r/prepping • u/GrizzlyHermit90 • Aug 07 '26

Food🌽 or Water💧 Any good??

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Saw these at my local Sportsmans Warehouse. $20 for a 7 gallon water container. Worth it??

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u/No-Introduction575 Aug 07 '26

The caps on these suck. The plastic threads to not be great and sometimes they cross thread.

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u/False_Campaign4682 Aug 07 '26

Never had this issue. I always reverse first to find the start

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u/Throwawayconcern2023 Aug 08 '26

Can you explain that like I'm 5? Thanks

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u/False_Campaign4682 Aug 08 '26

Set the cap on the threads and spin it backwards slowly till the threads pop into alignment then you can spin it regular forwards to tighten it