Just in case anyone was wondering the "garden hose adapter" is 3/4” GHT Female x 3/4” NPT Male Connector, GHT to NPT Adapter Brass Fitting. Thanks for a great vid, couldn't seem to find anyone else that will show how to do any of this and your explanations were on point!
I could hear all the trolls lose their minds when he said "he wasn't a plumber and he didn't care." Lol just a good dude making a video for everyone to enjoy
So an easy tip to help make it fool proof for not getting tanks switched. On your quick connects put male on one tank female on the other when and if possible. I do this any time I hook up multiple tanks for a project, I also do it with 12v wiring that has to have removable connections to keep from crossing positive and negative on hook up
I would store a couple more fresh water jugs so you’re not having to search for water so much. I’ve been deciding on outing a gray water setup in my van or keep in sink less. I think you convinced me.
Not sure if those hose quick connects are unidirectional or not, but it might be worth putting the male side on one tank and the female side on the other tank, that way you can't accidentally hook up the grey water tank to the pump.
HAX!!!!! Dude! You caught me working on my own property!! Sweet! Perfect time time to sit down, whipe the sweat off of my brow, pour a cool drink, and relax watching the HAX! 😎
I am so happy I found this video. I converted a cargo trailer also. I took have made some of your same mistakes. I am going to redo my kitchen this spring and I am going to steal your quick connect ideas. Hurray Betty Bear
You might want to consider hooking the hot side up to a splitter on the pump outlet, that way you get maximum flow regardless of the handle's temperature position. You can always remove the splitter later when you get hot water.
Quick tip: If you swap the fittings on the quick connects, you can put a male on one jug, and a female on the other jug so that you can't get them mixed up.
You should split the water supply to the faucet through both the hot and cold, because that pipe you've blanked off will create a dead head of water which will go stale and potentially contaminate the supply.
Nice job, pal. You know...in a lot of these projects, you don't even end up saving an appreciable amount of money. But, the big payoff knowing that you can come up with a clever idea and make it work. Great video.
I've seen a few of your videos on this project and they'veall been helpfl.I especially like how you do solid, thoughtful work, but still show all the dumbass moments. Reminds me that we all do that sort of thing.
This is a great setup- I’m looking to do something like this for my cabin. I think I’ve watched some of your videos every night this last week! Thank you again.
man i would love to build one of these things, you make it look too easy, but am sure ill be hurting my self with the first screw that ill be tying to screw in so well done for what you got so far. so ill subscribe to see the end of this man keep it going
Very cool! I actually have a car hauler I will be adding a sink to (and water free toilet!) so this is such a practical application of what is needed. Thank you! May just add solar to the system as well!
Morning Haxman! Classic video - that's me alright - multiple trips back to the hardware store trying to fix what I was trying to fix - LOL! The trailer is shaping up nicely!
Too funny...I saw the leak from the hot water side coming. Don't ask me how I know but I may have experienced the same thing recently in a pool house remodel. ha. Keep up the good work. Always enjoy following along with your projects.
That's a great system Have a similar setup in the front of my horse trailer remodel.....used a rechargeable pump since we camp in the wilderness without any hookups GREAT video !!!!
Love the video, you explain it beautifully, I was wondering if you can provide me with all the names of the small contractors that you are using , and where to get the hose adapter. Thanks.
I was thinking about this sort of thing, and this is a pretty good solution. Now all you need is some sort of purification system (which is probably in another video I'll find in a few seconds). "And dump it in your neighbor's yard." LOL
Stop vid at 10:49 .. Dude! You made me feel good about myself! Lol “I wondered about it and then I stopped wondering…” That is something I would so totally do! Ha! Feels good to see someone else goof up too. No doubt you’ll gitterdun in the end 👍🏻
I was trying to figure how to hook up to the same kind of fresh water tank. Thanks for the info. Btw, I had the same problem with using a hot/cold faucet but went to the plumbing supply and just got a cap to screw on the hot inlet because I didn't want the hose attached and hanging down as it would hold water and be a problem when freezing weather comes. LOL, fortunately I thought about that before trying to run water thru it.
here's my 2 cents.... run another quick connect line to outside for the gray water (set up tank outside or run onto the ground)....use both tanks for fresh water and add another line off the pump for a portable propane tankless water heater for the outside shower.
Well, great to have a muscle man to lift out that gray water when it's full. Works for you but not so much for ladies. Like the concept, wondering if alternative location might work. Also wondering if you could run freshwater intake to exterior of camper with a cover. Ditto the drain of the gray water tank. Now that would be AWESOME. Oh, and another thought, hot water tank or bladder on the roof, sunny heats it, no need for extra heating, gravity fed. Obviously you would have additional gray water tank for that.
wouldn't setting the tanks on their side with the cap on the top also work? i appreciate you show mistakes. it helps those of us not knowing what we are doing
😂 we have something in common Measure once cut thrice And must make at least 3 plus trips for plumbing fittings Nothing feels better than when a plan comes together 😜
I’d recommend a slightly smaller fresh water tank to ensure you never overflow your grey water tank. This would also ensure you didn’t mix them up. Alternately you can cut the freshwater feed tube a bit shorter so it can never fully empty. Switching the male to female quick connect on one would also prevent accidental swapping of the fresh and grey water hookups.
Make up a Y connector to connect the fresh water hose to the sink faucets. When you winterize, just disconnect the hose from the Y to drain. You don't run the risk of forgetting to uncap the line on the hot water side, as you have it now. Don't ask me how I know that hot water side capped hose with water in it will burst when it freezes.
Yeah i know i got a expensive quicky saw and a pvc saw lucky me. Also a crappy hack saw. Started in plumbing with a hack saw. They still threw the pipe back because they expected straight pipe on the cut.
lol I did catch it. I laughed cause I knew what happen... Also it would have been easier to attache the barb to the pump first then hook the hose and then clamp it so you didn't have to flip the hose around trying to screw in the barb to the pump. I haven't gotten to the water being turned on yet. But I'm guessing the leak at the beginning of the video was because the Hot water line was not hooked up or capped.
LOL knew it.. You could have done a T and connected both the Cold and Hot water to the main hose, it should give you more pressure, if you need it that is.
Use different color jugs, fresh water smaller than drain. Maybe run the drain to under the trail and put gray tank under the trailer, use water tank or boat gas tank.
Bluetti is neat but yesh that thing is not cheap. You should build a DIY version using Optima batteries and a standalone inverter. You'd get DAYS worth of battery life not hours. You could wire it up to 12v aux in the trailer plug to charge off your vehicle or use any generic solar panel as well. Just food for thought. Love your content.
I suspect that there's a different way to do what you did from everyone who's watched this...and I'm sure I'd probably do something different myself...but good job young man! I've wondered, after watching several videos, why you don't have an opening song for your channel....aside from copyright of course. There must be some song or music to start your show... you're going places for sure! Take care, be safe and God bless!
checking the mistakes you made in the furniture by having to cut it and the other by putting a clamp on the wrong hose, you would have changed the color of the containers so that you do not connect the gray water container to the faucet pipe and contaminate with a simple mistake or changing 1 quick connection for a different one so that you do not confuse the hoses Well it's just a suggestion to avoid mistakes
Hey dude I'm watching your sink and water video might I make a suggestion it might be a good idea to use an inline water filter to get the nasty stuff out and give you great tasting water !!!!???? Also the reason why you sink isn't draining properly it's not breathing you have to open the breather hole on the other end of the container
Just an idea but you could have probably just laid the grey tank on its side with the inlet still up. Would have made it lower then the drain by the looks of it.
I've been playing around with Camp trailers, gear haulers and RV since forever.... nice job!!! I was wondering if by pumping/sucking the water you might create a vacuum in your fresh water jug and need to "vent" it to break the vacuum, but it appears it worked.
Great video! I'm having a hard time with my sink bowl drainage in my cargo trailer camper conversion 3rd time it's broke on me at the bottom of the sink, when i'm tryring to disconnect the grey water to the container. My setup is just have a pvc pipe going straight into my grey water container like yours, but no quick connects. My facet is simple just one those hand pump ones that you move the lever back and forth to have water. I don't know what i'm doing wrong..
Could you share with me where and what I can get a 2" adaptor flexible drain with which I am thinking about connecting to a Alkay D11515 sink, 2" drain connection. Thank you.
Do you have a link to the garden hose adapters that you screwed the quick connects into? I just bought a couple from Lowes and just found out that the threads won’t work with my jug caps. I have the same exact jugs as you by the way
Great video, thank you! Following instructions now and the outlet from the sink trap is 3/4 OD and the hose is 1/2ID. How did you get it to fit without an adapter? Even with your instructions I still spent 2 hours in the hardware store!
Air behind water. Probably answered but you won't get any water in or out eventually as the fresh water tank will collapse and the grey tank will expand. Limits will be reached.
I see something you missed. The family is not going to be happy with only cold water for bathing or dishes. May I suggest a portable propane instant hot water heater. The unit needs to be placed out side and one of the models runs off of a small canister of gas or a larger cylinder (20 pound gas (grill) tank. Of course a portable privacy curtain may be required also. I'm not a manufacturer but you might be offered one with luck. You are also adding weight to your rig and may lose some space. My cabin conversion may have a French drain and a hose to take the waste to a near by drain or even a hose to a french drain. My bathroom unit is a C Head. Composting toilet. In my case it is only me, but you have a family and need to think about future needs. Children grow fast and needs change quickly. Just say' n. You have 200 watts of power and I have 2100 watts. I want to go to 3600 watts. Think Texas and grid failure. My plan has backups, to the backups to the backups. Ie pellet stove, wood stove, lp space heater; last one requires no electric other than a AA battery. Or a match. How about a solar fan to move hot humid area around. Run test senarios with the family. Push the plan and have a safe word so the family can stop the test before they tie you to a tree and drive away. (Lol). Also surprise the family with unexpected surival meals. Watch their reaction and ask your self How long could i actually eat this stuff for? It taste is really different. Do not count on wild game as a food source. Everyone else will be counting on it as well and it will quickly be gone. My cabin is 428 sq feet 12 x 28. I can not use a loft. Old guy, bad knees and hips. I am open to questions and tips. Remember, Be nice. I often think of the movie with Harrison Ford, Four Days and Four Nights where he and a passenger are stranded on a tropical island. The line is, Honey, it's an island! If you didn't bring it, its not here. Bugging out turns out to be an adventure of a life time. I am one person and you have to think this out for your whole family! If ONE OR MORE are not on the same page you all loose. Real time life and death stuff. Plan and practice. Leave nothing to chance. Building it is fun. Living it is another story. Best wishes. ASK ME! Ask me! ASK ME!!!
Just in case anyone was wondering the "garden hose adapter" is 3/4” GHT Female x 3/4” NPT Male Connector, GHT to NPT Adapter Brass Fitting. Thanks for a great vid, couldn't seem to find anyone else that will show how to do any of this and your explanations were on point!
I could hear all the trolls lose their minds when he said "he wasn't a plumber and he didn't care." Lol just a good dude making a video for everyone to enjoy
Exactly.
When you said you were just using the cold, I thought, ahh cover the hot too! We did the same with our washer
So an easy tip to help make it fool proof for not getting tanks switched. On your quick connects put male on one tank female on the other when and if possible. I do this any time I hook up multiple tanks for a project, I also do it with 12v wiring that has to have removable connections to keep from crossing positive and negative on hook up
I would store a couple more fresh water jugs so you’re not having to search for water so much.
I’ve been deciding on outing a gray water setup in my van or keep in sink less. I think you convinced me.
Not sure if those hose quick connects are unidirectional or not, but it might be worth putting the male side on one tank and the female side on the other tank, that way you can't accidentally hook up the grey water tank to the pump.
Why even have quick connects on the gray water? Just put the hose a couple inches into the jug.
This was the same thought I had, would not be a healthy mistake
@@hikerJohn he could do that since he ended up cutting the floor our - that hole can keep it from tilting over.
@@hikerJohn Did you ever hear plumbers tape ?
Watching again, tying to figure out a simple system for my van.
Thank you for taking the time to show a step by step process! Ordering my supplies asap!
HAX!!!!! Dude! You caught me working on my own property!! Sweet! Perfect time time to sit down, whipe the sweat off of my brow, pour a cool drink, and relax watching the HAX! 😎
Don't work too hard! 😉
One of the most fun, informative guys on UA-cam!
Thank you!
I am so happy I found this video. I converted a cargo trailer also. I took have made some of your same mistakes. I am going to redo my kitchen this spring and I am going to steal your quick connect ideas. Hurray
Betty Bear
You might want to consider hooking the hot side up to a splitter on the pump outlet, that way you get maximum flow regardless of the handle's temperature position. You can always remove the splitter later when you get hot water.
I feel you. All my plumbing projects takes multiple trips to the hardware store 👍
Quick tip: If you swap the fittings on the quick connects, you can put a male on one jug, and a female on the other jug so that you can't get them mixed up.
Living the dream scheme
Great video! You might get better flow if you add an air vent to both fresh water, and grey water tanks.
Awesome! Thanks!
I recommend flipping your pump to motor on top pump on bottom. I also recommend different color jugs.
Great work and content.
As usual, the Haxman is quite entertainingly informative!!!! Great video
I love it when you say: All I got to do is......
You should split the water supply to the faucet through both the hot and cold, because that pipe you've blanked off will create a dead head of water which will go stale and potentially contaminate the supply.
Thanks for the tip
@@HAXMAN He's right. This is a real concern especially since this setup may sit for months without use.
I think all you had to do was put the drain jug on its side with the opening at the top and it would work fine without cutting a hole in the floor.
damn bro that the only thing i wish he didn't do ( cut that hole down there) and i thought of the same thing you suggested lol
Nice job, pal. You know...in a lot of these projects, you don't even end up saving an appreciable amount of money. But, the big payoff knowing that you can come up with a clever idea and make it work. Great video.
I've seen a few of your videos on this project and they'veall been helpfl.I especially like how you do solid, thoughtful work, but still show all the dumbass moments. Reminds me that we all do that sort of thing.
thanks for the details about all the connectors. And I wasn't sure how that RV drain would work but looks perfect.
This is a great setup- I’m looking to do something like this for my cabin. I think I’ve watched some of your videos every night this last week! Thank you again.
Thank you!
Some day I'm going to get into the portable solar systems - thanks for showing us these guys product! - R
Look now,I was laughing & watching,thought maybe this 60yr old was confussed,young man don't ever lose your jolly,you got a pretty little helper
man i would love to build one of these things, you make it look too easy, but am sure ill be hurting my self with the first screw that ill be tying to screw in so well done for what you got so far.
so ill subscribe to see the end of this man keep it going
Brother I like your common sense approach to your projects ordinary good dude doing awesome stuff
Awesome video! I liked your sink setup and step by step instructions. Also think that little battery pack is a must have after seeing this.
Very cool! I actually have a car hauler I will be adding a sink to (and water free toilet!) so this is such a practical application of what is needed. Thank you! May just add solar to the system as well!
Morning Haxman! Classic video - that's me alright - multiple trips back to the hardware store trying to fix what I was trying to fix - LOL! The trailer is shaping up nicely!
Thanks Gord! No matter how much I prepare it always happens.
Too funny...I saw the leak from the hot water side coming. Don't ask me how I know but I may have experienced the same thing recently in a pool house remodel. ha. Keep up the good work. Always enjoy following along with your projects.
As always, entertaining and informative.
Thank you!
That's a great system
Have a similar setup in the front of my horse trailer remodel.....used a rechargeable pump since we camp in the wilderness without any hookups
GREAT video !!!!
Love the video, you explain it beautifully, I was wondering if you can provide me with all the names of the small contractors that you are using , and where to get the hose adapter. Thanks.
Cant wait to see when everything finished
I was thinking about this sort of thing, and this is a pretty good solution. Now all you need is some sort of purification system (which is probably in another video I'll find in a few seconds).
"And dump it in your neighbor's yard." LOL
Oh my gosh, F ing amazing. I built a cargo trailer, tiny house and my water system sucks. You rock Dude.
Stop vid at 10:49 .. Dude! You made me feel good about myself! Lol “I wondered about it and then I stopped wondering…” That is something I would so totally do! Ha! Feels good to see someone else goof up too. No doubt you’ll gitterdun in the end 👍🏻
I was trying to figure how to hook up to the same kind of fresh water tank. Thanks for the info. Btw, I had the same problem with using a hot/cold faucet but went to the plumbing supply and just got a cap to screw on the hot inlet because I didn't want the hose attached and hanging down as it would hold water and be a problem when freezing weather comes. LOL, fortunately I thought about that before trying to run water thru it.
First time I've seen you... Great name!!!! Good instructions, relatable
Very cool, Adam. As soon as you said you were only hooking up the cold water line, I thought "uh oh" :)
Thanks Ed! 😂
here's my 2 cents.... run another quick connect line to outside for the gray water (set up tank outside or run onto the ground)....use both tanks for fresh water and add another line off the pump for a portable propane tankless water heater for the outside shower.
Don't forget to open the vents on the water jugs. New sub.
Thanks for another awesome video. Your videos never get old man!! Always a nice lift on a rough day!
Thank you!
great content. Great delivery. Subbed. Let's see what else you have going.
Well, great to have a muscle man to lift out that gray water when it's full. Works for you but not so much for ladies. Like the concept, wondering if alternative location might work. Also wondering if you could run freshwater intake to exterior of camper with a cover. Ditto the drain of the gray water tank. Now that would be AWESOME. Oh, and another thought, hot water tank or bladder on the roof, sunny heats it, no need for extra heating, gravity fed. Obviously you would have additional gray water tank for that.
wouldn't setting the tanks on their side with the cap on the top also work? i appreciate you show mistakes. it helps those of us not knowing what we are doing
Thanks for sharing , another project for me to do before a go to Quartzite 😁👍🏽
The Bluetti is pretty cool 👍🏻, camper is coming along good, nice work Adam 🙋🏼♂️👍🏻
Thank you!
Great job! To solve the hot water issue next time, just tie the two lines together.
I was watching Crime TV, glad I switched - feels good to laugh. Wow - your Daughter carried that 7 gallon Jug !?!
Absolutely awesome thanks for sharing
😂 we have something in common
Measure once cut thrice
And must make at least 3 plus trips for plumbing fittings
Nothing feels better than when a plan comes together 😜
You'll have to put a vent hole in the fresh water ,you well collapse the bottle when it sucks
Cool thank you
love the camper
I love this entire video but my favorite part is " Just take it outside and dump it...in your neighbors yard" lol
I especially love how after he said, “I’m not a plumber and I don’t care” he still got all the comments on what he “should have” done. Lolol🤪
First time here, will subscribe, like when u make fun of your own mistakes
90 degree elbows on top of the jugs would help not only with clearance but also hose kinking.
I’d recommend a slightly smaller fresh water tank to ensure you never overflow your grey water tank. This would also ensure you didn’t mix them up. Alternately you can cut the freshwater feed tube a bit shorter so it can never fully empty. Switching the male to female quick connect on one would also prevent accidental swapping of the fresh and grey water hookups.
all that good idea.... yup.... and I would simply write on the tank.... fresh- GREY
Make up a Y connector to connect the fresh water hose to the sink faucets. When you winterize, just disconnect the hose from the Y to drain. You don't run the risk of forgetting to uncap the line on the hot water side, as you have it now. Don't ask me how I know that hot water side capped hose with water in it will burst when it freezes.
turn the gray water tank on its side and will drain fine
Yeah i know i got a expensive quicky saw and a pvc saw lucky me. Also a crappy hack saw. Started in plumbing with a hack saw. They still threw the pipe back because they expected straight pipe on the cut.
lol I did catch it. I laughed cause I knew what happen... Also it would have been easier to attache the barb to the pump first then hook the hose and then clamp it so you didn't have to flip the hose around trying to screw in the barb to the pump. I haven't gotten to the water being turned on yet. But I'm guessing the leak at the beginning of the video was because the Hot water line was not hooked up or capped.
LOL knew it.. You could have done a T and connected both the Cold and Hot water to the main hose, it should give you more pressure, if you need it that is.
I really enjoyed watching your video
Use different color jugs, fresh water smaller than drain. Maybe run the drain to under the trail and put gray tank under the trailer, use water tank or boat gas tank.
Bluetti is neat but yesh that thing is not cheap. You should build a DIY version using Optima batteries and a standalone inverter. You'd get DAYS worth of battery life not hours. You could wire it up to 12v aux in the trailer plug to charge off your vehicle or use any generic solar panel as well. Just food for thought. Love your content.
I’m actually planning on doing something very similar. I already have the inverter. Thanks!
I would suggest getting different colored tanks for the fresh and gray water.
Adam, you are frickin hilarious!! Love the videos, I make all the same mistakes as you 😂Lee from West Palm
@@darksideproductions2225 Thank you Lee!
Nice. Be well and stay safe. UK.
Excellent crazy man, you need a new set of nut drivers..much easier for hose clamps and such..👍👍🧡🛠🙏
Thanks! I actually had one when I started filming and lost it before I could use it. 😂
Yes. I don’t care what the threads are called as long as the pieces fit together. 👍
I suspect that there's a different way to do what you did from everyone who's watched this...and I'm sure I'd probably do something different myself...but good job young man! I've wondered, after watching several videos, why you don't have an opening song for your channel....aside from copyright of course. There must be some song or music to start your show... you're going places for sure! Take care, be safe and God bless!
checking the mistakes you made in the furniture by having to cut it and the other by putting a clamp on the wrong hose, you would have changed the color of the containers so that you do not connect the gray water container to the faucet pipe and contaminate with a simple mistake or changing 1 quick connection for a different one so that you do not confuse the hoses Well it's just a suggestion to avoid mistakes
You can get those plastic cans in grey so they don't see get mixed up.
Great setup.
Thank you!
You could have bought a oil catch container that lays flat instead of upright.The container that you buy to do oil changes.
air vent for the grey water
Hey dude I'm watching your sink and water video might I make a suggestion it might be a good idea to use an inline water filter to get the nasty stuff out and give you great tasting water !!!!????
Also the reason why you sink isn't draining properly it's not breathing you have to open the breather hole on the other end of the container
Lay the 'gray' jug on it's edge with the cap on the upper edge.
Good stuff 👍
Thank you!
Great video bud! Keep'em coming
Thank you!
Great content. Thanks for sharing.
Love it all!
I would have done the same with the hot side not connected I have not had that happen yet hopefully I remember this🤣👍
At least it makes for better video Mitch. 😄
Just an idea but you could have probably just laid the grey tank on its side with the inlet still up. Would have made it lower then the drain by the looks of it.
I've been playing around with Camp trailers, gear haulers and RV since forever.... nice job!!! I was wondering if by pumping/sucking the water you might create a vacuum in your fresh water jug and need to "vent" it to break the vacuum, but it appears it worked.
Great job thanks for the info...
Great video! I'm having a hard time with my sink bowl drainage in my cargo trailer camper conversion 3rd time it's broke on me at the bottom of the sink, when i'm tryring to disconnect the grey water to the container. My setup is just have a pvc pipe going straight into my grey water container like yours, but no quick connects. My facet is simple just one those hand pump ones that you move the lever back and forth to have water. I don't know what i'm doing wrong..
Could you share with me where and what I can get a 2" adaptor flexible drain with which I am thinking about connecting to a Alkay D11515 sink, 2" drain connection. Thank you.
Do you have a link to the garden hose adapters that you screwed the quick connects into? I just bought a couple from Lowes and just found out that the threads won’t work with my jug caps. I have the same exact jugs as you by the way
Great video, thank you! Following instructions now and the outlet from the sink trap is 3/4 OD and the hose is 1/2ID. How did you get it to fit without an adapter?
Even with your instructions I still spent 2 hours in the hardware store!
I caught it cause I a mart feller. P.s. I work for a plumbing company. Lol.
Wondered when he was going to discover that the Hot doesn't have a check valve. HA HAAaa haaaa.
"I ain't no plumber."
Well said.
Love it!
Air behind water. Probably answered but you won't get any water in or out eventually as the fresh water tank will collapse and the grey tank will expand. Limits will be reached.
I see something you missed. The family is not going to be happy with only cold water for bathing or dishes. May I suggest a portable propane instant hot water heater. The unit needs to be placed out side and one of the models runs off of a small canister of gas or a larger cylinder (20 pound gas (grill) tank. Of course a portable privacy curtain may be required also. I'm not a manufacturer but you might be offered one with luck. You are also adding weight to your rig and may lose some space. My cabin conversion may have a French drain and a hose to take the waste to a near by drain or even a hose to a french drain. My bathroom unit is a C Head. Composting toilet. In my case it is only me, but you have a family and need to think about future needs. Children grow fast and needs change quickly. Just say' n. You have 200 watts of power and I have 2100 watts. I want to go to 3600 watts. Think Texas and grid failure. My plan has backups, to the backups to the backups. Ie pellet stove, wood stove, lp space heater; last one requires no electric other than a AA battery. Or a match. How about a solar fan to move hot humid area around. Run test senarios with the family. Push the plan and have a safe word so the family can stop the test before they tie you to a tree and drive away. (Lol). Also surprise the family with unexpected surival meals. Watch their reaction and ask your self How long could i actually eat this stuff for? It taste is really different. Do not count on wild game as a food source. Everyone else will be counting on it as well and it will quickly be gone. My cabin is 428 sq feet 12 x 28. I can not use a loft. Old guy, bad knees and hips. I am open to questions and tips. Remember, Be nice.
I often think of the movie with Harrison Ford, Four Days and Four Nights where he and a passenger are stranded on a tropical island. The line is, Honey, it's an island! If you didn't bring it, its not here.
Bugging out turns out to be an adventure of a life time. I am one person and you have to think this out for your whole family! If ONE OR MORE are not on the same page you all loose. Real time life and death stuff. Plan and practice. Leave nothing to chance. Building it is fun. Living it is another story. Best wishes. ASK ME! Ask me! ASK ME!!!