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Keep in mind that it still weighs 240lbs as water weighs about 8lbs per gallon. Now that I think about it, I was able to lift my blue barrel, so it must only be a 15 gallon one.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Your survival priorities need to be based around the rules.
The rule of 3
3 minutes without air
3 hours of exposure to severe elements
3 days without water
3 weeks without food
3 months without hope
Starting from the top, learn CPR (and general first aid like TCCC). Get a gas mask or atleast a box of n95 masks. Before your worry about shelter.
learn how to dress appropriately, carry spares, learn how to build a shelter, learn how to fix your bug in location (boarding windows, patching roofs etc), building a fire for heat. Before you worry about water
Now we get to water;
The average house has a 50 gallon water heater, you can get the water out of there, you can also drain your pipes, salvage from the toilet tank, all of that is clean water. Your p-traps and drains can be salvaged and filtered. You can also save your urine and distill it.
You can add storage. Barrels can be located in basements since they fit down stairwells, you can stack them in a corner of the basement if you have one. They're round so you have some space loss. The barrel pump HBar pictured works pretty good, jiggle siphons also work in more applications than the pump, but you have to be lower than the water level. http://www.amazon.com/Super-Siphon-H...=jiggle+siphon
You can get totes that are 275ish gallons but they're 4'ish cubed, you can stack them and they have valves. Water can be stashed in small containers, you also can take it with you to bug out if necessary, it's readily available for immediate use, also works as handouts for charity if needed.
http://www.waterbrick.org/
Water BOB's http://www.waterbob.com and similar setups can be used if you have warning, along with every pot and tupperware you have.
You can get spas and pools but the water must be treated. Also if the authorities aren't involved you can set up a rain and water catchment to supplement but you need to have treatment on hand.
15gallon
http://www.coloradotankandbarrel.com...9b113e1cbbe74b
55 gallon
http://www.coloradotankandbarrel.com...9b113e1cbbe74b
sanitizing
http://www.coloradotankandbarrel.com...9b113e1cbbe74b
http://www.coloradotankandbarrel.com...9b113e1cbbe74b
You do not need to rotate water, city water is already treated with chlorine so you don't need to add chlorine if you store it.
The barrels are durable enough that freezing isn't much of a concern. Small containers will leak if they get frozen.
Last edited by Wulf202; 05-01-2013 at 20:05.
I'm "IN" Buggin that is. I'm a gated community of one and I mean to keep it that way if I can help it. Thats my 1st option. Check list covered for the most part. 2nd option bugg out, if I have to.
water barrels, larger 12-50gal, (forum member if I recall, links to specifics listed in post several up) - http://www.coloradotankandbarrel.com
Scepter military water cans (cheapest place I've found) - http://techsupplyinc.com/pages/products.php?cid=6
Stainless beer kegs they stack hold 15 gallons of water use the hand pumps that you get to pour beer and you can boil sanitize them
You sir, are a specialist in the art of discovering a welcoming outcome of a particular situation....not a mechanic.
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Arizona tea jugs from walmart. 1/8 inch thick polypropylene, very strong. I have many filled and sitting around.
Me too. Well, not that many, about as many as are in the picture.Originally Posted by gnihcraes
Arizona tea jugs from walmart. 1/8 inch thick polypropylene, very strong. I have many filled and sitting around.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Re: Bugging in?
After getting on this site with like minded people and me actually getting a clue. I will be bugging in as long as I can. At first I was thought bugging out would be easier but the question became clear "where would I go?"
The fiancée's family is in Littleton and mine is in grand junction. So the first option of going to her parents house is kinda out unless mine is un-reach-able or destroyed . But I can see it being the other way will be the more likely scenerio, if the roaming gangs start, they would hit them first cause of were they live and I'm kinda in the middle of no where. Criminals are opportunistic and lazy, they'll almost always go after the easy target first.
Going to my parents would be treacherous just by the distance and geographic challenges from here to there and it might be even worse depending on route, how the smaller towns react to an end of the world scenerio, and the weather.
Today kinda shows that if you have to bug out you have to be prepared for damn near everything possible within reason year round. For example: If for some reason I had to bug out on sunday 75 and head to my parents house it's roughly a 5 day walk according to google, I would have been caught in the high country in snow and really low temps. Regardless if it only lasts a day or two. You can only survive 3 hours in extreme temperaures without protection or shelter.
Just that last part alone is what made me focus on bugging in more rather then bugging out.
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What is the difference between the $33 MWC and the $13 "military style" water can?
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