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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper hopefully by now you
have a nice supply of long-term food storage in your emergency food stockpile prepping gear supplies
you've filled your prepper pantry with all kinds of shelf-stable foods stockpile
that can see you through no matter what comes ahead emergencies
the actual most important prepping item no matter the emergency
who you are where you live is having fresh drinking water
you need to store a minimum of one gallon of water per person
per day for as many days as possible the basic guidelines of the
actual minimum amount of water to store stockpile for emergencies is to have at least a three-day supply
but it's up to you to decide if that's enough water for you
should you have more water and how could you store water in an emergency it's so
important that you have enough water for drinking you're also going to need water
for cooking and you're going to need water for
hygiene needs supplies so make sure that the bulk of your water
is designed for drinking and then cooking
but also you need some for sanitation one of the things I like to do to store extra water for emergencies is fill
up empty like soda bottles empty containers from food safe containers
I stash the extra water bottles around under the sinks in my home so I have those water bottles for cleaning
flushing any kind of an emergency water I have a few gallons of water
stockpiled just for that purpose it's a great idea to look over
all kinds of different water storage containers there's plenty of sizes from
the little bottles you can buy at the store you can also buy five gallon
containers up to 55 gallon barrels what you need to
remember is that water is very heavy if you buy a large container
to store your extra water make sure that you
locate it before you fill it up water is like eight and a half
pounds per gallon and if you fill up a 55 gallon barrel with water
you're not going to be able to move it if you have a large container you also
need to know how will I get the water back out once I put it in there the water storage barrel
you maybe want to get a shaker hose you want to get a water shaker siphon hose
some kind of a pump or a dipper find a way so that you can access
the water after you fill your water storage container or barrel it up recently I came across a document from
the state of Alaska about emergency drinking water storage
your supply of water and how you can go about making sure
that you have the things that you need to have safe drinking water I thought it was very important
information so I thought I would share with you the contents
of this Alaska water storage document it begins with what should my emergency preparedness
kit include for my drinking water needs you need some bottled water you can buy
water bottled you can fill up containers yourself as long as
you're filling your containers with water that's already from a source
that's safe to drink you don't need to worry about doing anything else except
filling up your water container and storing it in a cool dry dark place
be sure you keep water in the dark the light can allow algae to grow in
your water then the Alaska water storage plan tells you to include supplies
and instructions for emergency water treatment once your
fresh water runs out then you need to have ways that you can
purify additional water even if you live in an apartment or a
house and you have municipal drinking water there are events where
the water can become contaminated just look at some of the places in
Michigan some of the areas after hurricanes earthquakes
there are floods the overflow of sewage or contaminants can get into
the municipal water system and cities can go
into a boil alert immediately so having an idea
ahead of time of how you would cope to have safe drinking water is a great
way to be prepared for all types of emergencies so there are all kind of guidelines of how much water do I
need and how should I store the water if you're going to fill your own
containers make sure they're food grade and that they've never held
anything that was a cleaner or a chemical there's
directions on how to clean and sanitize your water storage
containers for your water and it tells you what kind of containers
to avoid one tip to remember is old milk jugs
are not sturdy you can't really ever get them clean enough
and they are not designed to last very long
so if you try to reuse milk jug type containers to store drinking water
you're going to have a lot of problems with they're going to break or they're
going to leak you're going to have a huge mess
where your stored water should be there are even tips on how to find an
emergency water source there are water sources things inside your home like
ice cubes liquid from canned foods water from your
water heater if you live in a place where you can
have advanced notice of emergencies you can always get something like a
water bob it goes right into your bathtub
and you can fill it up with water it's like a gigantic sealed up plastic
bag that comes with a pump and you can store ! think there are 100 gallons of
water can be stored safely in your bathtub in the water bob and
that water can see you through for many days just be
aware that a water bob water storage container is a single use item it's probably
nearly impossible to get it completely empty dried out and
put it away for another use the Alaska water supply plan includes there are tips for finding water sources
outside of your home some sources of water are going to be safe and
some sources of water are not going to be safe pay attention when you're walking around
in your neighborhood where can you see extra water what do
you know about where things are located and then have that in your mind so that
if you need to get water you have already thought up some of the different
sources for water in the event that you've used up all of
your stored water and you still need more
here are some great ways on how to purify water
it tells you how to boil water and what to do if it's still cloudy
what to do if it's clear it tells you about different disinfectants you can
use to clean your water and the processes that you use it's also
important that you have a water filter purification system maybe you want an
individual filter like a live straw or something like a berkey water filter
that can filter for your whole family and there are all types of filters in
between choose one that's going to meet the
needs of you and your family that's in a price range that you can afford
and then make sure that you understand how to use it before you have an
emergency then there are considerations that you
need to take into account in an emergency situation you should
never ration water people should be allowed to drink as much as they need
water is the fluid that keeps us alive and if you try to
ration it out maybe I'll need more next week rather than worrying about how much
I could need today you could find that you're not healthy
enough to make it through next week so the water shouldn't be ever wasted
but it shouldn't be rationed drink as much as you need to satisfy
your thirst and that'll give you the strength
to go on and figure out where to find more water
it's also important that you learn where does the water enter my home
how can I turn it off if a pipe breaks how could I turn it off if there was an
emergency and I was requested to do that by the municipality because the water is
contaminated and you don't want contaminated water
flowing into your home if you can avoid it so learn where the shutoffs are
and make sure if it needs a special tool to turn the water off on that you have that tool as well
water is the most important prepping item that we can have
in any situation whether you're going out for the day
you're bugging out or you're just sheltering in place
or living a peaceful life
stock up on water just like other supplies so that you'll have the things you need
no matter what comes along and then you'll be able to make the best
outcome of whatever situation you need to face
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