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my father was a wv Moonshiner, let me know if you need help.
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I'll just distill saltwater in my still. Great idea, no one will ever steal your water supply.
I was thinking the other day how much I used to hate Bill Clinton. He was freaking George Washington compared to what they are now.
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my father was a wv Moonshiner, let me know if you need help. We got a well, a stock tank, and a still.
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Great idea!
All I have to do is pull up 375’ of plastic pipe and wire, and the pump of course, then lower that puppy & pull it up full of water.
Think I’ll just run my generator and use the pump that’s down there. It burns maybe a gallon of gas an hour, and can pump a lot of water in an hour. One of those big poly tanks they sell at the tractor store might be a good idea. That is right. Pain in the ass to pull that pump. On the other hand, in a dire SHTF situation, there will be some bad guys with guns out and about, looking for food and other stuff to steal. If they hear a generator running, they will go to the sound of that generator. And this guy with a generator will have a gun as well. I guess that generator can call em in then I can shoot em and take their guns and ammo. Win/Win.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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The S has hit the F. You have a garden, some egg laying chickens, and a bunch of food in the basement. But there is no electricity. How will you get water? You have a well? Buy one of these and you will have water. It has a valve on the bottom. When it goes underwater, the valve opens. Cool, clear, water. No luck Googling Waterboy product information. Do you have a link to the product?
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A spring and pond on our property
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Reservoir. Never lost water. Pressure fed.
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https://readymaderesources.com/product/3-well-bucket/Here is a link to WaterBoy. I bought that WaterBoy 10 years ago, I guess they still are in business.
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Lake Michigan isn’t likely to dry up
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Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
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I live on a spring fed Lake!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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The S has hit the F. You have a garden, some egg laying chickens, and a bunch of food in the basement. But there is no electricity. How will you get water? You have a well? Buy one of these and you will have water. It has a valve on the bottom. When it goes underwater, the valve opens. Cool, clear, water. No luck Googling Waterboy product information. Do you have a link to the product? you can make one for about 25 bucks from pvc fittings, pipe, fender washers and a rubber gasket
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The river is a couple hundred yards, have to cross a crock to get there. Old fat man gonna get in shape. Or have a heart attack.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Got a river down the road. Water isn't a problem for me.
You get out of life what you are willing to accept. If you ain't happy, do something about it!
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Solar….lots of solar! Properly prepared, life won’t change dramatically! 😉 Solar can provide, water well, irrigation, lights, refrigeration, charging battery powered tools, ect. It will make survival a bit more pleasant! memtb
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You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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I live in the unforgiving Chihuahuan Desert of W. TX. The Rio Grande is pretty much always dry, unless they decide to release water for irrigation. 2 of the 3 aquifers here are brackish - they mix it with water from the lone fresh water aquifer, so the water quality is crap here - it stinks and is foul - full of calcium carbonate and such. Unless I can get a dehumidifier or some such, I'm fūcked. Even if I do, it's extremely dry here, so I'm not sure how much water it would produce. I do have about 30 gallons of filtered water on hand, but that won't last long at all.
I need to move, but my daughter is here.
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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I have water purification filters/tablets like is used in hiking/camping.
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As long as Champlain is still a few steps away we’ll be ok. Focusing on the solar & wind opportunity this spring. That’s our weak link.
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Our well is 1500' below our house and the water is pumped 900 feet above our house (90 vertical feet) to 4 1700 gallon underground tanks. Float kicks the pump on when water drops below 6,000 gallons in the tanks. Water flows to the house at about 32 psi, and is boosted to 65 psi by our house pump, although we can easily get by with gravity pressure. So we are good for awhile and then there is the creek that runs through the middle of our property.
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