In times of severe problems, you can greatly modify what you believe is your essential usage. In the military we were often limited to 2 litres a day in temperate climates such as the UK, that was the calculation, 2 litres per day per man. You often carried 2 jerry cans of water in the vehicle at least ( 40 litres ) but when the engineers built water supply stations that was the formula. Hygiene can be carried out with a baby wipes, again the military approach of armpits/crotch/backside as the ones that can cause problems....you tend to stink, but you get by....reserve soap and water for any cuts or infected skin, but do not skip on teeth hygiene, any liquid will do, cold coffee/tea as long as its clean....be obsessive in keeping hands clean. Tins of food often contain water that the food can be cooked in without adding more. Charcoal Tablets are great to have to assist with stomach problems caused by various things and be aware of these gut problems, if you are losing body fluid ( diarrhoea ) then you will lose health rapidly. Experiment with building a charcoal water filter at home, its a fun project and not too complicated and works.
Love the video , lots of good information.. few points.. remember that liquid bleach is no longer liquid bleach in approx a year or less,, The chlorine gasses out of the liquid automatically so storing liquid bleach for long term will not work. in the very least rotate it out every 6 months.. I lived aboard a sailboat for 11 years and every time I filled my water tank for drinking I put bleach in it directly so please research the amounts of liquid bleach needed to purify water and prevent organisms.. I stock dry pool shock because it is cheap and will last min of 10 years if kept dry.. Do this only after you research amounts.. I also have a stack of 20 empty 20 liter buckets in a closet.. I can fill them in 15 mins in an emergency for 100 gallons of potable water and it doesnt take up much space.. Love the vids Ana .. see you soon
@@AnasFoodLifestyle Your vids are brilliant and we all forget something here and there.. The videos I make sometimes seem redundant but i always try to cover as much as I can for the new person that found my video and never saw me before.. so I just wanted to mention my experience and dates that bleach go bad in case your the 1st a person has ever seen.. and to help your algorithm of course.. love what you do
Spot on info, I think the homemade water purification system is a great way forward for people, I made a similar one to yours last year tried & tested it works 👍
Another good video Ana! Thankfully we get our drinking water from my brothers well, we have never drank our tap water, its toxic! We always have 40 litres on hand and 3 of my brothers have wells. But I've been saying to my husband for a long time now that I'd like to get 2 ibc tanks and catch the rain water, lord we live in Ireland and could have filled 10 of them in the last few months with the amount of rain we got! I'll be more at ease WHEN we get those! I have to sit down soon and really see what i need to get!
Hi Ana, I am trying to put together a very basic process map of purifying water. Due to initial cost, have not addressed any Berkeys, distillation or reverse osmosis yet. Here goes - (1) physical filtration, using cloth, muslin, strainer or coffee filters to remove any "visible" items (2) Chemical filtration to kill any bacteria, micro-organisms with Iodine, tablets or bleach (3) Then boiling for at least 12 minutes (4) When this cools, pour into a Brita filter bottle (5) Finally use a LifeStraw to drink from Brita. Do you think this might work?
Storing water inside your home in containers also moderates the temperature. Heat transfers, absorb and releases slowly. If that water is cold or warm, your home may longer to heat or cool. Depending on the amount you have stored. Good video, thank you.
Ah, some more useful information. :) I haven't got anywhere dark and cool but I keep the window open in the spare room where they are. Thanks to today's video I just took some large pieces of cardboard and wedged one in front of the shelf of bottles and ledged one on top plus put some in front of the large bottles on the floor. Thanks again, Ana. :)
@@Lee_Proffit Hi Lee. The cardboard works really well because it's keeping out the light but there's plenty of airflow too...and I don't use bin bags, lol, but I do get lots of cardboard. It's a good idea for those that don't have anything else though. Cheers. :)
@@robertfoster3114 Some great suggestions there, Robert. They don't work for me as I live in a flat (and no under bed space, lol) but that's good for other people to know about. :)
@@DevonExplorer If its a divan type bed a lot of them just have cheap woven black stuff on them that can be cut off.You could add corner brackets to the wood at the bottom if thats a concern.Spare rooms can have heavy thermal black out curtains put up & keep them closed.Also I put a comment about hanging water bags so going vertical or strong hooks on a ceiling, or over door ones,on the walls is another option, for lack of space.if you have some empty drawers or space under drawers, units, sofa another option.Tbh in a SHTF senario are you really gonna care if there are bags of water hanging on walls or doors?
Good video, thanks Ana. I think I have a good supply of water, both for me and for keeping the veg garden going, and various water treatment methods ready to go, but I hadn't seen the wheel barrow bag. That may have to go on my 'to get' list.
Really informative video. I have lots of food stores but hardly any water. I store all my food in the garage or loft - but both get hot, no way around that. Under the stairs is the only place I can think of but not very much room there.
My local Tesco has raised the price of the 5lt bottled water by 20p since the announcement, I was in there yesterday and the 5lt and most of the 1lt shelf were empty, the manager said they were having a bit of a delivery issue 😞 I have some camping roll up water carriers that live in a box (taking up little space), if I know or think there is going to be an issue they get filled up from the tap, giving me an extra 45lt (3x10lt, 3x5lt) of drinking water. I also have some 2lt coke / pop bottles filled up and stashed behind the loo and basin, just as a head start on loo flushing. If you don't have somewhere dark, wrap the water bottles / containers in a black bin bag and as long as they are not in direct sunlight, they will be fine. If you are planning to buy the bigger water container (10lt - 25lt), go for a blue (or other dark colour) one, as that will protect from the sunlight and also buy a separate tap cap for it, You will soon get fed up with lifting a 25lt container every time you want a coffee - but on the other hand it might help you to cut down on water usage 🙂 A good exercise is to take a note of how much water you or the family drink in a day. I'm at 8lt (more if I'm working hard or its warm), which is well above the 4.5lt (1 gallon) recommended amount
@@oldbloke204 Nope, my flat has no access to the outside and fairly small windows. Yes a hand pump would also work, or you can also buy USB rechargeable submersible pumps, if you still have access to power - I was just going for the simple option 🙂 And nope, rain is something that we are not short of over here 😞
I bought a solar shower camping bag which holds 20ltrs from amazon for 12.99 only to find they are just 4 for the same 1 on temu.They are dark blue & come with a hose for showering.Rinse a couple of times with baby steralizing fluid.Many people might not have ground space, so hanging them up is an option.You can make cheap strong plastic pipe railings, or hanging hooks.No ground space get inventive with the space on a ceiling in cupboards or inside of doors, or just hooks in a row higher up, over the door types.
Keep a few packs of paper plates and disposable cutlery so that we're not wasting our precious water on washing up. Keep a few packs of wet wipes, handy for armpits and botties, to save on water. Sit plastic bottles on cardboard, with cardboard between stacks. Easier then to spot any drips and to root out and deal with that sneaky leaky little fukka.
Yes absolutely, I have loads for kids parties, so we be ok. Like the cardboard idea to spot the leaks, thank you !! I’ve put majority on rubber based rug but still won’t see the leaks, so thank you 😊
I have plastic milk containers 4 pints each , Sterile ,filled with water and stored on the floor of my chest freezer Covered with a layer of cardbourd And more water ,
Black is great but I couldn't find storage containers that color so I just spray painted what I had. Thank you, Lovely reminder how easy the 'dark' part of "cool, dry, dark" storage is to come by.
I've made the self build water purifier like yours but only using one filter to keep costs low. Approx 10 LTRs per day approx but I do have the British Berky too.
I'm just making a massive house decluter to be able to find space in the house. We are a family of 4 in a 2 beds, so the space is very limited. 😅 Do you have any suggestions for purifier tablets, which brand or anything?
Stop over complicating it. The grid goes down and you can't get water? Mmm. Gravity collection £20 b+m water butt, cut the top off get some a decent sized steel plate to cut three separators with holes perforated Put first plate above the tap then pour a bag of washed pea gravel on top of the plate. Same again plate on top, then pour a large bag of charcoal on top. Finally do the same again plate on then pour a large bag of washed sand to finish. Put the lid back on either have it as a water button from the roof drain or go and collect the water from a fast flowing river ... pour in filter it... collect and boil it. Job done ✔️ Remember... the grid goes down you haven't got a car !!! You'll have to collect the water yourselves Tip... get a trailer for your mountain bike ensure your bike frame is steel not alloy! Get a water roller that you use on caravans they store gallons and they roll you could easily fill two f them up put them in your bike trailer and of ya pop! Source where the best rivers to collect are remember fast flowing 😊
I stock the little bottles and the gallon bottles and im always hearing how thats wrong. Ive mention dates to them and they just hurrump. Dont care. 😊 I would like to know where you bought your little still at or did you make it? Informative video, thank you!
In times of severe problems, you can greatly modify what you believe is your essential usage.
In the military we were often limited to 2 litres a day in temperate climates such as the UK, that was the calculation, 2 litres per day per man. You often carried 2 jerry cans of water in the vehicle at least ( 40 litres ) but when the engineers built water supply stations that was the formula.
Hygiene can be carried out with a baby wipes, again the military approach of armpits/crotch/backside as the ones that can cause problems....you tend to stink, but you get by....reserve soap and water for any cuts or infected skin, but do not skip on teeth hygiene, any liquid will do, cold coffee/tea as long as its clean....be obsessive in keeping hands clean.
Tins of food often contain water that the food can be cooked in without adding more.
Charcoal Tablets are great to have to assist with stomach problems caused by various things and be aware of these gut problems, if you are losing body fluid ( diarrhoea ) then you will lose health rapidly.
Experiment with building a charcoal water filter at home, its a fun project and not too complicated and works.
Thank you, I did demonstrate a gravity charcoal water filter we have built, it is very good.
Thank you, very useful.
Love the video , lots of good information.. few points.. remember that liquid bleach is no longer liquid bleach in approx a year or less,, The chlorine gasses out of the liquid automatically so storing liquid bleach for long term will not work. in the very least rotate it out every 6 months.. I lived aboard a sailboat for 11 years and every time I filled my water tank for drinking I put bleach in it directly so please research the amounts of liquid bleach needed to purify water and prevent organisms.. I stock dry pool shock because it is cheap and will last min of 10 years if kept dry.. Do this only after you research amounts.. I also have a stack of 20 empty 20 liter buckets in a closet.. I can fill them in 15 mins in an emergency for 100 gallons of potable water and it doesnt take up much space.. Love the vids Ana .. see you soon
Thank you 😊 yes I did forget to mention dates on bleach but really hope none of us need to use that 🫤
@@AnasFoodLifestyle Your vids are brilliant and we all forget something here and there.. The videos I make sometimes seem redundant but i always try to cover as much as I can for the new person that found my video and never saw me before.. so I just wanted to mention my experience and dates that bleach go bad in case your the 1st a person has ever seen.. and to help your algorithm of course.. love what you do
Thank you 😊really appreciate it🥰🥰
@@MunkyWrenchI Didn't Know That About Bleach Thank You.
Spot on info, I think the homemade water purification system is a great way forward for people, I made a similar one to yours last year tried & tested it works 👍
Another good video Ana! Thankfully we get our drinking water from my brothers well, we have never drank our tap water, its toxic! We always have 40 litres on hand and 3 of my brothers have wells. But I've been saying to my husband for a long time now that I'd like to get 2 ibc tanks and catch the rain water, lord we live in Ireland and could have filled 10 of them in the last few months with the amount of rain we got! I'll be more at ease WHEN we get those! I have to sit down soon and really see what i need to get!
@oldbloke204 that's an unreal amount of storage!
Thankyou for this video xx
Hi Ana, I am trying to put together a very basic process map of purifying water. Due to initial cost, have not addressed any Berkeys, distillation or reverse osmosis yet. Here goes - (1) physical filtration, using cloth, muslin, strainer or coffee filters to remove any "visible" items (2) Chemical filtration to kill any bacteria, micro-organisms with Iodine, tablets or bleach (3) Then boiling for at least 12 minutes (4) When this cools, pour into a Brita filter bottle (5) Finally use a LifeStraw to drink from Brita. Do you think this might work?
Many thanks again 👍
Storing water inside your home in containers also moderates the temperature. Heat transfers, absorb and releases slowly. If that water is cold or warm, your home may longer to heat or cool. Depending on the amount you have stored.
Good video, thank you.
Ah, some more useful information. :) I haven't got anywhere dark and cool but I keep the window open in the spare room where they are. Thanks to today's video I just took some large pieces of cardboard and wedged one in front of the shelf of bottles and ledged one on top plus put some in front of the large bottles on the floor. Thanks again, Ana. :)
Wrap them in black bin bags and try to maintain an airflow around them
@@Lee_Proffit Hi Lee. The cardboard works really well because it's keeping out the light but there's plenty of airflow too...and I don't use bin bags, lol, but I do get lots of cardboard. It's a good idea for those that don't have anything else though. Cheers. :)
Under a bed..understairs, a shed, dnt put plastic bottles on concrete..put a barrier inbetween. Lino. Ect.
@@robertfoster3114 Some great suggestions there, Robert. They don't work for me as I live in a flat (and no under bed space, lol) but that's good for other people to know about. :)
@@DevonExplorer If its a divan type bed a lot of them just have cheap woven black stuff on them that can be cut off.You could add corner brackets to the wood at the bottom if thats a concern.Spare rooms can have heavy thermal black out curtains put up & keep them closed.Also I put a comment about hanging water bags so going vertical or strong hooks on a ceiling, or over door ones,on the walls is another option, for lack of space.if you have some empty drawers or space under drawers, units, sofa another option.Tbh in a SHTF senario are you really gonna care if there are bags of water hanging on walls or doors?
Good video, thanks Ana. I think I have a good supply of water, both for me and for keeping the veg garden going, and various water treatment methods ready to go, but I hadn't seen the wheel barrow bag. That may have to go on my 'to get' list.
All excellent ideas Ana!
Thanks so much! 😊
Really informative video. I have lots of food stores but hardly any water. I store all my food in the garage or loft - but both get hot, no way around that. Under the stairs is the only place I can think of but not very much room there.
Any room is better than none. I literally cleared everything from under the stairs to fit some preps .😊
My local Tesco has raised the price of the 5lt bottled water by 20p since the announcement, I was in there yesterday and the 5lt and most of the 1lt shelf were empty, the manager said they were having a bit of a delivery issue 😞
I have some camping roll up water carriers that live in a box (taking up little space), if I know or think there is going to be an issue they get filled up from the tap, giving me an extra 45lt (3x10lt, 3x5lt) of drinking water.
I also have some 2lt coke / pop bottles filled up and stashed behind the loo and basin, just as a head start on loo flushing.
If you don't have somewhere dark, wrap the water bottles / containers in a black bin bag and as long as they are not in direct sunlight, they will be fine.
If you are planning to buy the bigger water container (10lt - 25lt), go for a blue (or other dark colour) one, as that will protect from the sunlight and also buy a separate tap cap for it, You will soon get fed up with lifting a 25lt container every time you want a coffee - but on the other hand it might help you to cut down on water usage 🙂
A good exercise is to take a note of how much water you or the family drink in a day. I'm at 8lt (more if I'm working hard or its warm), which is well above the 4.5lt (1 gallon) recommended amount
@@oldbloke204 Nope, my flat has no access to the outside and fairly small windows.
Yes a hand pump would also work, or you can also buy USB rechargeable submersible pumps, if you still have access to power - I was just going for the simple option 🙂
And nope, rain is something that we are not short of over here 😞
@@oldbloke204 I have got one, I plan to run it from a 10lt bucket, flow is not great and it is a struggle to get done before the water runs out 😞
Brilliant video as always, Ana!
Thank you! 😃
Great video Ana! Thank you xx
Thank you 🥰 glad it was helpful
I bought a solar shower camping bag which holds 20ltrs from amazon for 12.99 only to find they are just 4 for the same 1 on temu.They are dark blue & come with a hose for showering.Rinse a couple of times with baby steralizing fluid.Many people might not have ground space, so hanging them up is an option.You can make cheap strong plastic pipe railings, or hanging hooks.No ground space get inventive with the space on a ceiling in cupboards or inside of doors, or just hooks in a row higher up, over the door types.
Keep a few packs of paper plates and disposable cutlery so that we're not wasting our precious water on washing up.
Keep a few packs of wet wipes, handy for armpits and botties, to save on water.
Sit plastic bottles on cardboard, with cardboard between stacks. Easier then to spot any drips and to root out and deal with that sneaky leaky little fukka.
Yes absolutely, I have loads for kids parties, so we be ok. Like the cardboard idea to spot the leaks, thank you !! I’ve put majority on rubber based rug but still won’t see the leaks, so thank you 😊
I have plastic milk containers
4 pints each ,
Sterile ,filled with water and stored on the floor of my chest freezer
Covered with a layer of cardbourd
And more water ,
Is freezer not working I assume ? X
I just bought six 25 ltr black plastic water containers on ebay for £67. Black is best especially if you can't store them on the dark.
Black is great but I couldn't find storage containers that color so I just spray painted what I had. Thank you, Lovely reminder how easy the 'dark' part of "cool, dry, dark" storage is to come by.
Get a QuenchSea if living near the sea .
I've made the self build water purifier like yours but only using one filter to keep costs low. Approx 10 LTRs per day approx but I do have the British Berky too.
Good call! Having 2 options is brilliant!😊
I'm just making a massive house decluter to be able to find space in the house. We are a family of 4 in a 2 beds, so the space is very limited. 😅
Do you have any suggestions for purifier tablets, which brand or anything?
Stop over complicating it. The grid goes down and you can't get water? Mmm. Gravity collection £20 b+m water butt, cut the top off get some a decent sized steel plate to cut three separators with holes perforated
Put first plate above the tap then pour a bag of washed pea gravel on top of the plate. Same again plate on top, then pour a large bag of charcoal on top. Finally do the same again plate on then pour a large bag of washed sand to finish. Put the lid back on either have it as a water button from the roof drain or go and collect the water from a fast flowing river ... pour in filter it... collect and boil it.
Job done ✔️
Remember... the grid goes down you haven't got a car !!! You'll have to collect the water yourselves
Tip... get a trailer for your mountain bike ensure your bike frame is steel not alloy! Get a water roller that you use on caravans they store gallons and they roll you could easily fill two f them up put them in your bike trailer and of ya pop! Source where the best rivers to collect are remember fast flowing 😊
Nothing to do with grid down. You might not have water or water contamination
Over in the US Copper tubing and metal pot looks like Moon Shine. 😂😂
Still is a still 😉
I stock the little bottles and the gallon bottles and im always hearing how thats wrong. Ive mention dates to them and they just hurrump. Dont care. 😊
I would like to know where you bought your little still at or did you make it?
Informative video, thank you!
Awful sounds
Nothing wrong with the sound, must be your ears