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If a natural disaster occurred for almost any reason, I'm guessing the first thing to go would be the electricity. But right after that would be gas and water. You can live without the gas and electricity a lot longer than you can go without water. We all know we have to keep a reasonable supply in order to meet our daily needs.
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Any additional water must come from a source that you've stored. So this would be an excellent area to work on this week for the Preparedness Challenge. Make a plan and then start working it. But first, research it a bit so you know what you need. And you can start with this give-away - a 5 gallon water barrel and pump!
Enter The Give-Away
1. Visit USA Emergency Supply and read about this water barrel and why it's a good choice. And don't forget to read about the handy pump, too! Then come back and comment by telling me what options your planning for your own emergency water supply. Please leave an email address if you do not have a link on your name to your blog so I can contact you if you should win.
2. Blog, Facebook, or tweet about this give-away. You MUST link back to Homestead Revival™ and then leave a separate comment for each one of the three telling me you've done so. If you do just one, leave one extra comment. For two, leave two extra comments, etc.
This give-away ends Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. PST!
Thanks for the link to US Emergency Supply. As a family, we have been working on being prepared for a variety of natural & un-natural disasters. A simple event, such as a power outage, can leave the average home unable to function. We are currently investigating ways to collect and save & use rainwater.
ReplyDeleteI am learning so much from you. We plan to keep jugs of water on hand. We have done this in the past but had several jugs that deteriorated leaving us with puddles. I am going to have to tell the family about these barrels and the pump. This seems to be a better way to store water for an emergency.Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteI love these water drums. Small enought to carry but still holds alot of water. We have 2 55 gallon water drums. Could use a couple more portable ones.
ReplyDeleteI blogged about this great giveaway
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ReplyDeleteOk, first I have to say that I NEVER enter give aways! This will be the first....and I also have had water on my mind. I've been slowly buying gallons of water on grocery days to put in storage, we have a Berkley on order, and we live on a lake.
ReplyDeleteOur house is hooked up to a city water supply. This is something to note for others who are as well. If the city water supply should be cut off, all the water from the house is QUICKLY sucked out of the pipes, the toilet, the water heater...did I say all? Yes. How I know is a long story. Just an F.Y.I.
Your blog is wonderful. Thank you for all you do.
We just bought two rain barrels, so that is a big part of our water supply. I have purifying tablets, bleach, and hope we would be able to just boil water to purify it. I am adding some bottled water also. This 5 gallon container with pump would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis water barrel looks like an excellent selection due to its durability and its ability to safely store drinking water. We do have a large creek which runs through our property and we have an activated charcoal filter that we could use to purify the creek water.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win! We always have a few old plastic jugs filled with water down in the basement, but I would love a better supply option.
ReplyDeleteWow what a giveaway. I was jsut looking into extra water source yesterday and trying to figure out which one we might need in the event. I am always looking for water storage and believe you can never have too much stored.
ReplyDeleteRight now I was thinking of purchasing the pouches of water to get through the first day. But these water barrels are excellent. I wish we had the money for a few of them for our family.
This is a great giveaway and whom ever wins it will be very lucky.
Amy, what a great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWe have water stored in 2L and 1 gallon bottles, plus we have access to ground water in the form of a lake, pond and numerous creeks. As gardeners, we also have several 55 gallon drums set up for rainwater catchment. And for filtration, a ceramic filtration system...(one of the do-it-yourself versions a la Ol' Remus.)
Blogged on my page about your giveaway!
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I read about it and it seems like a great product. I have some bottled water stored in my pantry, but that is it. I need to think on this some more and then do something about it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great giveaway. I've been thinking preparedness but haven't started yet (so many other things to do). Getting this water barrel and pump would get me started making a place where I could store water, food, supplies. I like that the water container is FDA approved and good for long-term water storage. Honestly, once I get supplies started, I'd also purchase a larger container, or even more than one, depending for how long I want to prepare. I'd want to have enough to take care of my family, and then there's some extended family who we'd also need to care for in event of an emergency.
ReplyDeleteHi Amy, great give away! I tweeted (and retweeted, lol) about this giveaway. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI posted on Facebook! :)
ReplyDeleteI think the best thing about these containers is the ease of use. I could use more water storage also. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI blogged about the giveaway too. http://dollwoodfarms.blogspot.com/2011/04/homestead-revival-giveaway.html
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Okay, so I went to the website and looked at the rain barrel... I can just say that even if I don't win, the barrels are only $12... so I will be getting some of these anyway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post, I now have a new company to check out for future needs.
Jamie.
This water barrel looks great. We have been thinking more about Preparedness around here and the water situation. We have access to water, but need the proper sterialization for it. It is a basic need that we are should be thinking about.
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ReplyDeleteI have wondered what needs to be done to insure the water stays good when stored for long periods. We live in a climate that gets excessively hot for several months in the summer...over 100 degrees for days at a time. Do we need to add bleach or something to the water?
ReplyDeleteWe just bought our first rain barrel last week and my husband is busy plotting how to put gutters on our house in order to catch some of the rain. This smaller "barrel" from USA Supply looks like it would be a more portable option in case of emergency. Thanks for the opportunity to win it!
ReplyDeletewe are one of the lucky ones who live near a water source- there is a decent sized creek that runs through our town. Of course the creek used to be where they dyed things and all the factories used the creek for various things throughout the ages so yeah. BUT i have been told that the fish are safe to eat so i think the water would be ok to drink. We also live in an area where there are plenty of natural unsullied creeks and streams full of snowmelt and rain. So finding water would not be an issue but storing would be!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway. I have been very much enjoying your preparedness challenge. I feel a bit at ease over the water because I am blessed to have just purchased a home in a small community (36 homes) with 2 huge creek fed ponds (about 5 acres each). We each have 1/36 of the deed to these so we do actually own them which is neat. I also have a Berkey which I love and have been using continually for about a year. Now to just get everything else in place and move in so we can start preparing in all the other areas...We have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks, Amy.
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I went to the the USA Emergency Supply site and read the info on the water barrels and pumps and then I skimmed over to the grain mills. I really want one of those and a manual grain mill, which you would need if there were no electricity, is only around $60. I thought the prices on many of the items were reasonable.
ReplyDeleteOur property has a creek running behind it and a "run" on the side. So we are fortunate to have that access. I have been going to flea markets and junk shops looking for a working hand water pump that I can use to pump water from the run to an area closer to the house.
What a neat giveaway! We know of a mountain spring where we could get water, but I like the idea of having it stored at home also! I love your blog ;-)
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I think we've got our water supply pretty well covered. In addition to having a well for our regular water and a generator to keep it going, we also have a hand pump well (147' to the bottom and 57' to the standing water level). We also keep a 55 gallon drum of water in the garage at all times. We even have a 35 gallon water tank on a 12' tower to supply water to the chickens.
ReplyDeleteWhen a series of hurricanes came through here in 2004, I learned the value of having 5 gallon water containers that are easy to carry around and place in the bathroom and kitchen. Water needs to be located where you're using it.
Another lesson I learned from the hurricanes is that you need lots and lots of water! The "minimum amount" of water that you often see quoted is enough to keep you alive, but in reality you use a lot more than that.
Wow what a great giveaway. I can see from going to the USA Emergency Supply that my plans are severly lacking.
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We have a very large creek in the woods behind our house. We've also purchased 3 50 gallon plastic barrels for our fall of the year sorghum pressing/cooking operation. They are needed for collecting batches of juice before
cooking it down. We also had in mind that they could be used for collecting water if necessary. We also collect some rain water for our garden, and someday my husband plans to build a cistern for collecting water. His old family home had one just outside the kitchen door which collected water for washing the clothes, watering plants, and various other uses. I suppose that water could also be used for flushing. It looked sort of like a circular wishing well and stood about four feet tall. We also hope to have a well someday, and my sons have mentioned pumping water from the creek to the animals. Perhaps it could be pumped to us as well. Not an electric pump. They mean to have it from gravity flow.
I like the handle on the water drum you have pictured. Looks like that would be a convenient feature to have. I also enjoyed looking at their website and plan to visit again.
Blessings,
Sherry
This is such an awesome water barrel and pump. Where we currently live we do have a well as a back up but without electricity it's basically useless so this water barrel could literally be a life saver.
ReplyDeleteI liked the price! I thought they would cost more. I also liked the fact that they kept water long term. Thanks for the opportunity to win this great product! I also posted a link on my blog.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm sure that if we had this we'd use it on a regular basis- not in an emergency situation. The place we have an offer in at doesn't have water year round. So while this would only be 5 gallons, it would be great to have in the house for water use there.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy, for the chance!
The main thing we have been doing for storing up on water is purchasing a 4gal. bottle of water from Sam's everytime we go there. They are the bottles that are made for home/office water coolers. It takes up a ton of space, but we keep them in an area of our basement that we don't use anyway.
ReplyDeleteWe are also planning on digging a well this spring. We do have a small river that runs right behind our property, so if all else fails, we have that.
Though this is not ideal, we are making a couple of rain barrels to water the chickens and our garden, but could also be used for cleaning dishes or bathing. We had to do that when we were in Central America and were going through a drought. The only way we could flush the toilets, wash the dishes or bathe was to collect rain water. It was difficult, but it worked!
FBing about this now!
ReplyDeleteWe plan to install a well for watering our garden and animals. We also have a creek that we would love to dam and create a pond. Thanks for the chance to win a cool prize.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win these items. Ever since you began the prep challenge I've been setting aside clean, used milk jugs to fill with water for flushing and washing as recommended by another one of your readers. But this would be SO MUCH EASIER...and easier to store!
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky to have a small pond but it has been known to go dry during a dry summer. It would be nice to have this to keep on hand.
ReplyDeleteWe actually considered the same options you mention, hot water heater and bath tub, but next year we are going to a tankless hot water heating system to save electricity, we are in an all electric home. So we will need to look at other water storage options before hurricane season.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great give away!!!
ReplyDeleteI must say WATER is the one thing i am the most concerned about in an emergency situation!! I can't tell you how inspired I have been by your prepardness challenge posts! I even have my husband reading them! We just bought an emergency crank radio.
Thank you for hosting this.
Carissa
Amy what a great idea! I could use this not only for it's intended purpose but on my dog show weekends. The weekends are as long as 4 days with only 25 gals of water in our trailer. I take an extra 10 gals, but the containers are hard to handle. This blue gem with the pump would be so easy to use! I will probably be adding this to my "must have" list unless you're able to bless me with it through the give away.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to have a few extra gallons on hand at all times to be prepared.I would love to own one of these.Lately I've felt like I get nowhere in trying to be prepared.Warm Blessings!~Amy
ReplyDeleteI have a well with a back-up generator, rain barrels and another thing I do is: instead of storing my empty canning jars empty, I fill them with boiling water and process them for 20 minutes in a water bath canner or 10 minutes in the pressure canner...it's something I learned from my grandmother.
ReplyDeleteGreat items to have to store water. In case of natural diaster or other emergency like at our home during our power outage. We have a well so when we have a power outage, we do not have running water. I think this would take less storage space then having several gallon jugs of water on our shelves in our basement pantry.
ReplyDeleteI just moved smack dab in the middle of an earthquake zone, so I really need to get on this! We're in a tiny apartment, though, without any extra storage space, so that has been our biggest challenge. Where are we supposed to keep all this stuff? Yikes! Thanks for pushing us all to get it done!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have an artesian well and are looking at ways to filter the water from that. This barrel would be great for storing water after it is filtered.
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I really enjoyed visiting USA Emergency Supply- great items aswell as great articles. I currently only have cases of single serving water in my storage. I would like to start by adding in a few of the 5 gallon jug sizes, what a great giveaway- eventually I would like to save up for a large drum & pump for water storage, and being in the pacific Northwest, I should probably get a rain barrel as well. Thanks- April
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This is a great giveaway idea. Please don't count me for the giveaway- I just wanted to share our water solution.
ReplyDeleteWe experienced a really dry summer last year and with a leaking cistern (where we had all our barn roof water collecting), we needed another option. We came across these storage tanks and rout our rainwater into them. If a disaster strikes and our tanks are full (they usually are), we'll be set. The water can be boiled over a fire to kill contaminants/we can use tablets. If you have some space and lack a cistern, this can be a great way to go.
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Thanks for the reminder about water storage. We have a well but no generator (yet) so if the power goes out--no water! I would use this for storing drinking/cooking water and look into larger drums for household water use.
ReplyDeleteWe have a 3000 gal tank that our well pumps into. IF our tank is full when an emergency hits we will be good for awhile.......except for the tranporting of water to where we need it. For that a 5 gal pump tank is perfect and something I hadn't thought of before now. Something else to work on!
ReplyDeleteThis would be great. I have recently started storing water, mostly in 2 litre bottles I have cleaned out, they can be tucked all over and don't take up much space but it would be great to have larger containers as well.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the pump that is adjustable with the size of the water barrel. I am currently storing 5 gallon water bottles like the ones that are delivered by the water companies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to this company it is a great resources toward preparedness.
Well, I had first hand experience with this yesterday when a water main was broken and I went to turn the faucet off and...nothing! It made me start to think about preparing for an emergency...and then your post! Think someone is trying to tell me something?:)
ReplyDeleteHmmm! I have not given a lot of thought to saving water as we have a couple of small springs on our property. But you have caused me to think about the possibility that if they could not be used or accessed for some reason, what would I do? This water barrel would be a great choice! I do not like the idea of using plastic for many reasons, but in the case of a true emergency, this seems like the best option.
ReplyDelete(I do love Lynda's idea of *canning* water, in glass canning jars,for an emergency!)
You always have terrific giveaways, Amy! Thanks for hosting this one!
Blessings!
Please enter me in the Give-away Amy. Currently we have some milk jugs frozen in our garage freezer (not upright freezer). I didn't know that you should store water for about 2 weeks, @ 2 gallons per person! Not sure where we would store it but...
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ReplyDeleteWe are planning to get a rain barrel this year. Other than that we keep bottled water on hand for short term outages. After reading the comments, I'm thinking that canning water in my empty jars may be a good idea. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWe have had bottles filled with water in the past, but nothing currently. We need to get on this!
ReplyDeletewow, this looks great. When we lose power, we lose water, so I would use something like this to help us maintain a water supply in an emergency.
ReplyDeleteThe 5 gallon barrel is a terrific option for those of us living in a small space with very limited storage. I live in a split-level townhouse and want to cut an access door into the crawl space below the front-door stairs for emergency supply storage. The smaller size will be perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great giveaway Amy! I posted your link on FB.
ReplyDeleteI also tweeted: amyincda :)
ReplyDeleteHi Amy. We really have done nothing toward preparedness to date. Your series on this has been so convicting...thank you. My mind has been racing about this and now it's time to put it all into action. What a great way to start with this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI've posted about this on my blog now!
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I have started collecting water in my 55 gallon drum but I'd love to have another container and especially the pump! Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteMy family currently lives in a one bedroom apartment (and there's 4 of us! 3 adults and a toddler), so storage space is at a premium. We haven't really done much as far as water storage; mostly because of the lack of space and the lack of finances that would allow us to buy long-term water storage containers that I would be trusting of (I'm not to thrilled about using empty 2-liters as the water has to be changed every 6 months or so... that seems like a LOT of wasted water to me.)
ReplyDeleteThis would be great to have- its conveniently sized and safe for long term storage!
This is great. I was surprised to see on the website that they are pretty reasonably priced. I wonder though how much shipping would be. I'll have to look into this. Right now we just fill heavy juice containers with water and I have them stashed EVERYWHERE. Thank you for the opportunity in the giveaway. Heather D. jaftys at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteRight now we have a rain barrel, but that's all! we would love to win this barrel. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI really need to get on this, water storage is something that I have only addressed by buying flats of H20 bottles. Need to start budgeting for purchasing H20 barrel storage.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I think about more and more with the kiddos! We have started stocking up on some water (using milk jugs and such) just to have some on hand. I'd like to get some more permanent way to store some extra water for our family though. These sound great!
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right now, I only have a couple cases of bottled water in the basement(5 people, 6 pets, no where near enough!)
ReplyDeleteI need something that hold alot!
I visited the site during your last preparedness challenge and after visiting again, our family will work up to obtaining three of the 55 gallon water tanks. That should get us through a major disaster!
ReplyDeleteOur power went out yesterday morning and it made me think again what I would do without it and in a disaster. I have jugs of water, but I also save as much rainwater as I can, to water the garden. They say the drought is over, but water is always extra precious to me!
ReplyDeleteDH and I have been talking about this a little recently. I was surprised to hear him suggest we get one of those coolers with the 5 gallon jugs. When I asked why he said that in the event of an emergency, we'd have a couple of those jugs already in the house. We also live within a 10 minute drive of the Chesapeake Bay, but I'd have to look into the activated charcoal someone mentioned to make it safe to drink.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win this barrel!
This would be a wonderful thing to win as we are on such a fixed income. We are in our first year of homesteading and struggling to do all we feel we should do.
ReplyDeleteI have been doing the soda bottle thing and we have them in the chest freezer. I am reading up on the rain barrel too.
It is folks like you that help us make plans and I thank you so much!
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I told all my FB Friends to come and check you out and this giveaway.
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Right now, my planning pretty much matches up with what you already listed in your post. The hot water heater, toilet tanks, bathtubs.. I have also been filling empty bottles and putting them in our empty deep freeze in the garage (which will be full soon and turned on). Living in storm country, this would be an AWESOME thing to have in case of hurricanes or tornadoes. My husband wants to dig a well also, but we are waiting on finances for that.
ReplyDeleteIt sure would save a lot of plastic from the bottled water you would have to buy for emergencies, you could save for water storage tanks instead. 5 gal. is a good start.
ReplyDeleteBesides storing up water in gallon jugs, part of our water plan is utilizing a generator to run our well & pressure pumps in the event of electricity loss. But we also need to purchase an additional large well storage tank because currently the only one connected to the well (on our property) is on the neighbors property. A full tank would last us quite awhile if rationed properly.
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway! I love your posts on being prepared. I have had water on my mind. I pictured storing it in glass bottles that we have on hand, and stocking up on charcoal or carbon filters. I like this barrel idea and the aqua bloks look pretty cool as well. Thanks for the great blog!
ReplyDeleteI have thought about this as well. We currently have some gallon jugs of water stored both under the stairs and in the freezer plus a couple of cases of water bottles. However I know that would only last us for a very minimal amount of time. I think this year we will try to get a couple of the large water tanks for our garage.
ReplyDeleteStoring supplies has greatly been on my mind recently (as it has more most of the rest of the world). This is perfect! We are saving up to purchase several of these, but winning one sure would help the ol' pocketbook. The drum pump is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteFor us, we've been saving all the bottles that are food grade and filling them with water. We also have a 55 gallon drum, and will be getting more for the next rain season to set up as "rain catchers". I didn't think about filling the tubs up, so thank you for mentioning that!
ReplyDeleteI blogged about this awesome giveaway! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI just put your link on facebook :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great giveaway! I have been discussing this very thing recently with my husband. We are on a well and there is no way we can afford the $2000 it would cost us to install a hand pump. Eventually we would like to get a large storage tank but for now we have bottled water stored, and we also have a creek, although it is a trickle in the summer months.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! My hubby and I were just talking about the best way to store extra water. As money allows, I've been buying cases of gallon water to store in our garage.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a rain barrel in our garden to conserve water in the summer. It rains a lot in Oregon in the spring but in the summer you need to water.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a rain barrel in our garden, for watering in the summer when it's not raining here.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done anything to save water for an emergency and this looks like it might help My husband and I get started in doing so
ReplyDeleteWe have a well and we would have to use a generator to pump the water up. We also have a pond, but would need to purify it. Love the water barrel, pump and the website. Great items for prepardness.
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We have a well, and are currently researching how to get the water out if the power fails. We also live close to a large creek where we could haul water from and purify it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links and the giveaway offer! We're in the Cascade Mountain foothills in SW Washington, so we get a lot of rain. All the rain feeds a multitude of creeks and the rivers they flow into -- many within walking distance, the most important one being on our property.
ReplyDeleteThat said, we have a well that can be pumped with our generator (have 20 gallons of gas on standby just in case) and we've been storing water according to FEMA directions from their website for both drinking and washing/flushing.
Thankfully, we set ourselves up fairly well when we built almost ten years ago now as our area is forested and experiences power outages frequently due to downed trees. Who knew we'd be preparing for potentially worse situations? We're certainly glad that God is in control.
Thanks again!
We currently have six 6-gal glass carboys (for beer/wine making) that I picked up off of Craigslist. Heavy, yes and not very movable when filled, but I like the glass part. I'd love to have something more portable if we need to leave the home and this seems like it would be great. Boy, that reminds me, time to change out that water.
ReplyDeleteI love that these are portable and that they come in many sizes! We are a family of seven so we require a lot of water! Thank you for the offer!
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We have 4 collapsible water containers that we plan to refill every 6 months if they haven't been used. We just got a Berkey so I want to fill them with water fro that. But I love the idea of this more solid option and the pump is fabulous.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure what we'd do. This is actually something I've been thinking about because we live in town, and the closest water source is contaminated from tailings from an old mine upstream. Storing water would be our best bet for the short run.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I read about this giveaway. I just told my DH that I wished we had a rain barrel especially with all the wet weather we've been having. We try to keep bottled water handy and of course when we know storms are coming we fill the bathtub. But a rain barrel would be awesome! ~ Nikki
ReplyDeleteI facebooked it :) ~ Nikki
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ReplyDeleteI wish I had lots of containers like those or the big water barrels. But, there's no money in the budget for those right now. I fill 2 liter bottles for our water supply.
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We we plan on installing a hand pump, but these would be great for storage in the house. Thanks for turning us on to such a great website!
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because we live in a Hurricane prone area, water storage is top of the list June-November. But we've been talking about just being more prepared for "whatever". Thanks for the great info.
ReplyDeleteRight now all we can do is fill gallon jugs of water to store. We live in the desert so it rarely rains, though, looking into ways to use rain water may be helpful in case it happens.
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So far, we juat have some gallons of water put aside. I am trying to save to buy a Berkey water filter. There is a small retention pond across the street and a small lake down the road.
ReplyDeletePlease enter me in this giveaway! :) I haven't done much of any planning when it comes to water, and know I need to. My husband has thought about getting a generator, I wanted a hand pump, but when it storms, I usually just fill up some pans of water. I really need to think about doing SOMETHING better!! Thanks for this and so glad I found your blog!!! Look forward to reading on here!!
ReplyDeleteI facebooked about this. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have a well and a generator so we have made a start to thinking about emergencies. I would love to have something like this that could be taken quickly in an emergency! Thanks for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeletei had planned on keeping water in the jugs from the store becuz it is all hubby will let me do but maybe if i show him these barrels- which cost a lot less than i had thought- he might go for it!
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ReplyDeleteWe have been careful about preparing in case of loss of power. We have one rain barrel and several smaller water containers in case the water is cut off. While we will have water for the toilet, we haven't considered a real supply of drinking water.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information, the ideas that you have on the blog.
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Getting prepared and these would sure help!
ReplyDeleteGreat give-a-way I'd love to win! We have quite a few bottles of water stored and some water purification tablets. I feel we need to do MORE as we are connected to our village's water system.
ReplyDeleteRight now we just have jugs of water for the family. This water barrel would be great. Thanks to for the website. I have found some other things to get from there.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the beginning stages of gathering our emergency supplies. All I have for water are the "previously used" ones that US Emergency Supply says not to. This give-a-way would be a great help! Thanks!
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