Water 1: Storing Water for Emergencies 

When I empty liquid laundry detergent bottles, I don't rinse them but will fill them with tap water to store for cleaning and washing (clothes) instead of using good drinking water. I also have other non soapy containers that wouldn't be safe for drinking water that I fill for things like washing hair, bathing etc.

I store some of my water in my fridge and freezer which is never filled to capacity bc I live alone. The benefit is the refrigerator is always filled and doesnt have to work hard. The frozen water will keep food cold for awhile in the event of a power outage. Great video.

For years I have stored water in canning jars! They take up the same space full or empty! I think it is a great way to store water!

Keep stored water out out of light to prevent things growing in it, preferably in a dark container. It's why cisterns are dark.

Folks use to tease me about my truck but I was not going to get stuck somewhere and I proved it was a good idea. I had water, a blanket, dry socks, can of something to eat, matches stored and even a fishing line with a hook (even w/out the pole at times) and a razor knife. It has saved me a few times.

I'm a water quality chemist and think you've done a good job explaining it to laymen. City tap water is tested and the most readily available. But I will have to say those kitchen cabinets you have in the background are absolutely stunning!

I love your channel ♥️ I’m from Puerto Rico and my family was prepared, because they store enough water and food. It was sad seeing families unprepared. ☹️

We retired from New Jersey to Puerto Rico. In Nov 2020. We built our home 18 years ago which we used as a vacation home. We have two 800 gallons water cisterns and roof solar panels, solar water heater and solar water distiller. We also live up in a mountain in 3.5 acre property. We also collect rain water to water our garden.

Life Straws would be a great addition to any bug out bag. Good idea to keep one in your glove box for road emergencies too. You'd be able to drink right out of a creek!

My husband has gone on several mission trips to Kenya, helping put in wells. The local women walk for miles to the river to get water that is just filthy for drinking. The wells are such a blessing with their clean water. The health effects of not drinking enough are huge!

I stored gallon water jugs water bought from the store all over the house. All but a few developed holes and began to leak. The ones under our bed leaked and stained the carpet, probably molded the carpet. When we sold our home we had no idea of the damage the water had done until the bed came down. Needless to say we had to come down on the price of our house. Just be careful with the water jugs and pay attention to the number on the bottle.

A friend of mine who was in his forties was told by his doctor to no longer drink colas like that, because the phosphoric acid was the reason he got a stress fracture in his leg. The phosphoric acid binds with the calcium in your bones and draws it out, leaving you with an osteoportic condition throughout your body. He needs to cut out anything that contains phosphoric acid, because it is going to weaken his bones. I know, because I was on dialysis for 7 years and my phosphorus was always high, which caused me to get osteoporosis and also messed up my parathyroid glands. This is another problem that happens when you have too much phosphate in your body. It overstimulates the parathyroid gland, and also removes calcium from the bones. It is possible that he is actually addicted to the caffeine in the soda, and would do better to switch to something like green tea, sweetened with stevia rather than toxic chemicals. As far as water storage, I have read that when you want to store water long term, instead of a couple drops of bleach per gallon, add a couple drops of iodine. It serves the same purpose, but it does not degrade and stop working like bleach will.

Thank You for the good info. My husband put one cup of salt into a heavy plastic gallon apple juice jug filled with water. This is kept in the freezer in case the power goes out. It takes longer to freeze and longer to thaw. I've gone on a road trip for a weekend and it stayed frozen keeping water and food cold.

Great ideas! Am using and filling with filtered tap water and duct taping the lids closed. I do live practically on top of the San Andreas fault line. So duct taping in hopes of no spillage and also on masking tape, the dates the bottles were filled and sealed. If the bottles need to be transported with me out of the area, hopefully the duct tape will prevent leakage. I keep a going supply of about 3-4 bottles of fresh water I get on sale. Please note that bottling fresh tap water lasts about 3-4 days. Grocery store bottled water last about 3-4 months. This is why bottled water goes on sale a lot and not to become stagnant. I also filter the water in my water pitcher so little tiny particles these journalists write about do not get into any water I use for me and my kitty. In my fridge, a hard to reach and pull veggy-fruit bin hard to access. I ended up take glass bottles and cleaning them and filling with water. Duct taping and mask taping the dates. This supposedly is helping to keep my fridge colder. I also use both the pouring types of cat litter containers to fill and mark with water. The square kitty containers get reused for storage and a few right now for bathtub hand laundry which I like better than the round utility tub containers. As for my homeless two year stint many years ago, one does not realize how valuble water is as a necessity...for hydration and personal basic hygiene...until they are far from being able to access a fairly easy resource. Park bathrooms and gas stations can be disgusting and oh my..the transportation back to camp involved...I do want to devise a way like black bags or simple sewing of felt(a huge insulator!) to get my sunny south and eastern windows to hold in heat when it is cold weather and help warm up at least this one room. The rest of the 'expired' or 'stale' water is going to be considered like Camp Potable Water. For cleaning purposes and non drinkable. Really. Being homeless taught me valuable lessons--mixed blessings to have that experience here on the California coastline. Before my time here, I lived for a decade in Florida always 'on stand by' for super strong thunderstorms and two hurricanes that knocked the power our for days in incredible sauna heat and humidity 24-7. Before this, I was practically borne and raised in a town that turned up high crime and high employment. So. I keep on learning and then trying out things. Usually a success or failure or needs a personal tweak. Have lived in fear too much and at this point..realized God was carrying me. Too many times since a young child I should have been dead including foiled plots by my stepdad to murder me for insurance money and the list goes on and on as for a long time 'the norm' for me. If and when I physically die before the Armaegadden or cross over to the heavens, I have enough faith God has always carried me one way or the other. He is not going to stop now.

Diet soda is MUCH MORE DEADLY to the body than regular soda, though both are deadly! Strokes & heart attacks. Love you guys! Great channel!

@Rose Red While storing water bottles in vehicle, practice extreme *caution* ! Heat will cause chemicals from plastic to leech into water. As for storing cases/gallons of bottled water, *do* *NOT* store directly on concrete floor. Chemicals from concrete will leech into bottles. Put a barrier between concrete and cases/gallons with a broken down folded in half cardboard box (cheap alternative) or pallets (food use only)

I work at a retirement home and the way you disinfect EXACTLY like they told us to do our stored water. 😊 Thank you

I love your channel! You are so precious and come across as such a caring and compassionate person. And like others have said, your teaching style is perfectly conducive to helping us learn. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talent. May God bless! 😊

1/You can always reuse plastic water bottles, clean well, refill with hot water and a drop of bleach for emergency water from a safe supply. Just boil it. 2/Create a rocket stove that can be used to boil water by using just twigs. Do it with masonry bricks. Only takes 3 of them. Keep a water pack for drinking water and use the empty plastic ones for holding clean water but you boil ALL water in storable bottles before drinking it. 3/If you had to, the PLASTIC BOTTLES may be used for GROWING VEGETABLES like a patio garden, in addition to refill of water, once emptied and sanitized can be used to grow lettuce for example, cut bottle side out, refill with dirt as growing medium. BIG PLASTIC BOTTLES FOR LARGER VEGETABLES. POTATOES GROW IN PLASTIC BUCKETS. 4/IF you have freezer space, FREEZE WATER IN REFILL BOTTLES. Then boil when it thaws. 5/Water bottles/ liter soda pop bottles can be used to hold DRY STAPLES like RICE or BEANS. It keeps insects out, is better than a torn plastic bag. Can stack and store them too. 6/When you go to big box store where they restock on the floor, I always get a few CARDBOARD BOXES , used flat, they can act as SHELF DIVIDERS for storage of food items in plastic. Never have to search for shipping box. CARDBOARD BOX, lined withALUMINUM FOIL, + metal COAT HANGER, CAN CREATE A MINI OVEN TO BAKE. GET SMALLER ALUMINUM FOIL PAN FOR CHARCOAL, insulate bottom of box so no fire. 7/CARDBOARD BOXES with DUCT TAPE put together and use as tent inside your house can insulate you from cold when there is no power for heat. Even line with ALUMINUM FOIL TO HOLD THE HEAT. Use VOTIVE CANDLES with CLAY TERRACOTTA FLOWER POT over the top to create mini oven. 8/BOXES can be cut up and used to create the insides to a mini-stove, fit it into a used TUNA CAN,buy COTTON YARN to use as a wick and with OIL poured to saturate it you can use it as a heat or candle source. 9/MAGNETS, 1 tsp SALT, WATER, 2 PLASTIC CUPS, LOW LEVEL LIGHT BULBS, can be combined to create light by lighting up the light bulb through electrical current transferred in the water. Can even use fridge magnets. Make solution with cup of water and salt. Suspend light bulb in second cup with bottom cut out, to where only metal tip is placed in the water and you have instant light. 10/ Create an old fashioned LARD JAR FOR BACON GREASE TO COOK WITH. Keep second jar as source of oil for burning in makeshift candle.

I'm filling the 2liter pop bottles, also. When we lost our water because of no electricity, last winter. A 2liter bottle of water is good to brush your teeth or wash hands.

Everytime I empty a 2 liter soda bottle I rinse it and fill it with water for drinking. I fill those large containers that fruit punch comes in with water. You just have to fill the minute they are empty to make sure you can rinse easy. I stack them up in our basement. I also have rain barrels set up for things like bathing. I live in the south so we get plenty of rain.

I fill empty juice bottles, store in a second frig. Add one drop chlorine per gallon if stored out the frig.

I’ve been saving all glass bottles for saving water. Part of me wants to not keep all this and clean it out, but I know I’ll be glad in an emergency.

This is the most thorough tutorial on water storage that I have ever seen. Thank you!

I can water all the time, every time I don't have enough canning jars to raise the water level in the water bath, I fill up a clean jar with water and can it with whatever I'm canning. And i store it with the rest of the jars. It's my emergency water, I thought it would be useful for my dehydrated vegetables in an emergency as well as for drinking. Thanks for the tip, I also try to keep water stashed here and there. Pray to God that nothing bad happens but, you never know, it pays to be prepared👩🏽‍🌾👍🏽🙏🏽💖.

What a priceless heart felt message, one that frightens me more than food shortages

Thank you for your video🙏🙏🙏 In Feb 2021 due to artic freeze, we had no water for 4 days, in 2020 no bottle water due to pandemic, and 2020 no city water for 3-4 days due to a main city pipe break. Too many disasters emergencies in such a short span of time, this really opened my eyes that we need to have a water stored. Thanks 🙏.

Don’t forget you have a tank full of water in your water heater!

You know, this made me think of the huge number of jars that I could fill with water until I fill them with good. Thank you do much. I thought if the water supply gets really bad you could use a spray bottle to get wet and clean off.

You need to filter the city water, remove chlorine and fluoride

My friends Jim and Pam thank you for having this channel. You both are helping all of us so muck...GOD'S LOVE and JOY...🙏..

Thank you for mentioning Puerto Rico, the island where I was born. Puertorricans have seen quite a few hurricanes recently and we are quite resilient. But, at the time of Hurricane María resources were low because there had been a previous hurricane. Some people lost everything including some homes that went downhill in spite of being solid concrete. This shows that sone tragedies can be multiplied and thorough preparations are vital.

I always have several gallons of water in my car. My radiator sprung a leak on the freeway. That water got me to a repair shop without wrecking my engine. I never go anywhere without food, water, charger, phone, blankets, and even my medication. I live in earthquake country and we even have been told to be prepared for 3 weeks of no electricity or help. I was in the 1964 Alaska earthquake in the winter so I know what it is like to be unprepared. It is also a good idea to have a neighbor you can talk with about helping each other if need be. I live 60 miles from anyone who could help me. Several times I have had to be on my own with a broken down car and had to figure out how to get myself some assistance.

I love your videos, they are so informative, and have provided a lot of support in our canning adventure. I never thought about water storage. Great video!

You are so informative. I really appreciate you putting out these wonderful and potentially life-saving videos. If there is one things Americans have done over the past few decades, it is taking the systems in place for granted. And in 2020-2021, we have learned those systems can fail in the least expected of ways. I’ve tried to be prepared with food for a long time, and just had what I considered to be a prepared mindset. There are still so many scenarios I haven’t thought of and learn more each day from videos like this.

You did a great job breaking down how to store water. You explained everything, thank you.

I would look at your recent water report from your provider before storing water from the tap. Besides storing water, everyone should invest in portable water filtration units like the Life Straws as well as learning how to filter water with natural materials in an emergency. You can buy square, stackable 3 gal blue water jugs for around $7.

wow you are an amazing woman. I appreciate what you are doing very much. and I have learned so much. thank you beautiful lady.

Very few ever talk about using rain barrels. Great for the garden and toilet. Can distill the water for drinking.

You are an outstanding teacher. I'm very grateful to have found you. You, through your passion to teach truth and fact along with your insistence of researching, makes you, in my opinion, the first and in some cases the only podcast that I'll watch. Thank you for your passion!

I love the information you provide. You are very knowledgeable and informative. I like your teaching style and definitely your zest for life and being self sufficient.

I wanted to drill a well on my half acre but the cost was going to be huge. So, I put in a 10,000 gallon pool, my wife loves it but can not understand why I will not let her or her friends use sun screen. Thanks for the video. God Bless, stay safe

I really appreciate yours and Jims work. It's of a very good quality and you are very articulate. Each week I select one of your videos and work on getting the equipment, tools, or cook, and store supplies all depending on the video. The canning videos are the ones I watch the most because I do not have little to any experience. Again I really enjoy your videos and thank-you both very much.

Tremendous and thought provoking. The milk jug thing really surprised me. I save them for the garden...poke a hole in the bottom and fill with water for a poor man's drip irrigation. But you are right...by the end of the season, the heat has made them so brittle. I also fill lots of them when there is a hurricane in the Gulf coming this way. Another thing you made me think of is water for animals. I will keep the codes in my phone memo to reference when shopping for water (or any kind of) containers. So many things to think of but this topic is totally number 1. Thanks a bunch. Jesus bless.

so informative and down to earth with practical ideas we can all use, and understand....thx for what you do.

I'm so glad I found your channel! The other type of jar not to use is one that had chopped garlic...oh boy, I washed it by hand then ran it in the dishwasher, the whole house smelled and the jar never stopped smelling bad! I love all your tips, thank you!

I loved how detailed you explained everything.

I’ve only recently discovered your gem of a channel and you are a natural educator! Thank you for your generous gift. Your eloquence and research are thorough and gracious. Thank you from this Mama.

I’m a water hoarder! I have 4, 1000 gallon poly tanks full of well water treated with bleach. We can drink it or use it for fire fighting (we have a gas fired pump and 250’ of fire hose) in the Northern Nevada desert. I have 2, 275 gallon IBCs (also chlorinated) full, and 2, 55 gallon blue barrels, plus assorted 5, 6 and 3 gallon water jugs full for a total of nearly 5000 gallons of water stored. We live in a rural are on 5 acres and get very little rain, so we felt like we needed to take water seriously. I have been thinking about stacking the IBCs and setting up a system that would allow us to flush our toilets by running a hose from the IBCs to a hose bib. We are also looking into a solar powered well pump. Self sufficiency is super important to us.

Thanks for the video. Some years ago we had an ice storm. Water was down for about a week from supply pipe being frozen and broken. Was rough because we didn't have much water stored. Good advice you have and information. I had wondered about using milk jugs and some other plastics.

So thorough! Thank you for sharing your knowledge AND your wisdom:)

Great information 😁 I have a Car bag in every car...water, snacks, matches, aspirin, band aids and cash and T.P with small can trash bags. I also will make car bags for people I know who Drive for work everyday. Earth quakes happen at any time and other crisis.

been binge watching your vids, and you touch on things that are not covered by anyone else in such a practical and accessable way. I also can't beleive that you don't have more subs...thanks for great info, done in such a humble way. God Bless you and yours, may peace and love abound...CC

Thank you for this info-filled video of many questions I've wondered and some I should have! I "ditto" all the other appreciations! Blessings on our Grandchildren ❤

Oh my stars I Love your videos!!! I’ve been preparing for a disaster for years but with your tips we have been able to take it to another level. I don’t have grandkids yet but I’ll be ready when I do. Thank you so very much.

In the olden days, people in New Orleans filled the bath tubs with water right before the onset of a hurricane.If there was no water they drank that.

As a single older person I prefer smaller one gallon containers. For me it is just more manageable.

This is a great video and looking forward to more on this. Water is so important

Make sure you buy a garden hose that is made especially for safe drinking. As far as rotating the water, it depends on what kind of container you store it in. Some containers break down and contaminate the water. City water? Well, I guess floridated water is better than no water at all.

Thank you so much for all of your valuable information that you share! Please continue posting videos. You are awesome! Bless you!

Oh you and Jim are so prepared. I love love love listening to you and Jim on your advice...I trust y’all! I’m trying to take notes for my niece who has agreed to be my POA, financially and medically (my only child has deceased ?), and my memory isn’t all that good anymore. Thank you again about telling us about the lady she and her family was in a wreck. I’ll go for now, but I’ll keep listening.

Great advice. I especially like using your otherwise empty canning jars for water.

No. 2,4 and 5 bottles, ok. Long time ago i had this discussion with our water dept and they said before filling add 1 drop of bleach per gallon and fill all the way to overflowing. Air space at the top fosters mold growth when left for a long time. We check the bottles for color every few months and refill once a year. That said, we have water outages at least once a year and its shocking how fast you go through your stock when thats the only supply. We have two sets of water, tap water for sponge baths and filtered water for drinking. Ornamental plants are unwatered and pots growing food get the minimum to stay alive. Right now we are storing like crazy because of news that several countries now are experiencing electric outages if that happens to us, our city water pumps would stop. We are buying bottled water in 3 and 5 gallon sizes just to get larger bottles which can still be carried.

I leaned about the plastics from Canadian Permaculture channel. I think, "2-4-5, stay alive; 1-3-6, make you sick." It's a simplification but helps me to remember which ones are okay to use for garden use settings my food.

Hello 👋, Thank you for the info on storing drinking water, & how to sanitize containers. I do watch your videos on a daily basis, & I learn a lot from you. I appreciate all your work you do to prepare your videos. May God Bless You and your Family ALWAYS and EVERYWHERE 🙏🙏🙏 XOXOXO 💞 Lois (in Indiana)

You may want to make sure of the quality of reusing those plastic disposable water/soda bottles. If frozen, they can leach plastic particles into the liquid, as they thaw. They were not designed for freezing & thawing. Plasticised water is not ok for your health.

Fantastic video! Thank you so much for your time and knowledge. 💕

I just found your channel. You do an excellent job of providing sensible information to us. I thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. All of us need to share these videos with others, especially in these times.

As an AZ resident, water is a real concern so every time we empty a gallon size jug of AZ Tea, we fill it with water and store it somewhere for future use! (In addition to our blue barrels)

You rock! Your information is incredible. Appreciate your knowledge ❤️

Thank you for confirming what I had learned long ago about water holding it's value for years. I love the idea of freezing bottled water as well. We actually did have a hurricane coming so we used the frozen bottles of water to keep the fridge cold, and then after the hurricane passed and electricity was back on, we put the water in the sun and used it to bathe with...we lived on a 10acre farm with an outdoor shower, so it worked out well.

Your videos contain a wealth of information. I especially appreciate your attention to details - full coverage. Thank you so much!

Great 👍 tips on how you explain yourself too !!! Great 👍 video !!!

Useful info, thank you Pam. I do like and enjoy the way you express the info/ideas, clear and concise. I always take water/tea with me and for every one going along half liter for each at least and nobody wants any at the beginning of the trip but the bottles (glass or BPA free) always return empty. If I had to choose between eating a meal or drinking water/tea I would choose the later.

I just found your channel and I am thrilled to have this information. I already store water. I have five 55 gallon barrels of water right now, and several cases of bottled water which I add to every week *I live alone currently, but that could change in case of an emergency). Thank you for your insight, research and reporting on water storage & food storage. I am sharing your new found site with others too. You are a national treasure. God bless you!❤🙏❤

Thank you for this informative video. You answered many questions for me and I will look for your next water video!

Thank you very much. I'm older and am just starting to prep as much as is possible for emergencies and God knows what . Water is one the the things I've had questions about and I appreciate your videos. They're great!

Blessings to you and your family. Thanks for the info.

I’ve watched 3 of your videos, I have lots of homework to do and to buy, I need to catch up, Also need to watch more of your videos, I thank you soo much for taking the time to teach everyone with such precision, BLESSINGS 🕊

Hello and good day. I just came across your youtube channel and thank you for sharing. This was good information for me - I made notes in my "prepper" journal for the items you just shared. Thanks again and I'll be watching more of your videos. I am in Colorado.

U have answer my questions again LOL! great information Thanks for sharing 👍🙏🏼

I invested in a couple of utility wagons, not only do they help around the yard but they would help transport supplies if we needed to travel by foot. Some lattice panels can be used to raise the sides to haul more and they have a 1,200 lb weight limit so you are not likely going to overload them. There are some smaller and larger ones available as well as some on larger tires. I have considered getting a couple of spare tires for mine, the last thing you would want is a flat tire in an emergency.

Thank you so much for your wonderfully informative videos. You're an absolute GEM!! Lots of good info that I'll be putting into practice NOW! Yours in Gratitude

I appreciate your thorough and practical advice Rose. Your guidance and presentation of information is invaluable- very clear and pleasant! Thank you 💕

GREAT information Pam…TY!!! 💕🌸💕

We rented a farm for a few years and in the first winter we lost power 7 times. We learned that when you're on a well and have a power outage, you no longer have water. Yup. Water goes out and you can't flush the toilets. My wife used bottled water to make her coffee and we bought it by the gallon. It wasn't long before I was able to save up 30-40 1-gallon water jugs. We filled these up and had several under bathroom sinks and in the bottom of the pantry. This was in case we had a power outage so we could flush toilets. Yes, this tip isn't for potable water, but if you're on a well, you'll appreciate this if you lose power.

Thank you for the helpful, informative and succinct and presentation on storage of water that is critical and can save many. I feel better prepared for my family and grateful.

Make sure you don't use a regular garden hose to fill your barrels, as they contain lead. Use the RV hoses, blue or white is safe.

Late to the party, but every year we prepare for bushfires. Storing potable water is an essential part. We use massive storage tanks, because after a fire we can’t harvest water from the roof for a while. Fire season over, we empty the tanks on to the paddocks or around the trees.

I live on the gulf coast and got sick of trying to store water everytime a hurricane comes. It's impossible to store enough because sometimes tap water is contaminated for weeks after a storm. I've used a Berkey for the last several years and I can literally get water out of a ditch, if necessary, and let Berkey work its magic.

Thank you so my for your knowledge Mrs, especially now that things are looking to bright in the near future.

I’ve watched this series 3 times and sent it to my friends . A lot of information here that everyone should be paying attention to.

Excellent information....life saving! Thank you

You're so accomplished. Hats off to all your efforts.

Thank you for such a wonderful and educational video! ❤️

Well done!! 👍🏻 Thanks so much!! We’ve been prepared with water 💧 for many years, and I still learned something new from you today!! 😊 God bless you!!

Thanks for your water storage tips!!

i have been studying your play list about emergency..great wisdom an sooo clearly explained an very well executed Blessings 🥰

I greatly appreciate your videos. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you!

As usual, this was a great video. You are the best.