Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
>>
>> Better ice blocks are made in those cheapie plastic shoe boxes.
>> The milk jugs, I found, don't hold up well and don't pack well in
>> a freezer. I DO save the sturdier jugs which vinegar comes in.
>> ( I buy it by the gallon) for storing drinking water.
>
> Plastic milk jugs hold up fine and they are rectangular so don't waste
> freezer space. I see no point in storing emergency drinking water in
> used containers, tap water won't remain potable for more than a couple
> three weeks... instead simply buy bottled water in gallon jugs, and
> even that has a shelf life of a year or two... bottled water is not
> sterile unless you buy sterile water, and even sterile water has a
> shelf life only slightly longer than ordinary bottled water. Distilled
> water one buys at the stupidmarket is not sterile either, it's only
> mineral free, but may contain higher bacteria levels than ordinary
> bottled water, so don't buy distilled water for drinking unless it's
> medical (USP) grade... USP water has a shelf life as well. If you
> store tap water for drinking be sure to boil it first. For emergency
> drinking I always have a couple three cases of beer, and it gets
> replaced periodically, before it's "best used by" date.

When I fill up containers, I add the bleach drops. I don't know how how
long it will last, but longer than nothing added.

Greg