Living the Dream like a weekend warrior. I'd give my right nut and a good portion of my left one to live up there.
I want to do it all off grid so idk exactly how I'm gonna do it. The well is 40 foot deep and the water is 17 foot deep, I don't know if a 12 volt system of some kind will work. Id like to do solar and led for lights, heat will be easy, a wood stove and a propane wall heater. Hot water and ac are the other concerns. I can't live without it, I'd give up hot water first.
I run a 12VDC transfer pump when I'm filling my 300gal tank sprayer from a larger tank. The transfer pump I'm using has a 36' lift, so it would at least move water out of your well.
Look into a large steel tank that you can build a fire under for hot water. When I was little, I remember living in a house that had a coal/charcoal fired water heater. Maybe 40 gal.? I know it had enough capacity to let all four of us have a bath and my Mom washed dishes.
There are also some well pumps that can be hand powered and electrically powered. I think Lehman's carries them;
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Lehman's also has some nice propane lighting fixtures and a couple of propane ranges. Their catalog is better than the old Sears Christmas catalog to me.
Ed
