Large capacity water storage
 

Anyone see or use these? They look like a neat idea for water storage if you're not near a good water source. Kind of expensive, though, especially with shipping considered. I'll bet they take forever to change out the water in.

http://www.yourfoodstorage.com/store...uct/8523699632

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We pump from the well, to the house, into a tank just like this;
$180 at the local farm supply store.
We add 1/2 cup of %3 food grade peroxide, water lasts us a week or two.
Add more for longer storage, and cut out light.
But if you like that aerobic oxygen, wisemen trading has it, $15 for 128 gallons.
(I've never ordered from them, but it is quite a bit cheaper)
http://www.wisementrading.com/water/treatments.htm

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I currently store ~1000 gallons in my garage in three 300 gallon vertical tanks...

Shipping cost is the only downside to ordering one, though some special sale items include shipping:
http://www.plastic-mart.com/?gclid=C...FSUqagodYjVPWQ

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I can't afford one of those, but maybe I'll check out the farm stores hereabouts. I've only got a 50-gallon and some smaller storage containers. It'd be nice to have a couple that large. Would definitely have to go in the basement!

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How do you fill em up and how is the supply used?

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Set them on a pallet atop 12 inch cinder blocks. Fill with hose from the top. Tap at the bottom...

Refill/replace water once a year or so...Or you treat it with Aerobic O7 and it will keep for 5 years or longer.

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:rolleyes_m: If the electric grid goes down or your municipal water system no longer operates water storage for drinking purposes is only a very short term solution to other major problems.

Think water for bathing,toilet flushing,clothes washing( by hand ),and other small problems that will turn into major fiasco's if you have no immediate source for large amounts of fresh water.

Those that have wells,springs,or a nearby creek can carry water and/or pump what they need,although unless you have a manual pump or maybe a strong DC pump to transfer water from it's source to inside your home it's going to be one hell of a nightmare when your stored water runs out.

No solar or wind power ?
Well,you can always use your car battery to power a small DC pump...but that depends on fuel for recharging the battery in the vehicle or fuel to run a generator and a battery charger.An alternative charging method like a couple small solar panels or a small wind turbine can recharge batteries easily,but you need one or both before TSHTF,not after.

Do some research on small 12V DC water pumps...the RV models will not cut it I assure you,unless your water source is level or higher than the pump.
Most are NOT self priming and cannot pump more than 4 feet of head on a good day under perfect conditions.

I got quite an education setting up a dependable off grid water pumping system for my garden during a major drought a few years back.
The nearest spring fed creek was 300 feet away and I was looking at 10 feet of head.
Lot's of PVC pipe and a check valve took care of the the pump priming problem,but I ended up modifying a 120V 56C-Face electric pump to DC by replacing the AC motor with a surplus motor that would run on 12 volts.
I could have used a deep cycle marine battery and a DC/AC inverter,but the 110V pump pulled 10 amps which was ridiculous for run times of two hours or more every day...easier and wiser to scrap the AC motor and replace it with a DC type that could be powered off 75 watt solar panel directly.

Anyway...do a trial run folks.
Cut the juice or your municipal supply water off and use your imagination.
Those of you that have no obtainable source of water besides what's pumped by your municipality or water district are in a world of hurt.
If the water table under your property is less than 75 feet it's well digging time...or better yet I'd think about selling out and moving to a better piece of real estate that had an alternative water source.

Sorry,didn't mean this to turn into a lecture on water pumping.
I tend to think long term survival alternatives instead of short term solutions to problems some of us may encounter if TSHTF and drinking water becomes priority one very quickly.

My apologies in advance...:rolleyes_m: