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Originally Posted by kennyc
Yes. Water is very critical, but how much?
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that really depends. how many animals do you have, how frugal can you be? I keep at least 50 gallons of "grey water" (used juice bottles) primarily for flushing the toilet. the toilet rules go on the "if it's yellow let it mellow, it it's brown flush it down" as soon as the power goes out (and even those rules have variables). you then have to think about how many humans will be consuming water, what you might be able to retrieve from the elements, how many animals are consuming, how often you may need to "bathe" and so on.
while I've been on "survival" expeditions where we were on a pint of water a day, that is NOT very healthy. you have to guage where your body is comfortable, and what your basic needs are. if you roll them all together, planning for at least a gallon a day for ALL needs (conservative needs) for a healthy adult is a good rule of thumb. young, old, and infirm will drastically alter that amount