Save on Water Storage through Jan 20, 2014

Thrive Life has announced a limited time special on the 55 Gallon Water Kit for $87.99!  This special is available through Monday, January 20th at 5 pm MST or while supplies last.  This promotion is NOT available through my online store so you'll need to contact me to place your order.  Normally, this water kit is available for $107.99 so you're saving almost 20% off my regular price.

This package is available in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) and Puerto Rico.  The package is not available in Canada. An additional shipping fee may apply to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, and can be determined with shipping addresses. Please contact me at imthriving@gmail.com for quotes and to place your order.

What's in the kit?
Package includes:
1 - 55 Gallon Water Container
1 - Bung Wrench
1 - Water Pump with Adapter
2 - 100-Gallon Advanced Filters


In addition to the BPA-free 55 gallon drum, the Thrive Life 55 Gallon Water Kit includes essential tools to help you put your water supply to good use: 

The high-quality water pump is the ideal accessory for accessing and transferring water. With 60 PSI at the point of contact, you'll find it to be an indispensable tool for all sorts of emergency and household situations. The pump also comes with a special adapter and is adjustable for use on all water storage containers between 5 gallons up to 55 gallons. The pump can also be used to draw water from other natural water sources like lakes, rivers and streams.

Included are two (2) Advanced filters which attach to the Water Pump and each yield up to 100 gallons of fresh, clean, drinkable water enough to fill up the barrel nearly 4 times! Seychelle’s exclusive filters are the most laboratory and field-tested of their kind in the world using EPA protocols and tested to NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 by Broward Testing laboratory. These filters reduce or remove 99.99% of chlorine, chemicals, and heavy metals; and up to 99.9999% of bacteria and virus using its proprietary Ionic Adsorption Micron Filtration System.

Using these filters allows you to store water for an extended period without having to use chemicals to treat before drinking.

Also included is a heavy-duty bung wrench which can double as a gas shut-off tool and provide access to other storage barrels of all sizes. 

Here's a demo video of this water kit:

Water Storage Solutions and Special Offer

Store the food and water your family needs for emergencies

Thrive Life makes it easy to get prepared with everything you need for water storage, from containers to kits to water purifiers. Plus, get your emergency food supply ready with THRIVE foods and emergency food items like MREs and calorie bars. Check out the new water storage blog article on Thrive Life's blog for more tips on getting your water storage going, and order today to take care of your emergency food and water needs during National Preparedness Month!

Through Sept 21st, you can save on water storage by taking advantage of this limited time special on the 55 Gallon Water Kit
Catalog ID: 25446
Promo Price: $87.99...
Package Includes:
1 - 55 gallon water barrel
1 - Expandable Pump
1 - Advanced Filter
1 - RAD filter
1 - Water Barrel Adapter

Normally, this is available for $107.99. The container by itself is $76.99 so for just a few dollars more, you're adding a pump for easy access to the water, plus the filters to remove contaminants from the water.  This special price ends Saturday, Sept 21st, or while supplies last, so contact me today!  This package is NOT available in my online store.

If the 55 Gallon Water Kit doesn't meet your needs, check out these additional water storage solutions available through Thrive Life.

55-Gallon Water Supply Kit $119.99 $99.94 Shop More Info WaterBrick $19.99 $16.95 Shop More Info

Camelbak All Clear Purifier $109.99 $99.99 Shop More Info WaterBrick Spigot $17.99 $13.99 Shop More Info

Aquapod $24.99 $22.99 Shop More Info        Seychelle Water  Filtration Straw $24.99 $16.99 Shop More Info

Prices listed above are for Q Customers or when you contact me directly at imthriving@gmail.com.  Not all products are available in Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Japan.

Limited Time Water Supply Kit Promotion for $87.99

Today, there are 3 new limited time promotions relating to water storage!  These three promotions are NOT available through my online store so you'll need to contact me to place your order.  These limited time promotions are good through Saturday, June 22nd so place your order today!

Orders of these packages do count toward host benefit rewards; however, host benefits may not be redeemed to purchase these packages. These packages are not available in Canada. These packages are available in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. An additional Shipping fee will apply to these areas and can be determined with shipping addresses. Please contact me for quotes and to place your order.

The 55 Gallon Water Kit is available for $87.99 during this promotion.  You can normally order these through me for $107.80 so you're saving almost 20% during this limited time promotion.  What's in the kit?
Package includes:
1 - 55 Gallon Water Container
1 - Bung Wrench
1 - Water Pump with Adapter
2 - 100-Gallon Advanced Filters

In addition to the BPA-free 55 gallon drum, the Thrive Life 55 Gallon Water Kit includes essential tools to help you put your water supply to good use: 

The high-quality water pump is the ideal accessory for accessing and transferring water. With 60 PSI at the point of contact, you'll find it to be an indispensable tool for all sorts of emergency and household situations. The pump also comes with a special adapter and is adjustable for use on all water storage containers between 5 gallons up to 55 gallons. The pump can also be used to draw water from other natural water sources like lakes, rivers and streams.

Included are two (2) Advanced filters which attach to the Water Pump and each yield up to 100 gallons of fresh, clean, drinkable water enough to fill up the barrel nearly 4 times! Seychelle’s exclusive filters are the most laboratory and field-tested of their kind in the world using EPA protocols and tested to NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 by Broward Testing laboratory. These filters reduce or remove 99.99% of chlorine, chemicals, and heavy metals; and up to 99.9999% of bacteria and virus using its proprietary Ionic Adsorption Micron Filtration System.

Using these filters allows you to store water for an extended period without having to use chemicals to treat before drinking.

Also included is a heavy-duty bung wrench which can double as a gas shut-off tool and provide access to other storage barrels of all sizes. 

Here's a demo video of this water kit:

The other water storage options on special are the H2O Reserve 20 Pack for $106.99 and the 4 Pk Water Filter Bottle and Emergency Crank Flashlight Combo for $116.99

Limited Time Promotion on H2O Reserve 20 Pack

Thrive Life announced another limited time promotion today - the H2O Reserve 20 Pack for $106.99 through April 20th!  Normally you can get this package through me for $136.99.  This is an unadvertised package, available only through consultants and is not available in my online store (although the H2O Reserve 5 Pack is).  To order, email me at imthriving@gmail.com.

The H20 Reserve 20 Pack contains:
  20 – 5 gallon H2O Reserve Bladders and Boxes  
·  1 – Pump with Filter (100 ga. capacity)
·  1 – Replacement Filter (100 ga. capacity)
·  2 – Filter cap adapters

The Shelf Reliance H2O Reserve is the perfect way to store your long term water supply.  Each heavy-duty Mylar bag holds five gallons of water and comes with a built-in easy pouring spout. The Mylar bag stores in the reserve box for convenient storage.

Our local Utility company says the average usage is 50 gallons/person/day.  The recommended minimum amount to store is 1 gallon/person/day, which basically means only using water when you have to.  I definitely want more than 1 gallon per person per day in our water storage!

Water Filtration Bottle on Sale

Tornado season is arriving in my neck of the woods.  Maybe where you live the hurricane season is approaching.  My SIL is in Southern California and they'll be prepping for fire season soon.  Or do you live in an earthquake prone area and you're always in that season?  All of these mean it's time for reviewing and updating our 72 hr kits

What do we need to update?  I have a 6 y/o and 10 y/o who don't fit into their clothes from last Spring so definitely we need a new change of clothes in the kits.  I also need to refresh the water and food supply in our kits.  In many cases, I'll be able to bunker down at home where I have a decent water supply (which also needs to be refreshed this Spring).  But what if we had to evacuate our home?

Over the years, I've not liked having so much water in my 72 hr kit.  The standard for a 3 day supply is 1 gallon per person per day.  It's too heavy for me to carry, and my children even more so.  But I know that water is a necessity and who knows what kind of water supply we'd have if we were to evacuate, whether that be to a shelter or to family or friends' homes in another area.  Thankfully there are some solutions.

The first solution I have tried is the Seychelle Water Filtration Straw. It is a great option and takes up little space in my 72 hr kit.  The straw will filter 25 gallons of water and is great for when you're traveling - keep one in your car, in your purse, etc.  It will easily fit in the glove compartment of your vehicle, allowing you to have the ability to purify water for drinking without needing a container for your water.

The negative - in an TEOTWAWKI situation where I'm hiking to my destination, it's more difficult to walk and drink at the same time (although I could fill another water bottle with whatever water I find and then use this straw to drink it).  But there is another solution...

The Water Filtration Bottle (24 oz) from Shelf Reliance is on sale through April 1st for $24.99 (through me) or $25.49 in my online store.  This water bottle will filter up to 100 gallons of water.  It removes harmful microscopic pathogens such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Viruses and other cysts and spores as well as removes offensive tastes, odors, chlorine, silt, sand, and sediment.  This means I can have the water bottle in my 72 hr kit and refill it from available water sources as needed.  Normally these are $29.69 so take advantage of this sale while you can!

And while you're here, be sure to enter my 1st Anniversary Giveaway - the giveaway ends March 26th so enter today!

Water Storage in Barrels - what I just learned

A customer called today asking about the 55 gallon Water Barrels through Shelf Reliance.  I had to admit that I knew very little about water storage and treatment, but I was willing to learn to meet his needs (and my future needs).  So now that I've done some research, I thought I'd share with you what I've learned (which also puts it in an easy to find place for me when I'm ready to work more on this area of preparedness).

Shelf Reliance has lots of water preparedness products and you can see them all here.  That includes the Seychelle Water Filtration Straw that I added to our 72 hr kit because it can filter up to 25 gallons of water while you are on the go.

But today's focus was on the large 55 gallon Water Barrels and how to treat the water you store in it.  Currently the 55 gallon Water Barrel is available for $69.64 through my website ($69.29 for Q Customers, or by contacting me direction).  I've always seen these barrels and wondered why they were blue so today I discovered part of the answer - it's to block light and control the growth of bacteria and algae.  Wonder if a different color would work too - my daughter's would want pink and purple, but I'm sure my husband would be happy with the blue :)

I've also noticed the 55 Gallon Water Supply Kit and wondered what the difference was between it and the Barrel.  The difference is that the Kit contains the Barrel PLUS what you need to easily access the water you store and treat it.

The 55 Gallon Water Supply Kit includes the following:

• 55 Gallon Water Container (BPA free)
• Water Siphon ("The Safety Siphon") (6’ long, 1/2” wide)
• Bung Wrench
• Water Treatment Solution

What else did I learn? - Water Treatment
The Aquamira Water Treatment in 2 oz size will treat up to 60 gallons of stored water.  It kills bacteria, controls slime buildup and improves the taste of stored water.  This is the perfect size for the 55 gallon water barrel, but you can also use it to treat multiple smaller containers (up to 60 gallons total for 2 oz of Aquamira).  From the Aquamira website, I discovered that if you use it according to the directions, kept in a sealed container, treated water needs no further treatment for 5 years!  If you're storing water in a 55 gallon barrel, you definitely want to be storing treated water!

Time to crunch some numbers.
You could buy each of the items in the 55 gallon Water Supply Kit (Retail value: $109.99) separately on the I'm THRIVing website for $100.47.  As a Q Customer, or by contacting me directly, the current price on the Kit is $88.20!  If you're not a Q Customer (which makes you able to see this price on the website), saving $12 is worth giving me a phone call or an email!

Want some more numbers?  If you were just going to buy the water barrel and the Aquamira Water Treatment you need for it, through me or as a Q Customer, it's $84.13.  So for just $4 more, you're adding in the siphon/hose and the wrench.

My Conclusion
We do have some water stored.  It needs updated and I'm not as thrilled with the options we've tried so far - reusing juice bottles, and also the boxed water.  So now I know that when I'm ready to focus on water storage again, if we decide to go with the 55 Gallon Water Barrels, I'll be buying the Water Supply Kit!  The biggest disadvantage to the 55 Gallon Water Barrel for my family is finding a place to store it AND we also need some water that's portable.  So I can see adding a water barrel or two in the future, but it won't be our ONLY water storage.  Looks like more water storage research is in my future!  And seeing it here is in your future :)

Update 7/2/2012
In researching the water barrels for another customer, I obtained the dimensions of the 55 gallon barrels and decided to share here with you (it also puts everything in one location for me as well)...
The water barrel's height is 35 inches and diameter is 23 inches.