Water storage

~When you are through with your plastic 2 liter pop bottles** or juice containers that are CLEAR, rinse them out with water and then fill them up for your emergency water supply. If you have bottles that have colored plastic, use that water for washing and NOT drinking. The die in the bottle can supposedly seep into the water and can be bad for you. If you live in a place that has treated water, you don't need to put bleach in your water when you are storing it. If your water is not treated, you can use the measurements below to help ensure your water is safe to drink.

*Boil water vigorously for 3-5 minutes.

*Put 8 drops of chlorine bleach (unscented) for every gallon of CLEAR water and wait for 30 minutes before drinking.

*Put 24 drops of chlorine bleach (unscented) for every gallon of CLOUDY water and wait for 60 minutes before drinking.

~If you open the water and it tastes stale, you can flavor the water with Kool-Aid, hot cocoa powder, fruit drink mix, etc.

~Fill up your empty plastic laundry detergent bottles with water. Don't rinse them out, the leftover soap in the container will be great for cleaning or clothes washing in an emergency.

**Plastic pop bottles will disentegrate over time, so check on them.

October 11, 2009