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> Water is harder to store in the winter since it will freeze and burst containers if full, but snow can be melted given a container to put it in. Emergency dr
by teakettle42 5y ago
> Water is harder to store in the winter since it will freeze and burst containers if full, but snow can be melted given a container to put it in.
Emergency drinking water that comes in foil pouches seems to survive freezing; I’m not sure if it’s a requirement of the ISO standard they have to conform to for use on survival craft (I don’t want to pay $250 for the ISO standard just to find out).
I keep an emergency supply of these in my car through Colorado winter and summer, without any issues:
https://www.datrex.com/product/datrex-emergency-water-ration-2/ https://www.datrex.com/product/datrex-emergency-water-ration...
- gnopgnip 5y agoPlastic water bottles won't burst when frozen. You can get a case of water bottles for under $10.
- teakettle42 5y agoSome will burst or leak, and they leach an unpleasant plastic taste into the water — especially in hot weather.
- cco 5y agoI change them out at the end of each year and use them to water plants. I'm very sure I'll not mind the plastic taste in an emergency situation :)
- teakettle42 5y agoThe datrex drinking water is rated for 5 years, and it tastes the same — like distilled water — 1 or 5 years in. It's nice to actually be want to drink it in a non-emergency situation if you just need some water.
- AshamedCaptain 5y agoDunno why is this downvoted -- put an emergency plastic water bottle in your car during summer season and let me know if you would be able to drink the resulting mush, even in an emergency.