Tag Archives: Water

Water is essential to life… we can only survive a few days without any. In this tag, I pull together articles about how to store water and why you should have some storage… things can happen that would make you very glad to have water with you. I also write about how to filter water, the importance of drinking water, storage containers, and more.

These article fall into various categories, from health to preparedness, and that’s why I added the water tag.

Emergency Water Storage at Home: Download My Free E-Book Here

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Here is the link to a free ebook I just wrote. It is titled: Emergency Water Storage at Home: Why, How, How Much Water, and at What Cost? It is a PDF file. If you just click on the link, it will open in a new tab or window. To download it to your computer, right-click on the link and chose “Save Link As” and then you will have it. You are very welcome to print it out or to share the PDF file with other people, provided you don’t charge them anything! Home water storage has been on my … Continue reading →

Home Water Storage: Do You Do It?

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Home water storage is one of those good ideas for just-in-case. If your water suddenly wasn’t coming in the pipes, how easily would you cope?  We just got a chance to find out. It happened like this, and further down I will describe simple water storage you can do. Our local water system notified everyone in our neighborhood that on Tuesday and Thursday of this week, we would be without water for a number of hours while a new pump was installed.  So I thought that over the weekend, Kelly and I could do something to prepare. But when we … Continue reading →

Filter Your Drinking Water

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It probably won’t surprise you to know that your tap water may have contaminants in it. From nasty chemicals to who-knows-what, there are hundreds of things that turn up in tap water in the US. (I won’t even start on Mexico, where I am living till the spring… we don’t even brush our teeth with tap water here!) There is an excellent website, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) where you can t ype in your zip code and find out what is in your water — they have analyzed almost 20 million records obtained from state water officials and found … Continue reading →

Save Water

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There are many free and inexpensive ways to save water at home. The most important thing is to develop the habit of being water conscious. If you do that, you will notice ways that you can cut back on water usage. Here are some ideas for saving water inside your home. Saving Water in the Bathroom Keep a small bucket in the bathroom. When you start the water running for a shower, put the bucket underneath where the cold, clean water comes out. This water can be used for pets’ drinking water, for watering house plants, and for numerous uses … Continue reading →

Do You Drink Enough Water?

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Do you drink enough water? How much is enough, anyway? I’ve been mulling over my own water habits recently, every since I happened to buy a book called  by a doctor who makes a vigorous case for drinking at least two quarts of water a day, or more if you are a large person. He goes through a variety of his own experiences and those of others. It’s not the kind of book that is loaded with tons of references, but a few are woven into the text. By the time I had finished reading the book, I was not … Continue reading →