How much water to store for emergency?

Oreo

I had to ask a man to move his trolley in the supermarket this morning, it was blocking the aisle as he was hefting huge packs of bottled water into it, the whole trolley was taken up with bottled water and nothing else.Could have been a sensible reason for this behaviour or he could have been a prepper.
Has it started already😱
I must remind people that bottled water does have a date on it and as for hygiene wipes, they dry out after a while.

Oreo, Ive found that if packets of hygiene wipes are kept inside a plastic bag, they will stay moist for quite a long time, even after the packet has been opened.

I had to ask a man to move his trolley in the supermarket this morning, it was blocking the aisle as he was hefting huge packs of bottled water into it, the whole trolley was taken up with bottled water and nothing else.Could have been a sensible reason for this behaviour or he could have been a prepper.
Has it started already😱
I must remind people that bottled water does have a date on it and as for hygiene wipes, they dry out after a while.

Oldnproud

Consider getting a few packs of body wipes for cleaning of self - and a few packs anti-bacterial for certain other types of cleansing, too. Thy take up a lot less space than bottles of water.

We have had to do that more than once.
In Spain in the motohome where because of water shortages the water stand pipes are turned off.
The same on the French canals and rivers.

Consider getting a few packs of body wipes for cleaning of self - and a few packs anti-bacterial for certain other types of cleansing, too. Thy take up a lot less space than bottles of water.

You will need it to drink, boil, wash, cook and most importantly to flush the loo, although the water in our water butt could be saved for that.