UglyBear
Well-Known Member
As detailed in most survival literature, water is second only to air in survival. Food comes way after.
Thankfully, our mid-Atlantic region is abundant in water, but most people are not prepared to harvest it, if SHTF.
Most of us here in SoMD are on individual wells and septic systems, so unlike the big-city folks, we have some power over our water.
But we don't have power over, well, power. If the SHTF, we will be without electricity pretty quickly, and for long period of time. (If there's a disruption to our electricity generation capacity, whatever is left will be re-directed to keeping essential infrastructure running, like dams, military installations, and water supply for the large population centers -- otherwise powers that be will have even bigger riots on hand) . Us country folk will be mostly left to our own devices.
Talking to most people, even handy old-timers, it seems the only thing people can think of is running gas powered generators to power electric water pumps. It's like there's a brain block to do anything beyond that. Well, gas runs out at some point, but I will still want to live and drink after that, for years and decades, hopefully.
Our grandpas and grandmas have used manual pumps for centuries. Why not now?
Manual pumps? Has anyone installed one, and has experience with one?
I'm especially curious about putting one over existing well, with an electric pump in it.
bisonpumps.com promises to get water from down to 300'.
Thankfully, our mid-Atlantic region is abundant in water, but most people are not prepared to harvest it, if SHTF.
Most of us here in SoMD are on individual wells and septic systems, so unlike the big-city folks, we have some power over our water.
But we don't have power over, well, power. If the SHTF, we will be without electricity pretty quickly, and for long period of time. (If there's a disruption to our electricity generation capacity, whatever is left will be re-directed to keeping essential infrastructure running, like dams, military installations, and water supply for the large population centers -- otherwise powers that be will have even bigger riots on hand) . Us country folk will be mostly left to our own devices.
Talking to most people, even handy old-timers, it seems the only thing people can think of is running gas powered generators to power electric water pumps. It's like there's a brain block to do anything beyond that. Well, gas runs out at some point, but I will still want to live and drink after that, for years and decades, hopefully.
Our grandpas and grandmas have used manual pumps for centuries. Why not now?
Manual pumps? Has anyone installed one, and has experience with one?
I'm especially curious about putting one over existing well, with an electric pump in it.
bisonpumps.com promises to get water from down to 300'.