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    Gong Shooter Bowtie's Avatar
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    Is ther anything you have to treat the water with for long term storage? Or can you treat after you open it to make sure it is drinkable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowtie View Post
    Is ther anything you have to treat the water with for long term storage? Or can you treat after you open it to make sure it is drinkable.
    You would be better to treat before. Trying to kill all the things that might grow after is no fun.
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    treat before you store, or as you store. Chlorine bleach, unscented. So many drops per gallon. I've even used no additional bleach before and the water has never smelled or tasted bad after 6 months.

    Again, the water I store is for general usage, if I need to use it for cooking or drinking, I'll most likely boil it before use if possible just to be sure.

    info on treating water here:

    http://firstaid.about.com/od/emergen...reat_Water.htm

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