Because MG asked...

[StratBastard]

I had a sweet 1100 gallon above-ground tank I had to leave behind moving a few years back... gave it to a buddy who preps out in the country. I'm looking at buying several 300 gallon food grade pallet tanks for my current place, no spot for a big one, and no way to keep it low profile.

[Sasquatch]

I have a few options thankfully. For one we are on city water. The other is a weird little thing that came with the house. I bought the water rights from the owner (which have gone up tremendously since then) and we also get water from a private collective. We get to use, per month, the water we own and then are charged if we go over. The water rights water is not potable, we use it for watering the lawns, fruit trees and garden. But in a pinch it could be boiled. I also have an emergency 9000 gallons of water sitting in my backyard. It's called a pool. Again, has to be purified but in a pinch I know it's there. Now for the biggie. The private collective we bought water rights from is great but their reservoir is right across the street from my house. It's probably got about 200,000 gallons of water in it. Not potable but in a pinch! I also already bought a pump and hose to pump it from across the street to my house. The only thing I worry about and hope, in an emergency, is no one remembers its there. I live on the very outskirts of my small town and most people don't know it is there. Only the people that belong to the collective. Of course I have a couple of barrels collecting rain water too. You can never have enough water.

This is a great thread though. I like reading about what everyone has to work with.

[Broncosfan]

Potable water storage is an area that we're defiantly lacking in. Drilling a well is always a possibility but since my property was deep mined I have no idea if its even an option and cost effective. Above ground storage is subject to Ohio winters so freezing is another issue. Warmer months we have a rain water collection system now used for the garden and the new pond. I started cleaning the rainwater tanks with the pressure washer. They were absolutely a mess after several years of use. I need to paint the totes to to avoid sunlight exposure to control the junk that forms inside. Once the windmill is up and running the pond won't freeze over in the winter so that is a plus for those freezing months. The pond is dyed so I need to figure out the best way to purify the water for drinking. Adding another rain water collection system to the new building is a rather cheap option also.

[Prepared One]

Check out Norwesco Tanks. Mine are going on 12 years.
https://www.norwesco.com/products/above-ground-tanks

My old company used to sell these on our Water Well side. I may get a few at cost for Ten Oaks