LIQUID SUPPLIES

1. Reserve bottled water: 20 gallons per person per month. If you have your own well and a small generator this amount can be considerably reduced.  If you rely on city water-supply this value is your minimum.
2. Non-alcoholic drinks [nectar drinks preferred]: 12  cans per person per month
3. Spirits: 1 bottle per adult person per month.
4. Beer: 12 bottles per adult person per month. Drink darker ales such as Guinness or a local micro-brewery. Based upon my own childhood experiences I recommend a small glass of warm Guinness for children, at least once a week. This, of course, may be an old-wives-tale derived from my grandmother who was the local herbalist!
5. Wine: 4 bottles per adult person per month

REMEMBER FOR A PANDEMIC YOU WILL NEED FOUR [4] MONTHS SUPPLY OF LIQUIDS!

I recommend you do the following NOW at the location you intend to survive.

• Increase your NORMAL home supply of  liquids so that you have a one month supply. Drink from this supply and replenish every month.
• Store a 6-month supply of the recommended liquids to cover the size of your normal minimal household.