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Something folks might want to consider for their water storage is the water tanks sold for agricultural and livestock watering purposes. These are the large white tanks you see at places like Tractor Supply Warehouse.
They come in a variety of sizes, I think 35 gallons is the smallest and they go up into 500 or more gallons.
I know the 325 gallon size and smaller will fit in a standard pick up truck so no special equipment is needed to transport them home. You can roll it or carry it where it's needed.
The one bad thing about these tanks is that they only come with ONE inlet. It would be nice if they came already with an overflow already plumbed into them. BTDT, cleaned up the mess more than a couple times :o
The inlet uses standard PVC fittings.
You could place this in an elevated position to get some water pressure or you could use a 12volt on demand RV type water pump for water pressure.
The price isn't overly cheap, especially on the smaller tanks- $99. is about the going rate on the 35 gallon tanks, but these are durable units that will last you a long time. We are well over a decade on one of these without any problems.
Hopefully the pic will come through o.k. so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about. I say "livestock water tank" on the net and folks think I mean a trough!
Check them out next time you go by Tractor Supply or your local feedstore.
Lowdown3
They come in a variety of sizes, I think 35 gallons is the smallest and they go up into 500 or more gallons.
I know the 325 gallon size and smaller will fit in a standard pick up truck so no special equipment is needed to transport them home. You can roll it or carry it where it's needed.
The one bad thing about these tanks is that they only come with ONE inlet. It would be nice if they came already with an overflow already plumbed into them. BTDT, cleaned up the mess more than a couple times :o
The inlet uses standard PVC fittings.
You could place this in an elevated position to get some water pressure or you could use a 12volt on demand RV type water pump for water pressure.
The price isn't overly cheap, especially on the smaller tanks- $99. is about the going rate on the 35 gallon tanks, but these are durable units that will last you a long time. We are well over a decade on one of these without any problems.
Hopefully the pic will come through o.k. so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about. I say "livestock water tank" on the net and folks think I mean a trough!
Check them out next time you go by Tractor Supply or your local feedstore.
Lowdown3
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