Water, water, everywhere

No, it’s not a link to the cute Bugs Bunny cartoon by the same name…(actually it’s called Water Water Every Hare).

It is Chris Martenson’s continuing series to get you prepared. Another brilliant post, this time on water storage and filtering, click here.

Make sure you read all the comments, lots of great suggestions there. Groovygirl really liked the one about frozen water bottles in the freezer. Groovygirl recommends the brand names that Chris is suggesting, but you can investigate on your own.

Groovygirl’s other suggestions in addition to those in the article:

If you want a small portable filter unit for camping and hiking, KATADYN makes several low and high priced water bottles and small water pumps. The price is determined by how many bad bugs you want to clean out.

If you don’t have access to a well, as mentioned in the post, but need to water your garden, there is a “pop-up” rain barrel available. Just google it, you will find several companies that make them.

Regular rain barrels are good too, but the pop-up one can easily go from one place to another (once it is emptied). It folds away for winter’s cold weather and travels easily, if necessary. It is also a great second water storage unit for gardening.

The pop-up version is not as durable as a hard plastic or wooden rain barrel, but it a nice first step and/or addition to your rain catchment system.

Although I really like Chris’ water storage container suggestions, if you can’t afford them right now, just store water in plastic jugs away from light and heat. It is not a long-term solution, but stored water now is better than no stored water at all.

Side musing: very good (new) interview with John Williams from shadowstats.com. Click here. A must listen.