Well we finally have one 7 gallon water storage container full - which could be stretched to 72 hours of drinking for the 4 of us, so goal number one complete! We have 3 more containers to fill and a 4th that was stained inside that we filled for non-drinking usage. We are using our R/O filtered water to fill the containers for drinking so it takes a few days to fill up.
We had one short power outage last week with the hail storm that came through here, I was actually a bit calmer about it as we had enough stuff stored for a few days without power. A little peace of mind goes along way and makes for a good mini practice session.
We still need to come up with a better long term solution for water, something to clean it and a place to get more if we need it. There are so many options out there and most are expensive and some are just not very portable or realistic. One thing that I looked at many years ago was a natural clay or stone filter/cooler for drinking water. They are portable and can last for up to 5 years to purify drinking water. It might even be worth learning how to make a water filter from materials on hand. its my next research project.
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