Ooh...I'd like to add to my Aqua Tainer collection with some of those Aqua Lux...the 'Tainers are working well for me, but the Lux looks more compact...and I like the screw on vent cap. However $30 seems a bit steep...I have 9 of the 'Tainers...and paid around $9 each for them...so paying almost 3x that for a similar (albeit cool) container...ugg.

The question wasn't asked, but since we're sorta on topic. I have a place set up to dispense the water, and when we empty one, I get the empty one filled up at the store and put it back in the rotation. That way the water is constantly rotated. Not sure how that will work when we get a drinking water system installed...right now I use the 'Tainer water for drinking, making tea and Crystal Light, pets, etc.
I've been using this method for about a year now, and it's working well for us. The current supply allows one gallon per person per day for a month plus one extra 'Tainer so there is always a full supply plus the one we're using. Although in less than two weeks, we'll have another family member, so I'll have to increase that <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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Hey, congrates on the new addition!! Boy, girl, or to-be-announced?
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1 US gal of water roughly 3.78 litres is the minimum I would say, not only for drinking but food prep, brushing teeth, light face washing, etc.

I don't know what the status in Washington is but across the border in Vancouver they have a boil water advisory on that will likely continue for several more days. At one time it extended to greater Vancouver (2 million) but has since been reduced to about 1 million people involved. That's easily the largest "boil water advisory" ever given in Canada. They've reccommended a min. of 4 litres per person per day which means the stocks of bottled water are being drained very quickly and there is a lot of stinky people walking around Vancouver in dirty clothes!

BTW, the advisory was initiated because recent heavy rains have washed a lot of material into the water which makes the water appear very cloudy and muddy. Because the water plants can't guarantee the safety of the water, large bacterial organisms may still be present with the sediment so everybody boils water. To compound the situation, certain areas have been without power which reduces the ability of a lot of people to even boil it for usage.

The gallon or 4 liters per day is drinking/cooking water only. As for storage space a cubic meter b;ock holds 1000 literscall it 25 gallons that ain't that much space. Your problem with storing water is not really space but the weight.

>. Using the weeds for "number one" a bit, we made that 15+ (probably no more than 20 gal total) gals of
> water last us the eight days with no problem,

How many people? If two, then that's be about 4L per person per day.

> For a total of about 5.75 liters

Wow, to me that seems like a huge amount. Here's what I drink in a typical day:

300ml before breakfast
200ml milk with breakfast
200ml mid-morning coffee
200ml afternoon coffee
200ml evening coffee

A total of 1.1 litres. Occasionally I need another 200ml to top up (eg if I eat something salty, or drink alcohol). Cooking a 100g portion of rice takes me 300ml. Brushing my teeth can be done in 100ml. So 2 litres a day would be ample.

This is in the UK, working a desk job. My room temperature rarely strays outside 21c. Obviously a lot depends on the scenario. If you are actively working outdoors to rebuild society with a chainsaw I can understand needing a lot more. If I am cowering at home waiting for the government to sort it all out, then the above would be about right.

Edit: I guess we all need to measure our own usage rather than relying on other people's. I wouldn't want anyone to use my figures if they really needed 5L plus. On the other hand, I wouldn't want anyone to give up because 12 people x 3 days x 5L was too much to practically store and rotate.

In moderate weather, litle exercise, you might do with 1-2 liters per person per day, less for small pets

and....
If you have a basement, you can add larger storage units -- 5 gal pails, etc. ( an/ or store water in 2 l soda/pop containers)

You should also look at how to get more water -- local sources plus some sort of purification/ filter

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I agree, each according to his own need.

In Baghdad the temp got up to 55 degrees Celsius, but the humidity was very low, usually below 30%. We had a regimen that included wearing 40 lbs of black cordura body armor, plus moderate aerobic activity at least 2 hours a day on average. In those conditions, 2 gallons of water goes through you pretty quick. The soldiers and marines consumed even more. It sounds extreme, but as long as you had enough liquids and minerals and stayed out of the direct sunlight, it was bearable. When we lost primary power and the backups failed, life got pretty miserable in those connex trailers/sweat boxes.