Buying Drinking Water Right Before Hurricane

[TallyTracker]

As Hurricane Dorian is approaching Florida, I have noticed that bottled water is already selling out 4 days in advance to the projected landfall. I’ve recently started using refillable plastic jugs to store water. I don’t particularly like drinking my tap water so I use the refill stations found at most grocery stores and big box stores. The advantages are that the water is the local tap water; however, it is filtered to remove much of the junk in most tap water. The water won’t run out like bottled water on the shelf. I purchase it in 5 gallon jugs to use with my water cooler, but many different size jugs are available. You can also refill your gallon jugs with clean drinking water.

This also comes with the added benefits of less plastic usage and cheaper water costs. This is a great alternative to buying lots of expensive bottled water.

[Recurve]

I am all about storing water in reused 1 gal jugs in the bottom of my chest freezer. I have six or so of them in there now. There was still a bit of ice in them after five days without power from Ian. Many advantages to doing this, including keeping the freezer happier during normal times, always having some water on hand, and being able to throw a frozen jug in the cooler for going to the beach or wherever. I've found that a frozen 1 gal jugs keep cold for 24 hours in a regular cooler for drinks and sandwiches. Just remember to only fill them about 3/4 to allow for expansion when they freeze.

[AnnularCane]

I am all about storing water in reused 1 gal jugs in the bottom of my chest freezer. I have six or so of them in there now. There was still a bit of ice in them after five days without power from Ian. Many advantages to doing this, including keeping the freezer happier during normal times, always having some water on hand, and being able to throw a frozen jug in the cooler for going to the beach or wherever. I've found that a frozen 1 gal jugs keep cold for 24 hours in a regular cooler for drinks and sandwiches. Just remember to only fill them about 3/4 to allow for expansion when they freeze.

Someone I used to know when I lived in NOLA used to do that with 2-liter soft drink bottles.

(Well, he kind of "surprise" called me last March so I guess I still sort of know him. lol)