Underground POTABLE WATER STORAGE TANKS - Our Off Grid Water System

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The time has come to begin the design of our permanent off grid water system! While the system is pretty simple, it’s also complex at the same time as every component of the system is a big deal. In this video, we want to share the thought behind the water storage tanks we chose to install. There is a lot to consider when it comes to potable water tanks and underground water tanks, so we tried to address some of the most important factors and largest concerns in this video.
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@mp330600 7 жыл бұрын

When I was a little kid, my Grandparents had a small farm. The water for domestic use came from a cistern. Great memories of going out to get Grandma a bucket of water for the kitchen. She had a big wood fired stove in the kitchen with a tank on the side for hot water. Man that woman could cook anything on that stove. Great memories, thanks.

@wiggymccrackin8240 7 жыл бұрын

I like how you warned us about what kind of video you've made. very thoughtful. I really like how you make your vids.

@annettesmith6241 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, water security is a hugely important step. Well done guys.

@wslandry 7 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm really impressed with you and your wife with all the info provide! Good Job! I'm 60 and retiring in three years. I hope and pray we can do the same thing!

@lLykaLyksl 7 жыл бұрын

Am not gona lie.... But I find my self coming here for the pure comedy between these two couples 😂😂😂😂

@nelsonledoux4257 7 жыл бұрын

Alyssa is comedy gold! You're both amazing in your research and development process of your homestead. I can't wait to see more.

@Graeme408 7 жыл бұрын

GENIUS, screening some of the soil. You get really attractive building stone and wonderful soil. Win, win. You guys are pretty sharp.

@theoldwizard998 7 жыл бұрын

Building stone ! A source of income !!

@RebelSun14 7 жыл бұрын

John Lowe, Photographist I noticed that myself and was very curious as to the reason for it. Now I know! 😎

@jachin7545 7 жыл бұрын

Me too, Rebel. saved me from asking. that is pretty ingenious, I'm going to have to try that.

@Outland9000 7 жыл бұрын

Grew up on a farm, to me this is just normal.

@DEVUNK88 7 жыл бұрын

I hate to ask, but where on earth did you find such a pretty and strong woman, and how in the hell did you convince her to do go off grid LOL or was it her idea? just curious

@LivingTheGoodLife 7 жыл бұрын

Ive been following since 20k subscribers, so happy to see you two reaching above 70K!

@StIsidoresFarm 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing us along on this adventure!

@daveh777 7 жыл бұрын

You guys are very well spoken, and I appreciate that about your videos. Keep up the great work.

@nutmegsjourney4242 7 жыл бұрын

Way to go guys! Do you know that you both are looking more and more relaxed and happy as time goes on? It's great to see... :)

@catherinepostmus 7 жыл бұрын

You two are so entertaining! Ahem, and informative...

@cynthiapitts3795 7 жыл бұрын

I am just in Awe! You have tackled a big job! But it is for yourselves and will give you so much satisfaction when you are through. Thank you for showing us the details! Awesome work!

@AveryExcavating 7 жыл бұрын

haha I love your screen at the end that you were using to screen the larger rocks from the sand/dirt for backfill!

@martyhandley4456 7 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of cool possibilities for all those rocks, walls, fir pit and benches, gardens and so on........cool progress!

@maineiachomestead7550 7 жыл бұрын

You guys have a great channel going here! I'm slowly plodding along on my own homestead build in Maine on a 6.75 ac fallow hayfield. Looking forward to following your progress. Blessings!

@acet7 7 жыл бұрын

can't wait to see the rest of this project, thanks for sharing.

@timcombes9054 7 жыл бұрын

Good job, guys! Y'all have become real experts handling that equipment! Merry Christmas!

@Growveguk 7 жыл бұрын

What I love about you both is you keep the throughput of videos constant throughout the year, many slack off in winter and then following their journey becomes less of an interest. Keep up the great content for us armchair supporters!

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's certainly challenging making videos in winter when not much is going on around the homestead due to weather... but winter hasn't REALLY hit us yet so we're truckin' along :-)

@elliottmanning 7 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1960's helped maintain a cistern up in the mountians. Dissgusting having to removeing dead squirrrels from the drinking water tank. Had a 1500 gallon concrete above ground cistern in the 1980's that had a lot of leaking problems. You are doing such a good job with your water system!!!

@pkav8tor 7 жыл бұрын

A bit of construction advice for you, take it or leave it. When stacking ecology blocks ALWAYS overlap the seams when stacking. The shape of the tops and bottoms were designed that way for interlocking. Failure to overlap will allow a single stack to be pushed out of plumb without any resistance from the block next to it, and in the extreme, pushed over crushing everything in it's path. Interlocking ties the blocks together and makes one strong unit, much like a brick or masonry block wall. A heavy rain could reek havoc on that wall as you have laid it. And if being used a a retaining wall the first layer should always be buried into the ground a minimum of a foot to prevent push out from the soil behind it.

@twosencefromcleveland6084 7 жыл бұрын

Deeper there as the frost line is lower. A buried reinforced concrete wall behind that one would be good. vented of course.

@teknichols 7 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Australia! Love the videos - Bless you heaps!

@curtismarkham2011 7 жыл бұрын

You guys are fun to watch. And quite informative.

@ottawadigs 7 жыл бұрын

everyone should have a cute cistern walker

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

YES! Should be included with the tanks. ;)

@normal_media 6 жыл бұрын

I'll be watching this progress. My wife and I are off grid in WV. I already make my own electricity with solar power and am in the market for a well BUT I own on a small water source thats active about 9 months out of the year which is drinkable. Man at least you have a useful partner there.

@ericwal5986 7 жыл бұрын

With trying to get my better half into the idea of OTG living. You guys really do help. And make the videos entertaining and not a Faris Beulers day off school teacher lecture. Thank you to the both of you.

@theineffablehomestead3378 7 жыл бұрын

Great to hear you got an underground cistern system set up. A good step into a permanent water system . Considering water is such a critical part of a homestead and really necessary for so much else, I think you did a good job getting a good sized water storage set up. I look forward to seeing the rest of the water system as you develop it.

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch mate! Hows the homestead coming? Still surviving in your tent? Thriving?

@theineffablehomestead3378 7 жыл бұрын

Pure Living for Life I picked up a 25 ft travel trailer in the fall. So a bit more comfortable living. I am however over just North of Seattle house sitting for my brother for 2 weeks while he takes a photographers cruse. Due to house sitting for two weeks in winter when the snows or piling up on my property I am not sure if I will be able to winter over on my land this year. I might be staying at my brothers until the spring thaw, and just visiting my property over winter.

@terryrobinson9503 7 жыл бұрын

We used a company called Free Water Systems their 4,000 gal tanks direct burial and it was a very good fit for us. I would recommend them as an alternative

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

Those tanks look nice! www.freewatersystems.com Seems like they have an entire system which is SUPER ideal. Not just tanks. Did you have them design the system also? Saved their accessory PDF for some ideas on vents and such. Thanks!

@tamitng 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! I love your rocks. I actually covet your rocks. 😍 I realize they probably have been a huge pain for you to deal with while burying your pipes, but I can envision a beautiful home built with those big rocks and boulders!

@49richard 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Love your humoristic approach... keep up the good work!

@DEVUNK88 7 жыл бұрын

love the rock screen idea, very clever...

@1963impala2drWaylonWire 7 жыл бұрын

as a fellow youtuber with my own channel, I want to say I appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. I know how much time is involved with editing and posting. thank you!

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch! It takes someone who is doing it to really relate. Video is challenging enough. Then running equipment and being safe while doing it. YIKES! :) haha

@elviomachado601 7 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your project.

@jachin7545 7 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! very informative and you guys are just a cool couple! :) congrats on all you've done so far.

@tomwebber9377 7 жыл бұрын

It snowed here in Portland today, so this was a great video to watch from the comfort of a warm bed. You two are amazing. I say it every time, but it's true. I'm learning a great deal from you both, so thank you. I like the sifter you are using to sort the boulders....very clever!

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

Enjoy that snow! We must have our snow shields up. It's somehow missed us so far! More to come on the rock sifter. It's a fun toy and actually is saving us considerable cost and effort!

@sarobinson9720 6 жыл бұрын

You guys are so cool. One day ill live the same way . working on my plans now .thanks for the great info !

@codycrane6610 7 жыл бұрын

Do love your videos ! Sit back relax and enjoy

@helmutprost9714 7 жыл бұрын

This was a very thought provoking video.

@MattsShop 7 жыл бұрын

PAN SOME OF THAT DIRT THERE IS GOLD IN IT

@rulke4752 7 жыл бұрын

FINALLY a voice of reason

@GatorLife57 7 жыл бұрын

Great job yall ! Thumbs up..... ENJOY.... THE SIMPLE LIFE

@ro32901 7 жыл бұрын

Great Video's, thanks of sharing!!

@mats852 7 жыл бұрын

I'm really late in, but I've been binge watching the series so I can catch up with the latest additions ! If I may, I would suggest you to use the mud bucket for your light excavation needs like backfilling, moving yards and especially at the end of the video when you sifted earth. For your driveway, you could've spread the rock with the bucket and then use the blade to smooth it out! The rock bucket leaves a lot behind, carry less and makes a mess. It's mandatory to use for deep digging and trenches tho !

@mrcow7166 7 жыл бұрын

Love ur videos keep up the good work!

@scooter041031 7 жыл бұрын

You should save those rocks and boulders for use later in creating retaining walls, terracing, raised garden beds, etc. I would love to have a bunch of those. I have found rocks invaluable for what I have listed. As well I've used them for erosion control.

@_mrv_ 7 жыл бұрын

The rock sifter is a really cool idea.

@stephenseman8863 7 жыл бұрын

Our property has more rocks than dirt. I am intrigued by your home made rock sifter. Could you do a video on that and how well it worked?

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Seman Rock grizzly video in the works! It'll be a while though. Have some mods to do and more rock to clean before the video can be finished. Check our Facebook for more clips and videos.

@chrispcarrot 7 жыл бұрын

Used Infiltrator for low profile septic tank and chambers that you can drive over. FL is sandy and much more forgiving than your terrain but the specs on their tanks are amazing. If you want to do a basic soil separator like you did, use free chainlink fence, often found on Craigslist for free for removal. Very strong, keeps a finer material, and can be recycled for other uses such as a drag for driveway maintenance or sod preparation. Enjoying your videos. You are one lucky man to have found a woman who is your 'mini-me'.

@elhigh 7 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent, very informative video. It doesn't dig into particulars, which is good as you say because particulars are, well, particular to each instance. But it does outline the logic behind the decisions made, and should prove pretty helpful to others who find themselves at the leading edge of the kinds of choices you have been facing.

@347chas 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Guys, Really want to say thanks for a great video's, only just found you two day ago, wow, so easy to watch & listen to, you are both naturals to filming & giving great & bad points on what to do, i am from the UK & just love what you have done to your life, your thinking is pritty much what i would do, but did'nt know about the air line you used to extervate the trench for the water line, thats orsum, keep the tree's happy as you live on a hill side, so in orr with you, stay happy as i know you will out there, all the best. Chas.

@chrishenegar 7 жыл бұрын

You guys rock thanks for the great content!

@deancarder377 7 жыл бұрын

Jesse, you are a lucky, lucky man!

@lelandeggleston1041 7 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos.

@Ksransonia 7 жыл бұрын

looking good.

@stormytrails 7 жыл бұрын

I am just now seeing you are living on an ancient river bed. The only reason for rounded stones is running water. Get down there and look closely for black sand and gold? I'm kind of a nut but I've found lots of gold in rocks...in my driveway gravel! This is an up lifted river bed so it must be ancient ancient. Great to have as one more factor saying you must have great water down below.

@pyr8at40 6 жыл бұрын

excellent video.....i'm loving watching your approach...i AM taking notes....lol

@simplelifediy1772 7 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to this video series

@weerares 7 жыл бұрын

Eventually, you will have to treat that water with some special chemicals in order for it to be potable. Even if the source of water is extremely clean and the water is fresh, if you keep it in a tank, even fully closed, it will start developing some nasty stuff inside and the first sign is that it will smell bad...Homeowners all around the world know that even the water from inside a new boiler, needs be heated up once every 2 months at above 70 degrees Celsius (I'm from Europe), in order to kill most of the germs, especially Legionella.Keep on the good work guys!

@juliescott9020 7 жыл бұрын

Hey, when you build your home you should use stone for ...something....chimney, maybe? It is beautiful and apparently plentiful on your property. Thanks for the video update.

@RJM1011 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@MidEastAmerican 7 жыл бұрын

I love these guys!

@duro845 7 жыл бұрын

thumbs up to you guys. very intuitive

@SettingBrushfires 7 жыл бұрын

Good job. Appreciate the information.

@johnwarfield7742 7 жыл бұрын

A piece of chainlink fence will work better for your screening plant ... : )

@rayreyes2490 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@samuelluria4744 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Tanks!!!!!

@davesilvia9711 7 жыл бұрын

awesome guys I love your rocks! not a single one where I live.keepup the good work!

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

300 yards away is nothing but sand for miles. Isn't that funny? Bought ourselves a rock island. :)

@johncox9660 6 жыл бұрын

Fun Video thanks for posting.

@vmcougarintn5035 7 жыл бұрын

The cats; "Our humans are so entertaining." LOL Good ideas I can see you have done your homework.

@ImASurvivorNThriver 7 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Have you guys considered doing a video about what you're planning on doing with the rocks? I LOVED the sifter! There are numerous projects that could be done with them. I think others would be interested in seeing a video like this as well. Thanks for sharing.

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

Rock sifter video in the works! As for the rocks we still have some decisions to make so no video on that YET. They may all end up back in the trench of they may end up part of the great wall of off grid! Hah!

@caljarvis 6 жыл бұрын

well done

@frankcessna7345 6 жыл бұрын

How do you pay for all this stuff ?

@micaKTM1290 7 жыл бұрын

Another quality video.

@shortbus7097 7 жыл бұрын

Good stuff...

@henrinaths1 7 жыл бұрын

Btw I've done a lot of hydro vac digging with just a shop vac and a small pressure washer work pretty slick. Cheap .

@christianafaria1209 6 жыл бұрын

I had that same pink carhartt jacket 😊

@gilestramp8880 7 жыл бұрын

Super size water tanks , super nice , I bet you can't wait for the first hot long shower ???

@stevemiller6766 7 жыл бұрын

I hope you put a sand base or something to keep rocks from poking thru after everything settles. Good luck!

@wendelljohnson8397 6 жыл бұрын

WOW LOOK AT ALL THEM RIVER ROCKS. I SEE GOLD EVERYWHERE. THE BLACK DIRT AND RIVER ROCKS = GOLD.

@jemckee 7 жыл бұрын

You've got a lot of rocks. Are you thinking of using them in your house? Living Homes by Thomas J. Elpel explains slip forming and is quite helpful if you're interested.

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

Not out of the question!!

@TimFlebbe 7 жыл бұрын

Those round rocks look interesting.

@rafaeltorres4728 6 жыл бұрын

I live in a house in northeast Brazil. In my city we don’t have water coming daily in our houses.. There is a rotating system in which each part of the city receive water for some days. So, in my house I have a cistern and two tanks. I storage 4300 gallons.. we are 6 people here and this is enough to pass 15 to 20 days comfortably. In other cities where people have water daily they usually don’t care about storage, so in case the city water is shut off they are in trouble.

@chaimbenalon1809 7 жыл бұрын

you guys rock:)

@TsarOfRuss 7 жыл бұрын

Huh !! finally a video !))))))))))))

@Maxschellenberg 7 жыл бұрын

Cool channel!

@pahuntnut 7 жыл бұрын

opague tanks above the ground have a potential to grow alge due to sun light penatration. Go with black instead. I would bed those in sand. rocks against the tank will have a potential to eventually poke through believe it or not. We do a lot of water line leak dectection and you would be surprised how improper bedding causes a lot of line breaks. But i like this video. I have an off grid cabin and after Nov 15 i have to drain and winterize my lines because of freezing. looking at something i could do to prevent that.

@renter007 7 жыл бұрын

Nice, you will get some nice pressure for the showers, sure you are glad you have a big hill on your property. Do you use water check kits to check your quality ? It helps to add a bit of chlorine to your supply. There are tablets available. You can also add a small UV light at your future house to kill off germs and bacteria so it will be safe for consumption. Think ship potable water systems and simplify. One other question, are you considering building part of your new home into the hill and use a earth cover as roof of part of your house ? I have been playing with this idea using big lego block design concrete blocks that are used for retainung walls over here in europe. Easy to waterproof on the outside with bitumen and they are very large so building is fast and 2nd heand you can buy them over here quite cheap. Not sure if they are used in USA too.

@danielliedtke6756 7 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Germany!

@dorsk84 7 жыл бұрын

If I where to move "off-grid" or at least a hunting camp. This is some thing I would need to consider. And with all those rocks...I would either sell them or use they for a foundation for a house, or a wall. You have a "gold mine" for materials.

@cathyanderson8197 7 жыл бұрын

Earthships are set up with two cisterns usually or around 1700 gallons of water I think? I cannot remember the details. They are filled by rainwater. In New Mexico they said if you have 12" of rain or more you can live like a king and queen with water. However consider their water is recycled 4 times within the home. Mike Reynolds has all the info on youtube on that, its quite fascinating. Have fun you two!!

@elfsgarden8043 7 жыл бұрын

Did you look into rain water collection?, if not for the rv/house, it would be great in the garden! and with that hill probably great soaker hoses!!

@1timby 7 жыл бұрын

Interesting..... My in-laws lived in a remote home site where they had a cement cistern. However, due to the age & the ways they use to pipe the water to the house, it was replaced with a well. Earth ships use a similar system for their water storage. But capture rainwater to cut out the need of depending on others for water. They include a great water purification system as well as a 12 VDC pump to maintain water pressure. Since they use solar for their power, power isn't a problem. I'm interested in seeing how you folks utilize this new system as well as what you have to do to maintain it. Thanks

@oldtimeengineer26 7 жыл бұрын

looks good and yes no matter what you do the start is always the cheapest like solar panels they are now cheap but every other item blows the budget.

@onecrazywheel 7 жыл бұрын

Mike Brink Where'd you see them at that price? What brand were they?

@davelamb3303 7 жыл бұрын

Love all your videos. You both are very good at explaining details so the average person can understand. If needed could you install a filter system at point of use or in the house once built? God bless your family from up here in Canada.

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

There really isn't much to filter as the tank and gravity provides this function through settling of the still water in the tanks. However a cleanable filter will be a must later when we get to a well as we'll likely get some sediment coming through the system. :)

@gailpugsley3211 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative and entertaining. I will be interested to see how you switch from one cistern to another. I don't think they will be joined together? I've seen that water book. There are several good books like that. Cistern walker. Hahaha. Why are you doing videos with your heads cut off?

@theoldwizard998 7 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for the rest of the cistern/water supply series ! I want to see more about how well your fill screening worked. One quick question. How many days did you have to rent the excavator for ?

@purelivingforlife 7 жыл бұрын

We ended up having it for a week.... paid for four days and got three free. The hope was to have had it rented for less but we had some delays.