Emergency Water Storage: Clever Solutions for Storing Water in Your Home

[@lifeform8170]

I keep several gallon containers of spare water under the bed in the back of the RV with several half racks of sodas. about 10 large containers of Folgers coffee grounds.

[@NormalPrepping]

Great idea. We have learned alot from people who have RV's and tiny homes. Thanks for the input.

[@juniorjuss4543]

So you have a weeks worth of water,maybe less.Do yourself a favour and quadruple your stock,not just water,and don’t talk about what you have publicly.Discretion is more important than most consider it to be.

[@NormalPrepping]

@@juniorjuss4543 Thanks for the comment. We just showed that one location as an example. This storage method can be used though out a person's home and outside buildings. Plus there are other storage methods that can be used. Like you mentioned, it is important not to talk about all that you have publicly.

[@robertellis2426]

Great idea thank's

[@jix357]

Nice, useable hidden space. 👍

[@jrae6608]

I keep a 5 gallon bucket of water in the bath tube. Wash and renew frequently, water the garden with it, so does not get dumped down the drain. Comes in handy if electricity or well not working. Obviously not enough, but have water stashed all over.

[@NormalPrepping]

That is a good idea. I am thinking that is the perfect place to keep extra water for flushing the toilets. We can use it to wash clothes or whatever then use it in the toilet. I like that it is in the tub, so I won't make a mess. Thank You!

[@donannsmith5574]

Some have commented about this being long term and I would think it could be rotated and replaced as you buy new bottles. Also, for those worried about leakage, a small water alarm in your places with water will let you know quick if it starts to get wet. They are reasonably priced and well worth putting under sinks and a/c units. Amazon is a good place.

[@NormalPrepping]

That is a good idea. We rotate our water, but for those that do not that would work well. I never thought about other applications for a water alarm.

[@catherinemichael916]

More water stories. I worked outback. When I moved there, my neighbour took me to see the waterworks. This was desert country and we were in a bad drought on top of everything else. So the creek river (small source) was way low, making it difficult for animals to get do the water. There were dead kangaroo floating in our ‘drinking water. My neighbours response to my pointing out the obvious was “don’t worry. They put enough chemicals in the water to kill anything,” I only used bottled water, even for showering because I would get rashes if I used the tap water. Then I got a Berkey. Still have it to this day.

[@NormalPrepping]

We have Berkey also! It seemed like it was such a huge investment at the time, but now we are grateful we bought it. We also have a variety of smaller filters. We really like the Platypus filters. I use them backpacking and they work great. They are a bit slow, but somewtimes it is a great excuse for a break:) I also believe in having backups for everything that keeps me safe and alive.

[@Tattiepoo1]

Maybe put them inside a container in the cupboard in case they leak. I stored some water and the bottles leaked. Just a suggestion

[@catherinemichael916]

Anyway, water is the topic. Roadworks cut the line that brought the water up the mountain. I had nothing in reserve except for what a person would normally have. It was a 3day repair job at least. By the time I got to the grocery store water was gone and so were most other drinks. Luckily the school that I worked in was given a priority so I had water during the day. I just made sure to fill up my bottle (only one because we were all in the same boat) and it would be enough to get through the night.

[@NormalPrepping]

Water is extremely important to store. It is also surprising how much we go through. Slowly start building your supply you will be happy you did. One thing nice about prepping is that you are ready. It feels good to know everything will be ok because you have all you need.

[@catherinemichael916]

I can identify with your fire experience. When I lived in the Blue Mountains, we got to the be ready stage (like you). My car was packed full for weeks ( fire threats don’t end just because it is ok to return home, I.e. root fires can start the whole thing over again instantly). Schools shut, only essential business were open, and we had to lodge our destination information. The fire and police came door knocking to see who was left, were we packed and where I was going. I was the only one left within a two block radius because a friend said not to worry and hotels/ motels were booked out for over 100ks.

[@NormalPrepping]

Wow, you went through it too! Before it happened to us I did not understand what people go through. Now I feel for everyone when I see a natural disaster. We were preppers before, and I have had advanced training but like we said in the video, we were not as prepared as we thought. Now we try to teach everyone we know. Our friends and family listen to us. They really learned when we told them what they needed to buy when we first started to hear about Covid. The were so happy we helped them.

[@emilasmith4279]

I have 6 cases of bottled water stacked two high behind my couch. It bumps out about 5-6” and no one even sees it. Also have a tall oak tv stand which has casters. I have a large living room so I put the tv on an angle in living room. Stack buckets or water in the corner. Totally unseen. In kitchen I cleared out one 2 shelf cabinet by sink. I reuse the empty jugs of water and refill with tap water and date the lid. To be used for cleaning or flushing and last resort for drinking if boiled or bleached. I rotate these every 6 months and dump a few of the old water into my washer so not wasted or for gardening. I keep 3-4 of large jugs of water frozen in freezer. They are great to grab to sit in cooler for grocery runs or if power out sit 1-2 in fridge or kept closed cooler to help keep food cold. In worst case scenario as they thaw you have clean drinking water. I found a larger block/jug of ice stays frozen longer than ice or ice packs for coolers etc. Happy prepping.

[@NormalPrepping]

Yes! We use our couch to hold boxes of freeze dried food. No one can see them and they keep the couch from hitting the wall.

[@plumeria8357]

Thank you!

[@SuLaDean]

Good ideas, but those bottles are not made for long storage, I've had a couple spring leaks after a while, even the distilled water bottles, unfortunately 1 was stored in a closet on carpet.

[@NormalPrepping]

@@SuLaDean Yes, that is very true. We need to start switching those out for sturdier containers. We might be in for a world of hurt one day. Now thinking about it, all our water that we have in sturdy containers are easily seen. The ones that are hidden are in flimsy containers. Thanks for pointing that out! We appreciate it.

[@NormalPrepping]

@@SuLaDean I was looking up water jugs and they all look spendy. Have you found any good deals on them? I like to reuse, but we can only use so much vineger lol. We also prefer square jugs.

[@tonygotts199]

I hate to say it. That's not going to last long. This couple needs to up.their game

[@dalestoner2928]

I agree. Not good bottles to keep water long term storage.

[@rs-bi8yf]

Thank you a good use of unused space !