E289: Water Storage for Preppers Simplified

In this episode, we go back to basics with a short discussion on water storage for preppers. Are you ignoring a crucial prep or probably overthinking it?

Water Storage Topics Discussed:

• Why water is important
• How to calculate your water needs in seconds
• What containers to use
• How to sanitize your storage containers
• Where to store your containers of water
• The myth of storing plastic containers of water on concrete
• What extra items to store to ensure you can capture, treat, and filter water

Resources:

• Understanding food and water for camping
• Everything you ever wanted to know about catching, filtering, and sanitizing rainwater
• Sanitizing water with Clorox Bleach
• Potassium Permanganate: The Most Useful Survival Chemical

Items Mentioned:

• Reliance 7-Gallon containers
• Sawyer Products SP160 One-Gallon Gravity Water Filtration System with Dual-Threaded Mini Filter