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picked one of these up from tesco for £3 in the summer toys clear out sale


http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-5ft-q ... d=213-0397


which going by the 1.5m diameter by 400mm heigh gives a storage capacity of about 700l (155 uk gallons)
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I picked up a water bob not long ago. Think I had to use the US version of amazon. It seems pretty handy, its a giant bladder you fill in the bath tub with a pump on top to access the water. Think it was 20 quid including shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/waterBOB-Emergenc ... =water+bob
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Thats a good idea Andy and you can't go wrong with the price.
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Yorkshire Andy wrote:picked one of these up from tesco for £3 in the summer toys clear out sale


http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-5ft-q ... d=213-0397


which going by the 1.5m diameter by 400mm heigh gives a storage capacity of about 700l (155 uk gallons)

Its similar (smaller and not as heavy duty) to what i have seen used by fire crews. We had a couple of 5 or 10,000 gallon ones for the rural fire with a hose outlet fixed into the side.

They are a good idea for emergency use and at that price everyone should have 2!

Does it come with a cover? Some of them have a cover which is just a round sheet of plastic with elastic around the rim. Good for keeping floaters out if its got water in for a couple of days
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Worth looking out for the H2o bag which aldi sometimes stock. A bargain for water storage. http://laisifu.manufacturer.globalsourc ... 2o-Bag.htm
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Cougar wrote:Worth looking out for the H2o bag which aldi sometimes stock. A bargain for water storage. http://laisifu.manufacturer.globalsourc ... 2o-Bag.htm
Bought a couple of those last year from Lidl at the end of season for 50p each.

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bungee wrote:I picked up a water bob not long ago. Think I had to use the US version of amazon. It seems pretty handy, its a giant bladder you fill in the bath tub with a pump on top to access the water. Think it was 20 quid including shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/waterBOB-Emergenc ... =water+bob
They're OK if you have more than one bathroom/shower. :o
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