I have been starting the process of canning food and trying to be intelligent in general about not being reliant on my grocery store in case SHTF here. Anybody have ideas on how to better expand that?
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Don't ignore the back end -- most prepper's do. What happen's when the water stops coming out of the tap? Don't waste drinking water flushing the toilet. Be ready with this book: https://www.amazon.com/Humanure-Handbook-4th-Shit-Nutshell/dp/0964425882
I think everyone should have the materials to make Chlorine Dioxide / MMS for water treatment. It's useful as a disinfectant and as medicine too. Don't store bleach. It looses its potency over time. Some water treatment products use ClO2 as the active ingredient. Also used in municipal water treatment plants. I haven't done enough research yet to confidently give instructions on using MMS for water treatment.
You can get free PDFs of the Humanure Handbook chapter by chapter from their website, but printed books are a good idea.
agreed, I got a 375gal food grade IBC tote that I harvest rainwater with. Have UV, carbon and other filters to clean it.
This is the answer for long term survival - Rain Water Harvesting (Obviously in super dry areas you will need a fresh source instead, could switch to condensation trap)
Run it through some charcoal from a hot hot fire and over some pebbles and rocks.
Pure H20.
I have had success distilling my own water. I then remineralize with mineral packs and store longterm in glass containers re-used from juice purchases and 64 oz glass “milk containers” bought off Amazon. This is drinking water.
400 gal of filtered tap water for other purposes stored in water tanks purchased from Tractor Supply. It is best to put these underground below frost line or inside garage if heated over winter.
IMO, a waste of time unless you're locked in jail. Identify surface water in your area - springs or creeks. Use filtration to increase your stored supply.
Springs or deep well are preferable if available. Lots of contaminants and toxins found in surface water in my area. And my local “city water” has flouride and other “additives”. So I did distilled + re-mineralize as experiment and liked the result.
Clearly this is NOT a longterm solution to water supply issues.
Sounds like you're on it. Cities are tough. A good source of clean drinking water is gold. Good luck and stay safe.