Originally Posted by wabigoon
I'd like to filter, treat rain water safe enough to drink.

It's not difficult at all Wabi.
Depending on how you do water collection, the cost starts around $300. The sky is the limit with water collection. If you already run a basement sump pump, and the water is available year around, there's your rain collection. $3 For a new food grade 5 gallon bucket. Pour it through a premium gravity fed purifier.and you are set. I have a couple elements from my Berkey that I have replacements for waiting. 10+ years later and still working good from the shallow well.

If you collect off of a roof, there's YouTube videos of high end catchments with IBC Tanks and pvc plumbing for the DIY. Here's a good video on acquiring them low cost if available near you.




Last edited by Happy_Camper; 04/15/21.