If your unsure about purchase bottled water...

[jontte]

thanks friends, though I have a watertreatment plant 1 mile from me,if something would happen...I could use that small stream 500yds from me and fix my water with a system like that, water should be clean enough 'cause salmon thrive in that stream

 

[Gazrok]

A little flavoring (think MiO and others) can go a long way to making stale water taste ok. Of course, we rotate our water every 4 months. I always have some flats of bottled water stored for drinking. We also have 55gal drums for storing water in various places, as we need it in different places.

 

[Maverick]

I only keep a few flats of bottled water in the house for convenience sake more than actual prep. Those larger water stocks I maintain are in 55 gallon drums.

Years ago my Guard unit kept leftover flats of water from recent call outs in the supply room along with extra cases of MREs and Jimmy Deans for anticipated future state calls outs etc. What we found in the long run was that after being on the shelf for a couple of years those flats of water were largely unpalatable.

What were the 'flats' made of? Water in of itself doesn't go bad unless the container gone bad allowing contamination in the water.

 

[Silent Earth]

Flats of bottled water does not go off unless contaminated, its just gone slightly de-oxygenated, all it needs is a good shake to reinvigorate it.

 

[Silent Earth]

FYI some PLASTIC BOTTLES are used to store water which DOES give them a shelf life as the chemicals in the plastic leach into the water after a couple of years ESPECIALLY if left in sunlight. These chemicals I am told (UNCONFIRMED) can mimic hormones, other as supposedly linked to causing cancer. Long term water storage should always be stored in containers purposely designed for long term water storage, POP bottles are not suitable for LONG term someone said on another forum.

 

[Brent S]

What were the 'flats' made of? Water in of itself doesn't go bad unless the container gone bad allowing contamination in the water.

The water we drink has been around since the dinosaur days, it just keeps getting recycled. Both mav and NR are correct as to what it is stored in and in what conditions. Cool and dark is always best, as is a food grade container. My take on water is you need some on hand. I've had a few times in my lifetime when a faucet didn't work, and it was really nice to be able to brush your teeth and flush a toilet. However, I think that having at least a couple ways to filter water is the best way to go. A stored supply is nice, but too many things can go wrong, like theft, fire, contamination, evacuation etc. Having the ability to continually have safe water is far better.

 

[Silent Earth]

Even though most UK water is of the highest of quality and all tap / faucet water is potable there has been incidents over the years of E Coli, Typhus, Cholera, Lead and aluminium poisoning in the supply so in this household ALL water used in food and drinks goes through my Berkfield first, has done so for 18 years now.

Even in the United States of Glock the chances are you are more likely to be taken out by water borne disease than be shot, a suitable HIGH quality water filter ( gravity fed) should be the first purchase BEFORE your beloved guns.

 

[Maverick]

Even in the United States of Glock the chances are you are more likely to be taken out by water borne disease than be shot, a suitable HIGH quality water filter ( gravity fed) should be the first purchase BEFORE your beloved guns.

Totally agree, securing clean water AND a means to filter water comes before anything else!!

 

[tc556guy]

What were the 'flats' made of? Water in of itself doesn't go bad unless the container gone bad allowing contamination in the water.

The flats were your typical single serving bottles in flats of 20-something bottles per flat.
the water didn't "go bad" but it acquired an unpalatable taste or flavor that made it undesirable
If it were life or death sure the water would have been useable, but under the circumstances it was easier for the unit to dump their stockpile and order new.