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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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