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If there's an earthquake or hurricane or other disaster you might suddenly not have tap water any more. Having enough water to survive for a month is just good

If there's an earthquake or hurricane or other disaster you might suddenly not have tap water any more. Having enough water to survive for a month is just good practice in general and this pandemic is a good opportunity to do that.

ghaff 7y ago
>Having enough water to survive for a month While I don't necessarily disagree with the general philosophy, that probably translates into something like 50 gallons of water/person, or about 10 big jerry cans/water bottles which is a lot for most people to store along with everything else for a month.
- cheese4242 7y ago
  Check out LifeStraws (and similar devices) if you have concerns about being able to store enough water for a crisis.
  - ghaff 7y ago
    I actually have water filtration for backpacking as well as iodine. But, if you don't have fresh water, a lot of people won't have access to water at all. I'm just up from a river myself but that's not typical.
    - cheese4242 7y ago
      True enough. In those cases I see the LifeStraw as more of a "last ditch" solution. Think drinking out of clogged gutters or rain puddles with it as a last resort.
- malandrew 7y ago
  WaterPrepared makes a solid 160-gallon container that is stackable and doesn't take up too much space (29″W x 36″D x 42″). I have one in my garage. With AquaMira drops it's good for like 5-years. That's just ~53-gallons each for my three person household. It's $400 but seems like a reasonable investment in the case things go awry.
  - ghaff 7y ago
    Some of us live places where storing water in the garage doesn't work for part of the year :-) I could store large quantities of water but I'm not in a seismically active area and I'm not sure what the scenario is where I need water specifically. (I'm also near a river so water probably isn't a particular issue.)
    - malandrew 7y ago
      Why doesn't it work for part of the year? Freezing temperatures? In that case, you can just move it into your basement or other climate controlled space. Even if you're near a river, having clean, treated water is still useful. It's one less activity you need to concern yourself with in the case of disaster. No need to go out and get water and treat it. That said, I'm in a seismically active area, in a tsunami zone and pretty much surrounded by salt water so there is value in my situation

ghaff 7y ago

>Having enough water to survive for a month While I don't necessarily disagree with the general philosophy, that probably translates into something like 50 gallons of water/person, or about 10 big jerry cans/water bottles which is a lot for most people to store along with everything else for a month.

cheese4242 7y ago
Check out LifeStraws (and similar devices) if you have concerns about being able to store enough water for a crisis.
- ghaff 7y ago
  I actually have water filtration for backpacking as well as iodine. But, if you don't have fresh water, a lot of people won't have access to water at all. I'm just up from a river myself but that's not typical.
  - cheese4242 7y ago
    True enough. In those cases I see the LifeStraw as more of a "last ditch" solution. Think drinking out of clogged gutters or rain puddles with it as a last resort.
malandrew 7y ago
WaterPrepared makes a solid 160-gallon container that is stackable and doesn't take up too much space (29″W x 36″D x 42″). I have one in my garage. With AquaMira drops it's good for like 5-years. That's just ~53-gallons each for my three person household. It's $400 but seems like a reasonable investment in the case things go awry.
- ghaff 7y ago
  Some of us live places where storing water in the garage doesn't work for part of the year :-) I could store large quantities of water but I'm not in a seismically active area and I'm not sure what the scenario is where I need water specifically. (I'm also near a river so water probably isn't a particular issue.)
  - malandrew 7y ago
    Why doesn't it work for part of the year? Freezing temperatures? In that case, you can just move it into your basement or other climate controlled space. Even if you're near a river, having clean, treated water is still useful. It's one less activity you need to concern yourself with in the case of disaster. No need to go out and get water and treat it. That said, I'm in a seismically active area, in a tsunami zone and pretty much surrounded by salt water so there is value in my situation