Off Grid Living Water Systems - Finding, Storing, and Using Water Off Grid

What challenges do you face with water? If you're off grid, tell me what solutions you've discovered for storing water? Thanks for watching!

We live in the desert as well. We live on the grid. I try to explain to people the need to save water (as we do), but can't get through to them. From now on I am just telling them to go to your video. You do such a great job! Thanks

I recommend after every winter when the snow melts, you should build a pond at the bottom of your property so all the snow that melts will pool in that pond and it will catch the water before it runs off the property!

You should expand more of your rain water catchment on your roof! And build more rainwater catchment systems throughout your property like building large ponds or swales!

A good presentation, I also live off grid in what is advertised as the oldest rainforest in the world. While water availability is not a problem, waster bore equals endless supply, all year round creek. The infostructure is not always easy, at 71 i need help pulling the pump when it fails. But I am so much more blessed than you folks. I admire your attitude to the task.

Hello from Tokyo, Japan. Finally, YouTube has recommended something I can enjoy. Loved the video, especially the recap at the start. Also, really enjoyed that you actually focused the camera on what you were describing, not only on yourselves in the shot. We re from the same generation, and I too started working from 15 in the hot Texas sun. Living in the city, makes me enjoy this type of content even more. Can’t wait to retire and get my own spread in the country with a garden. Just wanted to say thank you for the content. Love the humor, excellent narration, nice editing with a quality camera. Also enjoy your smiles, photos and realism. Suggestion: I watch a lot of content in this genre, when you have time, consider creating a complete “up to now” review video. Do it in two parts, at least. Mark my words, you’re gonna have 100,000 subscribers by this time next year. Maybe more. Jon is my kinda guy, I’m sure he watches Farmcraft 101 and Dig Drive DIY, too. You’re a great team. As I type, I’m enjoying the solar system video from 2 weeks ago. Keep up the great work. Elated this was recommended by the algorithm.

About the trash can water barrel, you could paint it red and add a fake fire hydrant valve on the face and call it a fire hydrant. Putty and paint . . . and make it what it ain't :>). Enjoyed your story of water. Great video.

Love the thumbnail. I rushed over to Petsmart but they said they were fresh out of mermaids for my backyard water garden.

excellent viewing... I am now a fan

Had to sub as this was very enjoyable and relatable. We also are off g in S. Co. drilled in 99' went 450' ran some water and stopped. We think they veered off at an angle, so no well. We only catch water for our home had to have it delivered once in 20 yrs. We do haul water for our gardens thou. Your lavender is lovely!

You have nice place there. Thanks for sharing. good luck with the water

You should definitely dig more swales and ponds on your land so theres more water catchment!! You should try digging a very big pond where the water would drain most on your land! It will surely benefit your property

Dear Love off Grid couple. 👍👌👏 2) Please kindly allow me to suggest some things: a) Please consider to put a grey water system in use. b) Please collect and store more rain water. c) Please collect water from snow that melts. Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved life forms (humans, animals and plants).

I understand the lack of water. I'm off grid in dry California where we only get rain from January-ish to April-ish. Lots of water collecting for a few months then hope and pray throughout the rest of the year. I have no well, yet.

It would be nice to give those animals a small pond from that 3rd water supply. 💚

We catch our roof rain water as well. Ours goes to perforated corrugated pipe in a french drain system to feed our trees. We used this because we are not allowed to catch and store rain water. This way was approved because we let it drain back into the soil neer our trees. LOL

i'm kind of picky . few things keep my attention . you made a video i watched all the way through .. good job i subscribed

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like some pretty expensive endeavors and unattainable by most. I would have been tickled pink with your natural spring and rainwater catchment. What are your thoughts on composting toilets?

Named my gardens stillmountain as silence is the norm here! 🎉

You have a beautiful place. I recently watched a documentary about catching water with fog nets, the documentary is called..... Turning vapor into drinking water - Catching fog in response to drought | DW Documentary. I recommend you to watch it. The fog nets are highly efficient in catching water. They are designed by an industrial designer who used to design tennis rackets and ski's for Elan. But in the documentary they also show DIY fog nets and different smaller setups. In northern Africa they supply an entire village with water from a fog net. And at some island that I can't remember right now they even brew beer with water from a fog net. And from what I can see it seems that you get plenty days with a lot of fog in the air. A single strategically placed fog net can catch hundreds of gallons of water per day. And you can place them at multiple locations with their own cistern.