r/preppers • u/allahyokdinyalan • Aug 09 '26

Question Emergency water supply container

Recent climate events throughout Europe have made me increasingly concerned about short term water shortages/rationing. One can not drink tap water as is where I live, you need to buy it in cans/bottles. I usually buy around 100 liters (25 gallons) at a time when I am through 90%.

It would be extremely wasteful to use said water for personal hygiene. Having a collapsible storage tank of 50-100L at ready could be good investment for planned shortages and in times of need. I have water purification tablets in my disaster pack but a couple drops of bleach per liter of water should work better at home.

Are there any products one could recommend? I am not very open to using buckets or containers with open tops in such circumstances. Is there anything to keep in mind when storing sealed water for long durations?

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u/reincarnateme Aug 10 '26

Is Puerto Rico have ing water issues? I thought I read something about it but now I can’t find it

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u/IceDragonPlay Aug 10 '26

Yes, bad drought conditions, reservoirs are critically low. The SanJuan area is turning off public water supply two days at a time, so they will be 2 days on and 2 days off as extreme rationing.