Easy DIY STOCK TANK POOL

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We've seen a lot of really great stock tank pools out there and trust us when we say ours isn't the fanciest stock tank pool but it's definitely one of the easiest and most cost effective. We also had a ton of fun with the project! Adding a stock tank pool to our RV oasis has made these South Carolina summers a lot more bearable. Join us as we show you how we made our stock tank pool, the necessary steps you will need to make yours, and how you can make it simple yet extremely functional. 4 years later and we are proud to say that the stock tank is still holding up, would highly recommend!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Meet Freddie...or maybe Bob?
1:30 Picking up our stock tank
3:03 How to prevent rusting of your stock tank
3:44 Level your site
4:04 Landscape how you choose!
4:58 Attach your filter pump
6:21 How to drill your holes for the filter pump
8:57 We couldn't find an outlet strainer...our quick fix!
11:00 How we built our bar!
12:42 Build a step
13:35 Finish the day strong
Stock Tank Parts You Need:
Intel C2500 Above Ground Pool Filter Pump: amzn.to/3yWmZ6E
Intel Above Ground Pool Plunger: amzn.to/3yyvovE
Intel 10 - Foot Round Pool Cover: amzn.to/3byVIOT
Intel Inlet Replacement Kit: amzn.to/3deBgn6
Chlorine Float: amzn.to/3QxlORu
Replacement Pool Filter: amzn.to/3yDXaYi

Пікірлер: 125

@sacp2273 11 ай бұрын

Add a solar pool heater. Two, learn about baking soda for pool use. Three, maybe look into a cordless stick vac to keep the bottom tidy. Great job!

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

All three topics have been added to my “too do” list for this weekend! Thanks for the tips!

@comoelitamelendez8467 Ай бұрын

OOOOOhhhhhhh I like the way you think!!! Thinking about building this for our children and their friends!!! I use solar lights a lot and didn't even consider that!!! NICE! THANK YOU!

@Two_Wheel_Yeehaw Жыл бұрын

I've been watching stock tank pools for about 3 hours now and yalls is the most informative!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Glad we could come to help! It was probably Sam’s himbo energy. 😂 Good luck with the project!

@Fightingbluebirdfarm 11 ай бұрын

Hilarious! Welcome to the stock tank pool Nation. You are absolutely right about the chlorine and rust. I have had my pool for 3 years with Goldie, floating chlorinator and no rust. Enjoy, nothing better than a float!

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Nothing better than a float! Glad to hear your tank is holding up well. Ours is looking great one year later 🙃

@johnlesko7403 Жыл бұрын

Your videos brighten my day and are quite informative too. Love your DIY inventiveness.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Comments like this brighten our day! ☀️ We appreciate you hanging with us. Have a great day John! ✊

@trinahill4683 Жыл бұрын

You two are adorable, too much fun. Love your video.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful compliment Trina! It brightened our day 😎

@alexander2685 11 күн бұрын

Love it my neighbor has the same one she added pool noddles for comfort on the sides and a hang on side water founain ⛲️ i think ahe got the idea from my 10 ft prism intex pool with splash fountain.😊😁

@jamieceazar Жыл бұрын

Y'all are a trip! I have a 2019 AS Globetrotter 27FB. Love Airstreams! Love what y'all are creating! Keep up the fun videos. Great job on the Stock tank pool.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

You’re a trip Jamie! Thanks for taking the time to send such positive vibes. We really do appreciate it. Enjoy that Globetrotter! Take care! 😎

@janetswope5695 Жыл бұрын

What the heck???? Where have you people been in my life? I just found you and instantly subscribed! I love you guys!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

What the heck Janet??? Stop making us blush! Thanks for finding us! 😊

@sarahcochcroft323 Ай бұрын

Love your pool, great job! You two are adorable!

@ALittleBitUnhitched 22 күн бұрын

Dah thank you! Was such a fun project that we enjoy and use so often! Definitely the best part of our little chunk of paradise!

@linnhudson4908 11 ай бұрын

Oh to be young, yall make a good team.

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Linn! Age is just a number. 😎

@cathalina11154 Жыл бұрын

I'm doing a stock tank pool too. Good tips and you both make it so much fun watching!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Have a fun time with the project and enjoy your pool!

@ceschinger Жыл бұрын

You two are a great combo …always brings a smile 😊 Looking forward to your next project 🦩🦩

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment Connie! Making us blush over here! 🙃

@virgiljohnson4260 13 күн бұрын

y'all are so cute!

@BRAV-lm6xk 11 ай бұрын

I just bought the flamingo float! Thanks for the Amazon link. My wife will love it

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Yay! Next important step…. select your flamingos name. 🦩

@Goldengirl56 11 ай бұрын

Ya'll are both amazing. Great job!

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for making us blush this Monday morning! Cheers!

@StephSH Жыл бұрын

You guys do such a great job making entertaining videos 🥰

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thank you Steph! Thanks for sticking with us since the very beginning! ❤️

@ElmoUnk1953 Жыл бұрын

Great Video, Lots of Fun!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! Now it's time for you to go make yourself your own stock tank pool!

@rw7600 Жыл бұрын

Pure Awesomeness!!!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

We are TOTALLY biased be we agree! Thanks for sticking with us R W! ✊

@paulatrybus7738 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@TrailRunning-CampingYeti Жыл бұрын

As always love the way you guys do your videos. I had 0 interest in the topic or seeing this pool being done. Next thing I know, the video is over and lots of good info and laughs - and it came out great! Very refreshing the way you guys communicate topics and really enjoy - coming from a AS owner :)

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

You had “zero interest in the topic” yet you watched the whole thing. How legendary! 😂 Your comment made us laugh Jason. Thanks for watching and also, great beard! ✊

@TrailRunning-CampingYeti Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched thanks and keep doing what you guys do... super refreshing content and presentation #beardon lol

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

@@TrailRunning-CampingYeti #Airstreamon #KZfaqon #beardon

@somedayistodayrv Жыл бұрын

Great DIY video. Enjoy the water. Take care.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Dave! ✊

@priscillanilla5598 Жыл бұрын

I'm looking into one of these pools! Great vid!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Let us know if you end up doing it! It was so easy and very fun to make, plus we kept it simple and that's what we're all about! Can't wait for it to warm up a bit more so we can dive back in!

@thatguy1866 Жыл бұрын

Loved this stock tank pool video….about to start mine and I’m trying to duplicate everything you guys did…watched tons of videos and you guys are my fav…hopefully if I have any questions maybe you guys can give me some tips if I run into any problems thanks

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

We love to hear it! Definitely give it a whirl! This was such a simple project and let us tell you, we already have it filled and are enjoying our pool for the second summer in a row with now issues! Cheers to cooler summer days! Keep us posted on your progress!

@goducgo Жыл бұрын

We have one. So easy to do.

@markb8954 Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great open space behind your plot of land! Probably pretty hot & humid in July & August!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

The view makes our morning coffee much better but you’re right about the summer heat and humidity… July and August we have to make it a cold brew ;)

@markb8954 Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched I’ll bet it’s hot & steamy. Same here in Maryland - 90 plus the high humidity is killing me. I’m looking at a 300 gallon rubbermaid stock tank at Tractor Supply right now. It’s about $320.00. You guys did a nice job on your design and video production as well.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

@@markb8954 Thanks Mark! It’s worked out great. We actually spent most of today hanging out in our pool and it was 🍻👌😎

@MJ-vf8kh Жыл бұрын

I jus started my 1st build after alot vid watching wish I started here 1st I put link below for the item u looking for I went a flat style inlet valve basically cus I didn't want to have it stick out into tub jis me but it work perfect

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Good luck with the project! We don’t see the link you left but we really appreciate the information! Cheers 😎

@lyndsayprovencio8392 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy these. And am also wondering what time of year is the best to visit to soak in the pool, drink the beer, and play ball with Fenton?

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Literally all the times of the year Lyndsay. The time is always right! 🫶🏼

@markj10 Жыл бұрын

Haha…If you happen to add another rv pad on your property I would absolutely love to join you, but I will require a wrap around deck for my Airstream, don’t worry I’ll by the beer 🍺. But seriously amazing job on what you’ve done to the property!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a deal! 😂 We’ve talked about putting in another pad many times but if we do it will definitely be BYOD (bring your own deck). Hopefully that’s not a deal breaker. Thanks for hanging with us Mark! ✊

@markj10 Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched Throw in some free dentistry and it’s a deal😁

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Wow, you really know how to wheel and deal Mark! 😂

@lau9404 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual ! What are you going to do with the water when winter comes ? Just keep it in the tank if no free zinc temperature ? I’m considering this for our small moutain house in Corsica but we don’t live there all year, and I don’t want to just spill all the chemicals on the ground with the water… (which also is forbidden )

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Great question! We haven’t done this yet, but our current plan is to stop adding chlorine a month before we would ever need to drain it but keep the pump functioning as normal for that duration. We do our best to not go overkill on chemicals the way it is. Best of luck with the project Lau!

@Campzzyzx 11 ай бұрын

Friendly reminder to provide a small escape float and ramp for anything that accidentally gets in.

@cindydavidson3121 Жыл бұрын

We are starting ours as well.. love your energy. But adding solar heater we live in Montana…

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Good luck with the project Cindy! We love Montana 😎

@glindacholak2205 Жыл бұрын

Y’all did a great job!!! I was wondering if y’all used well water? We would be using well water and would the pump, filter, chlorine tabs make it that crystal clear???

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! We use well water and our pool is clear as can be. Have fun! 😎

@halfheartedhomestead1909 Жыл бұрын

It depends upon what type and level of minerals in the well water. My well water works fine.

@kimhampton9424 Жыл бұрын

You guys must of taken classes at one time on making content and editing. Fun, good entertainment, humorous and informative. By the way from my experience with boats if you attach anything to the pool be careful of the disimular metal thing if you use screws or bolts. Stainless will react with steel causing a corrosion point.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

No classes, just made enough poorly edited videos to learn from the mistakes! 😂 Thanks for the comment and the great pointers Kim. It’s great to have a boat expert in the house!! Happy Sunday ✊

@williampearce8839 Жыл бұрын

Does the water get super hot in the summer time? Small amount of water in a metal tub seems like it would turn into a hotub basically. Curious about cooling it off.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Great question William. Our water stays cool through the summer in South Carolina! Haven’t had any issues at all with the water getting too hot. 👍🏻

@GabrielleBryan Жыл бұрын

What kind of plants did you put around your pull? Do they help with bugs or just privacy?

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Hey Gabrielle, it’s called zebra grass. Solely put it up for the purpose of privacy. 👍🏻

@rrojahn Жыл бұрын

Now just train Fenton to fetch beers from the trailer...although you will have to teach him how to work the AS door latch. Hummm...maybe just rock, paper, scissors for the next beer run!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

If a beer looked and smelled like an old tennis ball, Fenton would be the best beer fetcher of all time. Fortunately AND unfortunately for us it doesn’t… so we settled for placing a cooler within arms reach so we can stay hydrated with minimal effort. 😂

@rageintothelight Жыл бұрын

I wish my guy knew how to use power tools but he isn't very good at those things..maybe I will do this project all by myself!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Really all you need is a drill! We believe in you! ✊

@GoodwillCriminalsOfDallas Жыл бұрын

Before you set the gaskets fully in place, get some vaseline and coat both sides. It will preserve the rubber for a long time!

@robertjames-life4768 Жыл бұрын

Actually Vaseline is a petroleum based product and can degrade some rubber based products

@BRAV-lm6xk 11 ай бұрын

Don’t use Vaseline. Get some pool and spa gasket and o ring lube from Amazon or the pool store. It’s cheap and won’t degrade gaskets like Vaseline

@rvpark8327 Жыл бұрын

Smelly Cat rendition😂👍

@emilyalongio1660 Жыл бұрын

Can I ask how you are running power to it? We are looking at putting a stock tank pool in, but it won't be right by a power source.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Originally we just had an extension cord that we would connect every time we ran the pump. This season we are tapping into a nearby outlet and running an underground wire. Have fun with the project!

@PrettyGoodLookin 11 ай бұрын

I would put some noise dampening structure around the pool pump.

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Interesting! Our pump is pretty quiet, have you had issues with yours being too noisy?

@PrettyGoodLookin 11 ай бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched I heard it ( pump ) running in your video. One day you might want it quieter.

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

@@PrettyGoodLookin Gotcha! Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

@lordaca807 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video and pool! No kegerator in the bar?Imagine only needing a glass to enjoy the night. You can totally cut a hole with a screwdriver and hammer, have you not had to open a can without an opener before? My wife and I want to buy a hot tub because Northeast Alabama is the coldest place we have lived.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great comment as always John! How on earth did we overlook the kegerator?? Assuming we can tap the keg with a screwdriver and a hammer too? 😂

@lordaca807 Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitchedlol, Do you want to make that video of opening a keg with a screwdriver and hammer? I think that would waste lots of cold snacks.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Will def get that on video for you John. Protective eyewear is a must! 🙃

@andrewgunter6534 11 ай бұрын

I have a question about RV living on your land. Most places don't allow full time living in an RV, even on your own land. Is it ok to live full time in your RV where you live? Any tips on "getting away" with living on your land in an RV? Thanks for the videos!

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Hey Andrew, we are on county land where there are no specific restrictions against it, so we’ve been able to hide in broad daylight. Many city regulations do prohibit it so we focused our search outside city borders. Always take into account the cost to install utilities if you are considering vacant land. Other than that… maybe plant some fast growing trees? Good luck! 😎

@LuvSubbin Жыл бұрын

Sam is easily the sharpest dressed man on the internet!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry I sweated so much in your shirt guys!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Also… was that a ZZ Top reference?

@LuvSubbin Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched Of course! There's no such thing as a bad 80's video reference. If ZZ Top were still doing videos today, we bet they would use an Airstream instead of that red street rod...

@dubya5 11 ай бұрын

drill slow with metal and use oil

@wwormald Жыл бұрын

What about the heater?

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

It’s still summer Wayne! Winter is future Lauren and Sam’s problem. 😂 But in all seriousness, great suggestion… we’ve definitely talked about it.

@richardjohnson1420 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, are you guys on I 77 going east I’m going west at 3:50 may 11 #EscapePod

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t us Richard! Must have been our celebrity look alike???

@richardjohnson1420 Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched I swear, are you guys need to make an email up on your KZfaq channel for meet ups cause I think that’s three times I’ve gone through South Carolina.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

@@richardjohnson1420 we’ve talked about hitting an RV convention this year. It’s crazy but we’ve never been to one yet!

@greghanson5864 Жыл бұрын

The pool is the reference point. That which comes into the pool comes through the “inlet”. That which leaves the pool is going out, ergo it must leave through the “outlet”. OK, who won that one?

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

You won that one Greg! Thanks for clearing it up for Sam. Sometimes it takes him a little while… but that’s why we love him! 😂

@ElmoUnk1953 Жыл бұрын

13:52 I’m a psychopath.

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

We still like you, even though you like that sauce that we do not speak of.

@ElmoUnk1953 Жыл бұрын

@@ALittleBitUnhitched 🤪😂🤣

@mario3804 11 ай бұрын

Really like the simplistic pool, I wanted to add some insight. Your pool is very small you might only need to run your pump for five to six hours. Three things that you need to worry about your water is alkalinity, PH and Chlorine. You keep those within the recommendation you’ll be good. Also get a small nylon brush that keeps the algae from forming. Also saw this skimmer which is awesome to pick up any debris kzfaq.infoQhaVMJ66KME?feature=share Take care and good luck with your projects.

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great insight!

@stevepesut5304 11 ай бұрын

Ballpark figure for the cost of your pool,please.

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Probably close to $1000 with everything included. Good luck!

@KevinPauba 11 ай бұрын

ummm, at 3:33 I think your flamingo passed gas in the pool. Was he the first?

@ALittleBitUnhitched 11 ай бұрын

Haha! We had to rewatch that part a few times. Freddy was definitely first 😎

@sjcampbl Жыл бұрын

So you have to add muriatic acid to reduce the ph. But, you also have to add baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, or whatever) to raise the alkalinity. This has the side effect of raising the ph, so you have to add more acid. I don’t get it. Maybe that’s just my pool. Lol. Have fun!

@ALittleBitUnhitched Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great science experiment if you ask me. I made Sam sit out in the pool for 4 hours to test the water…and he didn’t break out in a rash… so we must be doing something right. 😂 Thanks for the great comment as always Shawn. Have a great week!