Tractor Supply has a nice 500 gal poly tank for water. I explored the idea of keeping kerosene for cooking but charcoal smells a lot better. Canned goods go out of date pretty fast; dry beans,rice last a long time if you can keep bugs and critters away. David, K5HEC Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 17, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Bill Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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. 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] > I prefer to live a life of galvanic isolation. > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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