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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by teakettle42 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @06:39PM (#29802618)
> Water is harder to store in the winter since it will freeze and burst containers if full, but snow can be melted given a container to put it in.

Emergency drinking water that comes in foil pouches seems to survive freezing; I’m not sure if it’s a requirement of the ISO standard they have to conform to for use on survival craft (I don’t want to pay $250 for the ISO standard just to find out).

I keep an emergency supply of these in my car through Colorado winter and summer, without any issues:

https://www.datrex.com/product/datrex-emergency-water-ration...

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by gnopgnip on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @07:41PM (#29803239)
Plastic water bottles won't burst when frozen. You can get a case of water bottles for under $10.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by teakettle42 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:39PM (#29803816)
Some will burst or leak, and they leach an unpleasant plastic taste into the water — especially in hot weather.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by cco on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @12:30AM (#29805506)
I change them out at the end of each year and use them to water plants. I'm very sure I'll not mind the plastic taste in an emergency situation :)
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by teakettle42 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @12:37AM (#29805551)
The datrex drinking water is rated for 5 years, and it tastes the same — like distilled water — 1 or 5 years in. It's nice to actually be want to drink it in a non-emergency situation if you just need some water.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by AshamedCaptain on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @12:43AM (#29805600)
Dunno why is this downvoted -- put an emergency plastic water bottle in your car during summer season and let me know if you would be able to drink the resulting mush, even in an emergency.
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