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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper storing water in 55 gallon barrels for emergencies
I went to Sportsman's Warehouse and I bought 2 more water barrels
to store extra water 55 gallon water barrels for emergencies
this one is 55 gallons
and it was $54.99 so basically the storage cost
is 1 dollar per gallon
and I can fill it up with my hose and I am good to go with water for emergency readiness emegency water preps
this one was $38 and it holds 15 gallons
it is a smaller size you have to get the size that fits what you want to store water for emergencies
so per gallon this one cost more but it is going to be water barrel for emergency water storage
just as handy as this one that is why I got 2 water barrels
I also got a bung wrench or barrel wrench because these water barrels
have a gasket
I could not get the water barrel open opened by hand
my other water barrel I can
so you take this bung wrench or barrel wrench
take the wrench and put it on the white gasket
plug of your 55 gallon water barrel emergency water barrel storage barrel
and twist it
until it comes off
there you go it is open
now what I am going to do
is take my hose and fill it part way
then I am going to add bleach to sanitize the water barrels before I set them in place and store them
for every gallon of water I put in to rinse I am going
to add 5 capfuls of bleach
make sure you use unscented bleach
you don't want your water to smell like something
like lavender that would contaminate your emergency drinking water stored drinking water
then I am going to put the lid back on my 55 gallon water barrel
tip it all around until the water the bleach water swirls everywhere
and then I am going to rinse it out
or pour it out the bleach sanitizing water and maybe give it a little spray
I am going to do the same with the small one water barrel for storing water for emergencies
I am going to open this water barrel up with my bung wrench
fill the water barrel part way with water about a gallon of water
5 teaspoons or capfuls of bleach and shake it around
now put the plugs back on and roll the water barrel all around
so the bleach water will disinfect every surface
of these barrels
then I will pour out that out
decide where I want the water barrels
and then fill them up
I have rolled the barrels all around so every surface was coated and purified with the gallon of water
and the 5 capfuls of bleach
now I am going to pour that out
put the water barrels where I want them to live
and then fill them up with fresh drinking water
keep looking for little out of the way places to store more water
around your house
if you need to get rid of some of the junk you don't need anymore
so you can store things you do need to survive
never set your water barrel directly on a cement floor
and don't store it near any chemicals
I have made a pad of ceramic tiles
and that is where I am storing my water barrels
make sure it is in a cool dark place for the best
way to store water in a cool dark place
the water barrels come coated the water is protected
from light because the light can cause bacteria to grow
and you want it in a cool place because hot water
can lead to bacteria growth
you want your water to last as long as possible
I rearranged things enough I could get my biggest barrel in my bunker
which gives me 2 55 gallon water barrels in my bunker
along with other bottles of water
make sure that you have a bung wrench
and a some kind of a pump or siphon shaker hose for water in every location
if you have water stored in one location you need one
if you have water barrels in 2 locations you need 2 of these
if you can't get the water out what good is it to you
know that the 55 gallons of water weighs about 450 pounds when it is full
so make sure you put it level and know where you want it
before you fill it up
or you are not going to be able to move it
plus don't set it ever onto cement put it on something
else first
get some water barrels for emergency water storage store water make sure you have what your family needs
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