The number one item listed on most emergency-preparedness checklists is drinking water. Experts suggest maintaining a one-gallon stockpile per person per day for the possibility of an interruption of safe water supplies.
The one-way bottle is ideal for this purpose. With its size, two-year shelf life, and compatibility with any standard dispenser-including hand pumps-the one-way bottle enables relief efforts to get more water with less packaging to the needy.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) purchased over 200,000 of our four-gallon bottles (filled with Clear Mountain Natural Spring Water) to respond to the pressing need for water-without generating a mountain of returnables in the process.
In addition, the combination of the one-way bottle and a hand-operated dispenser is ideal for campers, tailgaters, caterers, sports teams, and other users who need the right combination of value and mobility.