No matter what happens, I am going to be ready!
That is great! Are you going to use it periodically to make sure it works and keep it running with fresh water?
A hand pump is an excellent idea and can be a life saver.
Getting water out of a well, is impossible, unless there is a working pump.
Use it a couple times a week, for it will have what are called leathers in it, has to do with making the water pressure to bring up the water and if they dry out, the pump will not work.
When those that are laughing at you want water, and it will happen one of these days, be sure they do all the pumping.
Good thinking. We are so dependent on electricity and so used to our conveniences, that we forget some of the things that electricity runs.
I’m guessing that in spite of all the precautions that people take, that is not one most think of. A generator is no good if there’s no gas to run it and an electric pump is no good with no electricity.