Definitely would miss my daily tea fix. I have 4 five gallon water containers ready to fill. Since I live in a condo I have limited space and not sure how sturdy my floors are. Love the idea about the bathtub.
I hear ya on the tea! You should be good to store a few hundred pounds with no problem. And if you put it in a few different areas, you should be good! But I do love bathtubs for lots of water quickly!
Great tips, particularly for urban or suburban folks. I know I am really lucky. My (very rural) house gets water from a trapped spring that is gravity fed. No power needed for a 10 gpm flow. Additionally I have a minimum of 7 springs (not trapped) on the property as well as 2 year-round creeks. I do my best to avoid plastic bottles as much as possible so store water in the basement in glass jugs, rotated every 3 months. I also have five 5 gallon jugs that can be filled quickly if there is a need to evacuate (and they work fine for weekend camping trips). It is work to stay on top of things but the mental relief is worth the effort.
Sounds like you have the PERFECT set-up! My husband & I are looking to move to a more rural area in the future. We know we will have a spring, ponds, & a well (with a solar & hand-pump option), but that’s down the road a bit. I hadn’t ever thought about glass jars before for the water. Not sure I have the right system to store those right now, but I like the idea of avoiding more plastic.
@@PrepHERedness I use gallon wine bottles. Any restaurant that serves wine will likely have a bunch that they just discard. Wine also is delivered to stores & restaurants in boxes with dividers that keep the bottles from knocking against each other. Perfect for dry storage. Just make sure you get the screw top bottles, not corks.
Diane, I agree completely. You can only store so much. I’ll do another video on how to collect and purify water in the future. Thanks for the continued support!
I store about 600 gallons of potable and 1100 gallons rain catchment. Should I need more next option is the neighbor has a pool and he can’t shoot that well.
Espresso uses less water per cup because it's much smaller. My cat can puncture those gallon water bottles so I have abandoned them. He makes his own water fountain which makes a mess and wastes water. I have some water bottles and some bubbly water in cans. If they go flat, no problem. They also stack. Filling up a tub if you know bad weather is coming is a good idea and so is the water bob. I don't have much space in my efficiency apartment to store much of anything, but I do have extra ice and ice blocks in my freezer and generally keep a pitcher or two of water in the fridge since a full fridge uses less electricity. I have some larger bottles of water stored for emergency flushing which I actually had to use because my float wand broke on my toilet. My toilet uses one cat litter bottle full of water or a little less to flush poop efficiently. I also use mop water from my floor washing and the toilet uses one bucket full per poop flush. Pee can be handled by peeing and using the trash can for the toilet tissue. I like your idea for a pee cloth, but haven't gotten one yet. I would miss washing my hair most. It's long. I'm not a long term prepper...months without water isn't on my radar. It would be if I had the money to get a Berkey. I'm doing the cheap and free first. I do save water, but I try to keep the storage time down on it by watering plants and washing floors, flushing with it so I don't waste it. If I had the room and the money to actually store as much as I would need, I probably wouldn't share on the internet how much or where I store it.
I love that you have found ways to store water, even in a smaller space. You clearly have thought through all the challenges associated with water storage. Also, just so you know, I used to recommend Berkey’s, but there is currently some question about their claims to how well they filter water. You may be better off with one of the less expensive water filters and some plain bleach to purify water in an emergency situation.
Definitely would miss my daily tea fix. I have 4 five gallon water containers ready to fill. Since I live in a condo I have limited space and not sure how sturdy my floors are. Love the idea about the bathtub.
I hear ya on the tea! You should be good to store a few hundred pounds with no problem. And if you put it in a few different areas, you should be good! But I do love bathtubs for lots of water quickly!
Great tips, particularly for urban or suburban folks. I know I am really lucky. My (very rural) house gets water from a trapped spring that is gravity fed. No power needed for a 10 gpm flow. Additionally I have a minimum of 7 springs (not trapped) on the property as well as 2 year-round creeks. I do my best to avoid plastic bottles as much as possible so store water in the basement in glass jugs, rotated every 3 months. I also have five 5 gallon jugs that can be filled quickly if there is a need to evacuate (and they work fine for weekend camping trips). It is work to stay on top of things but the mental relief is worth the effort.
Sounds like you have the PERFECT set-up! My husband & I are looking to move to a more rural area in the future. We know we will have a spring, ponds, & a well (with a solar & hand-pump option), but that’s down the road a bit.
I hadn’t ever thought about glass jars before for the water. Not sure I have the right system to store those right now, but I like the idea of avoiding more plastic.
@@PrepHERedness I use gallon wine bottles. Any restaurant that serves wine will likely have a bunch that they just discard. Wine also is delivered to stores & restaurants in boxes with dividers that keep the bottles from knocking against each other. Perfect for dry storage. Just make sure you get the screw top bottles, not corks.
Absolutely brilliant!
I think water is one of the most crucial but hardest things to store. I also have the water bob and some 5 gallon jugs. Thanks for the great video!
Diane, I agree completely. You can only store so much. I’ll do another video on how to collect and purify water in the future. Thanks for the continued support!
I store about 600 gallons of potable and 1100 gallons rain catchment. Should I need more next option is the neighbor has a pool and he can’t shoot that well.
Rain catchment options are perfect! And that’s funny!
I suppose in a really dire situation a twice used water Bob could be boiled or treated to make potable.
Yep, that would probably work as long as you treated the water as if it needed filtered or treated.
Espresso uses less water per cup because it's much smaller. My cat can puncture those gallon water bottles so I have abandoned them. He makes his own water fountain which makes a mess and wastes water. I have some water bottles and some bubbly water in cans. If they go flat, no problem. They also stack. Filling up a tub if you know bad weather is coming is a good idea and so is the water bob. I don't have much space in my efficiency apartment to store much of anything, but I do have extra ice and ice blocks in my freezer and generally keep a pitcher or two of water in the fridge since a full fridge uses less electricity. I have some larger bottles of water stored for emergency flushing which I actually had to use because my float wand broke on my toilet. My toilet uses one cat litter bottle full of water or a little less to flush poop efficiently. I also use mop water from my floor washing and the toilet uses one bucket full per poop flush. Pee can be handled by peeing and using the trash can for the toilet tissue. I like your idea for a pee cloth, but haven't gotten one yet. I would miss washing my hair most. It's long. I'm not a long term prepper...months without water isn't on my radar. It would be if I had the money to get a Berkey. I'm doing the cheap and free first. I do save water, but I try to keep the storage time down on it by watering plants and washing floors, flushing with it so I don't waste it. If I had the room and the money to actually store as much as I would need, I probably wouldn't share on the internet how much or where I store it.
I love that you have found ways to store water, even in a smaller space. You clearly have thought through all the challenges associated with water storage. Also, just so you know, I used to recommend Berkey’s, but there is currently some question about their claims to how well they filter water.
You may be better off with one of the less expensive water filters and some plain bleach to purify water in an emergency situation.
What I would miss without water? Life! I live very basically and I find that I use 3 gallons of water a day without shower, washing clothes or dishes.
Great point! Thanks for sharing your water requirements.
Yes coffee
I know, right?!?