Comments on: Step 2: Water

By: Jodi and Julie

Jodi and Julie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:36:00 +0000

Depends on if the bottle is food grade. Milk jug bottles for example disintegrate. I’ve found that a lot of water bottles bottle become brittle also. The soda bottles tend to hang up better, you just have to make sure to clean them very well.

By: Enchantedmoments95

Enchantedmoments95 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:16:00 +0000

Would love an answer to this also
Thanks

By: crunchem

crunchem — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +0000

leave the contianers open for several days and the bleach will evaporate out

By: Sarah_t

Sarah_t — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Reality check– nothing plastic is a safe way to store drinking water. Plastic leaches chemicals. Water stored in plastic for any length of time is only good for washing, etc. That’s why bottled water has an “expiration” date….the water doesn’t go bad, the container does.

By: Sarah_t

Sarah_t — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:10:00 +0000

By: Jodi and Julie

Jodi and Julie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:40:00 +0000

You would want to make sure to purify the water when you end up drinking it, just to be safe. You can do this by boiling it or by using a purifier or purification tablets. Hope that helps!

By: Tonypinocchio

Tonypinocchio — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:47:00 +0000

They say to change water in containers every 6 months what do you do if you can’t change the water can you drink what’s left I have 4 55 gal containers food grade if i cant change them how can I drink the remaining water

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By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:03:00 +0000

I would HIGHLY suggest that you have your water tested by your county to know exactly what you’re dealing with (probably just high mineral content, likely iron) and then invest in a water purification/filtration system. A system that uses UV light isn’t horribly expensive, and would sure be a lot cheaper than buying all your water commercially!!!! Even if you just purchased or made a smaller-quantity filtration system for your storage needs, it would be SO worth it. Check out backwoods home magazine (they have a website with lots of articles on blogs online, plus you can order anthologies of back issues, subscribe, etc.). I specifically remember a couple of years ago they did a great 3-part series on water filtration systems, both purchased and homemade, and the hows and whys so you could really understand it. Good luck and keep up the good work!

By: Jodi and Julie

Jodi and Julie — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:53:00 +0000

There should be a hole on the top that you could pour from your 5 gallon containers into the barrel. If you are worried about spilling maybe a large funnel would be helpful? good luck!