Store your water in Bricks

Of the 3 necessities for survival - 1. shelter, 2. food and water, and 3. protection, water is perhaps the most important.  A person could survive for days and weeks without food.  You can only survive for a few days without water.

To complicate matters, the average person needs a minimum of 1 gallon of water per day for drinking and basic cleanliness.  When you do the math, a family of three would require over 20 gallons of clean, potable water a week.

The issue then becomes, where do you store that volume of water?  There are all kinds of ideas, milk jugs, 2 liter drink bottles, waterbed mattresses... All these choices have some serious downsides. 

Consider this option - the WaterBrick.  

Think of the WaterBrick as a lego you can fill with water - 3 1/2 gallons per brick. Then they can be stacked, stored in closets, under beds, in the garage...

They are designed to be stacked, they have carry handles, and they have pass-through holes that allow them to be lashed to ATV's, trailers, etc. 

In addition to holding water, they can also be used for bulk food storage, dog food, and even ammunition (the bricks are watertight). 

Check out this link to see some innovative ways to use WaterBricks in your setting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=im1mFUXiGiw