Nancy from Springville has the answer..."I sell used 4 gallon buckets for $1.55 each. They use to have cherries in them and have been pre-rinsed. Great deal and store food well!! I live in Springville. And I deliver to Salt Lake County for a $25-35 fee or if I am going up there for many delivers I only charge $5 per order. They can reach me at: 801-704-9626 Nancy. "
A tip from Miranda for storing water in small spaces...
"My husband and I live in a condo so of course we have no extra space. So when a friend of mine gave me a 15 gal water barrel as a birthday gift and I wasn’t sure where we could put it with out it looking completely out of place (you know cause that bright blue barrel goes with everything J ). My friend suggested that we buy one of those round table tops at the store for about $5 (you know those glass tops that go with the small wooden tables) and turn the water barrel into a side table. That was the perfect solution for us! We just attached the glass top with large scrapbook glue dots (so it is easily removable yet sturdy), threw a table cloth over it and now it holds a few decorations and a desk lamp. (The glass top should even still fit the 30-gal barrel. Your table will just stand a bit taller.) It has worked out perfect for us and I like knowing that even though it is a small amount we still have some water incase of an emergency. "
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I'm wondering where I might get a barrel this big. I will have to ask at a water selling place and see if I can get some ideas. I'm not storing food or water yet but I live in an earthquake zone. I don't know where to store water in case of earthquake it might all be under rubble. I have a patio outdoors but it is on the 2nd level, not on ground level. Just not sure what to do. If you have any ideas that would be great. Also need ideas on what kind of food to store for natural disaster preparedness as there won't likely be any power to cook it with.
Hi, I also have a comment on the use of the water in these 55 gallon tubs. Are you filling the tubs up and using them immediately for your everyday use? Or, Are you filling the tubes up and storing the water for the future. I've read that water can be stored for three years and then must be drained from the tubs.
Regards,
Juliet.
I store my water for emergency use only. We have a really good quality water purifier so I don't worry about rotating through it as often. Good luck to you!
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