Get Ready this January by adding emergency water
to your home storage.
Remember what President Hinckley taught: "I have been quoted as saying, 'Do the best you can.'
But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be
satisfied with mediocre performance. We are capable of doing so much better. We
must get on our knees and plead with the Lord for help and strength and
direction. We must then stand on our feet and move forward."
A 14-day supply of bottled drinking
water costs about $14 per person. Yes, really. That's a little less than
a couple of movie tickets these days! Why don't people do it? Because they think they have
to buy a 55 gallon barrel first. Or create an elaborate storage system. Not so.
Here is how to get it done.
How To Buy Emergency Water Quickly
How To Buy Emergency Water Quickly
- Get in the car and drive to the store
- Buy 4.4 cases of 16.9 oz. bottled drinking water
- Bring them home and put them under a bed, in your garage, in a closet, against a wall, etc.
- Smile. Your done!
The Math
- 14 gallons = 1792 ounces
- 4x24 ct. cases of 16.9 oz.bottled water = 1622 ounces
- 4x32 ct cases of 16.9 oz. bottled water = 2163 ounces
- I buy the 24 ct. cases because I can lift them all by myself. The choice is yours.
Where to Buy
- Smith's stores regularly have 24 ct. cases on sale for $2.50 each (THIS WEEK)
- Sam's Club/Costco have 32 ct cases for $4.48
check your favorite grocery store
Facts
- Commercially sealed bottled water can last almost indefinitely (FEMA). However, I buy my bottled water throughout the year, and replace whatever I use so it tastes fresh.
- "The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use." ProvidentLiving.org
- 14 gallons = 1792 ounces
- 4x24 ct. cases of 16.9 oz.bottled water = 1622 ounces
- 4x32 ct cases of 16.9 oz. bottled water = 2163 ounces
- I buy the 24 ct. cases because I can lift them all by myself. The choice is yours.
Where to Buy
- Smith's stores regularly have 24 ct. cases on sale for $2.50 each (THIS WEEK)
- Sam's Club/Costco have 32 ct cases for $4.48
check your favorite grocery store
Facts
- Commercially sealed bottled water can last almost indefinitely (FEMA). However, I buy my bottled water throughout the year, and replace whatever I use so it tastes fresh.
- "The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use." ProvidentLiving.org
About Pools
Due to the stabilizers in pool chemicals pool water is not a source of drinking water. It would be a source of water for other things such as bathing. Soooooo all us Havasuan's who thought we had the water dialed in.......NOT!
(article exceerpts from Survival Mom, FEMA, LDS sources)
See FEMA guidelines for water under 2012 posts
Due to the stabilizers in pool chemicals pool water is not a source of drinking water. It would be a source of water for other things such as bathing. Soooooo all us Havasuan's who thought we had the water dialed in.......NOT!
(article exceerpts from Survival Mom, FEMA, LDS sources)
See FEMA guidelines for water under 2012 posts
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