All, When we do our disaster planning, we’re pretty good about having a power budget for radios. We might have a food budget, but few have a reasonable water budget. How many days can you go without municipal water?
If your SHTF plan involves a lot of dried rice and beans, you need even MORE water. The municipal water for our neighborhood is supplied by a pumping station on FM518 with a ground-mounted electric pump. If that pump fails or loses power, we don’t have water. I’ve recently acquired a couple of 55-gallon, food-grade barrels from a very nice seller on eBay. His website is houstonbarrels.com <http://houstonbarrels.com/>. Mine were used to transport vinegar. I’ve just cleaned them and sanitized with bleach and will be adding taps so that gravity can do the pouring. Having 110 gallons of water is a really good thing. NOW a couple of things: 1. It is unlawful for Mike to sell you food barrels for potable water. But, he won’t follow you home to see what you’re going to use them for. I just said I want them for “fluid storage”. 2. If you do intend to store potable water, it is imperative that you do so properly as bad water can make you very ill. I use some bleach. 73 Bill Crowell, N4HPG Pearland, TX [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> I prefer to live a life of galvanic isolation.
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