Fresh Water Storage

A small word of caution.

Fresh water storage.

If your tap water is not safe to drink or if you get your water from a well disinfect it right before storage. Buy a food grade water storage container like a 55 30 or 5 gallon container and use that. The best way to do this is to bring the water to a rolling boil for 1 minute or 3 minutes at elevations above 5 000 ft 1 000 m. Chem tainer s fresh water tanks are an effective economical chem tainer s fresh water tanks are an effective economical way to store potable drinking water for residential and commercial applications.

Transportable water storage for emergencies for those in need of something smaller and transportable in case of a situation where you d need to be mobile like a wildfire for example a 5 7 gallon portable water tank would be the way to go. Fresh water tanks need to be properly sanitized regularly and the quality of water need to be good if you want to use the fresh water tank without any issues. Don t fill up your old juice bottles or your old milk jugs. As a rule of thumb you should rotate your water storage inventory with fresh water at least once a year.

4 out of 5 stars based on 2 reviews 2 ratings current price 79 99 79. I m not saying that you ll contract illness from ingesting water stored longer than that. Don t try to go cheap on your water storage. The easiest but slightly more expensive way to reach your water storage quota is to simply buy pre packaged bottled water.

It s clean well sealed and comes in food grade plastic bottles. Product title scepter bpa durable 5 gallon portable water storage. Select something that is large enough to store the amount of water you d need yet small enough so that. Our polyethylene resin complies with u s.

This is just a fact of emergency water storage i know it s a pain in the ass but it s a necessary one. Moreover bottled water is highly portable which comes in handy if you need to bug out. Water can remain fresh and usable for longer period if you follow all the basics like filling water from better sources sanitizing the tank and emptying it regularly. 99 list list price 259 99 259.