Can I reuse my Tide laundry detergent container to store drinking water? Is there a way to clean it out?

Question

I have a large Tide container with a spout that I would like to use for drinking water on camping trips, etc. How would I clean it out safely? If not, I'm assuming it would be safe to use only for washing hands when camping? Thanks!

Answer 1

Well, here's the deal. I'll bet if you flush the container thoroughly, it will become clean, and then you can drink water from the container.

However, for me, I think I would never really feel like the jug was clean, and in the back of my mind, I'd always feel like I could, possibly, be drinking soapy water.

I don't know if you would also feel this way, but I would just never feel like the jug was really clean.

Therefore, I think that if I were you, I would use the Tide container to hold water to wash my hands with.

I would get a clean jug that had never had anything kept in it before to hold my drinking water.

This is what I would do, at any rate. :)

Answer 2

I'd say just use it to wash your hands and buy an actual jug/cooler thing for drinking water.