water for hygiene water, bottled water for drinking, refilled pop bottles for drinking and hygiene.
I was out of electricity and electric water water well for nearly four days. We set up a generator for the smallest bedroom On the third day and ran only a small heater and recharged phones. I kept pretty warm in my bedroom with no heat however I was amazed to wake up on the second day and realize my king-size Tempur-pedic mattress had frozen around me thankfully I was still very warm in my little unfrozen spot. I dread to think if I had. stored water bottles under my bed . 1 gallon of water I had on my kitchen counter Froze and got everything wet. Under normal circumstances you have some really good solutions
First time to your channel! Great info! Thank you! I personally would not store or drink from cases of prepackaged water bottles, especially after being stored in a hot car for any period of time for the following reasons: 1. The water in these bottles are only lightly filtered, which leaves behind lots of chemicals, causing the plastic to breakdown, leaching BPA, and other dangerous chemicals into the water. 2. The bottles are prepackaged & stored in hot warehouses for months or longer; more time to leach plastic. 3. When they finally make it to your local grocery store, Costco or Sam's Club, they're often stored in cages outside in the heat & sun, causing further degradation of the plastic. They're also put on sale out front of the stores in the sun. The BPA in plastic is a synthetic estrogen (female hormone), which is why many boys & men grow breasts, and boys have become more affeminant over the years. It is also linked to autism, cancer, and many other health issues. Drink clean, chemical-free water whenever you can. Farah Faucet died from a long battle with colorectal cancer. She has stated that she is certain that she got cancer from consuming water for many years from plastic bottles she left in her car for post workout hydration.
If you have a sump pump to prevent flooding, Id put them up higher in case of power outages. Just saying. Left a house and shut off power too early and lost a lot under water. Oops.
Hopefully radon isn’t seeping up from those floors. I work hospice and was at a conference years ago... I asked the MD who was speaking how people who never smoke get lung cancer if they have no genetic predisposition and he said RADON.
This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on water. (I've watched a lot of videos) great job! I had the place where we bought our 55 gal drums install a spigot it costs me $54 for the barrel and spigot already installed they install the spigot sideways so you can easily hook a hose to it. I also have a hand pump just in case. I know this doesn't sound fun but try limiting yourself for a day or longer and just see how much water we waste. I am guilty when it comes to wasting water. If you try this every now and then it can help keep you aware of how much water is going down the drain. Also big bottles of cat litter are great to save water for say small loads of laundry or cleaning just remember not to drink it. The milk bottles sure do degrade. I've had them degrade in 3 months. What a mess. I'm going to add this I probably would drink the water from unscented cat litter bottles but I would put it through a Berkey or use my Mini Sawyer. I'm just not going to recommend it to others. Yes I would also drink swimming pool water but our community pool isn't used much at all. If you have a great filter it will be safe in case of a emergency.
I have 15 × 1 gallon (Poland Spring) containers in my 'pepper pantry' (dark, cool, cupboard in the basement). (Just wifey & I + 2 × cats). Don't forget there's plenty of water in your water heater and in your water/steam oil/gas heating system. Just remember to filter any 'rusty' water, obviously. I 'rotate' this emergency-water by using it to take bird-poop off the car, give various plants/shrubs a drink in the summer (saves having to take out the hose, and eliminates having outside standing spare water, which mosquitoes love.)
We have a inground pool that holds 24000 gallons of water. One box of pool shock will sanitized the water to be drinkable as it's needed for a years supply. We will be good on water
I do the same thing you all do with the mason jars. I always keep a large supply of mason jars, because if we ever encounter a long term power outage, we plan on canning most of the meat in our freezer.
A Water Bob can be very handy if you know major storms are coming or planned power shut downs, water shut offs etc. They are especially helpful if you have more than one bathroom/tub i.e. you can fill all tubs for more water storage or fill all except one that is designated as a cleaning station or for other use. Place the Water Bob in the tub and fill it with the water spigot. The water is drinkable directly from the Water Bob. During extreme water shortages you probably won’t be taking baths and showers anyway but washing just the necessary ‘parts’ as needed.
After one particularly bad hurricane we were without power for two weeks. We used our pool water for flushing and bathing. Nowadays we own a water tank and fill that when we get alerted to a serious storm or other possible water issues.
@@kbelle9854 i think 2 ltr bottles might b stronger ive noticed that gal jugs( mine saved from distilled) did leak some of them its always something lol
For washing clothes, dishes or pans I store water in those plastic liquid detergent and fabric softener containers that are cleaned, that have the spiquet on them. These containers can be placed on the counter and just push the spiquet to expel the water onto the items being washed. We have a Berkey filtering and other systems to filter water. We run the water batches through the system more than once. We store drinking water completely different than we store other usable water. The water heater also stores water as a backup if necessary.
You are absolutely right with bottles shaped as milk jugs... I have been using them to store tap water and now some water jugs are turning green 🤢 I was only gonna use only for cleaning and cooking for emergencies but now I know i will have to use better plastic
I like the individual size water bottles (16.9 fluid ounces) because you can break down the "case" and use or store them individually and you can easily recycle the empties. If an entire case is too heavy, break the case down into individual bottles are an added advantage. I find that they are the most versatile and can be easily bartered also.
I've used almond milk jugs and juice jugs. Haven't had a problem. I rotate regularly. Could drink in an emergency but plan to use for cooking or hygiene if needed.
Hey WD...way to be...that is our goal...prepare for the storms that are coming. I am hopeful that many will see the dangers and take actions that will help them and provide peace of mind. Keep encouraging others and making progress! Thanks for being part of the solution!
@@JonathanBJones I'm trying but people don't listen. It's like people are offended by or afraid of the truth. No Thank! you Brother, keep up the Great! work, you're helping millions of people to prepare, Very Admirable. Thank you my Friend 💞
@@wd4313 Thanks for your kind words...we will press forward and hope to help some see the dangers. Stay well and happy...keep being part of the solution!!
I'm just using cleaned, plastic juice containers. I clean them and pour in water from my home PUR tank. We have a large concrete basement that is cool all the time.
If you are building or using a shelf system. Make sure it is super duty and even then back that thing up with extra support! When I was a kid, (back in the 70's) my mom and dad had a whole summers worth of canning come crashing down and ruined everything. We were very poor and this was not replaceable that year. 6 kids and 2 adults went hungry a lot that year. We had no food pantries or any place to get free food. My parents and us kids old enough to remember, learned the hard way of proper shelving. I always say, better safe than sorry. Extra support will not hurt anything-well, except maybe your budget.
Also want to add, even if you do not live in an earthquake prone area; still build brackets or supports. Assume you will get an earthquake. Because in these end times the earth will shake no matter where you are. It is just a matter of time and how bad. I like the idea of old cardboard in between the glass jars. and later on can be a fire source or insulator if need be.
@John Beige Alaska preppers has a video on making a homemade Berkeyl style water filter using two 5 galleon buckets anda Spicket with a water filter you can buy from a big store like Home Depot or on online.
the space that is required is at a minimum. I store on my deck in winter.Those little water bottles can be crushed very small and put lid back on. Doesn't take much garbage space. I have 2 Treated 55 gal barrels in 2 dark cool closets. Been there 5 years, but husband passed and can't move them. It will be used for hygiene and they came with the right pump. Better than nothing. Regular gal water bottles at store do break down and that you have to watch. Arizona tea gal bottles I used also, with a few drops of bleach after cleaned. Thinking about having a hand pump put in the well house in case of electricity blackout. Looks like that is very possible this year.
You can flush your toilet with water stored in bleach, laundry soap, fabric softener bottles. Also wash dishes and clothes with the residual laundry soap. I don't even rinse the bottles. And they are labeled already. But those are not for drinking.
I have three 5 gallon containers for a water dispenser stored. We have two 50 gallon "rain barrels" outside. Then we use gallon Almond milk containers as well. Finally we have 2 life straws.
Hygene water can also be used for toilet use too. Believe me, they are very helpful when your water is turned off unexpectedly. So the containers that you don't drink from, fill em up and store them in or near your restroom.
If the tap water isn't running - why would you waste your stored water with flushing? Get a bucket with a toilet seat and bag liner and do your business in that - don't waste water.
Check out these great posts at TheProvidentPrepper.org to learn more.
How to Store Water for Emergency Preparedness
theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-store-water-for-emergency-preparedness/
Tips for Storing Water in a 55-Gallon Plastic Barrel
theprovidentprepper.org/tips-for-storing-water-in-a-55-gallon-plastic-barrel/
Emergency Water Filters: Guiding You Through the Maze
theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-filters-guiding-you-through-the-maze/
Disinfecting Water Using Calcium Hypochlorite
theprovidentprepper.org/disinfecting-water-using-calcium-hypochlorite/
Emergency Water: 17 Potential Sources
theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-17-potential-sources/
Making Water Safe to Drink: 7 Disinfection Techniques
theprovidentprepper.org/making-water-safe-to-drink-7-disinfection-techniques/
UV Rays Save the Day-Disinfecting Water with the Sun
theprovidentprepper.org/uv-rays-save-the-day-disinfecting-water-with-the-sun/
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Is Using a dehumidifier an ok source for emergency water use?
Thank you so much for this wonderful information. I have now subscribed to your channel so at the ripe young age of 60 I’m trying to get enough put up to take care of my entire family unit. You have a fan!!
Since I used to have a house full of aquariums and changed out 50% of the water weekly I had to get rid of the chlorine in the tap water and running air through it for 24 hours did the trick. Can't put your fish in chlorinated water now can you. So for swimming pool water you can use an air pump for aquariums and pump air through the water for at least 24 hours. That should get rid of the chlorine present in the water. If you are still concerned get a test kit and Ph kit. then run it through something like a Britta filter and test again. At this point Boil or treat the water. I just recently experienced a main waterline break and used pool water to flus the toilet.
You are so lucky to have a husband who supports you in prepping. My husband fights me every step of the way, I have been prepping for years and it's a struggle with him I have to hide everything, I'm so glad I didn't listen to him. I know why we are doing this.
@@TheProvidentPrepper Hi girl this is a new subject that I'm seeing on FB newbies learning how to can and they all so happy because they are reusing old lids again i posted this video but wondering if you would share this video on your channel.m.th-cam.com/video/ON8FEyVHE30/w-d-xo.html
@@TheProvidentPrepper Thk you for sharing her video on your channel maybe people will see the importance of safe canning. Keep up the great Video's. Did you ever do any vids on Emergency Evacuation for Brush Fires? 2 days ago we has heavy winds here at the Jersey Shore, A house went on fire a few Miles in another town. The winds spread the fire and it traveled 166 Acres. The highway was shut both ways Roads closures all over. 29 houses were fire damaged, The worst part was I couldn't find the news on t.v I couldn't get any info on this real time. No channels were talking about it. The only source was Twitter. I could smell the smoke in the air it was the most scariest thing, because you don't know where to run you don't know what roads are blocked. And what do you need to escape. It made me realize. I'M REALLY NOT PREPARED. But thanks again just wanted to share.
I have the same thing here , and I often ask why not prep
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Gee your husband sounds like a keeper lol
In an extreme water emergency, canned vegetables contain water which can be used to cook pasta, instant mashed potatoes, oatmeal, rice, etc. Strain the liquid if you want to remove any lumpy vegetables.
A child's hard plastic swimming pool can be used to catch rain water for hygiene purposes. Cover the pool with mosquito netting to keep out debris and bugs.
I added noodles or rice more than once to a pan wet from the verggies. You can cook small noodles perfectly with the rest of your meal, something I like to do to stretch my pan and also get rid of too much water in the pan, so I don´t have to waste anything.
great thing to keep in mind - thanks
I use veggie water to boil potatoes gives them a little more flavot
@@tinacarrion6312 Thanks for letting us know. I've been wondering if anyone has tried it.
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I use the bleach bottles, the one gallon vinegar containers & the liquid laundry detergent bottles for flushing the toilets when the power is out. I have well water & I store about 50 of these in my basement. I know its not drinking water but I thought I'd mention it.
I do the same.
We have been storing water in plastic cat litter jugs for washing/flushing. They are durable, haven’t had one leak yet.
@@TheProvidentPrepper I live in Ct & 10 yrs ago we lost power for a few days during a huge snowstorm. We went through all of the toilet flushing water. I took 5 gallon buckets in my daughters red wagon to the pond across the street, filled them up & wheeled them back home to fill up the empty toilet water containers. I had a hell of a time chipping through the ice to reach the water but we have to be creative in these situations.
@@lindawolffkashmir2768 Those containers are great! I used those over 10 yrs. ago when I had cats. They are the best!
@@lindawolffkashmir2768 I also save my gallon vinegar jugs. Water in them can be drank also. I just rinse them our well and let them air out for awhile. Helps get rid of the vinegar smell quite good.
After they cut off our water here in Texas this week, I think I'll start becoming a Prepper❤
Wise choice. Praying for Texas.
Agree I’m also in Texas. I wish we would have prepared better! Sending hugs 🤗
Same here
@@TheProvidentPrepper Thank you for helping.
@@krissyscoon8880 How do we store without sunlight hitting plastic bottles.
Another great post! My favorite way to store water for hand washing is to re-use the large Arm & Hammer liquid laundry soap containers that have the side spigot ... they work great propped up sideways at the sink and are not frightfully heavy or awkward.
That's a great idea I don't know why I never thought about that!
What about toxic ingredients from Arm & Hammer leaching into H2o? That is mentioned in this video, and correctly so. Long term damage from these chemicals is real.
@@kerrywillet3883 It’s fine for hand washing and hygiene purposes.
@@kerrywillet3883 It is not going to be used for drinking, just handwashing and perhaps bathing.
@@LadyRevolver Probably for the same reason many others never thought of it, either. After all, everyone can't know all things or we would be as all-knowing as God. Which is probably why God instructed us to be fruitful and multiply, so we would be motivated to communicate with others. I think life would be pretty boring if we all possessed the same knowledge about everything all the time. Learning from others also moves us to appreciate what they can bring to the banquet of life. Except, perhaps, for poor dumb Adam, who listened to Eve and took a bite out of that forbidden fruit. LOL
On your glass jars, put either rubber bands or old socks cut into 3-4 inch sections around the jars to keep them from breaking from vibration against one another.
Rubber bands dry out/break and are horrible to get off of stuff once backed on for years. Found a bunch of stuff I packed away in attic for a few years. It was impossible to get all of the dried up stuck off. yuck. But they were not glass jars so it might not matter. I saw someone use socks. they cut the bottoms off. That is a great idea if you always end up with socks that its partner is mia.
@@deebee533 Rose Red Homestead keeps the cardboard cases the canning jars came in and the plastic on the outside which helps keep the jars in place and from breaking too. The sock idea is great for moving them in an emergency. She also has water containers that they carry with them while camping that hold drinking water. They can be worn easily.
Oh my, i was just wondering what to do with a pile of socks that i really have no need for. Now i know!
I save my preggo tomato sauce jars. I peel off the label, dishwasher the lid and jar, then fill with boiling water and cap. Once it cools off a vacuum is created and the jar lid makes a snapping noise because of the seal created. So, vacuum sealed water, stored in glass and previously boiled. Doesn't get much better than that.
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@@craighoward6243 wtf
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I really Like that idea and will be applying that to my shelter in place preps.
Save water from hand washing, called grey water, to flush toilets.
@Stella doll that’s a great idea. Would it last a while this way?
Build an outhouse.
I buy 2 gallons every day I use it for cooking face wash teeth brushing..I make sure I have 50 tall gallons extra for emergencies I will never run out of water a tall shelf packed with the water..plus extra food candles flashlights emergency radio batteries first aid kit crochet blankets that I make myself I am well prepared summer winter at all times Stay safe everyone 🙏
There is one household emergency water source you forgot that is valuable in a pinch: the hot water heater. It can hold around 30 gallons of water, and if your water heater is not extremely old, you could tap it if you need it. If your water heater was working properly before the emergency, the water running through it has been cycled constantly, and also has been exposed to heat. If you are on a city water supply, the water contained in the heater will be clean, and drinkable.
Alot PEOPLE forget about the water heater
@@0annonymous From Lil Giant 1-2 drops of bleach for a gallon of water. When learning to store water I put gallons of water into milk jugs, heard you were supposed to add bleach, so put in a teaspoon of bleach, stored the jugs for about a month, and they started leaking.
Found out jugs leaking when some guys came down our street because pipes leaking. They shut off the water and started digging up the water pipes. I came home from work and had no water to wash dishes, to cook with, or to drink. I had no transportation. A more experienced person I called suggested I use bleach water to wash the dishes. I used two jugs I had yet to put bleach in to cook with. By next day they had repaired the water pipes, Moral of the story? DO NOT USE USED MILK JUGS. ALSO DO NOT add too much bleach. 1-2 drops per gallon is fine to make the water store for longer periods.
There is a drain valve at the bottom you can open. Remember to turn off power to it or you will burn up heating element when power comes back on. Older water heater could have sediment in bottom and it will plug the drain valve.
Also toilet tank water.
Not if you have no electricity
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Texas here and going thru all the prepper channels, have to learn because it will happen again.
"Southern Prepper" is a good channel too. Look through his archives for many topics.
Hi Anita! Rio Grande Valley Texas here! can i also recommend RedRose Homestead? I watch her and Provident Preppers. I have learned to trust them more than other.? why? because of their very well produced videos that include an abundance of research and their sources for information. Not to mention the lovely people they are! thank you Provident Preppers! and RoseRed Homestead!
Glass. Mason jars. You can boil the water and can your own and seal it for cooking and drinking. I got a lot of good advice from this video. And lots of things to think about from the comments as well. Nice video
@@TheProvidentPrepper Are Mason jars the best way to store.
Canned water is sterile water to use if there are cuts or wounds
How long do you process it?
Plus solar disinfection. Glass is the way to go...
We bought 5 gal water cubes they have spigots and stack for about $12 ea & ordered long term water treatment drops as we are on well water. Placed wood on ground in garage, then carpet and only stack 2 high, 6 total. We also have a Alexa Pur filter & hot tub that we do not use~ we filled and treated the water. Too bad we didn’t get this done prior to our well pump going out on us and the 5 days without water:(
Don’t wait!! Cheaper to prepare in advance 😳.
Now we also have an RV - nice water storage tank, too.
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A great way to overcome the breakage with glass jars is to put them back into the case they came in, with the card dividers. Keeps them snug and cushioned, and as a bonus the cases are easy to stack, don't take up to much room, and can easily be secured. This applies to your other home jarred goods. Personally I like the big water jugs, got them stashed around, in out of the way spots, don't have a place for barrels. Got a hand pump that fits on the top making it easy to use when the time comes.
Also, I bought packages of black socks from the dollar store. I trim if the toe portion and slip the jar into the sock to keep the light out and keep a cushion between the jars.
Were did you get your hand pump for your water bottle… I have the 5gallon water bottle that hand pump will come in handy… thank you in advance ❤
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@@ant-1382 thank you 😊
I cut the tops off old socks to use as sleeves for glass jars. It helps to prevent breakage.
Just received my 55 gallon water drums. Rinsing and filling. We’re good to go.
Where did you get your 55 gallon drums
When I was a kid my aunt's husband made a big water deposit that looks like a swimming pool, (in Mexico many people had those in their homes) in the ground I would say 10 sq feet with cement, it looked like a cube with an iron little door on top that open outward like in an underground shelter, they filled it with water, we kids could run on top of it and around because it was just like a sidewalk or patio.
Like a water cystern,
I was raised in the hills of KY using a cistern like you described
Cisterns have been used for thousands of years....The well designed ones fill up automatically every time it rains.
Thanks so much! Ive concentrated on food storage never thinking that the water may be turned off
Stored water in jugs, water in hot tub and water heater, then there's the life straws. Keep bleach for emergency purifying. If looks like something may be coming, I fill up additional jugs and buckets - for animals and flushing. Thanks for the tip on using canning jars for water. Had not thought of that.
At one time I owned a large freezer. It was too big for my needs. So it was never full. Well a full freezer is a more efficient freezer. So I filled repurposed soda bottles and large vinegar bottles. When our power was out after a hurricane I used the water.
I have two upright freezers, and my husband uses distilled water in his CPAP machine. If I find a space in a freezer for a gallon, I fill one and put it there. He and my daughter both drink carbonated flavored water that comes in quart/liter bottles. I run those through the dishwasher, refill them, and tuck them into small spaces. It helps your freezer run much less. Not to mention it is a great water source in an emergency.
@@susiessoapstuff1459 Great 👍
Great post! So much truth 👍
Hey thats a pretty good idea there! Thanks
Full freezers use much more electricity. Yes a full freezer is technically more efficient than an empty freezer, but only because the cost per pound of frozen-items is infinite for an empty freezer. Needlessly storing frozen water is a terrible waste. There are valid reasons to store frozen-water, but efficiency is not one of them.
Last month I asked the checkout guy + girl at Costco what shortages they were seeing, and they said "bottled water". I'm sure they're stocked up by now, but it was a good reminder to get prepared while you can! ☺️
My dog loves to store backup water in the toilet bowl...
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I think it is wise to store glass mason jars in ziplock baggies whether you have food or water. It prevents them from shattering everywhere if there was an earthquake, making minimal clean up, prevents botulism from spreading (which of course is rare), and you will have an extra bag for sharing if needed.
You two have put a lot of work into this
video. Thank you so much!
I’ve spend months and months searching, watching videos, asking questions etc.
Nothing and No one has ever spoken or given practical survival knowledge for Water and food preparation for those like myself who live in a Block “No Storage, No Garden, No Space and a very Small living area … And enquiring to whether or not you or anyone else may have productive advice for this please. Thank You 🙏
We went to an on demand hot water systems a few years back and I realized recently that meant that we now have no “emergency” tank in the garage, so this is critical to get stored up.
Yep - two 750 gallon water tanks with a wood surround. About a years supply for me and mine.
I have a 20,000 gallon pool for me and mine😘
@@montegalvan9852 From Lil Giant Hope it is not a swimming pool. Video host says taste funny and may be bad for you.😉
If you have those "LifeStraws", or a good water filter system, you can use the water in the pool to drink.
For toilet flushing we put water in the big yellow Tidy cat litter containers. They close nicely and are heavy but doable with the fairly comfortable handles. This helped us here in Corpus Christi during the freeze emergency. I'm not sure but they probably can hold 4 or 5 gallons.
For drinking we save and rotate bottled water. The hardest part is having enough stored for bathing and for washing dishes. Still working on that one. This video was very helpful!
Baby wipes work well for personal hygiene. You can "wash" with them too.
Dollar Tree Carrie's several types of hygiene wipes. They were aife saver when I had 2 ankle surgeries. Now I keep them stocked at home & car. But PLEASE don't flush them, no matter what the pkg might say...they clog septic tanks & city systems.
@@denicesanders4586 Yup that's my deal
Take sponge baths in the sink or a big bowl in emergency, use cheap paper plates instead of wasting water washing them.
VERY helpful video! And thanks so much for talking about rotation and how it isn't a life or death thing to rotate! What a relief! 😅
I know right....this has my biggest obstacle in even starting a water storage project. Now I am gong to ask everyone for their empty jars/bottles :).
Water, if stored right, theoretically, can last forever. It's one of the few things that can. No rotation is necessary. Talking about cans- A friend of mine's Dad ate a 50-year-old can of corn. Said it was just a little bland but otherwise was alright. The can was in perfect condition which showed it was stored in a good climate. Certain can food, especially meats, can last a VERY long time.
Lord have mercy Men do some strange things sometimes But they usually live through them though No wonder the creator made a help meet for Adam
Expiration dates are a form of job security. Unless the container or can is damaged in some way do not count it out. Can goods last longer than most think.
Cans have expirations dates though.
@@myrnadavis2409, God did that to complete Adam, and because He says that "it's not good that man be alone," and to procreate. He didn't provide a helpmeet because Adam (men) was unintelligent. It was the woman who was deceived into bringing sin into the world....the first to disobey God. She was the one who sinned first, then enticed the man to sin. He was nearby, and the more accountable, but she fell first.
@@MamaKalash I get what you're saying but I never meant that man was unintelligent He did however willingly chose to put his wife's decision above Gods commandment Yes she was the one deceived and the one who fell first no disputing that
I use milk in wax cartons (1/2 gal). I sanitize (Tbs bleach), then rinse and fill with tap water (contains chlorine). Cap and seal with candle wax. I have a case of 5 stage filters (Zero). If I run out of stored water, I'm one block from a creek. I'll clothe filter, boil, then run through a 5 stage filter.
There are problems with using milk containers. Don't use them, per FEMA . gov, article title, "Food and Water in an Emergency".
"If you decide to re-use storage containers, choose two-liter plastic soft drink bottles - not plastic jugs or cardboard containers that have had milk or fruit juice in them. The reason is that milk protein and fruit sugars cannot be adequately removed from these containers and provide an environment for bacterial growth when water is stored in them. Cardboard containers leak easily."
Filter before boiling
If you own your home. Install a check valve in the main water supply right after the shut off valve put a tee in the line and hook pressure tank to the line . Pressure tank come in various sizes so the larger the tank the more storage.80 gallon tank yields roughly 47 gallons pressurized water stored. This will allow you to still use your sinks toilet and baths until the water stored in the tank is gone. Glory to this is the water continually refreshes as you use your water daily. This allows that if your water got shut off right now you would have that stored.
Great video. Great information. Priorities: water, shelter, food. My personal water storage is 8-55 gallon drums plumbed together, stacked on their side, two high. Built a frame, placed the barrels and plumbed with pvc. One bung plug is 2” NPT, standard threaded fitting from a big box. The other is a course, odd thread but has a 3/4” NPT knockout center. 2” down. Plumb all 2” together fed from downspout. 1”x1”x3/4” tee from a 3/4” nipple out of the barrel feed a 1” drain line/vent. Plumb all 3/4” to 1” together and have it exit at the downspout where the feed is. This allows overflow and refreshing when full. The intake is fed to the bottom 2” to fill from the bottom. The opposite end tees out to a standard hose bib. Also used to water my garden, so rotated regularly. I get about 5 psi at a 2’ rise to the garden, 125’ away. Working on options to keep it from freezing. Thinking 2 barrels buried at 5’ plumbed together and into the main system. Plumb 2” down and 3/4” up to vent creating a thermosyphon. No pump required and below the frost line. Sorry so long. 🤪
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Don’t use a regular outside water hose. I got my water hose (white food grade) from Walmart RV department. When I’m done I attach the ends together so it stays clean inside.
Excellent idea!
Let it dry well first
TV? You have to do is flush fresh water thru the house fir a couple seconds,just like if you drink the rain as its falling... wait for the rain to be falling a few minutes. I drank water from our hose all the time. Still alive 62 years later
I had the unfortunate experience of having my main water intake line rupture recently. With the current difficulty in getting contractors and supplies, I was fully without water for over a week. Instead of staying with family, I decided to try out my water preps and boy am I glad I did. If you want any semblance of hygiene you really need 4-5 gallons of water per day for one person. I have water cubes for drinking water and clean used cat litter containers for hygiene purposes along with a few other random containers. I’ve found that in the absence of a catchment system, placing plastic tubs below the roof line is adequate for collecting rain water for hygiene or purification (a whole other topic). You should also consider how water is used. You need several small wash tubs for washing dishes and bathing. A lightweight gallon pitcher is also helpful. You need a large pot to heat water. In a true grid down situation, I highly recommend using a portable composting toilet with a urine hat rather than flushing the toilet multiple times per day. Each flush requires a gallon or more and sewer may not be functioning properly. Once the emergency is over, you can place the tubs and other supplies along with wipes, hand sanitizer, paper plates, etc in the tubs and store it away.
Interestingly I had ordered 10 pounds of cucumbers to pickle before the line broke and on the day I pickled I used 9 gallons of water.
Stellar info on emergency water preparedness! I learned a lot. Definitely sharing this.
As always, the most trusted channel for prepping information. Thank you and God bless.
We stopped using tap water by choice years ago. I only reuse bottles that were originally water bottles. I refill them at a local self serve filtration machine. We also filter rain water for cleaning, and straight rain water for flushing. Carrying jugs of water daily is great exercise!
Good plan.
Your 40 gallon hot water tank is also a good emergency source. Should probably filter it before drinking. You'll mix up alot of sediment messing with it.
Good video. I had some stored thankfully, we coming out of the crazy ice/snow storm.. many people have burned water pipes.. we didn’t but now water pressure low and has to be boiled,,thankfully I had enough for these days.no trucks have been able to get to the stores in northern Louisiana so stores are low on water too... still know I need more water stored., live and learn..
I have an aqua pod on its way. It wouldnt be great choice for drinking, but for about $35 it'll fill up about 65 gallons water and will fill it up in tub before emergency. That rules out the tub for showers and baths but water would otherwise be unclean anyway. Would need to do " bird baths" ...Also check out the 5 gallon Igloo hand wash stations at Academy for $40.
Got a 'Water Bob' that is the same thing, comes w/a pump, fits on a tub. I have tubs & shower stalls in house, but summer outdoor shower easy to rig. They make dark plastic bags w/shower nozzels. Sun heats up the dark plastic for evening shower.
A close friend of our recently dug their own water well. They only went 10' down and they have a DIY well pump system in their back yard. Their water still needs to be filtered, but it's a free natural source. We hope to do our own very very soon!
How did they do it?
Im subscribed to ALOT of PREPPER channels but I always find yours as way more informative, thank you.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you so very much for your Very Helpful Video! As,a single lady I soOo needed this! God bless ya'll ❤️ 🙌 🙏 & Hello from Atlanta, GA!
I saved my large size coffee containers. They are plastic with a lid. Ran them through the dishwasher then filled with filtered water from my fridge. I also save 2 liter pop bottles for water
Large coffee can, when empty, (not plastic kind) can also be used to heat food on. Get a roll of toilet paper, take the cardboard out, pour rubbing alcohol over the toilet paper, let it soak in, light. Use some form of oven rack on top and boil water, soup, whatever. Hey, it's good in a pinch.
Thanks for the great video. I've found the most expedient way to store water is in the one gallon clear plastic containers with handle. The water is purified, sealed and dated. Every trip to the store we add a couple of gallons. We also have the ability/containers/filters to store tap and rain water.The main thing is to enjoy life but keep "your ear to the ground". Having the right gear on hand will allow that last minute flurry of preparedness activity prior to disaster.
I wll check out your website.
Amazing vital info: THANK YOU!
We stored water in jars and used the blue foam used to insulate the foundations on new buildings bought at Lowe's or Home Depot - comes on 6 inch high and on 20 foot rolls. We wrapped each jar with the blue foam and then on front of shelves we used bungie cords to keep jars from falling off during earthquakes. I shook these jars darn hard and not one glass jar broke! Good for food and water.
If you're going to store water in milk jugs. Make sure it's for non drinking purposes. However, I grew up with people using milk jugs for drinking water and no one died haha.
Mom always used milk jugs for hurricanes
@@wombinwood8500 Per FEMA, do NOT use containers that had milk or juice in them, because they will promote bacteria growth & can't be cleaned thoroughly enough to prevent that. FEMA Quote:
If you decide to re-use storage containers, choose two-liter plastic soft drink bottles - not plastic jugs or cardboard containers that have had milk or fruit juice in them. The reason is that milk protein and fruit sugars cannot be adequately removed from these containers and provide an environment for bacterial growth when water is stored in them.
Article title, "Food and Water in anEmergency" at FEMA . gov
Old water jugs are better
For hygiene, laundry soap container's; they can even be used like a faucet if it has the push button dispenser! (This is for quick, practical survival) I do keep these full in case the water gets shut off vin our community; and it's been a convenience/and a necessity in times past; for different reasons water unexpectedly quit for a day or two!
#1- I always fill empty, sterile soda bottles and have a few in kitchen but pantry first, then a couple in bathroom's for brushing teeth, and at least one or two but bedrooms. I might have to stay in one room if I get sick or some other emergency. Also it's good to have plenty if sterile water.
We plan on setting up additional barrel's for the future.
Thank you for your invaluable instructions!!
Thanks guys, you two flow very well and use of the video time.
After we lost water in rural Oklahoma, i will definitely do this, as well as looking into a water Buffalo as i used in the military 💜. Thank you very much for sharing your video tips🙏🏾
What is a water buffalo?
I appreciate all the information that you give us. Thank you.
WAL-MART FOOD SAFE USED BAKERY BUCKETS @ $1 each for either 2 gallon or the 5 Gallon. MANY MANY FOOD & WATER STORAGE USES. I asked the ladies in the bakery and they are happy to get those buckets with lids for me. Regular Food Safe Containers are costly, these work perfectly. Prepping for a family of 20 I have purchased many. 27 Gallon Commander Totes at Lowes have also suited my needs, they stack so securely it makes small spaces more useful by using floor to ceiling storage.
We are considering buying a house with a well (we’re moving anyways) but we plan to put a large water tank on the property to cycle through after filtration and to store a backup supply. Might work well for those times when the power to the pump might be off or we don’t have a generator hooked up to it in case of power outage.
If you get a well, a sm back up generator to run the pump us good. Also, they design some wells so that you could pull up water by hand in an emergency.
Have the well water tested before you buy the home. I worked in that field and there are many all over the U.S. that are toxic.
I wish I would have seen this video before I lost my entire water supply. I did not realize that water jugs from the grocery store should not be stored on the basement floor and I also did not realize they degrade so quickly. Walked into a puddle of water yesterday. The water jugs had been sitting on the basement floor for 18months so we had to toss it. Thankfully I now know how to store water and which containers are best. Thank you for all the content you share, it is very valuable indeed!
No water from the faucet? Where I live there predicting an 7.8 earthquake. We had 5.3 & 5.5 quake years back. Part of town the water was shut off for repairment. It is good to buy & store water Incase any kind of disaster comes.
I will never understand why companies won't sell affordable canned water! It stores great and they are more environmentally friendly than plastic.
Nothing is environmentally friendly. You need to use a lot of energy to make cans. And plastic bottles are really reusable if we recycle them properly.
Jason momoa started doing this
I live in southeast Texas, so we have HEB grocery stores. They carry their own brand of canned UNSWEETENED sparkling water in plain as well as multiple flavors. The flavors are subtle and as they are unsweetened, they don't taste like an unsupervised four year old used a five pound bag of sugar to make a half-gallon of KoolAid, but if you like sweet, they have those too. If they go flat over time, (hasn't happened to me, but I guess it could...) it wouldn't really affect the taste much. They come in twelve packs just like soft drinks and cost around $3 for the twelve pack. I buy at least one twelve pack every time I go to the store, so always have a few cases on hand, since I usually only drink one every day or two. I only use tap water for cleaning myself and washing other stuff; I NEVER drink it. I don't even give tap water to my animals. Distilled water in the coffee machines, spring water or bottled drinking water for cooking and for the animals or for myself to drink during the day.
THANKFULLY, we installed a TRANSFER SWITCH which allows our emergency generator to run our private well pump. The water passes thru a "whole house filter" as it enters our home, so it's already safe to drink when it flows thru our taps. Of course, this solution only works if you have a private well system !
That won’t help if you need to leave your house - fire, earthquake, flood, social chaos, etc.
We have our own well, where did you get your whole house filter we need one, thanks
@@hazelbaker7638 We bought ours at Lowes, they probably are available thru Home Depot as well.
Also doesn’t help unless you have gasoline stored for emergency use.
I grew up rinsing & rotating water bottles in our basement as a kid. My mom was still storing water until she passed away this yr. Found bottles tucked away. I have bought some cubes & a drum. Have to get a sink hose to fill the drum. Ok, realize I will need a pump too.
We have been off grid for 30 years,we get water from a well,and we put water in large bleach bottles,we use then for everything,we are in our 70s and in good health,we do however keep these bottles in a dark area,never in sunlight..how we started was have family save their bleach bottles and make sure they rinse them and leave the caps off,we to did the same..it's up to you ..we are not changing
ALL GREAT ADVICE! But please don’t forget your Pets too!
We use a variety of ways. We use 30 gallon water heater water for hygiene water, bottled water for drinking, refilled pop bottles for drinking and hygiene.
I was out of electricity and electric water water well for nearly four days.
We set up a generator for the smallest bedroom On the third day and ran only a small heater and recharged phones.
I kept pretty warm in my bedroom with no heat however I was amazed to wake up on the second day and realize my king-size Tempur-pedic mattress had frozen around me thankfully I was still very warm in my little unfrozen spot.
I dread to think if I had. stored water bottles under my bed . 1 gallon of water I had on my kitchen counter Froze and got everything wet.
Under normal circumstances you have some really good solutions
Place bottles in underbed totes to catch any leakers.
Love you guys and your kind helpfulness!
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What a wealth of information! Thanks for the info on water in milk jugs! I didn't know!
First time to your channel! Great info! Thank you!
I personally would not store or drink from cases of prepackaged water bottles, especially after being stored in a hot car for any period of time for the following reasons:
1. The water in these bottles are only lightly filtered, which leaves behind lots of chemicals, causing the plastic to breakdown, leaching BPA, and other dangerous chemicals into the water.
2. The bottles are prepackaged & stored in hot warehouses for months or longer; more time to leach plastic.
3. When they finally make it to your local grocery store, Costco or Sam's Club, they're often stored in cages outside in the heat & sun, causing further degradation of the plastic. They're also put on sale out front of the stores in the sun.
The BPA in plastic is a synthetic estrogen (female hormone), which is why many boys & men grow breasts, and boys have become more affeminant over the years. It is also linked to autism, cancer, and many other health issues. Drink clean, chemical-free water whenever you can.
Farah Faucet died from a long battle with colorectal cancer. She has stated that she is certain that she got cancer from consuming water for many years from plastic bottles she left in her car for post workout hydration.
Wow. Rip Farrah
I save all my glass juice jars and fill them with boiled water and store them on the basement floor
If you have a sump pump to prevent flooding, Id put them up higher in case of power outages. Just saying. Left a house and shut off power too early and lost a lot under water. Oops.
Hopefully radon isn’t seeping up from those floors. I work hospice and was at a conference years ago... I asked the MD who was speaking how people who never smoke get lung cancer if they have no genetic predisposition and he said RADON.
@John Beige how long is it safe to drink stored water from soda bottle....how often does it need to be rotated....
This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on water. (I've watched a lot of videos) great job! I had the place where we bought our 55 gal drums install a spigot it costs me $54 for the barrel and spigot already installed they install the spigot sideways so you can easily hook a hose to it. I also have a hand pump just in case. I know this doesn't sound fun but try limiting yourself for a day or longer and just see how much water we waste. I am guilty when it comes to wasting water. If you try this every now and then it can help keep you aware of how much water is going down the drain. Also big bottles of cat litter are great to save water for say small loads of laundry or cleaning just remember not to drink it. The milk bottles sure do degrade. I've had them degrade in 3 months. What a mess. I'm going to add this I probably would drink the water from unscented cat litter bottles but I would put it through a Berkey or use my Mini Sawyer. I'm just not going to recommend it to others. Yes I would also drink swimming pool water but our community pool isn't used much at all. If you have a great filter it will be safe in case of a emergency.
I save all my sparkling water glass bottles and use them for freezing concord juice and water.
I have 15 × 1 gallon (Poland Spring) containers in my 'pepper pantry' (dark, cool, cupboard in the basement). (Just wifey & I + 2 × cats). Don't forget there's plenty of water in your water heater and in your water/steam oil/gas heating system. Just remember to filter any 'rusty' water, obviously.
I 'rotate' this emergency-water by using it to take bird-poop off the car, give various plants/shrubs a drink in the summer (saves having to take out the hose, and eliminates having outside standing spare water, which mosquitoes love.)
We have a inground pool that holds 24000 gallons of water. One box of pool shock will sanitized the water to be drinkable as it's needed for a years supply. We will be good on water
I do the same thing you all do with the mason jars. I always keep a large supply of mason jars, because if we ever encounter a long term power outage, we plan on canning most of the meat in our freezer.
OMG!!!! For once I'm doing something right! Thank you!
A Water Bob can be very handy if you know major storms are coming or planned power shut downs, water shut offs etc. They are especially helpful if you have more than one bathroom/tub i.e. you can fill all tubs for more water storage or fill all except one that is designated as a cleaning station or for other use. Place the Water Bob in the tub and fill it with the water spigot. The water is drinkable directly from the Water Bob. During extreme water shortages you probably won’t be taking baths and showers anyway but washing just the necessary ‘parts’ as needed.
After one particularly bad hurricane we were without power for two weeks. We used our pool water for flushing and bathing. Nowadays we own a water tank and fill that when we get alerted to a serious storm or other possible water issues.
Im so glad im not alone storing under my bed lol and in my closet 🤭🤭🤗🤗
I am storing the gallon jugs (40!) of drinking water under our guest bed. Thought it was smart, but now it sounds like they might leak?
@@kbelle9854 i think 2 ltr bottles might b stronger ive noticed that gal jugs( mine saved from distilled) did leak some of them its always something lol
Lol me too. 😊😀😊
Be careful about weight, make sure your floor can support it.
you can stick a tank heating pad to help about freezing.
I use them in my motorhome.
Works with a thermostat on the tank
Lovely channel, we need this.
For washing clothes, dishes or pans I store water in those plastic liquid detergent and fabric softener containers that are cleaned, that have the spiquet on them. These containers can be placed on the counter and just push the spiquet to expel the water onto the items being washed.
We have a Berkey filtering and other systems to filter water. We run the water batches through the system more than once. We store drinking water completely different than we store other usable water. The water heater also stores water as a backup if necessary.
I use heavy juice bottles. When I use the stored water for drinking, I put it through the Big Berkey to filter it
You are absolutely right with bottles shaped as milk jugs... I have been using them to store tap water and now some water jugs are turning green 🤢 I was only gonna use only for cleaning and cooking for emergencies but now I know i will have to use better plastic
I have a 2,500 gallon waterfall feature pond I built that I can always boil. Or use it for flushing.
Thank you for the información. Have a blessed day.
You did not mention bath tub water bag's.
And or Gator aid bottles.
Or glass 1 gal' wine bottles.
All approved containers.
Water BOB or the bath tub, 100 gallons, about 24.00 on line and includes hand pump
Thanks I’m getting two of these now!
I have tons of wine bottles
I like the individual size water bottles (16.9 fluid ounces) because you can break down the "case" and use or store them individually and you can easily recycle the empties. If an entire case is too heavy, break the case down into individual bottles are an added advantage. I find that they are the most versatile and can be easily bartered also.
Great video. As always, FYI blue can.. can freeze and nothing will happen to the can.
I've used almond milk jugs and juice jugs. Haven't had a problem. I rotate regularly. Could drink in an emergency but plan to use for cooking or hygiene if needed.
Hi Jonathan, Thank you for the video. I hope you're ready, getting ready for what's coming Brother.
Hey WD...way to be...that is our goal...prepare for the storms that are coming. I am hopeful that many will see the dangers and take actions that will help them and provide peace of mind. Keep encouraging others and making progress! Thanks for being part of the solution!
@@JonathanBJones I'm trying but people don't listen. It's like people are offended by or afraid of the truth. No Thank! you Brother, keep up the Great! work, you're helping millions of people to prepare, Very Admirable.
Thank you my Friend 💞
@@wd4313 Thanks for your kind words...we will press forward and hope to help some see the dangers. Stay well and happy...keep being part of the solution!!
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I'm just using cleaned, plastic juice containers. I clean them and pour in water from my home PUR tank. We have a large concrete basement that is cool all the time.
If you are building or using a shelf system. Make sure it is super duty and even then back that thing up with extra support! When I was a kid, (back in the 70's) my mom and dad had a whole summers worth of canning come crashing down and ruined everything. We were very poor and this was not replaceable that year. 6 kids and 2 adults went hungry a lot that year. We had no food pantries or any place to get free food. My parents and us kids old enough to remember, learned the hard way of proper shelving. I always say, better safe than sorry. Extra support will not hurt anything-well, except maybe your budget.
Also want to add, even if you do not live in an earthquake prone area; still build brackets or supports. Assume you will get an earthquake. Because in these end times the earth will shake no matter where you are. It is just a matter of time and how bad.
I like the idea of old cardboard in between the glass jars. and later on can be a fire source or insulator if need be.
Yea most people cant afford a berkey filter I know I cant so we have to use tap
@John Beige Alaska preppers has a video on making a homemade Berkeyl style water filter using two 5 galleon buckets anda Spicket with a water filter you can buy from a big store like Home Depot or on online.
the space that is required is at a minimum. I store on my deck in winter.Those little water bottles can be crushed very small and put lid back on. Doesn't take much garbage space. I have 2 Treated 55 gal barrels in 2 dark cool closets. Been there 5 years, but husband passed and can't move them. It will be used for hygiene and they came with the right pump. Better than nothing. Regular gal water bottles at store do break down and that you have to watch. Arizona tea gal bottles I used also, with a few drops of bleach after cleaned. Thinking about having a hand pump put in the well house in case of electricity blackout. Looks like that is very possible this year.
By KEEPING these plastic etc bottles you say do NOT to keep... you can BEST use them to FLUSH YOUR TOILET. So keep all the milk, etc... gallons.
You can flush your toilet with water stored in bleach, laundry soap, fabric softener bottles. Also wash dishes and clothes with the residual laundry soap. I don't even rinse the bottles. And they are labeled already. But those are not for drinking.
I have three 5 gallon containers for a water dispenser stored. We have two 50 gallon "rain barrels" outside. Then we use gallon Almond milk containers as well. Finally we have 2 life straws.
Hygene water can also be used for toilet use too. Believe me, they are very helpful when your water is turned off unexpectedly. So the containers that you don't drink from, fill em up and store them in or near your restroom.
If the tap water isn't running - why would you waste your stored water with flushing? Get a bucket with a toilet seat and bag liner and do your business in that - don't waste water.
Thank You I just love your TH-cam channel