3 Mistakes Preppers Make When Storing Water

If you have the space in a garage or basement, …here’s a quick 600 gallon fix for water that does not have to be rotated. And it can be expanded to meet your space and budget.

From the point at which you have potable water entering your system, connect a series of five 120 gallon NSF certified retention tanks.

Plan the series out for its plumbing. In the top, out the bottom, for example. With ball valves in appropriate locations. Not forgetting to include valved low point drains. Unions are a practical addition as well. Remember to add air vents as these tanks could collapse under negative pressure when drained.

Your water continuously flows through these tanks as it is being used in your home. Eliminating the need to rotate the supply.

The tanks stand upright, taking advantage of height and making the best use of space.

Thank you for the video, it was very helpful. I have been storing water in glass wine bottles. I have to buy some corks still because I am not sure if any air will leach in from the ceranwrap I have on it tightened with an elastic. Not sure if that’s good enough?

how about freezing the water?

Desalination is not hard to do, but it's hard if want alot of fresh water. Okay, just to drink, the rest done with brackish water. So what if cook pasta in brackish water. Lol Sarcasm but true. Can also immerse cook within a Ziploc plastic bag. Small aluminum or I prefer stainless steel pan inside of a bigger pan, best wrap plastic or aluminum foil wrap over it all, it through condensation goes fresh water into the smaller one.. Biggest concern having enough of a heat source, if no electricity or gas available. Even stranded at sea, a pan with plastic wrap covering the salt water, The Sun will do the condensation and fresh water drops slowly will accumulate on top of the plastic wrap.

Can’t we just drink wine?

Water in plastic bottles have nano plastic particles that can pass through your cell walls, especially if it sits in the sun, also a lot of plastic waste

bear Grylls, gets dirty water . An puts it in the sun . Then drinks it ! How is he still alive ????

I guess with 150 ft of string and a 2 litter bottle with some tiny holes in it we can get all the water we need out of the well

We use cat litter container for water storage. But these containers are labelled "non-potable" and are use for toilet flushing only. We are on well and these have come in handy during power failures.

This video is incredibly helpful since I'm starting to inform myself of all the basics that I need to purchase. I'm getting my first 45 gallon container (just like the blue ones in your videos). After properly washing it with dish soap, do I need to air it out? I'm assuming no since airborne stuff can get in it.. Do you have a tutorial on that?

But he drank beer out of a laundry detergent bottle in Superbad 😆

I have canned some water up. Clear glass jars, pressure canned and sealed. Stored in a cool area out of the light. This should be fine, right? Its my well water from my tap in the kitchen...and its clean and potable. Is there any problem you can see with this?

I would suggest using a water filter or boiling water that has been stored for a long time before drinking it.

My set up is quite awesome but it's a tad expensive!

You need a dehumidifier 100$, a plastic 55gal barrel (about 100$) and a bottle of Purogene 128oz for 100$!

Take the barrel and place the dehumidifier on top and run the hose down and leave it running! It will not only fill the barrel but clean the air and reduce the stuffy air!

Now for every 10 gallons put two parts Purogen, two parts LEMON JUICE for every 10 gallons. 55gallons barrels are actually 59.9 so do it for 60 when the barrel is close to being full!

Congratulations! You now have a highly effective water to air generator that not only cleans the air but makes safe drinking water!

The good news is that this is WAY cheaper than online water generators, costing 1000$ or more. The bad news?

It does ding your electric bill!

A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous.

Mental that water sat in the earth for millions of years is safe but it’s manky if it’s been in a bottle for 6 months

Storing plastic bottles of water next to kitty litter is hilarious!

Are surplus US military 5 gallon plastic water cans (mine are tan Desert Storm era cans) BPA free?

45 seconds in and you said 'ways to store water safely' like 6 times without even making a single point. stop wasting everybodies time in effort to get those 15minutes

The most important kind of water is dehydrated water. You just add water, and voilá, you got… water! But seriously, great video, Thank you!

Isn't all bottled water in plastic that plasticizes our internal organs etc.?? 😮😢

Most bacteria don't like light, and prefer dark environments, because UV light will actually kill them.

Only photosynthetic bacteria, and things like algae need light to survive.

Can i store water bottles without a problem?

How long can I keep the water that is in the store bought bottles?

Is there a portable water lab test kit commercially available?

dont forget you can and should store water in non drinkable containers to use for flushing your toilets

Great video, can pour poland springs into a water safe container?

I worry about using Chinese gas water pump at camp and pump housing leeching lead. I have a flowing point well but camp is on the ridge. I only reuse water or vinegar bottles for drinking water. We use detergent bottles for hand washing water at camp. We use 65 gallon barrel for water at camp. You can buy new barrels from Tractor supply. Our well maybe saline. Calcium and gypsum being above shale as aquiclude. We do a double filter at camp. Once through Berkey buckets and the through pitcher filter. I drink water straight from well. But being a shallow well it can be contaminated easily.

All water in plastic containers has plastic in it. Some of it is so small it can not be seen by a microscope.

Great video! Thanks! By the way, I live in Brazil and I liked your accent very much - it is so clear and easy to understand! I got curious about which state your accent comes from.

Boring

Hey sir i have a question. You say to try to switch out water every 6 months right. Well after you pour out your 6 month old water to get new water, where do you get new water from? Do you count rain water as "new water" or do you just count sink water as "new water" or do you even count garden house water as "new water"? In your experience what is counted as "new" water. Ps thank you for the video.

Isn't it better to use glass water containers or a more expensive version of tritanite? Then chemical contamination is prevented.

What about canning water in gallon jars .in pressure cooker?

1. Make sure water is disinfected.
2. Don't use containers that aren't meant for water or were used for other chemicals previously.
3 . Non-certified water storage devices can be prone to ingress of unwanted chemicals or infectious diseases

Pro tip: if stored properly, water doesn't spoil.

The video didn't need to be 15 minutes long.

I personally DO NOT use direct to tap municipal water -
ALWAYS filterd first at least

Can i use water softener..?

1 gal/person is just drinking water, that doesn’t included hygiene and body wastes disposal.

I am in an apartment, so my storage is limited. But we love to drink San Pellagrino which comes is green glass bottles. We don’t drink from the bottles, and when empty I refill them with clean Berkey water. Little by little, over time, I have loads of clean water on hand! The small quantity and small container also allows me to share/trade easily.

Great video! I stored my water in 55 gal plastic drum (made for water storage) but had it directly laying on basement concrete. Why is this bad? Is the barrel/water no good any longer?

Don't store water. Know where water can be found, and have the ability to purify it. Much lighter and transportable.

Thank you

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A DIY distiller would be a fun project and can make drinking water safe from everything except radiation contamination.

fOOD FOR THOUGHT: I have a separate water supply for sanitary purposes. It requires less "maintenance" and doesn't need to be stored in special containers. You'd be surprised how much water you use for toilets, bathing and cleaning.

I bought spring water , i always have 10 with me ( just in case ) i will use and keep ordering new one .. i will only have 10 bottle when SHTF

This was good info until gallons and drops 🤦🏻‍♂️

Even if water goes bad. Boil it. Evaporate and recondence it. Filter it. Take your pick. Water can be cleaned and consumed. I would recommend processing your stored water before consuming. Just to be safe.

2+3/4 gallons per person per day, includes cooking dry foods that require water to hydrate, plus exercise, and washing dishes. Consistent with bicycling 70 miles per day for a month.

I have a well,endless supply.