TIPS storing water LONG TERM! (Don't make THIS MISTAKE!)
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Tip: to empty a large volume of water easily... take your garden hose and hook it to your outdoor spigot, put the open end all the way to the bottom of the container that is holding the water, turn the water spigot on for a moment or two ( yes that puts more water into the container) then turn the spigot off (as soon as water is flowing in without air bubbles) Undo the hose from the spigot and drop it down. The water in the container will start back flowing out the hose. It will empty the entire container as long as the hose stays under the water of container.
Siphon- A tube that carries a liquid from a higher level up and over a barrier and then down to a lower level, with the flow maintained by gravity and atmospheric pressure as long as the tube remains filled.👍🏼
Thanks so much!!
So smart I love it!!!!!
Thats how I emptied my waterbed.
I found a way to easily clean and sanitize the IBC totes! The top bars can be taken off. Then the cage can be tipped over and the “bottle”, as you called it, can be pulled out. Then you put some water in with bleach and put the lid on it. Roll the tote around so that the bleach water sits on each of the walls, ceiling and floor of the unit. I let it soak for a time on each side. If there is algae or anything that needs scrubbing, I used a long handled, long headed, dust mop on a swivel, so that I could pretty much reach all of the inside. Then I opened the valve and rinsed it out, sloshing the container back and forth until most of the water was out. If you want the water completely out, you can put a towel down in it to soak up the rest of the water and then fish the towel out. After this process, the tote will be clean as a whistle, sanitized and fresh smelling! Then you can put it back in the cage. I left the top bars off and covered it with some really well made black covers I ordered off Amazon.
you can also spray with bleach and power wash.
That's what CIty Prepper did in one of his Videos . He then put a tarp around it , cover it up because of the sun.
Check out his website and you could see what he did.
Look at novasan ,non toxic and not affecting plastic or body or pets ..over toxic bleach .
Can you post the link for the covers, please? Thank you
How did you find the covers? What did you search on Amazon?
Kaye, you have had so many obstacles thrown at you, yet you overcome. You are such a warrior. We have all benefitted from what you have gone through!! Thank you for sharing with all of us. Many would have just given up and thrown in the towel!! So glad you are so strong. With God's help, we will all get through what is coming. God bless. Much love.hi to mom when you visit. 🥰❤🙏
That’s what I was thinking. Where is the rain cloud over this lady. I figured an adapter and another hose of some sort. Like a septic hose. To run outside for the drain. Too bad that water couldn’t have been re-used
I use white vinegar in my laundry then reuse those bottles for water storage because they are so durable. Smaller juice bottles too for easier carrying.
Kaye, check the bottom of the plastic container or bottle or jug. U.S. law requires there be a mark stamped on the bottom which indicates if it is disposable, not to be refilled, or for long term use. The gallon containers containing drinking water are designed to disintegrate in landfills; are for one use only. I also had bottles spring leaks. Vinegar jugs usually are stamped for a better grade of plastic, are suitable for long term use and are good containers for storing water. I have learned so much from you, thank you.
And I’m learning from you so thank you!
Do you know the numbering system
I read a 1 inside the triangle is the highest grade plastic for storing water. The gallon jugs are usually a 2 and should not be used for long term storage due to leaching nano plastics.
How do you get the vinegar smell out so it doesn't make the water taste like vinegar?
what jar or barrel would be better , I have bottled water and little 1/2 gallon water . I am looking for something
not huge to store in the garage. What you said would be better, storaging vinegar jugs where it's better
to store water ????
Bless your heart doing this all by yourself......but us women can do "hard things". I commend you for starting your preparedness late in your life. It is never to late to start preparing for the tribulations that are coming. I am with you sista!
Yes, and boy they haven't even started. Many will be deceived. Many are waiting for God to fly them away, but we all must endure what is coming. Thanks for being with me, sista!!
In Australia, loads of people have been living off stored water in outside tanks for YEARS, including me. I find that most American video's I see don't get serious about water storage. My current tank is 5,500 Gal, or 21,000 litres. You may not need something that big, but with the weather the way it is, you would be better off with large storage than little containers. These tanks are food grade and built for water storage, you have a pump that feeds it into the house, if the power goes out, you can gravity feed it to the house.
Thanks for sharing! I have a 10,000 gal cistern, which is leaking again, of concrete block built in 1988, holding about half full. But, it's below the house, so electric pump pumps it up to a bladder and pressure switch which can either go to house or two spigots for garden. I have it set for garden. If we lose water, but have power, I can have limited water in house, but have not tried that as I've only been here 1 1/2 years. What I need is a manual way to get it up to house. I also put in a gravity line to lower 5000 sq' garden (please check out my garden videos!) but there isn't pressure. Of course I could put in a pump, but again, electricity (battery or wired). This IBC tote was a redundant system just in case, though after reading a lot of comments, not sure I want to drink it even if I do put it through my filter. Any further thoughts are welcome! Blessings.
Drought is not as big a problem in Australia now ?
@@Latebloomershow the liner idea is a good viable one if the block has "bond beams" with rebarr so it's able to handle the weight without much movement.
You may have seen concrete block which has slits in it so they can be knocked out with a hammer. This provides a horizontal channel to lay rebar and pour mud (concrete) as block are lated from the bottom up adding the necessary rigidity
P.S. the liners are made custom by pool suppliers
@@psychiatry-is-eugenics Where did you hear that?
In addition to the reflective tarp tarp, that Grace mentions, Danny at Deep South recommends painting clear containers black for outside storage. You can purchase paint that is made for plastics. I need to change the water in my plastic 55 gal. barrels, as it is near 6 yr's old. If your faucet is lower than your container, as mine is, you can run water to fill your house and then disconnect it at the faucet. The water will siphon out of the container. It's a big time saver over removing it in 5 gallon buckets. Thanks for sharing the information. I've been interested in purchasing an IBC tote. The information on purchasing cleaned used ones will be a big money saver.
I will be getting an adapter, so I can put a spigot on it, which I can attach to a hose. Thanks! The best totes I found, if you are anywhere near:
Triple cleaned food grade totes
275 gallons
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You make me feel good. I have disasters daily. I can't keep up with all the disasters. Oh and yes not enough room. Being unorganized does use up a person's energy.
You go girl! Being an old DIY'r, I learned a lot watching you wrestle with logistics. Obviously, water is priority one.
I bought a 1500 gallon through tractor supply and hooked it up to my water main. Every time a sink turns on or the sprinklers, the water goes through my Cistern. I put an intake and and outtake valves on it and it works great. The water is always in use and being cycled. If the water ever stops I just close the valves and use the manual valve on it. That way i don't have to worry about long term storage or chemicals. Its always fresh water. As fresh as the tap can put out lol.
OMG, is that legal?? That's such a good idea. Don't know where I would put that though.
@@Latebloomershow The only time legality would be a problem, is if i was selling the house. I also have a 1 acre food forest around my house which took a long time to get going. So probably never selling. I grow about 10,000 pounds of fruits, berries, and nuts a year.
Kaye, oh my, seeing you tip that huge tank!!! That was incredible, stay safe. 🙂
Use a utility drop light under it to keep it warm. They have a cage around the light bulb and work well . We used them in our garage to keep our pressure tank for our well from freezing. We also used them in a 3x4 foot cat house to keep them warm in winter . They loved it !
I know the water leaking was annoying.. but I see a blessing. You're aware of all the issues and can fix them and clean up the shelving. Glass half full.
My water storage is city water. With an appropriate amount of bleach added. I will run it through my Berkey filter system before use for drinking or cooking.
I also change out my stored water once per year. I always label tanks with a date.
You mentioned not to place tanks on concrete. Reason for that is chemicals in the concrete can leach through the plastic into your water. If storing water barrels or bins on concrete just make sure you put them on wood or some other barrier between the concrete and plastic container. I just laid down some 2x4's and have my 55 gallon barrels sitting on those.
The opaque gallon jugs of water from the grocery store are made to be biodegradable. If you store them long term they all will eventually leak.
Also, plastic storage containers like the little water bottles or gallon jugs from the grocery store will eventually leach chemicals into the water. Even BPA free ones. So not good to store more than a year.
I am certainly no expert, but have learned a thing or two on water storage over the years. Just throwing my "two cents" out there!
Great video. On an important topic. Thanks for sharing. A good reminder to pay attention to your water storage. And if you are mot storing water, start!!
Just remember. You can only live 3 minutes without air. 3 days without water. 3 weeks without food. After that, bad things can happen.
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Jim Gillespie
Thank you Jim and I just made a screen save of your comment and I’m gonna read it in my next video!
@@Latebloomershow Feel free to do so. The more people we can help to be prepared the better!
The n. 2 containers HDPE, are NOT biodegradable, but fails with time and atmospheric conditions. Biodegradable plastics use starch and are unsuitable to liquid storage
What do you do with the old stored water? God bless you.
@@melodyclark4347 I use mine on the garden and lawn. Once a barrel is empty I put in some bleach, rinse, drain and then refill for one more year.
Gonna look into this! I may store in my basement which I've been actively cleaning out. So much junk we never use or touch in there. Wasted space! I'm gonna fill it with important stuff like water and canned goods! It will be my pepper pantry eventually! I love cantaloupe! We just harvested our watermelon! It finally had a brown like vine!!! Thanks for everything you do Kaye!!!!😘
Thanks for sharing that . We are putting you on our prayer list for God’s mercy and blessings to you from us both in England 🏴
Kaye you're a beautiful warrior and thank you for your time sharing with us all!😘
Thanks so much! I am learning and sharing as I go, and trying to be of help. I am not perfect, no one is, nor have had as much experience as many. God bless.
Have a good day Kay!!☺️
I was a Lowes a few months ago. I noticed those Brute plastic containers, the huge ones. I flipped upside down, I was just examining it. Low and behold their food grade! Right on the bottom is a stamp of a fork and wine glass! I bought it, washed out with bleach and dawn soap, sun dried and put in my basement and filled with tap water using a bucket. Snapped on the lid and now I have 55 gallons of water to filter and drink if grid goes down. I bought two. It’s a relief to know I’ll have something to drink. I bought two brown ones from the dollar store that are food grade too and filled them. I have a Alexapro and love it
Like a boss! Good going!! I am not sure of which containers you mean but I have a brute trashcan.
@@Latebloomershow Flip it upside down and see if their is a stamped fork and glass on the bottom. Mine did. I bought a few months ago. I might of made a mistake on the size, I’m not sure exactly. It’s grey….
Is your basement floor just concrete or other flooring? Concrete will break down plastic overtime and cause leaks.
@@virginiadodgen2787 It is cement. Oh dear…the cement will breakdown my containers? Should I slide cardboard under them? I didn’t know this! Dang…
@@cbass2755 cardboard or wood, plywood, or pallet. I put mine on pallet as it was tile with concrete grout.
Experience is the best teacher.. It seems more like you are looking for solutions to your questions, but the responses in the comments are helping us all.
Wonderful!!
Respect love and gratitude. Unconditional
I love your videos! I just found you, I did not expect to learn anything new, but I was happily surprised!
We also covered ours with a thick layer of contractor bags and covered every inch.
Catching rain water the other day.
Water was very brown and dirty.
I'm got wood framed greenhouses covered in poly and it leaks, so buckets and tubs everywhere Wen it rains.
I'm got an amazing water catchment area for catching rains.
Ur bang on target with this show Kaye cuz I'd say water is number one issue right now.
Without water we can't garden.
Real serious issue is water storage
Whole world needs to be storing water.
thanks for the tips on water storage. I have city water,, so I've been thinking about different options to have water stored for emergencies. After seeing what you went through dealing with the used water tank, I will only buy new one.
This was really helpful! Thanks for taking time to share your experience!
Thanks so much, Lisa, just trying to share my experience. I'm not an expert and have learned a lot from the comments below. You might scan through them. Blessings!
Hi Kaye I am also trying to keep everything going on my homestead and you give my so much motivation when I feel overwhelmed being alone trying to get all done and ready. Thank You and much Love and Light to all ❤️🌺🙏
You're not alone sister x We all do what we can xxx
Thanks for sharing.All these activities that you do will keep you fit and healthy.Respect due.
Thank you, Verna!! God bless!
get a RV water filter for the end of your hose when you fill from city water. also get a hex wrench, take the top 2 bars off flip it on the side, pull the plastic tank out. is easy to roll around with cleaner in it.
Please do more on water. It's everybody's main concern. Ty
I am blessed to have found you today. You are delightful! Thank you for sharing your experiences. It is much appreciated!
You are so welcome
You can make distilled water using a pressure cooker, with 1/4 inch brass fitting and at least 30 feet of 1/4 inch of copper tubing to make a condenser coil! I use 4 gallon glass carboys that were made for brewing wine!
A friend of mine kept 4 55 gallon blue drums in a dark spot in his garage. He checked the water twice a year and never had a problem. He used to live in Long Beach, kalifornia.
Get yourself a Gorilla cart if you don't have one. They are great for hauling and are easy to pull. I have water storage and we will refill from the nearby springs if the grid goes down. That way you are not carrying heavy buckets. I have the 4 and 5 gallon bottles. I opted for the smaller one because of the weight. I am not a spring chicken (62), so I needed something I could manage.
Yes I have a gorilla card and it is indispensable
Water Storage Tanks: worldwaterreserve.com/best-water-storage-containers/ SO MANY GREAT TIPS! PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH COMMENTS!! THANKS, EVERYONE! YOU ARE HELPING THE COMMUNITY!
Thanks for the link Kaye! God bless!
I've used 7gal reliance jug, slipping it' in a black large tote bag "with difficulty" and put cardboard in-around all sides. They work well for about 2-3 years. Sometimes longer
Kaye, you're amazing!!
Gosh, THANKS!! Banged up and sidelined for the moment though. Bad timing with all the harvest needing preserving. Hope to hear from you often. God bless.
Great video Kaye - so many things to consider when storing water for long term and appreciate your experience on what not to do. I would not have expected the plastic water containers to leak when stacked on a shelf and how to clean the IBC tote. Keep the harvests coming!
My trick for cleaning barrels and totes is a (dedicated for this purpose alone) hose end sprayer loaded with my chosen cleaning/disinfecting product coupled with a long watering wand (remove the rosette on the end) to fit inside the bungs. This seems to work pretty well at jetting a stream of cleansing fluids and rinse water. Just please wear EYE PROTECTION and old clothing, just in case you get splashed. You WILL get splashed. Once you've got everything rinsed to your satisfaction, reposition everything and rinse again, especially if you are using any kind of soap (not recommended) or caustic agent. You might find that you've been missing a spot and the repositioning gets it. Barrels can be rolled along the ground to agitate and get at more surfaces.
I'm often left alone to do this type of work. Being a lady in her 60s can make it a challenge. I've learned to keep materials for lifting and propping things up safely. Pulley systems need not be expensive and are often in box lots at farm or commercial auctions. Rope and bungee cords, various chains and clasps/carabiners, chock blocks are all must-haves.
To provide some heat and avoid your water freezing, please consider alternatives to anything combustible or that might be a source for combustion of gasses or other materials. I have found that the brooder heating plates for chicks are quite handy in situations unrelated to brooding chicks. Much safer than candles or space heaters. They do require electricity, but many draw less power than you'd think, so a power station or "solar generator" might be an option? Remember than many combustible gasses are heavier than air, and so they tend to stay along the floor where they are more easily set off by anything at that level.
Great job! You inspire me!
Yes girl! Thanks for sharing!
Also you could use aquarium heaters to keep your water from freezing and keep them charged with solar panels and a battery.
Good morning Kaye from Ohio. Have a good day. God Bless you.
Don’t drink the rain water without treating it in some way first! I’ve seen live little things swimming in the rain water collected off the roof!
Wow Vickie! I had that happen to!!!. Been collecting rain water for patio plants that comes off roof. They looked like tiny squiggly worms?
I know that feeling when you thought someone was coming to help you but there you are doing the hard stuff all alone
I bought an Ibc tote that had vegetable oil residue in it so I cut out a big enough hole for me to get down into it with dishwashing liquid and a water hose to clean it. Mine flipped over almost trapping me in it. Thank goodness the hole I cut was located to were I could get out. It was so scary I won’t ever do that again.
OH MY GOD.... who would ever THINK that would happen!?! Thank God you are okay.
@@Latebloomershow I know it was definitely horrifying. It did turn out wonderful in the end. I was using it elevated up on a hill behind my camper and it gravity flowed into the sink and was so nice. Kaye I also bought a small gas powered water pump and pumped water from a nearby creek to keep my tote filled. A hard life is a great life in my opinion. Makes us survivors!
I so appreciate you and I want you to know I got a really good laugh. So glad you are ok. I’m thinking I’ll just buy new. Not that I have the money.
That wasn't safe at all . glad you gotten out of it .
@@debbiec6216 it sure wasn’t safe! Honestly it was one of those time in life that after I did it I was so grateful I was ok! Thank you
A storage tank that size in NYS costs close to $500. But when you're thinking this might be your only water supply if things get bad, it might be $$ well spent.
You can find these used that previously held soaps, etc.
Such a great tips for the preparedness community! I’m in the midst of switching most of my gallon jugs over to glass as I find them thrifting around! Thanks for sharing! Blessings! ☺️🙏
I ordered 6 amber glass gallon jugs, but I'm wondering if this water can even be saved, or just start over...?
@@Latebloomershow I’ve been using the plastic jug water on my plants. Maybe if you send it through a Berkey? Let me know what you think? ☺️
if you take off that black cap you could get in the tank better and hose the whole inside of the tank down, nice tips and good video stay positive Kaye
Lady, I must say you are Amazing !!!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you Kaye.
Hi great job! You can attach the hose to your spout and run it to your house God bless you and stay safe!
Invest in a Gorilla Garden Cart. You can haul lots of heavy things with it. It dumps and can haul up to 600 lbs. I had put furniture on top and move it by myself.
Gorilla Cart. I bought the $70 one.
Love it.
Thanks for everything you do. And your great info. Stay strong 💪🏻 And u still got it. What a beautiful woman…..
convetional gallon bottles: they expand/contract with the weather over the seasons, thus the leakage, unless in a constant temperature (basement?)
Good info, good encouragment to prep..Thanks!
Very helpful information, thanks Kaye!
You can buy an electric submersible water heater to keep the water from freezing.
I’m going to try a concrete blanket just in case the electric goes out because I don’t have plumbing or running water.
Very good information. Thank you for sharing and good luck.
I think the Berkey filter would be perfect. Since it's city water, I'd probably go with the PF2 filters for the arsenic and fluoride as well. Good job Kaye.
Berkey Cost to much
@@JayDee25895 Agree! I researched and compared and ended up going with the Waterdrop brand for much less than Berkey. A lot of people complained about the Berkey also, stating it would plug up all the time and I wanted something that ran a little better.
I stored 55 gals of water in a food grade black drum outside for a year as a test and it never froze. Just leave a good bit unfilled at the top for expansion of the water, 1 to 2 gal light.
I will add that storage containers can be stored without any water. I have a combination of filled and empties, 1/2 gallon, 1 gallon, 2 gallon, and 4 gallon. I wanted to be able to lift each if necessary and hubby was not around or able. We also have a bathtub. Don't forget that your water heater does have many gallons you can use in an absolute emergency. Good to have water in your car, too (other than in Winter freezes). We also have a Berkey water filter unit in the house and RV. There are UA-cam videos on how to make a pseudo Berkey type filter of buckets and yes, Berkey or similar filters added (saves some money and likely works fine in an emergency). My containers are milk, water, Walmart 2's, and Reliance Beverage Cube blue 4's. All from Walmart or the grocery supermarket. Because we do go camping, we also have a "Steri-pen" that uses UV light to sterilize small amounts of water. May do rain barrels for the garden but only seems to rain August here with a tiny bit in the Winter. Mohave Desert location in AZ.
Thanks for contributing!
Don't 4get Obama had an executive order not to collect rainwater or jail time
Our lid on the top is exposed to full sun, and it cracked after a year. If you're using this outside a building to collect rai water, consider building a "house" for it. We are not finished but almost done. Also keep extra lids and spigots and piping on hand in case something breaks!
The collapsed water jugs happened to me too so I bought a 50 gallon blue water tank. I've heard to keep things from freezing in the winter you can wrap them in christmas tree lights. I'm going to try it. Not sure if the new ones put off any heat but I have plenty so I'll give it a go. The water storage situation concerns me more than about anything. Will I have enough, how often do I need to change it, etc. It's overwhelming. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and thank you for caring enough to put in the time and labor!
might be more ideal to use roof heating cables, wrapped around the barrels. it keeps it at about 50F
also insulating barrels over the heat tape can be a fair idea as well./ hope that's helpful.
@@davidvalenta9394 Good idea. I never thought of that.
Thanjs for the info! Love your channel!
You could get a small dolly or small flatbed with a handle on it to transport your water back & forth, think safety during winter time and ice
A tip for city water and chlorine, if you fill large vessels with city water the chlorine should off gas in a day or so
But not chloramines, which they are using now. That's what I heard.
Good video. One thing you might have missed. Open the big lid and spray the tub even the top inside of tote
Kay you can order adapter for your tote so you can hook a hose to the drain. I ordered it from Amazon. It took me 3 tries before I got the right one,..but it's easier, you won't have to carry the bucket to Empty it. Hope this helps you out. I'm 68 so it's what I did to help me out. God bless be safe. Cindy H.
You can get a manual/hand pump! You can get a really nice hand pump, may cost a bit more, and put it right on your well right next to your electric pump, or get a very affordable pump to stick in well for emergency's!
Wow, you are a hard worker 👍
You can spray paint it black, or cover it with other materials wood, cloth, ect….
I just ran into your you tube channel. I love it. Your name, Late Bloomer is awesome.. Can't wait to learn from you.
Wonderful!! I’ve actually been on UA-cam since 2012 making high-quality family informational entertainment. In 2017 Late Bloomer won best reality series at the Vancouver Web fest. After that UA-cam changed its analytics and wanted more videos and longer videos and I started having to edit my own stuff. Reluctantly. You’ll notice 700 videos I don’t know I’ve lost count from Los Angeles. I had a tiny micro farm in my front yard in a neighborhood in Los Angeles and I didn’t start gardening till obviously my late 50s so that’s why I call myself a late bloomer and I always wanted more space and life has a funny way of delivering that so now I’m back in my home state on 9 acres in Tennessee and I’ve got huge gardens, more than I can take care of and I’m just trying to share my journey. ❤️ WELCOME!
Thank you sweet lady
In South Africa we use massive water tanks made from polyethylene with pigment antioxidants and UV stabilizers in sizes ranging from 1,000 to 20,000 litres - such a tank is a critical investment on your property. This is typically for harvesting rain water or storing water from boreholes. The important thing is that the water has to have a sustaining bacterial culture in order to remain healthy though not fit for human use without filtering, boiling or further purifying.
Thank you! Blessings to you!!
I found easy ways...I have a cooler stand that catches rain water. Nozzle already on and it's easy. I also use empty laundry soap jugs and fill them up and store. The plastic is much thicker, easy to pour in toilets only. I buy bottled water cases for drinking
To clean easily, glue a neodymium magnet to a sponge or cloth, then use another on the outside and pull the sponge around to wipe the inside of the container. Rinse well, spray with vinegar or fo the same thing with the sponge soaked in vinegar to sanitize the container.
Thank you for all the tips. I couldn't locate the site with information for the various storage containers. Have a great day!
I pinned it to the top comment under the video
@@Latebloomershow Thank you!
And on the shelving unit...my husband bought a couple of sheets of plywood cut it down to size and replaced the boards on the shelves. And no your jugs should NOT be leaking unless they're in high temperature fluctuations in the garage!
Real simple on those tanks, sand them and paint them a dark color or coat it with flex seal, try to put it on the cool side of your house( close by) throw a tarp over it to keep from weathering if you can't flex seal it...
You can put a heater to go inside like for a cattle water. Wrap the out tank in insulation.
You’re awesome. 💛🙏🏻🙌🏼
Thank you. I give it the old Girl Scout try.
This is extremely informative Miss Kaye. Thank you so much for sharing this. God bless you. 🤠😇
Glad it was helpful! God bless you!
@@Latebloomershow 👍😊
Outstanding TROOP GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY KEEP UP THE GOOD FIGHT NEVER SURRENDER. HOLD THE LINE OF FREEDOM INTEGRITY JUSTICE TRUTH AND HONOR AT ANY COST.. PREACHER ONE OUT
Our cistern leaked also. I think they fixed it with fast setting concrete. My granny had a hand pump from the creek to her kitchen sink. I would put in a well with a hand crank and/ or windmill powered to a small pond down by garden.
If you mean me, I can put in a well here, first it's solid rock and second it's contaminated by the zinc mine. I need to get a liner for the cistern. I've had it repaired and sealed twice.
You can use coconut oil and baking soda mixed together for diy Goo B Gone. It removes sticky residue. Just rub on and rinse with Dawn dishwashing soap.
Great tip!
Bless your heart. I have been saving my empty spring and distilled water bottle. Alabama is in the South but I am worried about the cold this winter if the power goes out.
Yes, it can get very cold down here with all the moisture. I hope you have a backup energy plan. God bless!
I had the same problems with the Great Value water bottles. Lost a lot of bottled water.
you can make small portable base to fit in back of youre vehicle for emergency use
Great effort im gonna get one..........
I didn't know that happened to the water bottles yikes!! Good to look out for 🤔🧐
I keep empty vinegar and ice tea gallon jugs ( like the Arizona) for plant water because they are much thicker and can be refilled many more times than a typical milk jug.
Yes yes I do those too.
Arizona tea seem like great long term water bottles.
Kaye, now about those tools 🛠 that got wet. There are some quick fix tips that should do the trick. If it’s just light rust WD 40. If it’s bad soak the tools in diesel and that should work then clean fuel off them. Google says 24 hours. WD 40 is a good way to care your tools for those close to the ocean, salt air, and heavy wet fog. That will keep them looking like new ready for use.
I was wondering what happened too the water jugs to make them do that? Sometimes I leave water jugs around and yes they can freeze and bust, but that jug was extreme. Well if you keep finding stuff out of order, get a Weaner Dog, ears close to the ground and some security cameras, good to stay on top and ahead of things. Stay safe. 👍 Excellent content ✌️
I read somewhere that distilled water will leach chemicals out of plastic.
Somehow it’s more corrosive(??) or more leaching….
We save our empty screw top 1.5 liter wine bottles to store water.
We put ours in the back of our truck and took it to the car wash for the initial soap down cleaning. Our had held avacado oil in a couple of them and I forgot what the others had. I believe some sort of syrup. We brought them home and put them in a shaded area, dropped in water treatment tablets, filled and tarped. We will run the water through our Berkey if we ever need it to pull the chlorine treatment out but for now should keep it reasonably clean.
I didn't do the water treatment tablets yet. Need to get them. If I'd had someone here, I might have been as smart to do that, but the man assured me they had been cleaned.
@@Latebloomershow I’m sure they can still be added at any time.
Health Ranger has lots of great prep tips!
If you or someone you know drinks sangria, save the glass jug that has the size of one gallon or so to save your drinking water. I have had mine filled with spring water, placed on an open shelf for months with no issues. They are about 4 feets from my kitchen window (they get light but no sun).
You can take a normal heating pad and slide it where you need it. I put mine above thee spiket and on medium heat. I also just throw ah couple old comforters I baught from goodwill over thee tank. I used a stick on velcro kit. So the heating pad can be velcro to the spot I want it. God bless. They also make submergable heat Bob's for cattle. You plug it in and put it in your tank. It works even better.
i loooooove IBCs. Shop & House gutters both run to a series of IBCs. We have a big filter we run it through for gardening, & will distill if we ever need to drink it.
How do you distill?
You are amazing. i love your channel.
I can buy charcoal in bulk online (I think we got 20# for $5) and drill a 3/8" hole in the top center of a used Brita filter...empty contents after drying by the woodstove or in the sun... Screen/colander charcoal to remove finest parts...fill Brita plastic vessel and plug drilled hole with foam ear plug or cotton.
You can also use food grade hydrogen peroxide at 1%-2% to soak/clean Brita filters for a second time around
Very interesting! We're on the same wavelength, I have been saving my gallon crystalline plastic water bottles, which take up a lot of space! I've never noticed them leaking, but I've never had them for more than a few months.
So, what I'm doing this morning is putting in water from the hose going through a Boogie blue Plus hose filter, which is supposed to take out chlorine and maybe even chloramine. Not sure about fluoride. Then I'm putting in two drops of chlorine dioxide, which is similar to what campers used to purify water from streams and such. I've done this before about 4 weeks ago, had almost 30 gallons, and I've used it primarily to make coffee and ice.
Strange thing is this, my ice from the tap always cracks and shatters, it never makes beautiful clear ice cubes.
When I filter the water and add the chlorine dioxide, the ice cubes are perfectly formed, and don't shatter when I take them out of the tray. Not sure what's going on, but I like it!
Today I did 24 gallons, and I'm keeping them on a heavy duty baker's rack in my bedroom.
Going to keep an eye out for leaks, thanks for the heads up!
Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
How drops of chlorine dioxide do you put to each gallon of water.
@@cynthiahester3326 I follow the MMS protocol, which I think is stronger than the drops you would buy at a camping store. So I'm kind of winging it, but I do one drop of the sodium chlorite solution and one drop of the acid, I put them in the screw on cap, wait 30 seconds for them to turn brownish yellow, then tip it over and screw it on, give it a shake. I think the stuff is really powerful. Since I am reusing the water bottles, I thought a couple drops would help kill any bacteria and keep it fresh. My impression is that chlorine dioxide is very effective at destroying lots of things, including glyphosate.
she is right chlorine dioxite is something that everybody should have around check into it
@@timwilson4919 absolutely! Knowing I have a stash and everything I need to make more, which really isn't much for a lifetime supply, brings a sense of security. I bet this stuff denatures Nanobots, at least I'm hoping!