Waving to Muffy!!! Glad to see you’re still here. I’m going backward to read Every Day Check-In for previous months when I get the chance. Hope you and yours have been well.
There are two reasons not to use milk jugs…..the bacteria thing AND….if you use them to store water for any length of time, the plastic breaks down. It’s supposed to …. in the land fill. But on the middle shelf among your preps….WHEN suddenly it’s short life-span is done, it will leak allll over everywhere. I make a policy to only store water on bottom shelves.
As for juice bottles, Daisy..?..is there any word on if different juices might have different results? I’ve used solely full cranberry juice bottles. Literally, I’ve used them for the past 20 years. They last forever.
Recently I’ve tried saving some Pineapple/Orange/Guava juice bottles that dh is enjoying. In these I am definitely seeing where getting it completely clean might be a problem. Anyone know any research data on this? I’d sure want to read it. But for now…..I think I will categorize the P.O.G. juice ones as non-consumable.
Namelus….Hi! How ya been? Thanks for the B.soda tip with soda bottles. We definitely don’t drink much soda. Root beer is my occasional summer treat for floats. We used to call them ‘black cows’ long ago…tho I don’t know why. Dark soda and white ice cream like Holstein cows? 7-Up and it’s cousins are for upset stomach. Only single serving size, so I have ZERO liter bottles. Fill empties with water, kept bedside for convenience. Live in arid country out here.
Hi Lil’Sister!
I have a question about water bobs….for those who might be real close to hurricanes, not just the power outages. Isn’t one of the places to take shelter in the tub? Especially if one has a deep cast iron one.. 😉 Or is that a myth? My dd got a water bob but in their tropical house…no basement and fairly light weight construction. Any thots?
Yes, I did go thru dozens of bottles today to sort/sanitize/fill. And checked the WaterMan-type big bottles, and was correct about where more empties are located in garage. [also found something else that should not be in garage due to never-ending MICE….even with poison, they’re baaaack! Moved that out to my truck.]
OldMtWoman –my storage would make a lot more SENSE if not for MICE! Hmph.