Best Ways to Store Water Long-Term?

[BlueMarigold]

Looking to boost my water storage game for at least a year or more. Do folks here prefer food-grade barrels, or has anyone had luck with bulk stackable containers? Curious about best methods to keep water both safe and palatable long term.

 

[OrbitJazz21]

Food-grade barrels have lasted me years without funky taste, just gotta keep ‘em outta sunlight. Anyone tried those stackable ones for space-saving—do they leak over time?