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Post by illuminati on Nov 22, 2019 23:45:29 GMT 10
Aquabricks look like a good long term storage solution for water and food. www.saganpotablewater.com/products/aquabrick?variant=22805204613I saw a good YouTube video that showed their advantages over the waterbrick. I like that they are - durable - can stack - have big openings - easy to carry/move - easy to empty/clean I can’t find a local supplier. Postage from USA is very expensive, especially when you buy several of them. Does anyone know a local supplier or a comparable product? I’ll appreciate the help. |
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Post by Tim Horton on Nov 24, 2019 4:23:45 GMT 10
Out of curiosity I looked this up and found 2 sources in this province.
Costco store lists a bundle of 6 containers with no accessories for $140.... That is $23.33 each...
Walmart store lists a bundle of 2 containers with the funnel, and filter kit for $330.... OUCH....
Both stores are order in and store pickup.
Use caution shopping...
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Post by spatial on Nov 24, 2019 5:41:00 GMT 10
Most of my bulk food storage items wheat, rice, beans, pasta ect.. are in Bunning blue wide mouth water drums. They come with rubber seal in the lid, I have taps for them as well. Prices has come down over the years now less than $20, they stack well. I have plenty of the square and round ones, square ones stack and store better for space utilisation.  |
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Post by illuminati on Nov 24, 2019 10:58:14 GMT 10
Do you have a link or photo. Looks like a broken image was in the post.
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Post by spatial on Nov 24, 2019 11:41:27 GMT 10
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Post by illuminati on Nov 25, 2019 7:27:49 GMT 10
Out of curiosity I looked this up and found 2 sources in this province. Canada yeah? |
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Post by illuminati on Nov 25, 2019 7:30:53 GMT 10
Thanks Spatial, for the link and picture. I wasn’t confident I could find the same product with the search terms.
Have you tried stacking them when filled with water and do they stack nicely or wobbly?
I’ve seen similar products and they get crushed when putting a filled container on top.
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Post by spatial on Nov 26, 2019 19:39:27 GMT 10
Thanks Spatial, for the link and picture. I wasn’t confident I could find the same product with the search terms. Have you tried stacking them when filled with water and do they stack nicely or wobbly? I’ve seen similar products and they get crushed when putting a filled container on top. They easily stack two high, Could lie them on their side and stack a few high. They are heavy when full, for storage get a food grade bucket thet stack well. www.google.com.au/shopping/product/16944208019632665091?lsf=seller:100794174,store:14690712334717437878&prds=oid:5635776932308713712&q=bunnings+food+grade+bucket&hl=en&ei=UvHcXauXGcn8rQH3yLzgBw&lsft=gclid:Cj0KCQiAt_PuBRDcARIsAMNlBdq8B9Ch_uOWXc74T0wrOpFGe4RkOQM-aYT_4V00F1-iNOavYiFQrAkaAjTEEALw_wcB,gclsrc:aw.ds |
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Post by Tim Horton on Dec 20, 2019 14:39:52 GMT 10
Out of curiosity I looked this up and found 2 sources in this province. Canada yeah? Yes.... Canada.... We have a number of round and square "camping" water containers. Most from thrift stores or garage sales for a dollar or two each. Problem is we only have so much space to store just a few in the house... Winter limits how much we can store. |
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Post by frostbite on Dec 20, 2019 16:14:06 GMT 10
Do you need to store water when there's 4ft of snow outside?
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 20, 2019 23:23:37 GMT 10
Most of my bulk food storage items wheat, rice, beans, pasta ect.. are in Bunning blue wide mouth water drums. They come with rubber seal in the lid, I have taps for them as well. Prices has come down over the years now less than $20, they stack well. I have plenty of the square and round ones, square ones stack and store better for space utilisation. Bought one the other week - plan is to buy one a month for a year-store rice, beans, and pasta. |
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Post by Tim Horton on Dec 21, 2019 7:11:26 GMT 10
Do you need to store water when there's 4ft of snow outside? Yes, you do want to store water, even with 2 meters snow piled off the driveway... I have forgot the figures now, but it takes a significant number of BTUs to turn 0C ice to 0C water, let alone to a boil. Plus time. And by volume the ratio is 10+ to 1 to convert snow to water. Of course we keep drinking, cooking water on hand. I WILL Not live with out a cup of tea available easily. The bulk of the water we keep on hand in the house is toilet flushing water. At my age, using the outhouse at -15C is not a pleasant experience. |
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