So, how often should you rotate your water? You should really be rotating your water every year. It can be a big task, so I use the water preserver that you can add to water in a container such as the barrels or the stackables and it will keep the water good for 5 years. It can be a pain to drain those big 55 gallon drums and then refill them, so by using the preserver, I only have to do this task once every 5 years.

I encourage people to have access to water in at least 3 different ways. The first way is that water should be portable (think the 5 gallon stackable water containers), the second way is that you should have access to a lot of water (think the big barrels), and the third way is that you should have a way to purify water (think potable aqua tablets and/or a water filter).

I recommend the potable aqua and the water filter because during a disaster you may have access to water, but it may be dirty and full of bacteria. By having potable aqua and a water filter, you can turn that contaminated water into safe drinking water. The potable aqua tablets and the water filter are small enough that you can stash the tablets in your glove compartment and the filter in your 72-hour kit and know that wherever you may be when a disaster strikes, you will be able to have safe drinking water.

Water is an often overlooked resource, but it is essential and life-sustaining. Take the time to make water an important part of your food storage and emergency preparedness plan.

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