[Kartographer]

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Preppers' PING!

I think I'll have to add this to my next addition of my Preparedness Manual.

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS OUR WEEKLY PREPPER THREAD

[RC one]

excellent. I have been planning to install an actual hand pump water station on my property at some point but mother nature keeps dictating my priorities.

[varyouga]

You shouldn’t use most PVC items for drinking water but it’s better than no water at all.

[DuncanWaring]

Vaguely related to this particular topic ...

I was recently assembling a propane grill, and noticed it came with a cheap screwdriver and open-end wrench.

Apparently the seller believes a significant portion of their customer base lacks even the most rudimentary of hand tools.

[Kartographer]

Here’s the PDF File detailing the pump construction in case you missed it:

http://ladyapprentice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/How-to-Build-a-Hand-Pump-Keith-Hendricks.pdf

[OldNavyVet]

As I recall, the vacuum involved in this technique can’t lift water over 32 feet.

[Dr. Sivana]

I am starting to believe that anything ... ANYthing can be done with only PVC, duct tape and cable ties.

[Chasaway]

I don’t have a well.

Will this work in my toilet?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Another good trick to be aware of is a simple Archimedes Screw Pump, to move water uphill, diagonally. While it is not very efficient, it is easy to hook up to a simple windmill, which turns the screw lifting the water. Which is a heck of a lot easier than lifting water a bucket at a time.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/ApMech_img040.jpg

Importantly, there are some very important rules to know if you ever want to transport a significant amount of water with a vehicle. If you don’t follow them you can knock your vehicle over, destroy its brakes, and cause serious damage to its engine.

[pterional]

A bucket with a rope would probable be faster and less strenuous than lifting a PVC pipe up and down and having to support the weight of the pipe and column of water.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I have instructions on how to make a tube well bucket out of PVC. It is somewhere in my files as I tore it out of an old Mother Earth News back about thirty years ago.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Wait until my wife sees me bringing home 300’ of PVC!

[BobL]

Actually, I even have a better way to get water. The drain valves in my water heater. I can get 40 gallons, which is enough for a family of 4 for 10 days. If I can’t find water (somewhere), or collect it from rainfall, by then, I have no business calling myself a prepper.

[Stegall Tx]

Here's the link to Lehman's store and their info on water wells. Not a whole lot of information, but good graphics and the information that is there is very well organized.

Lehman's Store "Pumping Basics for Deep Wells".

[Kartographer]

Here’s a pump you can use to bring running water into your house/cabin/BOL

Home-made Hydraulic Ram Pump

http://www.clemson.edu/irrig/equip/ram.htm

[The Cajun]

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