Misdiagnosed water consumption

[alaska]

Miscalculated water consumption

Ok so a basic rule of thumb is. a gallon a day per adult for drinking. 3gallons per adult for drinking,cooking , personal hygiene.

So...... what if persay, you had radiation poisoning. Or stomach problems due to bad water or the squirts due to a sudden change of diet because perhaps your stored foods are very different that a normal diet.

Point is, is that I think a lot pf preppers, tho intensions are right, base their storage of water on what they are conceiving as a normal amount of water needed per an average day.

SHTF scenario and a bad case of stomach/gastro intestinal problems and your water consumption could double with a quickness for personal hygiene and clean up

What sayeth you?

-J

[RedJohn]

I do not drink this much. I am the best days at 1.5 liter (roughly a half gallon). I always have a minimum of 24 1.5 liter bottles at anytime. This should last me a month. Bathing is out of question, I have wipes for that. They do a good job. MRE require little to no water. Like I say before, I am a one month prepper. Anything above that will require hunting at least.

[bacpacker]

I'm shooting for 2 gallons a day, me & the wife for 3 month. Right away I will be collecting water and purifing as needed, rainwater, pond next door, lake down the road.
Alaska, I do agree with you sickness will increase your water usage. The sickness could have even came from dirty cooking, preperation utensils or counter maybe. So you will use more water for thurogh cleaning.
VERY good point and something to be considered.