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How to Prepare for a Drought
Tornadoes,
hurricanes, snowstorms and floods are the first weather-related
emergencies most people think of first. However, inadequate
precipitation is also a weather emergency that can severely impact your
family’s well being. It is possible to prepare for a drought, but it does
require some forethought and planning.
Consider storing drinking water for your family members and pets before
tackling large-scale issues. The bare minimum is one gallon per person
per day. Two gallons per person per day is a good practice to follow
because you have some built-in excess capacity to cover leaks and
spills. Droughts usually occur during prolonged hot weather as well.
Perspiring heavily will increase your body’s demand for fluids. Store
some extra water just in case.
Many people stash away a few gallon jugs of drinking water under the
kitchen sink or in a closet. That’s fine, but buying those jugs and
bottles can really add up, especially if you have many family members
for whom you’re prepping. Using water-filled recycled plastic milk jugs
is not your best choice, either. Their plastic is gradually broken down
by exposure to UV rays, resulting in water damage to your home and a
loss of water crucial to your family’s survival.
You can store water for cleaning and watering your garden in just about
any plastic container that’s never held chemicals. When it comes to your
drinking water, though, you need to use a container made of food-grade
plastic. The blue color isn’t essential, but it does stand up better to
UV radiation.
Keep a few of our blue storage cubes
http://www.areyouprepared.com/5-Gallon-Sampson-Stacker-p/8302.htm on
hand instead. Each holds five gallons, more than enough to provide a
one-day supply for two people. They’re also stackable, so you can fill
the containers and store them in an unused corner of your basement or
garage.
One warning note here: these are heavy when filled. One gallon of water
weighs about eight pounds and a filled cube weighs 40 pounds. A week’s
worth of water for a family of four, eight filled cubes, weighs a
whopping 560 pounds.
If you have enough extra space with a concrete floor, you might consider
one of our larger water storage tanks
http://www.areyouprepared.com/Water-Storage-Tank-s/32.htm that hold up
to 500 gallons of potable water.
On the whole, ordinary tap water from a chlorinated public source
probably doesn’t need the addition of chlorine or other chemicals to
maintain water purity. If your drinking water comes from a well, you may
want to consider adding a few drops of unscented bleach to each gallon.
Water needs to be rotated every six months to a year. When it’s time to
get rid of last year’s water and replace it with fresh, don’t dump it
down the drain. You can use it for washing dishes, flushing the toilet
and watering houseplants.
If there are natural water sources on your property than never run dry,
consider storing our
http://www.areyouprepared.com/Deluxe-Package-p/rwdlx.htm to use if the
public system goes offline.
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