Disclosure: Grandma Bonnie's Closet has not been compensated for the following product review. I received a product sample for review purposes only.
After seeing so many natural disasters happening in a short period of time I have planned to be prepared. I started by making lists of items that would be useful in an emergency. Then I researched many different emergency preparedness resources online. I even wrote a post or two about being prepared. You can find those here and here. So when I was given the opportunity to review "The Reservoir" I said Please with a capitol P!
"What is The Reservoir?" you ask. Well, it's an Emergency Water Storage System that fits right in your bath tub. The system main part is a large plastic reservoir. It folds out into your bath tub and a plastic hose attaches from the tub faucet to the plastic reservoir. The reservoir is filled from the faucet then capped. The water is kept clean. It is free from soap residue and airborne debris.
Has you home ever been with out tap water for a day or more?
A few years back I am guessing about 6 years I believe. We had our water turned off by the local water supplier. They were doing some repairs and informed the three houses on our road we would be with out water for a day or two. They gave us about an hours notice. We filled every container in our home. Both bathtubs were filled and we purchased drinking water. We went three days with out tap water. That is truthfully not that long to be with out water. But one thing is for sure the water in our tubs was only used for flushing and washing up. I was very nervous about contaminants.
With "The Reservoir" my family will not have to worry about having clean back-up water any more.
The reservoir holds 100 gallons of water. It is made of heavy-duty food-grade plastic and meets FDA standards. Below is the reservoir folded flat for storage. I placed a regular size drinking glass beside it in order to show its relative size when folded flat.
The reservoir also comes with a siphon pump to dispense the water into pitchers or bottles.
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After seeing so many natural disasters happening in a short period of time I have planned to be prepared. I started by making lists of items that would be useful in an emergency. Then I researched many different emergency preparedness resources online. I even wrote a post or two about being prepared. You can find those here and here. So when I was given the opportunity to review "The Reservoir" I said Please with a capitol P!
"What is The Reservoir?" you ask. Well, it's an Emergency Water Storage System that fits right in your bath tub. The system main part is a large plastic reservoir. It folds out into your bath tub and a plastic hose attaches from the tub faucet to the plastic reservoir. The reservoir is filled from the faucet then capped. The water is kept clean. It is free from soap residue and airborne debris.
Has you home ever been with out tap water for a day or more?
A few years back I am guessing about 6 years I believe. We had our water turned off by the local water supplier. They were doing some repairs and informed the three houses on our road we would be with out water for a day or two. They gave us about an hours notice. We filled every container in our home. Both bathtubs were filled and we purchased drinking water. We went three days with out tap water. That is truthfully not that long to be with out water. But one thing is for sure the water in our tubs was only used for flushing and washing up. I was very nervous about contaminants.
With "The Reservoir" my family will not have to worry about having clean back-up water any more.
Remove the cap to siphon water then replace to keep the water clean.
I do hope we never have to use The Reservoir. But in the event of an emergency I will be thankful we have it for use.
Readers, What do you think about this product? What will you do if your water is off in an emergency?
That is very interesting! Our water gets turned off every couple months while they do repair work, but they never give us a notice or information on how long it might be off. The Reservoir looks like a great product and I could see my family using it a lot if we ever were given enough notice to fill it up.
ReplyDeleteThis would be great in case we ever need it... and the way our world is today,. you just never know. Water could become one of our main problems if disaster strikes.
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds perfect. We live OUT in the country and have well water, which is no big deal. BUT if a storm comes along and knocks out the power the well does not work and we are always the LAST ones on the list to fix. I need to check this out.
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome way to have some spare water storage in case of any kinds of emergencies, even if a water shortage happens for just a week or so. A great idea.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great product. I know when the huge tornado came through and wiped out the city near me, a lot of people could have used this.
ReplyDeleteI honestly hadn't really thought about what I would do in this sort of predicament before reading this post! This looks like a really great product that I would love to have on hand in case of an emergency.
ReplyDeleteWoah what a great idea .
ReplyDeleteI think this is really interesting. I honestly didn't know there was such a thing.I live in Colorado and there has been a lot of bad things going on this year. It is really nerve racking. I would like to have one of these for my house.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting product. I've never been without water but this sounds like something that would be necessary in the event that we are without it one day. Probably great for those high risk weather states as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a great idea. Water is a precious commodity and in case of an emergency this looks like a great product to have on hand. Thanks for sharing G. Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great product we had something like this, not sure what it was called but it's important to always be prepared for those emergencies!
ReplyDeleteIt's great for when we have floods in the philippines and we havent saved any safe water. great!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great product. I wish I had it last year when the hurricane hit New York City. It is great for emergencies.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have one of these on hand. I have always filled up the bathtub when we have hurricanes or bad storms but now with a little one I would be much more concerned about the water actually being clean! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI've never thought about water emergency as I never suffered it but it would be great to have it in any case!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty nice to have on hand just in case! Like you said, hopefully you'll never have to use it!
ReplyDeleteMy husband has recently been starting a collection of things for emergency preparedness. I think this would be a perfect addition.
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea. i'm not a survivalist but understand the need of water to survive
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