[DemforBush]

“Am I thirsty, No I filled my 10, 5 gallon cans on Sunday, A day before the storm. Then filled the bath tubs Monday.”

You bring up an excellent point that I think a lot of folks overlook. That is, having a sufficient supply of water for drinking and bathing. I keep several sealed water jugs in my “emergency closet” at all times, so that I have at least a week’s worth of drinking water if things go south. A couple times a year, I rotate in fresh stock and keep the old ones in the garage for an emergency supply of bath and wash water.

[JCBreckenridge]

“You bring up an excellent point that I think a lot of folks overlook. That is, having a sufficient supply of water for drinking and bathing. I keep several sealed water jugs in my “emergency closet” at all times, so that I have at least a week’s worth of drinking water if things go south. A couple times a year, I rotate in fresh stock and keep the old ones in the garage for an emergency supply of bath and wash water.”

My former landlord asked me why I used to keep 10 buckets full of water in my room. One, it helps regulate heat. Two - water is by far the greatest need.

[Salgak]

Heck, I dropped about 40 bucks for two kits that let me fill, for lack of a better word, a bathtub-sized bag with water, seal it, and then install a hand-pump on top (comes with the kit).

Called a WaterBob, each one stores ~100 gallons.

CheaperThanDirt still has them at the price I bought: 19.95 each plus shipping. . .

[Farmer Dean]

The water in your water heater is also drinkable.We bought a Aqua Rain ceramic filter so any water can be used after filtering.

[Gabrial]

“having a sufficient supply of water for drinking and bathing...”

I am a strong believer having once been in a situation without adequate water. I now have a 33,000 gallon chlorinated cistern and two 6 element Berkeys.