I believe the answer is “no”. The hand pumps that you’re talking about will only work on wells that are approx. 1 atmosphere deep. Most of our pumps here in Florida are the submersible kind cause you can’t “suck” water up from the depth that our wells are dug at.
We’ve got ground water real close to the surface, but it’s not suitable for drinking. However, in a SHTF situation you could have a shallow well with manual pump and suitable filtration so you’d at least have water.
” We’ve got ground water real close to the surface, but it’s not suitable for drinking. However, in a SHTF situation you could have a shallow well with manual pump and suitable filtration so you’d at least have water. “
Keep in mind that your area supported large populations of people (native american, and your ancestors) with low-tech solutions to the problems you’re going to face — a little bit of historical research might pay dividends.....