Hi All, I hope you are doing well in these strange times. I have a question re re-mineralization of water. From what I see rainwater is closer to...
First I live in Texas so water is a need. I am lucky to live on the top of the hill next to a river so even the 100 year floods aren't an issue...
For folks who live in buildings were they are not allowed (by lease or renting) to have a permanent rainwater harvesting system. This video shows...
Asia-Off-Grid submitted a new resource: The Practical Preppers Guide To Rain Water Harvesting - The Basics Of Rainwater Harvesting, From...
The Practical Preppers Guide To Rain Water Harvesting, By Scott Hunt. [IMG]
I woke up to an interesting little goings-on, this morning. (I was awake all night, reading.) We've been going through a crazy hot dry spell,...
Water For Life, Community Water Security, 2016, By Jeff Conant and Pam Fadem, Published By The Hesperian Foundation. While some of the resources...
A list of the 13 titles included in the .zip file: Calcium_Hypochlorite.pdf Emergency_Disinfection_Of_Drinking_Water.pdf...
I'm very happy that we are not in a grid down situation, where we have to fend for ourselves, or keep others at bay. But, our most of our current...
Get your rain barrels ready! Colorado residents can now legally collect rain water. It was a battle but finally you can collect water coming from...
I want to DIY (as much as possible) my own eco-house. I don't really want to build, so I plan on buying a simple home and transforming it. My...
1. Our main array, providing power for a 12vdc SHURflo pump, some 12vdc appliances (tv / dvd player / phone chargers), and interior LED lighting....
Brand new member to the forum.. We recently put in a rainwater collection system at our home, 2 tanks totaling 25,000 gallons. Our annual...
We have a 550 gallon rain catch setup outside, plus a 275 gallon tank for the chickens, but I'd been wanting something in the garage strictly for...
Hello, Newbie here! I am looking at building a cabin for some short week long and weekend stints. We would normally winterize water system....
Cheapest DIY Rain Barrel (that works better than most) - Alex's Hobby Site Cheapest DIY Rain Barrel (that works better than most) So I found a...
My son made a small water filter using, From bottom to top, 2" layer of large gravel, 2" layer of Small pea gravel, 2" layer of activated Charcoal...
A while back I built a three barrel rack for water storage. It had to be compact so as not to take up too much space in my garage. Here is what I...
Cost effective - read cheap or even free? I plan to draw water from a well with a 110v pump and store it in some sort of cistern. I will then...
another great pdf file , with some simple yet useful techniques, thanks for looking. :D
jack_froste submitted a new resource: Finding water - another great pdf file , with some simple yet useful techniques another great pdf file ,...
Hundreds of thousands of residents of suburban Washington are avoiding running their faucets, watering their lawns and flushing toilets during a...
90% of my winter water is harvested off the Steel Roof of my cabin and the cabin just North of mine. We collect it in 250-500 USG Insulated Totes,...
Rainwater Harvesting Calculator | Raindrops Cisterns The Rainwater Connection - About Rainwater Collection The Rainwater Connection - Basic...
Just curious if anyone that is off grid has to have their water brought in, and more importantly, how much do you use ? (per month approx.) As...
Here is what I made about 2weeks ago. [IMG] Each can is 32 gal so I have I have just under 64 gal of rainwater when full. The location of the...
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