How is everyone storing water

[fallout boy]

how are you storing water? Jugs, bottles, barrels? How much should I store?

[eeyore]

I store it a few ways. Milk jugs don't hold up well after a year, they are untrustworthy over long term. 2 liter soda bottles will last a lot longer and more forgiving if knocked over.

55 gallon drums would work well if you did not have to move them (got to be more then 350 pounds full). If you could incorporate a few of them in line in your water system you might have a good short term buffer.

I would have several types of water filters for a back up if you have water near where you plan to retreat too.

[eeyore]

I did a couple of practice runs with my family and a friends family. We trying to stretch water used about 3 gallons a day per person, when you consider drinking water, food (cooking and prep), cleaning and hygiene. That is a lot of water although some of it does not need to be filtered.

[protus]

barrels and 6 gallon water cans. and about 3-4 means to filter/purify it.

[Jerry D Young]

Several cases of 24 ounce bottles, 2 7-gallon water totes, 2 5-gallon water totes, 2 10-liter MSR water bags, and four filter units. About one block from the Truckee river to replenish the stored water.

[Templar]

Several cases, rotated as used. Several 3-gallon jerrycans, easier to haul than 5 gallon ones. Several 50 gallon syrup barrels filled at the first sign of event, and finally, 20,000 gallons in a pool. Bleach, Katydyns, and a distiller to round out the purification methods. And I am experimenting with a RO system, and Polar Pure.

[Chin]

I go a few different ways with it....

1) Bottled-Purchased: 2.5 gal., 1 gal., 20 oz.
2) Bottled-DIY-Re-used 2 liter bottles
3) Rain Barrels- 40 gal. - 55 gal.

[Patriotic Sheepdog]

I just use dehydrated water. It comes in little plastic bags and is very lightweight. Each small bag will rehydrate to 32 oz (1 liter) and the bigger bag will rehydrate to a gallon (4 liters). All I have to do is ADD WATER!

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Seriously though, I have a deep well. In my water system I have a 200 gallon water tank, plus my 80 gallon hot water tank. Part of my water system requires that I add bleach, so I usually have several empty bleach bottles at any given time. Each of these bottles has a little bleach left in them, so that will help if I need to fill them. I usually have at least 1 gallon of bleach at the house at any given time. I also have other plastic containers that I could fill as well. I also have 2 shallow wells on my property and I should get hand pumps for them...hmmm...note to self! A lake is about 5 minutes walk time away as well. Purification methods on hand as well.

[monkeybird]

I have a 20 gallon container and wall as a collapsable 5 gallon one in my car. I keep 10 gallons of bottled water. I also have Coast Guard pouches in my car.

I have a 275 foot well and am considering solar power. Patriotic Sheepdog, how will you power your well if the power goes out.

[Nypto]

I dont store water. I store the means to purify water as I live near a large river. I do have a couple of empty 55 juice concentrate plastic drums for the day I need them for something tho.

[Juggl3r]

I have two, 35 gallon water barrels and 50/70, 1 gallon jugs, all treated for long term storage. Not sure of the stability of the gallon jugs long term yet. I also have a 40 gallon water heater and 2 toliet tanks. I have 1 katadyn pocket micro filter and 1 Big Berky water filter. Both of these filters are ceramic. I also have plans available showing how to build a sand filter system in 5 gallon buckets. I also have a small pond on my property about 200' from my house. :)

[Rmplstlskn]

Due to bulk and expense of SAFE water storage, I focus primarily on redundant ways to pump water out of my wells. I do have a bunch of 5 gallon cans and military water cans to use when I see storm clouds on the horizon. I also have a small gravity-fed spring about 100 yards away that runs clean and clear. Two top-quality backpack filters for BOB's...

Rmpl

[RevDoc]

I might be guilty of overkill.

Rural Water
Good hand dug well
Good drilled well, capped
River and year-round spring feed creek within 1/2 mile
10,000+ gallon cistern
Swimming Pool
10 or 12 7 gallon water containers
several cases of water bottles
couple of dozen 1/2 gallon juice bottles filled with distilled water.
3 PureWater water distillers, with 5 gallon tanks, full
Several pump water filters
A seawater desalinator
2 cases of filter straws, and 1 in every backpack and vehicle.
Something like 2-3 thousand bottles of wine.
Livestock tanks, and a poly water pickup bed transport tank, with a transfer pump.

I could go years without rain, and still water the livestock, take a bath, and brew beer.

[Rmplstlskn]

I might be guilty of overkill.
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I could go years without rain, and still water the livestock, take a bath, and brew beer.

Overkill my arse... It sounds like you have a schnizzel setup... My hat off to you...

Rmpl

[Patriotic Sheepdog]

I have a 20 gallon container and wall as a collapsable 5 gallon one in my car. I keep 10 gallons of bottled water. I also have Coast Guard pouches in my car.

I have a 275 foot well and am considering solar power. Patriotic Sheepdog, how will you power your well if the power goes out.

Monkeybird, I don't have means of powering my well as I won't be here if it is a true long term SHTF scenario. The 200+ gallons I have available at all times would be used to fill containers to bugout to the retreat if needed. I live in hurricane prone area, so I have used this set up to get me by at different times that I did not have power for several days. If needed, with water conservation, I anticipate that this would last my family 30 days or more and even longer if it was not dangerous to make trips to the lake 5 minutes away. Would use lake water for flushing and my "house" water for drinking/eating. I need to get a hand pump for my shallow wells, as this would save me from going to lake.