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Actually, it's not as bad as you think. tl;dr - All you need is a bathtub, a WaterBob, and 10 teaspoons of bleach. The average bathtub holds about 80 Gallons
by iknownadaalot 7y ago
Actually, it's not as bad as you think.
tl;dr - All you need is a bathtub, a WaterBob, and 10 teaspoons of bleach.
The average bathtub holds about 80 Gallons of water, that's enough for two and a half people for 30 days. The rule of thumb is one gallon per person per day. See:
https://www.beprepared.com/blog/18680/much-water-store/ https://www.beprepared.com/blog/18680/much-water-store/
I always have a few of these things called "The Water Bob" stored in a closet, a few cause QC isn't that great. Its like a giant plastic bag that sits in your tub and holds water.
You can add 1/8 teaspoon (or 8 drops) of household bleach per gallon to get potable water. See:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/emergency/09_202278-b_make_water_safe_flyer_508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/emergency/09_202278-b_m...
I only know this cause I lived over seas during the first gulf war, and we had to have prep stuff for scud attacks. We didn't have the WaterBob, but there were plenty of 50gal plastic storage containers. When the sirens went off, we set the jugs to fill in the showers, and hid in our inner most room. Fun times all around really. Free gas masks though! So that was nice.