08-06-2014, 02:50 AM
As we are discussing how each has chosen to prepare, hopefully to generate more good ideas, I hope each of us realizes there are different views & not dismiss/debate some one else's views ....
Whether you buy bottles, or bottle up your own water, it is very important to remember that if the power goes out, so will your pump (even with catchment) and your ability to filter the water on catchment is reduced, as the water pressure is not up to the level many filters are designed for...
We used to live in an area that had private wells & daily to weekly "tree contact" power outages, along with a few weeks outages for lightning, ice or tornados... best to have enough water available BEFORE you need it, and for some people, that is in buying bottled water....
From those old days, I still start filling big containers of water (buckets, garbage containers & such) in all the tubs (showers) in the house whenever I hear thunder in the distance... having lived through a while without the simple joys of flushing a toilet!
Added: for those on catchment, if you are totally relying on going out to the tank for water, do you have a plan for getting the water in storm weather without trashing your cover? asking so that some will at least think about the process....some here have added syphon valves (our old pool have a nice 3-way valve for water shut off/water drain to the water pump that would be handy for this\...just make sure there is a cap/shutoff so that you do not lose the entire catchment if someone doesn't close the valve all the way!
Whether you buy bottles, or bottle up your own water, it is very important to remember that if the power goes out, so will your pump (even with catchment) and your ability to filter the water on catchment is reduced, as the water pressure is not up to the level many filters are designed for...
We used to live in an area that had private wells & daily to weekly "tree contact" power outages, along with a few weeks outages for lightning, ice or tornados... best to have enough water available BEFORE you need it, and for some people, that is in buying bottled water....
From those old days, I still start filling big containers of water (buckets, garbage containers & such) in all the tubs (showers) in the house whenever I hear thunder in the distance... having lived through a while without the simple joys of flushing a toilet!
Added: for those on catchment, if you are totally relying on going out to the tank for water, do you have a plan for getting the water in storm weather without trashing your cover? asking so that some will at least think about the process....some here have added syphon valves (our old pool have a nice 3-way valve for water shut off/water drain to the water pump that would be handy for this\...just make sure there is a cap/shutoff so that you do not lose the entire catchment if someone doesn't close the valve all the way!