Bugging in?

[Wulf202]

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.