[Iron Munro]

4 Way Sillcock Key

During a SHTF incident if you are on Get-Home or Bugging-Out trek city water systems may sill be functioning - at least for a while
When traveling through built up areas that could be a potential source of clean drinking water.

Additionally, even if the city water system is no longer working some buildings may still have water remaining in the building's water pipes.
If there is water remaining in the building pipes it can be drained from an outside faucet (aka 'hose bib').
It could provide a fair amount of clean water - especially from taller, multi-story buildings.

You may have noticed that some commercial buildings have outside water faucets that do not have faucet handles.

They look something like this:

Those faucets require a tool or 'key' to open and close them.

One tool for that purpose is known as a 4 Way Sillcock Key or Wrench.

These tools will open most of those commercial style outside faucets.

It is a handy tool to carry in your Get-Home bag and could make a big difference if you ever need it.

The keys are about 3" x 3" in size and weigh only a few ounces.
They are available for for around $5 and up at hardware stores, Walmart, Amazon, etc.

[CottonBall]

this is all great info!

And you bring up a much-needed concept, or bug out bags won’t be of much value if we don’t have water to drink. And trying to carry it all is not reasonable. Not unless we have a vehicle that we never have to leave.

I’ll use your posts as this week’s topic, if that’s okay?

[CottonBall]

This is your ping to the All Things Prepping, Simple Living, Back to the Basics [a place to come sit on the porch and chat, an on going thread]

This week's topic, brought to us by Iron Munro, is Bug Out Water at Post 443 and Post 444

If this topic is of any interest, we can segue into general water information, how we obtain it and use it at our homes.

If you want off/on this list, just let me know.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks! Something to consider! Fancy!

All of our well taps (three in the house yard, one in the pasture) have handles that can accommodate a padlock if need be. For now, those are unlocked because we have workers through here planting and/or harvesting and sometimes they need a drink or water too cool something down.

I don’t have the rain barrel locked, but that’s usually got bugs and other ‘interesting’ things in it (even though it’s screened on top where the roof water is channeled) and that water needs to be strained and boiled before drinking. LAST resort. ;)

The idea of a ‘key’ that fits them all is very smart.