tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post8011519650863616620..comments2024-03-29T00:21:26.366-05:00Comments on Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth: How to Store, Sanitize & Use Water for Emergencies Printable ~ Proverbs 31 Preparedness SeriesJEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-88376281272817833252021-08-25T00:25:12.019-05:002021-08-25T00:25:12.019-05:00Hi there, looks like they changed the link and doc...Hi there, looks like they changed the link and document, I updated the link for you 💝JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-32063017192212844682021-08-24T23:43:24.063-05:002021-08-24T23:43:24.063-05:00Hi the water pdf link doesn’t work do you think yo...Hi the water pdf link doesn’t work do you think you can make a printable link?Gonzales Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625605086468359322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-13237147705277326502017-03-08T15:47:02.137-06:002017-03-08T15:47:02.137-06:00Thanks for taking the time to comment! I appreciat...Thanks for taking the time to comment! I appreciate it! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-84594193147959127942017-03-08T15:46:29.731-06:002017-03-08T15:46:29.731-06:00Thanks for sharing your ideas! :)Thanks for sharing your ideas! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-2294381283752146802017-03-08T14:45:03.795-06:002017-03-08T14:45:03.795-06:00I'm a bit of a prepper and have a small stockp...I'm a bit of a prepper and have a small stockpile in the basement. I love the ideas of how to freshen stale water. Good tips to add to my collection! thanks!Karen Woodallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815298794474945943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-73788164475963098362017-03-06T08:46:30.955-06:002017-03-06T08:46:30.955-06:00Good reminders.... One thing I did for a while was...Good reminders.... One thing I did for a while was to collect 2 liter soda bottles from extended family to clean and refill... I was able to put them at the back of my storage shelves where they were out of the way, but are there if needed. Not too excited about storing them in that kind of plastic but it is what I had available. I have also been finding a few of the 5 gallon storage containers (like from purified water) at sales and have bought extra lids from ebay. Water is so important to store and we would go through a LOT w/ our dehydrated items. Thank you for the great reminder post. :) Gentle Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625746235099531114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-59305857344979154242017-03-06T06:45:34.078-06:002017-03-06T06:45:34.078-06:00Looks like you are all set Abbi! The well water if...Looks like you are all set Abbi! The well water if sitting stagnant can grow bacteria because it isn't "treated" like the city water. However, if you have a Berkey water filter, I think that will do the trick -- just run all untreated, stored water through it in case of an event... Thanks for taking the time to share here today! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-65411104177271312632017-03-05T22:26:36.370-06:002017-03-05T22:26:36.370-06:00We do have a lot of water storage thanks to my 15 ...We do have a lot of water storage thanks to my 15 year old son who took it upon himself to do that. We had quite a lot of room in our basement root cellar so he put many, many gallons (50-100?)of water in there. We have not treated it however and we do have well water. I am wondering why exactly it needs to be treated. We do have a Berkey water filter that we could run it through before drinking however. We also do have a river in our back yard and in the winter when it is frozen we have snow that we can melt. We also do have several small water filters that we use for back packing and canoe trips. Some of those are not that expensive to buy and are nice to have on hand for emergencies. I do also like to have frozen bottles of water but I need to do more of that as my freezers are emptying out during this winter season. Water is a huge issue for being prepared. Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-27033442431596162842017-03-03T23:33:23.985-06:002017-03-03T23:33:23.985-06:00What an excellently written post JES, as always, y...What an excellently written post JES, as always, you have covered every possible aspect of this important issue in food storage. After all, if you don't have clean water, most meals that are in food storage can't be cooked. Printing out this is highly beneficial to have in case of an emergency when online is not available. Thank you again for this wonderful resource! Marilyn @ MountainTopSpicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600290895531484438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-19808930340846013022017-03-02T17:15:41.511-06:002017-03-02T17:15:41.511-06:00Hi Debby, just the word tornado frightens me!! Yes...Hi Debby, just the word tornado frightens me!! Yes, you are very wise to make those preparations! I also lived in So Cal during that earthquake... I think anyone who settled near that San Andreas fault thinks often of water storage! P.S. The trail mix is a grand idea!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-64912572064726411902017-03-02T17:12:23.772-06:002017-03-02T17:12:23.772-06:00Great tips Davette! Thank you for sharing them wit...Great tips Davette! Thank you for sharing them with us! I also like the idea of personalized water filter bottles!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-89164114283160783282017-03-02T17:11:23.486-06:002017-03-02T17:11:23.486-06:00So glad you shared this situation with us! It is i...So glad you shared this situation with us! It is important to know that not all reasons for preparedness is catastrophes but other random events which make stored water a blessing! JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-53037186145103553202017-03-02T17:09:33.558-06:002017-03-02T17:09:33.558-06:00That is excellent! I am assuming you mean rain wat...That is excellent! I am assuming you mean rain water collection tanks? We also have two large one's on our property. I should have mentioned those more specifically in the article. Thanks for pointing that out! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-50068488103704468992017-03-02T17:04:12.528-06:002017-03-02T17:04:12.528-06:00Great suggestion for those who can afford it! That...Great suggestion for those who can afford it! That is definitely on my wish list! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-69403635720414211712017-03-02T15:23:14.100-06:002017-03-02T15:23:14.100-06:00Jes, you're right in time for storm season her...Jes, you're right in time for storm season here in Tornado Alley! I always keep supplies stored under the basement stairs, but I take special care to change them out/replenish them twice a year. March is the big month. I feel a real pull to do it better than good this year as I have this gut feeling we're going to have a rough storm season. Couldn't tell you why as I'm a native Californian and don't have the keen storm sense these Kansans have! But, I'll go with my gut and take special prep care. <br /><br />We were hugely grateful for our storage when we had a huge earthquake in SoCal 23 yrs. ago. I had a bucket stored just for pool scooping/toilet flushing, plenty for drinking for us and the pets, and extra for anything else. <br /><br />On a lighter note, my friend always stores a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies in her tornado kit. Her logic is that she eats when she's nervous. Sheltering in the basement is nerve wracking so the cookies relax her. And if a tornado sucks her up, she'll die happy!<br />Silly girl!! I put in trail mix lol.Debby in KShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678580135625880717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-26098677962667802852017-03-02T10:18:30.438-06:002017-03-02T10:18:30.438-06:00Excellent information! We keep a supply of clean ...Excellent information! We keep a supply of clean water stored in the basement so hopefully we're set in case of an emergency. Those images are sooooo fun to see. Love them all. <br />Have a great rest of the week! magnoliasnteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517995125207145961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-41702545348233358052017-03-02T08:09:18.203-06:002017-03-02T08:09:18.203-06:00If you have a Berkey, Nikken, or even a grocery st...If you have a Berkey, Nikken, or even a grocery store gravity filter system (and some spare filters of course), you can filter your stored water to remove the bleach or whatever you used to kill the germs, and improve the taste that way and make it nicer for cooking too. Learned this from an emergency prep book I read that suggested using iodine tablets (which make the water safe but taste horrible); it said kill the germs first than use the filter bottle to improve the taste (both Berkey and Nikken make personal size filter bottles as well as the family/household one).<br />Besides beverage mixes and teas, you can also add some bouillon, store-bought or homemade. Thanks for sharing the info! <br /><br />DavetteB. JazzyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451172627396532239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-82988176132405757032017-03-02T05:11:31.603-06:002017-03-02T05:11:31.603-06:00This was really helpful JES, thank you. We had a p...This was really helpful JES, thank you. We had a prolonged power cut in July last year (I was glad it was not the winter), which resulted in our water going off, and although I had some water stored, it was not nearly enough. Thank you for sharing this :-)Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890597606261533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-46608922724280883572017-03-02T03:39:33.981-06:002017-03-02T03:39:33.981-06:00Such good information there, Jes...as usual. We ha...Such good information there, Jes...as usual. We have water tanks here in our state but they are banned in some regions I believe. During our extended drought a few year back the government was encouraging people to buy water tanks once again and provided a rebate. I think we have about five water tanks of varying sizes on this suburban 1/2 acre. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-91759523258935544642017-03-01T22:29:41.872-06:002017-03-01T22:29:41.872-06:00Hello JES- this is some good info about water stor...Hello JES- this is some good info about water storage. Living in the city you don't think about these things until disaster strikes and then you realize how vulnerable you are. Better to be prepared- at least with properly stored water. Good information in your article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-60166632898348184872017-03-01T18:47:24.723-06:002017-03-01T18:47:24.723-06:00Thank you this was wonderful information. We are i...Thank you this was wonderful information. We are increasing our supply and options. Water is the weakest link in our preparedness. Many thanks! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-51372469611561761982017-03-01T18:30:35.288-06:002017-03-01T18:30:35.288-06:00Thank you for providing this important information...Thank you for providing this important information. GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-8420737901813965432017-03-01T14:31:57.274-06:002017-03-01T14:31:57.274-06:00Thank you, Jess, for such great information! I wil...Thank you, Jess, for such great information! I will definitely be printing this out for my binder. We were given a Berkey Water Filter for Christmas a few years ago and love it!! The filters are so powerful that unsafe water from rivers, lakes, and ponds can be turned into drinking water. They are costly, but worth the investment. Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971821122016342926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-49251938367619665182017-03-01T11:38:52.065-06:002017-03-01T11:38:52.065-06:00Terrific information! We've lived in this hous...Terrific information! We've lived in this house for over seven years now. With the exception of a year or two when we received bottled water, I've had to take gallon jugs to town to get them filled a couple times a week. It's a hassle, but it's what we have to do. The filter the EPA put on our sink for well water doesn't remove all the floaties and who knows what. We do know that it has lead. I don't know what else. It's been a blessing to have extra bottle water stored over the winter months. We have used most of our storage water now since my husband wants to start over. I need to start accumulating it again.<br />Be blessed!<br />Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage<br />Be blessed!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-54933132488945499392017-03-01T11:17:13.168-06:002017-03-01T11:17:13.168-06:00How imteresting and useful this post of yours is, ...How imteresting and useful this post of yours is, darling JES, I always learn something important when I come and visit you here, you're such a treasure to me !<br />And the paintings you've chosen are stunning, I love them so !<br /><br />Wishing you amost wonderful month of March,<br />sending my dearest love to you<br /><br />XOXO DanyDanielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759677667896507266noreply@blogger.com