How Do You Store Water For An Emergency?
The recent earthquake in Haiti should have made it clear to everyone how important water is to survival. All the people pulled from the rubble begged for water, not food. People have survived for weeks without food but you cannot go without water for more than about three days. Surviving a week without water is considered a miracle. Start collecting water for your household now. Most experts in emergency preparation for the home say to store at least one gallon of water per person per day, so for two weeks each person would need fourteen gallons of stored water to survive. This includes water for drinking, cooking, and other household uses. You can purchase water in gallon containers every time you go to the store, and then mark the date you bought them on the lid so you’ll know which ones to use first in the event of an emergency. Buy some five gallon water jars in the camping section of the bigger stores, or get a water barrel to store some water in. In addition to the above five gal
