I'll have to drive an hr and a half each way to get it. He says it's all been properly stored and no issues. Expires 2034. Should I get it.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

It won't be worth much unless you have enough clean water stored up to be able to use it...

(during a disaster where water is cut off, obviously! I once made the mistake of buying too much of this kind of thing and not thinking about the water until much later.)

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Great advice thank you. I am working on quadruple contingency water plan. Sawyer Squeeze. A Gravl filter cup, water shock chemical, and a Berkey gravity filter as well as water storage containers storing about 40-50 gallons minimum on hand rotated. I have a park right next to my house that has a creek.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Sounds like you're on the right track to me! I don't have a nearby creek/river but I do have about 40 gallons of water in 5 gallon containers. It's tapwater which should be fine since it's been treated, but I can always filter or whatever if needed. Otherwise I just swap it out a couple times a year for "fresh" tapwater.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Thank you. I have power and food started. Water is my next focus. Any suggestions on how a single man should proceed? Thought about getting a GRAYL Geopress, a travel Berkey gravity fed filter about 4 -6 of these, 'Reliance Products Aqua-Tainer 7 Gallon', and a couple Sawyer squeezes.

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  • Your water plan sounds solid! Don't forget to consider a portable power station for running those filters if the grid goes down - I've found some great comparisons at gearscouts.com that helped me choose one that can run my purification setup for days during outages.

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