We spent the first 4 months on our homestead hauling totes of water from a nearby spring to our rv while we began construction of our home. We've got a nice year round creek on the property, but the spring was easier to use since it was gravity fed through a pipe we'd just couple to and wait 10 minutes to fill 300 gallons. The day we got our $15K well dug was a happy one, even at that cost.
That sounds like you have a great setup! Unfortunately, our house build site is located at the top of our property, so gravity feed is not an option for us. I would love to have a well one day, but they are expensive, deep, and uncertain in our area. We gave friends that have spent well over 100k to get a well drilled and it was not a sure thing. Thank you for watching!
Josh things certainly seem the hard way @the moment but i am sure that time will solve all the problems,you could look @camlock fittings for the hoses might make life a little easier,do you carry any protection re the bears? ATB from Perth 👍👍👍👍
Haha, true! I have to contend with the 550 feet of elevation change and the 1500 feet of distance to get the water to the top. I hope a hydraulic ram pump will work, otherwise I am planning on using a solar powered deep well pump. I thought I had the correct fittings to attach my hose directly to the tote, but the totes use a special thread type that I needed to get adapters for. We are all set now! I usually carry when leaving our upper clearing, but forgot it on the first trip down. I also usually carry my fire department radio because the repeaters reach our valley. We have zero cell reception at our property. Thank you for watching!
Get a pair of banjo fittings, male and female, install them onto the ibc outlet and pump hose, then couple and/or umcouple your pump hose....no hassle with squiting hose
I was panning to do that, but it turns out that the food grade totes that I bought used a course thread called male buttress. I didn't realize that until the day I filled the totes. I had to order the correct fittings online. Thank you so much for watching!
With all the wild animals in your area (you mentioned bears) I'm surprised you and Emily aren't carrying high caliber firearms with you at all times for protection. Hopefully you would never need to use a weapon, but if so you would be prepared. A former co-worker of mine moved from Maryland to Colorado and accidentally came across 2 small bear cubs while hiking, the mother was nearby and charged him. He received severe wounds across his back, neck and face. He was armed but unfortunately had to shoot the mother bear killing it, he was subsequently flown to a hospital for his injuries and eventually recovered. Cubs were rescued by the members of the Natural Resource Police (or whatever they are called in Colorado). Just a thought for your safety. Stanley in Md.
Emily is really good about taking bear spray when she leaves the clearing. I Usually carry when I leave the clearing also, but in this case I forgot to grab it for the first trip down to the creek. Thankfully we only have black bears, mountain lions and wolves to worry about. Currently, there are no grizzlies in our area. We are also members of Life flight, as the nearest hospital is about a 2 hour trip by ambulance from the point of (hopefully) calling 911. Thank you for concern and for watching!
We spent the first 4 months on our homestead hauling totes of water from a nearby spring to our rv while we began construction of our home. We've got a nice year round creek on the property, but the spring was easier to use since it was gravity fed through a pipe we'd just couple to and wait 10 minutes to fill 300 gallons. The day we got our $15K well dug was a happy one, even at that cost.
That sounds like you have a great setup! Unfortunately, our house build site is located at the top of our property, so gravity feed is not an option for us. I would love to have a well one day, but they are expensive, deep, and uncertain in our area. We gave friends that have spent well over 100k to get a well drilled and it was not a sure thing. Thank you for watching!
Josh things certainly seem the hard way @the moment but i am sure that time will solve all the problems,you could look @camlock fittings for the hoses might make life a little easier,do you carry any protection re the bears? ATB from Perth 👍👍👍👍
Haha, true! I have to contend with the 550 feet of elevation change and the 1500 feet of distance to get the water to the top. I hope a hydraulic ram pump will work, otherwise I am planning on using a solar powered deep well pump. I thought I had the correct fittings to attach my hose directly to the tote, but the totes use a special thread type that I needed to get adapters for. We are all set now! I usually carry when leaving our upper clearing, but forgot it on the first trip down. I also usually carry my fire department radio because the repeaters reach our valley. We have zero cell reception at our property. Thank you for watching!
Get a pair of banjo fittings, male and female, install them onto the ibc outlet and pump hose, then couple and/or umcouple your pump hose....no hassle with squiting hose
I was panning to do that, but it turns out that the food grade totes that I bought used a course thread called male buttress. I didn't realize that until the day I filled the totes. I had to order the correct fittings online. Thank you so much for watching!
What is that structure near the creek?
@@karenkindler834 It is an abandoned cabin left by the previous landowner! We have some interesting plans for it, consider this a sneak peak!
@ can’t wait!!!
I wondered about the old structure also. Can't wait to see what it becomes.
With all the wild animals in your area (you mentioned bears) I'm surprised you and Emily aren't carrying high caliber firearms with you at all times for protection. Hopefully you would never need to use a weapon, but if so you would be prepared. A former co-worker of mine moved from Maryland to Colorado and accidentally came across 2 small bear cubs while hiking, the mother was nearby and charged him. He received severe wounds across his back, neck and face. He was armed but unfortunately had to shoot the mother bear killing it, he was subsequently flown to a hospital for his injuries and eventually recovered. Cubs were rescued by the members of the Natural Resource Police (or whatever they are called in Colorado). Just a thought for your safety. Stanley in Md.
Emily is really good about taking bear spray when she leaves the clearing. I Usually carry when I leave the clearing also, but in this case I forgot to grab it for the first trip down to the creek. Thankfully we only have black bears, mountain lions and wolves to worry about. Currently, there are no grizzlies in our area. We are also members of Life flight, as the nearest hospital is about a 2 hour trip by ambulance from the point of (hopefully) calling 911. Thank you for concern and for watching!
@@thehardway406 You're welcome. Don't want anything to happen to you guys!