What makes someone a REAL prepper?

[poltiregist]

One gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds . That likely means toting enough water to keep a family survivable for much of a distance is not practical . I hope everyone already has their outhouse built . To flush a conventional toilet once will mean about 30 pounds of weight flushed down the toilet . -- On hand I have my outhouse as well as a solid rubber tire cart with a board already cut and waiting to be used when the time arrives to fit into my cart providing a flooring for my water jugs , I have two 6 gallon containers that will fit into the cart , for fetching water from the spring or creek . That is near 100 pounds of water per trip .

 

[Mountain trapper]

One gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds . That likely means toting enough water to keep a family survivable for much of a distance is not practical . I hope everyone already has their outhouse built . To flush a conventional toilet once will mean about 30 pounds of weight flushed down the toilet . -- On hand I have my outhouse as well as a solid rubber tire cart with a board already cut and waiting to be used when the time arrives to fit into my cart providing a flooring for my water jugs , I have two 6 gallon containers that will fit into the cart , for fetching water from the spring or creek . That is near 100 pounds of water per trip .

If everything failed and propane was no longer available, we'd haul our drinking water from the pond 1/4 mile away, after our streams dried up. We'd filter it and it'd be fine for drinking. For bathing and laundry we'd do that at the pond. Plus we'd move the garden to the pond area. We do have an outhouse behind the fur shed. In the winter I'd cut blocks of ice out of the pond and haul home with a sled for keeping things cold.
It'll be hard but we'd survive.

 

[Amish Heart]

If everything failed and propane was no longer available, we'd haul our drinking water from the pond 1/4 mile away, after our streams dried up. We'd filter it and it'd be fine for drinking. For bathing and laundry we'd do that at the pond. Plus we'd move the garden to the pond area. We do have an outhouse behind the fur shed. In the winter I'd cut blocks of ice out of the pond and haul home with a sled for keeping things cold.
It'll be hard but we'd survive.

Moving the garden near the pond is a good idea, unless the pond is there to collect water runoff, then you might lose your topsoil and or seeds. But otherwise, I haven't thought of that. I always put the garden close to the house because I can keep an eye on it and the house at the same time.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Moving the garden near the pond is a good idea, unless the pond is there to collect water runoff, then you might lose your topsoil and or seeds. But otherwise, I haven't thought of that. I always put the garden close to the house because I can keep an eye on it and the house at the same time.

Right now our garden and orchard are near the house, but we have plenty of water pumped from the well. If everything failed we have to move it. We generally get zero rainfall from May through October. Usually our last snow is in mid to late June, so we can't even plant until then.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I was just thinking about this exercise a little more, and it just dawned on me that I have quite a few 55 gallon water barrels laying around. I've also have quite a few stock water tanks up to 350 gallons each. These could all be set up to collect snow melt off the roofs. That would keep us in water for a few months.

 

[Amish Heart]

My 55 gallon water filled barrels don't freeze in the milkhouse, but in the barn they would.

 

[Mountain trapper]

My 55 gallon water filled barrels don't freeze in the milkhouse, but in the barn they would.

Ours would freeze solid in winter here. I'd have to leave them empty until the snow starts melting. Or, that just reminded me, we leave our distilled water in the garage and they never freeze. Without too much trouble I could make room for 4 or 5 55 gallon barrels of water in the garage.

 

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Without too much trouble I could make room for 4 or 5 55 gallon barrels of water in the garage.

How available are IBC totes around you? These are what I use for bulk water storage. 330 gallon model and it has a footprint a lot smaller than 4 55-gallon drums.

 

[Mountain trapper]

How available are IBC totes around you? These are what I use for bulk water storage. 330 gallon model and it has a footprint a lot smaller than 4 55-gallon drums.

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That might be a good idea. I could build a stand so that it's up high enough to put a bucket under the spout. It could be filled from the gutter on the garage too, during the spring melt.