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How much water to store for emergency?

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Desdemona Wed 28-Oct-26 12:39:29

Sorry to start another thread about the government "stocking up" initiative, but this is specifically about water.

A lot of houses couldn't keep huge stores of it. Ok 3 litres a day for each person for a few days maybe. But if any washing of self or dishes etc was needed how much would you need to have?

I am probably overthinking it. But any meaningful use of water apart from to drink would be really difficult.

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Sago Wed 28-Oct-26 12:45:58

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.

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Oldnproud Wed 28-Oct-26 12:50:03

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.

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petra Wed 28-Oct-26 13:02:11

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.

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Oreo Wed 28-Oct-26 13:15:53

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.

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