Re: [californiadisasters] soft drink bottles used for water

Even the bottled water you buy in cases develops a taste after a few weeks.   While safe, it tastes 'funny' even if stored in a cool and dark area. 

I'd suggest adding filters available from REI or a serious backpacking outfitter that filter out biologicals and chemicals for ANY personal disaster water supply.  Why add physical ailments into the mix while dealing with the disaster?  Filters won't break the budget. 

Rick

Tiny iPhone keypad, sorry for typos

On Sep 10, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote:

 

Sunlight is hard on a lot of things and not just man-made things: many minerals experience color fading with prolonged exposure to direct sunlight such as amethyst and vanadinite and celestite.

You should store your water in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight exposure if possible. I would suggest changing your stored water once a year but confess I don't even follow my own advice on this with my own cache of 6 5-gallon jugs having not been changed in several years... gotta get on that methinks!

Kimmer

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:23 AM, aweaawea <windpower@earthlink.net> wrote:

 

soft drink bottles used for water

Using fruit drink and soft drink plastic - ~liter or two liter bottles to save-store water- how long should they be replaced, or at least washed out and new water put in.

What is plastic chemicals that degrade and get into the water?
I presume that it gets worse quiker with sunlight and Heat storage place?

I try not to drink out of it if stored more than a few months - but ?? Does someone have a "yard stick" of rules of thumb?

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