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#162982 - 01/13/09 11:22 PM Re: Long term water storage [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Eugene Offline
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A lot of those crystal lite things are labeled sugar free but then have the sugar substitutes which are not much better, they usually give me a migraine.

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#162986 - 01/13/09 11:32 PM Re: Long term water storage [Re: Eugene]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
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"... have the sugar substitutes which are not much better..."

Just my luck. Not having lot of freezer/refer space, we went to them as an OJ subsitute. The stuff is great with vodka!!!
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#162996 - 01/14/09 12:02 AM Re: Long term water storage [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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Registered: 08/07/05
Posts: 359
Loc: Saratoga Springs,Utah,USA
I drink 2-3 (1) liter bottles of water a day, I put in 2oz of lemon juice and two teaspoons of sugar (makes it palatable)

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#163008 - 01/14/09 12:50 AM Re: Long term water storage [Re: kd7fqd]
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Registered: 03/01/05
Posts: 170
Loc: Ohio
KD7, 2oz of lemon juice and sugar per liter? If so, I will try that.

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#163009 - 01/14/09 12:57 AM Re: Long term water storage [Re: reconcowboy]
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yes the lemon takes the edge off the plain water taste and the sugar is for the lemon taste
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#163010 - 01/14/09 12:58 AM Re: Long term water storage [Re: kd7fqd]
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Registered: 03/01/05
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Loc: Ohio
Sweet! Is it artificial lemon juice in those little lemon shaped containers? Do they keep long? I can do that.

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#163020 - 01/14/09 01:27 AM Re: Long term water storage [Re: reconcowboy]
kd7fqd Offline
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The (2) two bottles I just bought (1-13-09)say they expire in Oct of 09 production date was 12/08 so about a year from production,
I really enjoy the taste. Not sure about the lemon shaped ones but maybe presume the same?

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#163026 - 01/14/09 01:36 AM Re: Long term water storage [Re: kd7fqd]
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Registered: 03/01/05
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Loc: Ohio
Thanks!

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#163119 - 01/14/09 05:40 PM Re: Long term water storage [Re: reconcowboy]
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Registered: 12/31/06
Posts: 301
Loc: NE Ohio
Believe me, you'll drink water if your life depends on it.

I am lucky enough to have an artesian spring just a couple miles away with the best drinking water I've ever tasted. I drink 1-2 liters a day, and prefer water over any type of soft drink.

I have 7 - 6gal hard plastic jugs at home I try to keep full ($7 at Wally World), and have never tasted the plastic. I have however tasted serious plastic in commercial water bottles packed away in my BOB in the car. They were stored in there for about 6 months and tasted pretty bad.

I don't have any real evidence either way about the dangers involved with chemicals seeping into the water. Anyone have a source they can cite that says something about that?

Regarding taste, keeping some packets of Kool-Aid in your BOB is a great idea. The sugar can give you a boost in an emergency and if you have kids, will make the water more palatable.


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#163142 - 01/14/09 06:59 PM Re: Long term water storage [Re: el_diabl0]
comms Offline
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 1502
Loc: Mesa, AZ
El Diablo,

+1 on the Wally World containers, that is what I was referencing in my response without getting specific.

I keep a couple bottles in my trunk and after a summer of +100* they taste terrible. The local news did a story on keeping water bottles in your car in the summer and how the heat leaches chemicals from the thin plastic bottles into the water. Also any bacteria or chemicals that may be in the water itself from the source will affect the taste.

I have a pal who has a business that tests medical equipment. Part of his testing process is to use 100% pure H2O. His set up is identical to any other water bottler, except for one thing. He doesn't have a machine that adds minerals back into the water which gives it the 'taste'. If he did such he could actually make money on the side bottling water.
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