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Wed, 02 May 2012 21:18:39 GMT http://www.family-survival-planning.com/how-to-store-water.html http://www.family-survival-planning.com/how-to-store-water.html How to store water - clean, prepare and fill water barrels and containers for your family survival storage. Wed, 02 May 2012 15:02:18 GMT http://www.family-survival-planning.com/storing-salt-and-sugar-in-ice-cream-buckets.html http://www.family-survival-planning.com/storing-salt-and-sugar-in-ice-cream-buckets.html I have 4 teenage boys and we go through about 2 of the one gallon plastic ice cream buckets every week. Can I use these to store sugar, salt, rice, beans, Wed, 02 May 2012 02:54:17 GMT http://www.family-survival-planning.com/to-box-or-unbox-that-is-the-question.html http://www.family-survival-planning.com/to-box-or-unbox-that-is-the-question.html I live in the desert in Southern California in a tiny very old 1 bedroom mobile home that is always hot (Christmas is regularly 85-90 Deg.). 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