Posted on 05/15/2022 5:32:42 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
While stocking up on supplies before SHTF, preppers also need to figure out how to stock up enough water for drinking, cooking and other tasks.
Read on to learn what to do if you suddenly lose access to clean water. (h/t to RoguePreparedness.com)
If you live off-grid, you’re probably used to either having a well or hauling water from the nearest body of water. However, you should also learn how to deal with lack of access to water so you know how much to stock up on.
You need water for drinking to prevent dehydration, cooking, hygiene and cleaning. But do you know how much water you need for your whole family?
It’s near impossible to stock up on a year’s supply of water, but you can at least try to have enough water for one month. Even then, it will be a challenge to find enough space to store a month’s supply of water since it’s heavy and stored in bulky containers.
Before SHTF, stock up on two gallons of water per person and pets per day. How much water you store will also depend on the storage space you have.
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That’s rich!
Thanks for the laugh.
I know a girl who got Giardia from outdoor water while camping with her family.
She ended up in the hospital because of the chronic diarrhea from it and she was not a girl with anything to spare for weight loss.
She was failing rapidly when one doctor finally figured out what the problem was.
I found a great deal on a multipack of Lifestraws at Sam’s one year. I picked some up for just in case.
I’ve had a few homes with wells. One was rich with iron bacteria. That’s the worst. Ugly, smelly.. though harmless. Gotta be vigilant to keep it at bay.
Always eschewed pools. Never occurred to me but they’re quite an asset as far as water security. Neat, good for you!
Do you have room under your bed, or behind bedroom doors to stack/store water?
This thing is waist high and a I can barely reach around it.
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This is the best option. I have years worth of dehydrated water stored.
i get that this is probably said in jest, but you know who else was a politically motivated thief and killer..
I did that once at Bottomless Lakes at Roswell NM back in 1959! Water was so alkaline I wanted to puke.
I have one of these, and can make one out of plastic pipe easily.
https://cdn.commercev3.net/cdn.lehmans.com/images/large/550202.jpg
The original filter that everyone copied - http://doultonusa.com/HTML%20pages/ceramic_candles_gravity.htm
How to set it up with two 5 gallon buckets - https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Berkey-Water-Purifiier/
Hawaii rainwater catchment guidelines - https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawaiirain/Library/Guides&Manuals/HI_Guidelines_2010.pdf
Misc water info including other rainwater catchment guides, expedient wells etc - https://permasteader.route66custom.com/cloud/index.php/s/sKx7EWnC7a3kQ9q
We keep three 55 gallon blue containers of water in our garage as a normal precaution. We are having a well drilled on our new property so no more tap water.
More water info - https://permasteader.route66custom.com/AZ_Granny/stor03.html
So surprised.
yep, it is much more of an issue in standing water.
It isn’t much of an issue in high altitude snow runoff streams.
Alaska is another story, I didn’t drink without a filter in Alaska.
Two popular, high-elevation watersheds in Rocky Mountain National
Park, the Glacier Gorge and Loch Vale basins, were surveyed in the
summer of 1984 for Giardia and indicator bacteria. Stream water was
pumped through a filtering mechanism designed for use in the study and
was analyzed for Giardia cysts. Water samples were collected and
analyzed for fecal coliforms, total coliforms, and fecal streptococci.
Hikers were interviewed to determine patterns of water use, water
purification methods used in the backcountry, and any prevalence of
gastrointestinal illness.
Bacterial counts were low overall, with fecal coliforms being
mostly under 10 colonies per 100 ml. Giardia was found at elevations
up to 3365 m (11,040 feet) in concentrations of between 3 and 11 cysts
per 1000 £ in 7 of the 35 stream pumpings done during August, September,
and October. Thirty-six scat samples from the typical high-country
fauna (marmots, pikas, deer, elk, bears, coyotes, mountain sheep, and
snowshoe hares) were collected, and all were negative for Giardia.
Interviews of 556 hikers showed that 13.7 percent of all hikers
drank water directly from the streams without treating it in any way.
This 13.7 percent of recreationists drinking raw water containing an
average of 9 Giardia cysts per 1000 £ theoretically have a 2 percent
chance of ingesting a cyst for every 2 £ of raw water they consume in
the high country.
Since all wildlife scat analyzed were negative for Giardia, and
because the three highest concentrations of Giardia cysts occurred in
samples taken from stream sites located below camping and bivouac areas,
the possibility exists that the Giardia that is present is brought in
by the estimated 9,800 recreationists using the area each year. However, further research would be needed to definitively confirm whether
the Giardia found in the study area is of human or animal origin.
damned up stream is the key.
if you have your own creek or well all you need to do for the well is make sure the electricity works....if you have a generator, it'll work as long as you have propane or gas as fuel...
it its the creek, you'll definately need a filtration system.
but what is you are on county/ city water...it does not require a pump to bring it inside your house as I understand it so the only problem would be if the main source dried up or was contaminated....then you're out of luck unless you've stored a good amount away.....
would things be so bad that the army reserves wouldn't be out there handing out bottled water....
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