Comments on: Food Storage Basics: Step 1 – Water

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:25:43 +0000

Bayahoo,

Great job getting started! That’s really the key since once you get started you’ll start to feel momentum building behind you that will carry you into the next steps and beyond. Keep it up! We’d love to hear your progress so keep us posted.

By: bayahoo

bayahoo — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:58:32 +0000

Thanks, that does help. I opted to buy 35 packs of water bottles. At 16.9 ounces per bottle, they each yield just over 4.5 gallons per case. I purchased 2 per person at the supermarket for $3.99 each. Agreed, not cheap water. But like so many other people, I had nothing saved. With one car trip to the grocery store I had jumped a first hurdle — created a reserve of 1 gallon of water per person for 9 days. It got me off doing nothing, I stopped considering containers, purifying, managing, etc. and did what you suggested – I just started now. And do the math backwards — in an emergency would you pay $8 per person for 9 days of water? Hell yes, cheap insurance. This weekend I’ll add another case per person to get to a two week minimum reserve. Then I’ll consider options for storing greater amounts of water…

By: Erich

Erich — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:21:04 +0000

Like you said the biggest reason not to is cost. If that is not a factor than by all means go for it. First off, 16oz bottles tend to be better quality and longer lasting than your standard “milk jug” water bottel. Also, the two year expiration date is mainly related to the quality of “taste” that the water will hold. In reality the water is quite potable many years after that date. As long as you keep the water bottles stored in a cool, dark place it should be good for you many years to come.

As far as the ‘taste’ goes, water tends to “go flat” as years go by. To re-oxygenate the water, just pour it from one to container and back again (repeat a few times). This will restore that fresh taste.

Hope that helps…

By: Bayahoo

Bayahoo — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:34:37 +0000

Is there any reason not to buy cases of bottled water in 16 oz size? Although it isn’t cheap water, it’s easy to find, prepackaged, portable, expiration dates from the manufacturer tend to be two years, and easy to rotate.

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:20:46 +0000

Thanks SG,

I’ve been reading through some of your blog posts as well. You’ve got a good thing going there, keep it up.

By: Security Guy

Security Guy — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:50:52 +0000

Some really good information on water. I’ve been doing some calculation on the amount of water that my family of 5 need to have for a 2 week period. I have to say that I don’t have nearly enough, especially when you add bucket baths, cooking, flushing the toilets, etc. I think I am going to have to rethink my storage needs.

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