disaster preparedness - 70 gallons of water
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just buy a couple from him and fill 'em up at your house
PM me for more details if you like, he also has everything, like freeze dried food, kerosene, etc.
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Okay, I'll ask a dumb question about the water bobs. Since we don't know when the next big earthquake is going to hit, how would you know when to fill the water bobs? I can see in places like the gulf coast people have a rough idea when a hurricane is going to hit, but I can't think of a similar threat in CA where there is a warning.
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Okay, I'll ask a dumb question about the water bobs. Since we don't know when the next big earthquake is going to hit, how would you know when to fill the water bobs? I can see in places like the gulf coast people have a rough idea when a hurricane is going to hit, but I can't think of a similar threat in CA where there is a warning.
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funny i was looking at all this kinda stuff the other day at work we had to do a show about costco.com and this was one things we were told was a top seller online
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funny i was looking at all this kinda stuff the other day at work we had to do a show about costco.com and this was one things we were told was a top seller online
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...t75277&topnav=
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...t75277&topnav=
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Okay, I'll ask a dumb question about the water bobs. Since we don't know when the next big earthquake is going to hit, how would you know when to fill the water bobs? I can see in places like the gulf coast people have a rough idea when a hurricane is going to hit, but I can't think of a similar threat in CA where there is a warning.
After the quake, you turn off water to the building, than fill the bob using the residual water already in buildings' the pipes. I would still filter, but just because some of the water supply is contaminated does not mean all of it is
Last edited by Lowend; 07-06-2011 at 02:39 PM.
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Okay, I'll ask a dumb question about the water bobs. Since we don't know when the next big earthquake is going to hit, how would you know when to fill the water bobs? I can see in places like the gulf coast people have a rough idea when a hurricane is going to hit, but I can't think of a similar threat in CA where there is a warning.
pre-fill the BOB. cycle every 2-3 weeks...
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The other option is to just buy 10 or 20 of the 2.5 gallon arrowhead jugs. Then use these as your main source of drinking water and rotate your stock. We use 1-2 a week in our family, so you don't have any one jug on the shelf for more than 4-6 months, which is not enough time to go bad.
So if you currently filter your drinking water, or drink it from the tap, this would cost you $1 a gallon for drinking water. Who cares, you're talking about spending $110 on a container that you can't move when full, needs floor space rather than shelf space, and have to worry about when to fill, empty, etc... It just removes a lot of the work involved in being prepared to buy the standard 2.5 gallon jugs at the supermarket. If it's not work to be prepared, you will be. All you need to do is find (or make) shelf space for those containers.
If you do go with barrels though, these are a lot more managable to move full than a 55 gallon drum. 15 gallons is something one strong person can actually move when full. A 55 gallon drum needs a dolly.
http://www.bayteccontainers.com/new15galwaba.html
So if you currently filter your drinking water, or drink it from the tap, this would cost you $1 a gallon for drinking water. Who cares, you're talking about spending $110 on a container that you can't move when full, needs floor space rather than shelf space, and have to worry about when to fill, empty, etc... It just removes a lot of the work involved in being prepared to buy the standard 2.5 gallon jugs at the supermarket. If it's not work to be prepared, you will be. All you need to do is find (or make) shelf space for those containers.
If you do go with barrels though, these are a lot more managable to move full than a 55 gallon drum. 15 gallons is something one strong person can actually move when full. A 55 gallon drum needs a dolly.
http://www.bayteccontainers.com/new15galwaba.html
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What is the ratio? 5 gallons per day per person? Well I've got a 20 gallon capacity kegerator, so that'll supply me with water AND carbs, AND proteins, AND vitamins, AND calories. Have fun with your water ya sissies.