Remember a water heater has average of 50 gal drinkable water.

Due to the decrease in the value of our dollar, the WaterBOB is now $29.95!

Where is the worst place to be in an extreme disaster where there will be no law. YOUR HOME!! That is where they will come first for food, supplies! There will be more then you can handle or stop! Just something to think about. Not saying act like a lunatic but these things must be discussed and once discussed then you can prepare and a prepared person is much more rationale in times of disaster then a non prepared person. Discuss it and prepare for it and you will sleep well at night and carry on.

Try and get water out of that thing and get back with me

Thank god I'm way north from all the Citidiots! My lil town will be just fine when TSHTF.

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My uncle swears by harbor freight. What other items would you recommend?

That's nice, but it will last one person about 50 days if 1 gallon is used per day.

I suggest more water be stored as well.

Damn... it's not everyday you read a thread and every post is... on point.

Look on the bottom, there should be a little valve or something that you can press to let the water out. Mine does, and yes, I have tried it before.

steel wool and 9 volt battery.

WaterBob will store about 100 gals, when that is gone then what.

I got the FUCK out of the city. Get to a place with your own well. This is my best advice.

Last place you want to be is ANY major metropolitan city. Sorry, but I am telling you the truth. Take it, or leave it.

Stay the FUCK away from any of the coasts, and if you can, be at least 4K feet above sea level.

I keep a FireSteel on my belt at all times. It's so light I don't even notice it. Check feebay for cheaper copies....

you can not just open the base to drain the tank you have to unscrew the line on the top, if you open the hot water line you can get some out. Attach a hose to the bottom, unscrew the hot line and be sure to shut off the cold comming in. That will take about 12 hrs to drain without an air compressor to blow it out. Tilting it will remove more if you are not blowing it out. vaccuume pressure

You silly boys, didn't you ever clean battery posts with steal wool and start it on fire by accident.

I make and sell paracord bracelets with fire starters right in them. I also make paracord belts with a pulley belt buckle, fishing line, small weights and hooks right in them. There are really only 4 things you need. A quality knife, a fire starter, a combination water container that can be cooked with and a small amount of rope and you can build just about anything.

My Labrador retriever thinks the water in the toilet bowl is quite drinkable. She probably wonders why I keep shitting in her favorite water bowl though.

What? I've installed over 3000 water heaters and not one took 12 hours to drain? You don't need to open anything on top. Just open a faucet or two and you're good to go.

The blind leading the blind, lol!

Remember the pine tree, it could save your life. The bark has nutrients and minerals in it that can keep you alive. Chew on the bark. The roots of a pine tree make great blunt weapons. A long root handle and the ball of the root. Also the pine cones have a sweet syrup in them that can be boild out and drank in the water you boiled it out with providing nutrients. Look for a pine tree if it gets that bad.

I can light my farts pretty well. Does that count?

Wrong! Again there will be more then you can stop seeking what you have. Finding a like minded community in todays America is extremely tough and for those of you who believe you will have friends. Your friends you won't be able to count on one hand. When things get bad your worst enemy will be humans outside your family. Very strong an rational friends have killed them selves off on boats out in the oceans when they had no water to drink. It happens in a matter of hours. Your false sense of security is dangerous to both you and your family. Your home will be attacked and pillaged first and they will keep coming. The Indians lost cause the white man kept coming. Your home is a very dangerous place to be. You will not have enough ammo or defense to stop them. Just something to think about.

Thanks, I'm just gonna poop out the top floor window of high rise!

By the way when the SHTF your rights as you know them today and people and structures to protect those rights will not be available to help you or your family. Those same people who protect your rights will be the first people through the door to remove your weapons when things are chaotic saying that it will be dangerous for anyone to have weapons. Yes they will bust your door down and take your weapons in your home just like they did after hurricane katrina, something I didn't considered to be a real disaster. There will be much worse disasters then Katrina and Sandy.

I never said anything about wandering around. You should have a safe place with supplies prepared away from your home. Amazing how people project their own ideas. Nothing about wandering around was mentioned. I said being in your home is the worst place to be as those will be the first places pillaged. Thats a cold hard fact!

The safety of that community will be only as strong as its weakest link. When people have no fuel, no heat, no food and no water we will see how safe your community is. There will be way more unprepared then prepared. If your the prepared type then you must also be prepared to be the minority and every action that could take place of you being the minority. lol Common sense.