I had a water shut off due to a leak.  Went 12 hrs without water.  I filled a giant beef stew size pot and a smaller make ramen pot with water.  Plus we had about 2 gallons in the fridge.

We had to wash some dishes, but in a hurricane or like situation, you prob won't have dishes. So we had to use some water for that. Then brushing teeth and drinking. 

I also have a 5lb tub of protein filled with water for the toilet and a 30lb cat litter container filled with water for the toilet.  This lasted for 2 flushes.  Granted we didn't flush after every usage, but ended up flushing twice.

All the above water was exhausted.  I didn't have to break open my bottles and gallon jugs of prep water.  I have enough of this to shower with if I really wanted to.

But this  was a good practice run.  I need more water. 

The thing is, in that situation (just my own house having no water), I'd ask one of my neighbors if I could run a garden hose from their outside faucet.

If it's an extended outage, you'll need to find a laundromat and alternative shower facilities.  If you don't mind a cold shower, the garden hose idea is a viable solution.  You can even find shower heads that are made for outside hose use.

If nothing else, there's the stay-cation option.  Turtle Bay Hilton is a nice getaway spot where you can easily spend a couple of days in comfort and at a discounted Kama'aina rate.

12 hours is an inconvenience particularly if it's not a wide area outage.

I keep a Costco sized stash of paper plates and bowls and wooden chopsticks with the intent that I can incinerate them in the grill instead of using wash water. Added benefit that it reduces trash if an emergency would interrupt garbage service.

I'm pure pake....I only flush after #2....

For my Condo, I keep this on the Lanai, just for cleaning and Toilet. Got it at Be Prepared years ago.

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The thing is, in that situation (just my own house having no water), I'd ask one of my neighbors if I could run a garden hose from their outside faucet.

If it's an extended outage, you'll need to find a laundromat and alternative shower facilities.  If you don't mind a cold shower, the garden hose idea is a viable solution.  You can even find shower heads that are made for outside hose use.

If nothing else, there's the stay-cation option.  Turtle Bay Hilton is a nice getaway spot where you can easily spend a couple of days in comfort and at a discounted Kama'aina rate.

12 hours is an inconvenience particularly if it's not a wide area outage.

The 12 gave me a baseline of how much water we use, so I multiplied that to get a few days-weeks.  Of course factoring in if we go weeks without water then we would def be rationing way more.

I wonder if the beach showers would work.  I mean, men don't have to shower as often as women need to.  In OIF, baby wipe the armpits and balls/ass crack. But women need to wipe their vaj way more often as infection can spread much easier.

For my Condo, I keep this on the Lanai, just for cleaning and Toilet. Got it at Be Prepared years ago.

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My neighbor was looking into a 55gal drum to keep in his storage unit. Prob is that the storage unit is on another floor. Which means he has to fill up jugs and bring it up there, instead of being able to use a hose.

Well, one good thing about living on the BI with water catchment is I have 11000 gallons of water sitting in a tank.

The 12 gave me a baseline of how much water we use, so I multiplied that to get a few days-weeks.  Of course factoring in if we go weeks without water then we would def be rationing way more.

I wonder if the beach showers would work.  I mean, men don't have to shower as often as women need to.  In OIF, baby wipe the armpits and balls/ass crack. But women need to wipe their vaj way more often as infection can spread much easier.

In a survival situation, cleanliness is vital -- for everyone.

First, if you are injured, an opening in the skin is a good way to die if you don't have access to topical and internal antibiotics (Hydrogen Peroxide, Penicillin, ...).  A simple cut on your leg can take your life over a matter of a week or two if untreated.  All depends on what kind of germs are there, how good your immune system is, and how clean you can keep the wound.

Second, clean clothes are essential.  The fabric most clothes are made of are woven. The spaces between the threads of the weave will collect and retain dirt.  The dirt creates extra friction.  Dirty clothes will wear out and be full of holes quickly compared to clean clothes.  Dirty clothes will also collect germs, meaning you could be more likely to contract a disease or infection if your clothes are very dirty.

So, it's just as important for guys to clean themselves and their clothes as it is for women.  Women just require an extra level of cleanliness where they are more susceptible to certain issues.

You can reuse wash water for the toilet.  Take a shower  at the gym or beach. Get more tips from the homeless people.

Hard to picture a situation where water is out for more than a few days where you're still alive and still have a home.
In extreme situations you'd take sponge baths twice a week, reuse water, pee in bottles and poop in trash bags.  Eat food straight from the can.  Wash clothes in the streams.  Then collect and purify water from the streams that everyone else bathes and poops in.

In a survival situation, cleanliness is vital -- for everyone.

First, if you are injured, an opening in the skin is a good way to die if you don't have access to topical and internal antibiotics (Hydrogen Peroxide, Penicillin, ...).  A simple cut on your leg can take your life over a matter of a week or two if untreated.  All depends on what kind of germs are there, how good your immune system is, and how clean you can keep the wound.

Second, clean clothes are essential.  The fabric most clothes are made of are woven. The spaces between the threads of the weave will collect and retain dirt.  The dirt creates extra friction.  Dirty clothes will wear out and be full of holes quickly compared to clean clothes.  Dirty clothes will also collect germs, meaning you could be more likely to contract a disease or infection if your clothes are very dirty.

So, it's just as important for guys to clean themselves and their clothes as it is for women.  Women just require an extra level of cleanliness where they are more susceptible to certain issues.

I would love to be able to prep antibiotics and stuff too, but that's over my paygrade.  I've seen some advertisements from DC Draino about having them shipped to you, but IDK.

You can reuse wash water for the toilet.  Take a shower  at the gym or beach. Get more tips from the homeless people.

Hard to picture a situation where water is out for more than a few days where you're still alive and still have a home.
In extreme situations you'd take sponge baths twice a week, reuse water, pee in bottles and poop in trash bags.  Eat food straight from the can.  Wash clothes in the streams.  Then collect and purify water from the streams that everyone else bathes and poops in.

If it were out a few days, we'd go to mom n dads place to shower. Or ask my neighbor. But mom n dad would be 1st draft choice. A while ago, they had a leak in their shower, so they couldnt use it for a week. They instead got water and put it in a bucket and used a cup. Japanese furo style.

too bad you don't know anyone that can order antibiotics from their suppliers...

I would love to be able to prep antibiotics and stuff too, but that's over my paygrade.  I've seen some advertisements from DC Draino about having them shipped to you, but IDK.

Practice prepping habits too.
Our latest craze is to get out of the shower and dry with a wash cloth then rinse it out immediately after use.
Less energy to wash the little cloth vs big towel and it dry's quickly after wringing it out for re-use!

   Our area loses electricity REGULARILY, so I keep a LED brake light mounted high and out of site with wires running to a stored battery.
It will light up about 60% of my interior with bedroom doors open.
Storage area has 2) 5 gal jugs of potable water and if it gets really sticky, I keep 2) 55 gal drums with potable water, 2) non potable plus 350 in the Hot Tub.
   Drain your hot water tank of sediment thru the hose bib on the bottom regularly and there's another 40-80gal.
Don't need water pressure to drain it from the hose bib.
   I also have a pseudo Berkey, same filters but no fancy SS container.
Food grad buckets work fine. 
  3 K watt genny (treated gas changed every 6 months and genny run),  20 gals treated gas, several small solar panels, 3 more 12v car batteries, stash of aa, aaa, c, d, 9v, 3022's and a few others.
Antibiotics, pain meds, bandages, crutches to splints
   When the Big Island earthquake took Oahu power out for 10 days, we did not miss a beat.

Prepping is not a habit, it's a way of life.