I keep very little on hand compared to you guys. I keep three gallons in my freezer. I don't make a point of it, because that could be expensive. Its just a good place to keep them and if something happens they can thaw out soon enough. If there is a threat of something happening, then we fill the containers. Of course, this leaves me open to surprise events leaving me without enough water.. but it works for me.

I'm still learning about long term preparedness ... and it seems it can be a difficult line to follow between practicality and impracticality. While I learn, I just make sure I have a case of MREs, a 5 or 10 gallons of water, and a whole lotta knowledge. That last part is the hardest to get enough of.

If the TSHTF then I'll probably be bugging out, as my suburban land cannot support my family in the near term or far term and my stronghold is not very defensible.