Water Reserve & Purification Fieldbook
Store it. Rotate it. Treat it. How much water your household needs, how to keep it fresh, and how to make more safe to drink. Built around 30-, 60- and 90-day milestones.
- ✓A household calculator for people and pets, in gallons (liters) and weight
- ✓Storage options, food-grade containers and a 12-month rotation calendar
- ✓Boiling, a bleach dosing table, tablets, filters, UV, and a cut-out quick card
- ✓30 / 60 / 90-day milestones and a portable water plan
General information only. Not medical or public health advice. Follow your water utility's notices and CDC / EPA / Ready.gov guidance. Draws on military-style discipline and structure, with no official military affiliation.
What if the tap stopped being safe tonight?
A main break, a storm, a boil-water notice. Water is the first thing a household runs out of and the easiest to prepare for. Know your number, store it, and know how to treat more.
When the water stops, it stops fast.
You don't get much warning. The store runs out within hours, and the tap you rely on can turn unsafe overnight.
The water aisle empties first.
Everyone has the same idea at the same time.
The tap runs cloudy.
A boil-water notice means you need a plan, not a guess.
The pipes freeze.
Water already in your home only helps if you know how to use it.
Clean water, poured without worry.
Your household won't ask whether you stored enough. They'll just hold out a cup. The Fieldbook turns “we should really stock some water” into a number, a place on the shelf and a date on every jug.
- 01Know your water number. People × days × gallons, adjusted for heat, activity, infants, older adults and pets.
- 02Store it where it lasts. Food-grade containers, the right location, and fill dates you can see.
- 03Know how to treat more. Boiling, bleach, tablets and filters, and what treatment can't fix.
Your 72-hour water start.
Start small. Three days of water, one way to treat more, and a date on every container.
Find your number.
Use the household calculator for your people, pets and days.
Fill and date it.
Store-bought by its date. Water you bottle yourself, every 6 months.
Pick one way to treat more.
Boil, bleach, tablets or a filter, with the dosing table on one card.
30 days. Then 60. Then 90.
Each milestone is stored water, plus tested treatment, plus mapped sources. No garage full of barrels required.
Print these first.
The household calculator, the bleach dosing table and the 30 / 60 / 90 milestone overview. Every worksheet prints cleanly in black and white.
Cut out the treatment quick card, and put the one-page Household Water Plan where everyone can see it.
Water that goes with you.
A gallon weighs 8.3 lb (3.8 kg). The portable plan helps you decide what each person carries, what goes in the vehicle, and where to find more on your route.
- 01Per-person carry plan
- 02Go-bag and vehicle water kit checklist
- 03Pairs with the Bug-Out Field Manual route planning
Could your family go 72 hours without the tap?
The 72-Hour Tap-Off Drill: a weekend living on stored water only, with an hour-by-hour plan, a scorecard and a lessons-learned page. Pairs with the Food Reserve Fieldbook pantry drill.
A few cases in the garage vs. a water plan.
Without a plan
- ✕No idea how many days the water covers
- ✕Jugs with no dates, in the sun, next to chemicals
- ✕Guessing how much bleach to add
- ✕Nothing ready if you have to leave
With the Fieldbook
- ✓A household water number, in gallons and weight
- ✓Food-grade storage, dated and rotated
- ✓A dosing table for 6% and 8.25% bleach
- ✓A portable plan and mapped sources on your route
Common questions
What exactly do I receive?
One 44-page digital PDF, delivered after checkout. No physical book ships.
How much water do I actually need?
The baseline is 1 gallon (3.8 L) per person per day. The household calculator adjusts it for your people, pets and conditions.
Do I need to store 90 days of water?
No. Each milestone combines stored water, tested treatment and mapped sources, so you can build toward 90 days without storing it all.
Does it pair with the Food Reserve Fieldbook?
Yes. It's written as a companion, and the Tap-Off Drill pairs with the Food Reserve pantry drill.
Is this medical or public health advice?
No. General information only. Follow your water utility's notices and CDC / EPA / Ready.gov guidance.
Know your water number.
44-page print-ready PDF · Calculator, storage, rotation and treatment · 72-Hour Tap-Off Drill bonus
Digital delivery after checkout. No physical book ships.
