The Results of My Rainwater Gravity Fed Filtration System | Tapping a Ground Spring | Off Grid Water
2024 ж. 28 Сәу.
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In the last video I installed a rainwater storage system with gravity fed filtration. Unfortunately, there was no rain to test the system out. Three weeks later and we are ready to see THE RESULTS!
Here's the First Flish Diverter I mention in video:
Downspout First Flush Diverter Kit, 3"
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I also attempt to develop and tap a ground spring back where the future log cabin will be built.
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Thanks for talking to us. Your narration makes your work more understandable. Good job!!
Don’t change anything your channel is a joy to watch!
Sometimes I just like to watch you work, but I did enjoy the narration.
Watching your videos is a great pleasure. Please keep them coming.
I prefer the narration. It's handy for me as I steal a lot of your ideas for my off grid property.
Absolutely love the narration! Draws me in more and makes me feel involved! It’s the best of both worlds!
I liked the thoughtful quiet but enjoy the narrative too. Gives insight into your thoughts.
Love the narration, and enjoy hearing your perspective on things 👍
I like the talking.....as with others, its easier to follow along! Enjoyed it much!
I like the narration! It gives us insight into your thought processes, and may inspire ideas from viewers that you may have not considered!
That’s a really nice property… and no kudzu!! That’s a big win.
The spring reminded me of my days of working on the railroad. Working on a Section gang in rural Indiana. One day the Foreman said, we'll fill our water keg from a spring. I knew nothing about Giardia. I soon found out. Be sure to filter that water. I wouldn't wish the results of not filtering spring water on anybody. Thanks for the update, and I look forward to the next one.
Love your channel and everything you have done. Background music is fine, your voice is loud and clear to me. Keep it up and thanks!
I really enjoy the narration as well as the background music. Keep it up!
Well, I guess I was wrong and not too old to admit it! I questioned earlier if there would be enough pressure to push the water through the filters. Super glad to see it did work. I have enjoyed being along for the build and have learned quite a few things. Great job!
I wasn't too sure it would work myself...haha.
I also appreciate more narration as it’s interesting to hear the thought processes as you go.
Our spring is a good distance below house site. We have an excellent flow rate so we ran pex from the catchment to a buried 500 gallon tank. Dropped a well pump and it pumps to a pressure tank that’s up the hill in the building . It’s pretty steep elevation from our tank and with the well pump and pressure tank, we have no issues with water flow or pressure. Works good for us. The buried tank has a overflow so the water is constantly circulating.
I really like your videos and the narration is a great addition
Always like your videos. The narration helps. Not too much - just enough.
I liked the narration as an explanation of why you are doing what you are doing.
Love the new format with the narration. 💜
As usual, I totally enjoy the video. Steelers look like they are building a good start for this year.
Great draft! I think they have a legit chance to compete in playoffs this year. We'll see 👍
I do enjoy the narration!
Your Pryenees is missing out on the opportunity to chase the racing squirrel.
Please turn down the background music, it’s hard to hear the narration. Otherwise, love the channel.
Enjoy watching your channel, God bless 🙌
Another awesome video. I just enjoy all your content. The cabin looks so awesome and can’t wait until next time. Have a wonderful week and as always thank you for sharing your journey❤
Everything was great, job well done. Thanks
Your videos are truly a blessing....thank you for such great content and allowing us to come along on the Journey via youtube...😎🙏
I've very much enjoyed watching you as you built your small cabin. I for one like your narration, keep it up, it's great hearing you talk about not only what but why you do things the way you do!
loved your videos from the start. had read about the 2x6 cabin construction on line. was delighted to see it work so darn well for you. my most sincere respects for you after you explained why you were doing this cabin build.
Great video
I like the narration. Such a beautiful place you are building on ❤
Loved the narration. You have a nice place
I think a combination of video and some narration would be great. But it's your videos make em the way you want ! We will still watch them.
Like it either way mate, your channel is fantastic to watch, you do great work!! Fan from Australia 💪👍🇦🇺
Great video. Narration was a nice addition. It's good to know what you are thinking as we watch. Video alone does not convey the details. Your style is fine.
This is very similar to what I am going at my offgrid place.
I like more narration. Explaining what you're doing. Love the cabin
I think you did a wonderful job,
really enjoy all the videos, but i too enjoyed the narration
Thank you for the narration
Glad for the narration. Good to know your thoughts &plans. Would love to have any source of water on my property. I have a great well but it is 408 ft deep. In a grid down situation it would be inaccessible. Great channel and great cabin. You are an over achiever!
I like the narration what a beautiful property.,
Your stories always remind me of my youth. I lived in the city but we did have a large creek very close to my childhood home. My friends and I could play around there by the hour. We explored, we built things, outta branches and small twigs, even dams of a sort, and we always had fun. Thanks for this mini escape to a much larger variety of our childish adventures. A real admirer 👵👋🇨🇦💝
Outstanding, don't change a thing Thanks
The commentary is a nice touch. You have a nice piece of land my friend!
Excellent background music makes a change from the electronic music some use. Although it's nice sometimes just to hear the sound's of nature but hey if your gonna use music keep it folk keep it roots as you have done great show !
That's the music of my people. To me it's familiar and comforting. The volume balance with the narration is just right too. Cheers Everyone!!!
Keep up the good work. I am closing on a 140ac that backs up to 49k ac in East Tennessee. Can’t wait to explore my creek’s looking for springs
Sounds great!
Awesome property you have there!! So beautiful.
It’s always captivating to watch you .. / your explanations are clear & simple. Thanks A LOT for your generosity. ( narration yessss . )❤ from Québec
Great job!!! Keep up the good work!! Thanks for taking us along!!
You are so right the contaminants of the stuff they spray in the air does come down from the rain they be messing with the whether they need not to do that I'm on the same page you are as far as that blessings to you 🙏👍😊
Enjoy your videos very much. I used spring water for many years, using a dug in bathtub as my collection point. It was easy to cover, and kept most of the debris and critters out, and was easy to clean. You’re doing great, I think you have come up with a good plan. As another commenter said, make sure to treat the water if you plan on using it for cooking or drinking. Thanks for sharing.
We loved the narration. (and the music). Really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
I like to hear your narration/thought process. Good luck with this project!
Love all your videos
Brother, from a fellow Tennessean you’ve got the right mindset for your spring and being that water comes straight from limestone and you’re so far out in the woods you’ve got to make some good ol’ moonshine for sure even if you don’t drink you owe it to yourself and every other good ole boy 💯! I’m looking forward to your cabin build. Lee from west Tennessee.
Good man. So nice ❤
Love the narration. Can’t wait for the cabin build🙏👍
I really enjoyed the video!
Love all your videos. Narration was great.
Love the narration!
All good!
Perfect the way it is. Love the narration!!
I have seen smaller dams built on streams and you got the right idea but you should try box the area & add a pipe instead the plastic use rocks & cement like the hydrostatic is good then to keep the water safe run it through any pipe or get a roll plastic water line start like 2" at dam then drop to 1" about half way to the cabin it will help the pressure build up a bit !
Work from the ends on your future cabin…the beauty of wood is it can be always made square, and imo rough cut wood looks better
We’re really wanting to start collecting our water run off from our roof, but it’s Very inexpensive here in Washington state. According to our laws the state owns every drop of water. So we would need to bury our system so it cannot be seen. But I’ve been thinking about how I can route the water to our oversized garage. I enjoy watching your videos, thanks for sharing them.
Your narration was SPOT on. Will continue to watch,great photography, Enjoyed it very much. GOOD LUCK.
thought the video was great. looking forward to more. we should all be living like this, simpler, smaller, less.
10,000 dollar find❤ That paid for the lumber🎉
Narration 👍🏻
Good Morning. Great to see your video pop up. Your format was very nice. Your videos are always nicely sequenced and the music is a calming backdrop. This content is very interesting and I always appreciate you sharing with all of us. This is information we all may need to know someday. Its always nice to see you taking steps toward your dreams. Was it Khalil Gibran that said something to the effect of "walk toward your dreams and with Bold steps". Cheers!
will you please reference any documentation that shows how and why charring/burning the wood works as a preservation method both above and below ground?
Great to see all these upgrades you are making. I wonder if the solar battery bank can be used to power a small 12v water pump? How have the summer temps been inside the cabin with just the wood as insulator?
Thanks for an interesting Video...I would love to have a Spring on my 4 acres..I guess the County has a map showing where the Spring are at....In the 60's we had a Spring on the edge of the road A farmer put some iron pipe for flow & people would go there for fresh water...as time went on people started to put their trash there & I mean 30 gallon size. so the farmer had to clean up the mess in his field before he could farm...it takes a few idiots to ruin it for others...he destroyed the Spring-gone-he warned people but the people didn't listen....I have to find the one 15 miles from me & another on 30 miles from me.....
Oh and I forgot you could also get you a 12-volt RV water pump and pump water up to your cabin
Hell yeah brother it looks like you're drinking moonshine out of that jug LOL I have the same garlic salt shaker also by the way just to let you know if you got any extra property out there I could come and build me one I'd love it out there bro it looks nice and quiet and the whole nine yards
To make it go up into the cabin, you might need a12v pump. Also the more the barrels are full, the more pressure there will be to go thru the filters. If that is where you are going to leave the outdoor stove, you should think about a shelf under the window to put any spices for when you cook. Are you going to build a second bridge in the other ravine? Do you plan on building a power generating wheel on the creek?
My friend did a great job, your forest is very beautiful. May I ask what camera did you shoot with? 😍😍😍
If you want more water pressure take the barrel spigot off and feed directly to filters and place a shutoff on the hose side. I would never drink that water. To much of a chance of bacterial contamination from birds and animal pee and poop. Nice for other uses. Nice job.
Good idea. I might try that!! Yes, I mentioned I would be running any drinking water thru my berkey even after the 3 stage filter under the house.
OK Get as much dirt and rocks out of the way. find exactly where the water is perfeating out of the rock. Build a rock and mortar round wall all the way around. Let it fill with water then leave a over flow spout where you want it ti drain down hill. Make sure you have a good sealed cover no dead mice in water. set solar battery and pump off you go. remove pump when freezing
Do you think the 3 inch pipe when full of water will be heavy and push on the 2 in going into the house? A riser clamp could be used to attach the pipe to the cabin so it's not just free hanging there.
So I checked and 3 inch holds like .37 ish gallon per foot so probly not worth it.
I disagree with comment about the music being annoying. I thought it was pretty cool. 😊
Nice video. 1 Question, how do you combat ticks? I have rural property similar to yours (much smaller in size) and every time I’m out there clearing, thinning out woods or trails, felling trees, I always have a tick or two either crawling on me or attached. I spray but I still get them on me. I had issues with chiggers too but after clearing a few years ago, they seemed to have disappeared. Thanks for sharing and look forward to your next video.
Always keep brush clear. Most i get come from green small plants and trees below shoulder height. Permethrin is what I use, only on my rubber boots. Some pretty bad stuff, but where I live you take one wrong step and you have millions on you. The animals will bring them into my yard no matter what I do.
@@exposingthetruth3821 - thanks!! Yeah, I bought some Permethrin a few years ago, read the label and it’s been on the shelf ever since … I’m afraid I may have to break down and start using it. Thanks again!
@@ElwoodPDowd-ed7pc I don't like it either but it's an absolute necessity where I am. I spray and fully let dry my rubber mid knee boots every 3 weeks or so. I always leave the top 3 inches clean to help not transfer chemical. I've gotten very mindful to not touch my boots. Before that, 30-40 years ago, I used to soak my boots in some diesel oil/fuel mix and would tie a rag around my knee. Worked pretty good, but nothing like permethrin.
@@exposingthetruth3821 - thanks again, you’re a blessing … appreciate you and your visual messages.
Still trying to figure it out. Chiggers get me a lot....ticks not so much.
Constant background music is just fine for melting snowflakes. Great job on your water catchment system. Don’t listen to the haters, bro. They can always go somewhere else and whine. 😂
Comments are all so good. I guess you need a few naysayers just to keep you humble lol😂
True!
What is the distance from the spring to the cabin? Will a pump be required or will force of gravity suffice to get water to the cabin?
It's a little bit of a hike down to creek. 👍
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Atleast one video a week, please. Show us around your farm if you have animals. We all would like to see. If you don't, I do understand. Privacy is very important
Speak for yourself buddy, don't pretend that you know what everyone else wants...😮
Wish I had the time!!! Maybe some day.
@d.vanman3749 I'm going to Pray for you!
@TheOffGridExperience I do Enjoy your videos, thankyou for the Great Editing.
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Better dig a hole to make a dam underneath the spring..
I like the narration, but sometimes the narration and the music together is a bit much to hear the narration well.
I wouldn't change anything.
Спасибо! Кто напишет лучший комментарий, от пяти слов? Thanks! Who will write the best comment, from five words?
Narration I'd ok ....moderation us the key
Music was very annoying.
Enough of fiddling already dam
Constant background music is annoying. All else is looking good.
So is complaining...
Background music wasn't a bother at all. Didn't even notice it.
Luv luv your music choices
when you build your cabin buy a band saw mill and make your own logs
I wish I could get one back there. Next to impossible due to weight and terrain.