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==Amazon==
==Amazon==
*[https://a.co/d/hgUCmVM 2 3 Gallon Blue Colored Water Bricks for ~75 USD]
*[https://a.co/d/hgUCmVM 2 3 Gallon Blue Colored Water Bricks for ~75 USD]
**Plus 1x Spigot and 1x Normal Cap?  Needs Clarification
*[https://a.co/d/gRab7w4 6 3 Gallon Blue Colored Water Bricks for ~185 USD]
*[https://a.co/d/gRab7w4 6 3 Gallon Blue Colored Water Bricks for ~185 USD]
**Plus 1x Spigot and 5x Normal Caps?  Needs Clarification
*[https://a.co/d/f6DMQxM Spare Ventless Spigot-Cap for ~22 USD]  
*[https://a.co/d/f6DMQxM Spare Ventless Spigot-Cap for ~22 USD]  



Revision as of 15:58, 28 October 2025

Basics

  • A Trademarked Combination of a Water Storage Container and Interlocking Bricks
  • While not as Ergonomically Ideal as a Jerry Can or as Storage Dense as an IBC Tote or 55 Gallon Drum they do allow for modular setups that fit a space (Such as a home Walk In Pantry or Garage nook better, and allow for Storage/Stockpile Capacity to be built up Gradually (and thus POTENTIALLY more affordably, Financing notwithstanding)
  • Also unlike a Cistern or fixed Rainwater Storage Tank they are highly portable
  • Also unlike fixed storage tanks or Large Totes/Drums they also can be moved around and used as small containers without additional dispensing requirements
  • Main downside is cost/complexity, and slightly slower Filling (ie instead of going from 0% Filled to 100% filled with a tap, or putting a Garden Hose in the top of an IBC Tote etc, one would have to fill all bricks one by one
  • While they may have more potential failure points per unit of volume stored ( Square Cube Law and all that), in the event of tank failure/leak formation, the lost volume could be confined to one brick and thus only a small fraction of the whole
    • An Inventory+Routine Inspection Log is probably in order though for Ideal Use

Sourcing

Notes

  • They tend to come with a Ventless Spigot / Spigot Cap for dispensing
  • They also sell a proprietary Lifestraw -like Microfiltration based Filtering-Dispenser Pump, but this is Largely Unnecessary with Proper Potable Water Storage or a more dedicated (ie not per storage container) Potable Water Filtration strategy
    • Also not required for water that need not necessarily be Potable (although perhaps still mostly “clean”, such as for Flushing Toilets, Rinsing Things Off, For Watering Plants, etc)
  • They also sell a Funnel for ~22 USD, although short of Food Contact ratings/some ease of use advantages over Layer Line covered FDM 3d prints etc this may not be 100% necessary

Amazon

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