Water Storage.
One of the things we wanted to have on the boat was the ability to carry enough fresh water to be able to be be self sufficient for more than a few days. We came up with the number of 8 Litres day for cooking , drinking, eating, and washing.
We bought two of these larger water containers at Walmart 26.5 litres of water each. They are part of our earthquake survival kit
and two of the smaller ones are approx. 9.5 litres. Giving us 72 litres of water in total . Incidentally the prices for all of these containers have more than doubled since last August. This gives us 9 days of water , or realistically 5 days of being out before replenishing with a healthy weather /spillage reserve.
So when we were building the boat, I took the two sizes of containers up to Robert in order that he could build the under seat storage in such a fashion that the water containers would fit snugly and not bounce around.
Now we have the two passenger side benches, one the furnace bench, has the diesel furnace and fuel tank in it taking up space and the second one is 100% open,
I only have an exterior shot of the furnace bench. Note the black cleats that we can use to strap down soft luggage.
Robert was very clever in his building of the seat boxes for us.
When the small water containers are turned one way we have 2.5 gallons times two snuggly secured.
.....and if I were to buy two more we would have 10 gallons, and room for storage on top. We have a large Yeti Jug for day water.
If we wanted to do the combo plan, things fit together two large and two small jugs things would fit in like this
Now the large jugs are from our earthquake preparedness kit. I know I am preaching to the choir here and everyone on the forum is prepared for the "big one". If not here is a link to Oregon's website. I found it easy to follow and made up a Tinyurl to link to their site
Surviving an earthquake and reducing its health impact requires preparation, planning, and practice. Learning what actions to take can help you and your family stay safe and healthy in the event of an earthquake.
tinyurl.com
I plan to buy two more of the smaller jugs and leave the larger ones at home.
Once again Robert's care and attention to detail has paid off.