1) How much pure OOO are you suggesting to kill whatever is left after the gravity filtration from the hypothetical questionable water source? Like 1 drop per gallon? 1 drop per liter? One drop per 10 gallons? That would be good to know. And would this amount increase after the carbon inside the ceramic filter candles has been used past its recommended 750 gallons per candle? I know the ceramic is still good for like 60,000 gallons, but the carbon absorber in the middle lasts for less.

I PERSONALLY CAN'T SEE BACTERIA KILLED BY ANY TYPE OF FILTER UNLESS THERE ARE CHEMICALS IN THE FILTER THAT KILL BUGS. SO AS FAR I AM CONCERNED, ALL FILTERED WATER HAS JUST AS MUCH BACTERIA AS IT DID BEFORE FILTERING. ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE SCIENTIFIC STUFF YOU READ, YOU CAN'T KILL ANTHRAX, PLAGUES, ETC....EVEN AT 600 DEGREES. SO THIS LEAVES HEAT OUT, BUT DISTILLING IS GOING TO KILL ALL THE "NORMAL" BUGS.

OREGANO? IT SEEMS BACTERIA CAN'T THRIVE IN ITS PRESENCE. 1 BELIEVE 1 DROP PER GALLON AS THE DR. CASS IMGRAM BOOKS SUGGEST IS GOOD, NATURALLY 1 DROP PER QUART IS BETTER. YOUR BLOOD MANAGES ALL BACTERIA IN THE BODY, SO I HAVE ALWAYS SUGGESTED 1 DROP PURE OREGANO DAILY AS PREVENTITIVE.

I HAVE ONLY SEEN IN PERSON 1 GRAVITY FEED WATER FILTER SUCH AS THE OLD ENGLISH ARMY USED AND PERSONALLY IF YOU USED THAT THING AT MY HOUSE, WITH MY WATER, THAT FILTER WOULD BE 100% JUNK AFTER DAY 1, THE LIME WOULD JUST SIMPLY CLOG IT. IF WE USED THE SHALLOW WELL WATER, THEN THE RUST WOULD CLOG IT EVEN FASTER. I WOULD OPT FOR THE REVERSE OSMOSIS HAND PUMP FILTERS LIKE THEY USE ON BOATS THAT SAIL THE OCEAN THAT CAN TURN SALT WATER INTO DRINKING WATER. THEY CAN BE VERY SMALL, WHILE THE OLD FASHIONED GRAVITY FED FILTERS ARE NOT SOMETHING YOUR GOING TO WANT TO MOVE AROUND. JUST MY OPINION.

2) We plan to begin storing drinking water in 15-30 gallon containers when we get our land and begin to homestead (if we are still able to do this after this week).
PRE-H1 WATER? I WOULD NOT BOTHER. INSTEAD HAVE A WATER DISTILLER AND AD 1 DROP PURE OREGANO TO EACH GALLON AS YOU MAKE IT AND IF YOU BELIEVE YOU WOULD LIKE TO STORE THAT WATER, THEN GO FOR IT, BUT I SUGGEST KEEPING A SIMPLE NON ELECTRIC WATER DISTILLER ON HAND THAT IF YOUR IN THE COUNTRY YOU CAN SIMPLE BUILD A FIRE AND USE IF IT GETS THAT BAD AND KEEP IN MIND, IF IT GETS THAT BAD, YOU WILL NEED 20,000 ROUNDS OF AMMO TO PROTECT YOUR WATER SUPPLY.

So how much OOO would be good to keep the stored water from turning bad if it was already potable water when you stored it?
1 DROP OR AS PREFERED PER GALLON.

"They" tell you to add a dribble of bleach or something but, uh...that's not going to work for me.
NO BLEACH, THAT IS AN AMISH THING THAT IS JUST PLAIN STUPID.

Meanwhile, I see a few news stories about Afganistan, and our stock market and China's seem to be doing interesting things. I don't know what it all means, but I'm just watching and waiting...and praying.

Thanks again :)

KEEP 1 KILO OF PURE OREGANO ON HAND AND WITH THAT MUCH, YOU CAN DO MOST ANYTHING. A HAND PUMP REVERSE OSMOSIS AND THEN 1 -2 DROPS OREGANO PER GALLON WOULD BE A SIMPLE METHOD TO HAVE. I HAVE NON ELECTRIC DISTILLERS AND I WOULD OPT TO USE THEM IF POSSIBLE, BUT REVERSE OSMOSIS A NEXT BEST OPTION.

MH

REMEMBER
ALL FILTERS CLOG, IT IS THAT SIMPLE