{"title":"Off the Grid Water","description":"\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eThis morning we are going\nto talk about off the grid water systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eOne; City water. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eIf you’re close to city\nwater, it’s an obvious choice. Even if you hate the idea of being\nconnected to the city and being on the grid. If you’re close to\ncity water, you should bring it to your own lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eIt doesn’t cost a lot\nto keep it active if you don’t use it much and it’s definitely\nworth using it as a backup or primary source to get you started on\nyour off the grid living. A well is the most obvious choice, most of\nthe vendors will opt for wells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eWells are expensive, they\ncan cost about ten grand, you know, for a deep well, less if it’s\nnot so deep and they don’t last forever, but they do last a long\ntime and probably the best long term option for water at most off the\ngrid situations and rural living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eTo get the water out of\nthe well, you want to use wind, so you can use mechanical wind power,\nand just pump it out mechanically, or you can generate electricity\nwith the wind and use the electric pump. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eGenerating electricity\nwith the wind may have some other benefits for you in off the grid\nliving. Also solar, many of you will already be using solar off the\ngrid for electricity. You can power an electric water pump to pump\nthe water out of the well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eYou can use a hand pump;\nhand pump is also great backup. If you’re not doing a lot of\nagriculture or raising livestock. A hand pump may be all you need if\nyou just pumping water for yourself and your family. It’s a great\npermanent solution that never breaks; almost never breaks. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eYou might want to store\nwater. Water storage is important; the less plentiful your source of\nwater, the more you want to invest in storage, right. You’ll need\nto store for longer periods if your water is less plentiful and less\nfrequent at the source. Rain is a great option meaning off the grid\nuse rainwater they store in barrels, especially design systems for\ngathering rain off of roofs and storing in barrels. This can be great\nfor gardening and livestock, and even human consumption water if\ntreated properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eHauling water is another\ngreat option. I mean, many lots of tanks. Homesteads used to put lots\nof tanks underground or above ground; and the tanks, as long as\nthey’re clean, can be any kind of really good tank. So, it doesn’t\nhave to be a super expensive tank but for long term storage for say,\na prepper may make sense even if he doesn’t think he’s ever going\nto use it, they can store it for an emergency or temporary storage\npeople who have temporary needs of water during the year, but not\nongoing may want to store large amounts underground, or above ground\nor just as a regular buffer. Right? \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eI mean storage is an\nissue and so you can always have the water holding and you can store\nit in a large tank. Most real lots have people hauling water into\nthem and so if your neighbours are doing it, you can share costs with\nthe delivery and have huge water deliveries made and Philip huge\ntanks that can last you months and months and months at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eSo there’s another\noption or many options for taking care of water off the grid.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/store.onlinelandsales.com\/collections\/off-the-grid-water.oembed","provider":"Onlinelandsales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}