Death Valley Life #18: Sneak Peeks Inside Our Underground Bunker and the Community Water Kiosk
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2022
- Death Valley Life #18: Sneak Peeks Inside Our Underground Bunker and the Community Water Kiosk
3.9.22
My sis and I cleaned some stuff out of one of our outbuildings so that we could open this huge trap door in the floor...which leads down to our very own bunker! And you'll never guess what we found in there!
Then I go over to the community water kiosk where we get our drinking water, and talk to ex-Fire Marshall Larry, who spearheads the volunteer team that maintains our drinking water supply. Come to find out, our well is in danger of being shut down if we don't raise the needed funds to cover fees for water testing and the vending license...so the community asked me to spread the word and share the link to the GoFundMe they created. Chip in a buck or two if you can...thanks for watching!
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Sara's personality is beyond compare...she could make a boulder sound interesting...incredible...
@michael Kaitz Or as I say Sarah could make watching paint dry interesting to watch.
Elvis had one of those phones in his bus and in his limos. We had friends that had one of those in their motor home they traveled in all the time. And Elvis even had one in his airplane.
Hi WH. I just donated $50 to the H2O gofundme. Thanks for posting this info and making it possible for me to do this. Love your home. What an amazing place!! That bunker may save you and Sis during an extremely severe heat wave. Also, miss kitty. How is she doing? Tell us about her please. Tell Sis she is loved by your fans for her love for her Sis that we LOVE so much. That's YOU!! Soon J
Washing my face with distilled water and using paper towels was life changing for my skin. Some of us are ultra sensitive to any bacteria and towels collect a lot of bacteria. I LOVE your videos
Looks like previous owner had a survival bunker, Great for storing months worth of food and liquor.
Ye, I did forget about the liquor.🥃
I called the number with a. 702 area code and got the Aviator apartments.Damn forgot to ask what city anyway I 'll tell you like this HUGE FAN
Likker
@@tinajoseph5246 I do that all the time. but i have more money and way fewer hangovers and i feel better just a happy day in heck. lol
@@gregoryknight1772 702 is Las Vegas. Sounds like a joint up near Nellis Air Force base i think i will google it, i lived near there 30 years ago.
I love the Death Valley life series :)
That's a cool basement. A conversion to a temper cooled Wonderhussy Cave for Summertime refuge 🤔
Nothing wrong with doing videos of compound projects helping sis out.
I'd like to see Sarah interview her sis. Might be interesting to get her take on the Compound and what it's been like to be a Wondersibling.
I just recently thought, that sister just isn't a sister, but her love; a lot of relations don't want to be in front of the camera, this 'pernanent camera and public thing' just isn't their's
@@JamesBrown-ux9ds no, it’s her biological sister
@@JamesBrown-ux9ds no, it’s her biological sister
Maybe she could blur her face and change her voice? There are a lot of neat audio effects in Final Cut Pro
In 1995 I bought my farmer husband that kind of phone….we call them bag phones. You could get reverse osmosis machine for your kitchen, that’s not too expensive. Then we put water filters for our showers and baths. That is what we did to avoid city water that is full of chemicals.👣
I saw bag phones around in the 80's,
When my parents started traveling in their RV in the early 90s, they had a bag phone just like that!
Being a water treatment plant operator i really enjoyed seeing the way a small R/O system works. The cleaning he was doing was to remove any types of calcification or compaction out of the membranes that would harm the efficiency of the treatment as well as damage the actual membranes. They are expensive to replace. Thanks for showing us.
How you recognize and value "community" is awesome, because its true.
A bunker is an amazing plus for your compound !!!!
Here's a project for you : you could build a "simulated abandoned miners cabin" on your property and have it "furnished" and supplied with items donated by your subscribers !!!! Then periodically you could do an update video of "your own" hideaway cabin in "the middle of nowhere" ; right in your own back yard !!!!
A guy I dated had a phone like that in 1989 or 90. He called it a bag phone. I never saw him use it. It just sat on the floor of his closet. My mom had the brick phone in early 90s. I still have it. Great video and thanks for all you do.
So much love and respect for you!!!
Hardworking, ethical, good citizen you prove to be!
Sending good juju your way.
You are a powerful inspiration, uplifter, and example to us all.
Also she is making a good living and living life large : ) Kudos to her !
Thank you for sharing. In the mid-west that would be a root ceiler for long term food storage or tornado bunker, but in the 50's and 60's that would be a fallout shelter. Enjoy the bunker. Just remember if you add computers or other electronics in the bunker it will increase the temperature in the bunker.
I had one of those bag phones back in the 80's.
Best to you and your sister.
I had a bag phone too. 1998 1999
Wow you must have worked for Motorola. I worked for a wireless company and when the first bag phone was introduced on 1988 I could not get one until January of 1989.
The basement could be your Hussyenda , Tales from the Husseyenda .
I've seen pictures of the Death Valley area of the wildflowers that grow during the spring. Gorgeous
WE ALL ARE IN THIS TOGETHER! work together for the good of all, not jest ourselves! Good lesson for the wise Wonderhussy! I will drink to that. thank you all stay safe
Love the under ground bunker. Great storage for anything that can't handle being stored in the heat.
You have quite a few structures on the compound. If you start a Cult I'll join
Your town water facility is good value here's hoping that there is a steady stream of volunteers. I've seen kitchens with three taps, hot, cold and pure (RO etc).
Your root cellar looks like a fine food store just in case winter can be treacherous.
Old mines are often at around 60 degrees all year, it's just the ground temperature. Perhaps a pipe dug into the ground near your perimeter would let you have a cool air feed for use in the summer.
Hi Wonderhussy, great video. That old cell phone will never work again. It's an analog phone, all modern cell phones are digital. Your "bunker" will be a great place to spend your time when the temp starts going up. Have a good one!
Indeed, it's an old 3 watts analog bag phone.
If I recall, Verizon was the last operator of an analog network in the US.
Some major cities still have the old AMPS network incase someone dials 911 from an old phone, but they have not been required to since 2008.
I am even more jelly of your compound. House, casita. Quonset hut…and now a SECRET BUNKER? ALL in Death Valley…with beautiful views? You and your sis are living my dream!!!
So look forward to more videos from the compound!
First thing we did before building our house in Pearblossom was drill our well. Got 40 gallons a minute and good to drink. Only 200 feet deep. Can’t live without water.
Spent some of my growing-up years living in Littlerock. We frequented Pearblossom Park often. Our parents were friends with the owners of the old "Bottle Shop" that used to be on the south side of Pearblossom Highway. Old times, good times.
My old neighbors used to be caretakers up at the ski lift on baldy . I can remember living in Anaheim before Disney and seeing Mt Baldy everyday!!
Hi Sarah,
You only need a RO system under your kitchen sink. With a 100 gallon per day unit, you’ll-have plenty of great drinking water and it can directly hook up to an ice maker.
Search for ten stage 100 gpd RO with demineralization stage. Under $200 !!!
That put good minerals back in for amazing tasting water.
I’ve had mine for about ten years.
Replacing filters once a year is easy.
Sara, there are excellent filtration options you can add to the house to filter out all the toxins and make the water totally consumable. It may cost you a couple grand to do it right but you would have endless supply of on tap water which taste great and is prefect for cleaning and bathing. Your water probably is hard as hell like most well water.
Definitely looks like a pantry / root cellar to store canned goods and other food. Nice to have that space regardless of what you repurpose it for. For reverse osmosis for your house, you would probably only need it under your kitchen sink with a 2.5 gallon tank. Those units are pretty reasonable - I use one for both drinking and for my reef tank. Although that kiosk is pretty affordable if you don't mind hauling water.
Absolutely looks like a grow room with those fans hanging around ..
That is exactly what I was thinking...lol! Not that I know what one looks like. The peeling paint would be from the moisteur.
The temp is great for drying just need a humidifier.
Bingo
@@tomblount5635 LOL
Hi Sarah Jane. That phone you had was quite popular here in Australia and they worked off an analog system. The best thing with them was that you could just about get service anywhere unlike now where like 5 digital towers do the work of one analog tower. The downside was they were easy to tap into and have someone listening to your calls. Also we called them bag phones and most people just use to put them in between the front seats and leave them there.
Wonderhussy: Now that you've been residing in Death Valley for a while, do you still think it was a good decision to purchase the property?
Its just too bad its not in Nevada
Ask her this question in 3 months, actually in 4 months. Aug.-Sept. are the hottest months in Death Valley.
I think "invite to watch" means " train to do it in future"
Got to pass the knowledge down to the kids!
Sarah, even without makeup, you can be funky as ya wanna be, and you're still "Cute As A Button." Your concern for your sister is right on. Great videos.
Keep it coming girl!
Enjoy your adventures... classy lady who appreciate life's basic things!
Thanks for sharing greetings and much love from the Netherlands❤️❤️
I absolutely love your goofy little giggle. Keep the awesome vlogs coming.
Your vids always make me smile. Lol thank you ❤️👍😎
Oh my goodness I’m having a flash back! A BAG PHONE! I had one in 1995….still have the same cell number from back then too. Lousy service here in Gainesville Ga back then….I wanted so bad for someone to see me driving while talking on my BAG PHONE….I remember I had to keep a PHONE BOOK in my car to look up phone numbers. I think my BAG PHONE was a Motorola . I love the guy cleaning the water…Larry! Thanks to you and your friend Larry , that is how our new cat came to be named, LARRY. Everyone thinks that is the coolest name for a cat. He is HI-LARRY-US!!! Into everything.
That might be a good stop-gap solution to the upcoming cooling issue. Set up a mini bunkhouse for you and your sis to sleep out of the heat until you get that AC setup figured out. Loving the combo of home and field trip in the video!
Everybody who loves this channel, show your love and help out with a donation for the maintenance of the reverse osmosis system! Lots of generous subscribers can help so much. Great video!
Two comments: Try dabbing white vinegar on your face in lieu of that mud. Twice daily. It worked for me. Second comment, you switched sunglasses. Both look good but I like the flag ones more. Great video.
Hi Sarah, an under sink revere osmosis unit is $200 to $300 with a top rated unit costing just $250, another $100 or so a year in filter replacements, and $30 or so for test strips. Your spending over $150 a year at the kiosk so the expense to have it ready at your beck and call instead of 3 miles down the road might be worth the nominal extra expense. 👍✌
Sarah Jane, you don't need a WHOLE HOUSE reverse osmosis system. Just a small little unit for your drinking water only. They come with a small faucet to draw drinking water that gets filtered and stored in a 3 gallon tank ready to use any time! You can buy your own at a big box store for under $200 and only have to change your filters once a year.
Mike, you got it right!
Love your videos as always. Can't wait for the next one. I'm glad I was able to help your community water kiosk.
The planting of local deep root grasses and perimeter earthworks will increase your water table and water quality.
That basement is awesome! Many uses. Escape room? Bad weather? Cool off? Love it!!!!
Sara, your our Hollywood UA-cam star. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Sarah! I love the basement. Before you turn it into "Dungeon Tales" Central, be sure to pick up a radon test kit. Radon is pulled out of the ground by low pressure, which usually happens with storms, so I'd do a month-long kit for immediate peace of mind, but then a year-long one to include monsoon storms and more importantly, next winter storms. They're relatively cheap and quite simple; you just place them in the area for the specified length of time, then mail them in to be read.
Congrats !!! to you and your sister for " finally " making it to Death Valley, Calif. ( a dream come true ) Your bucker will make you a GREAT office and hopefully cool temps : ) The water supply is a little iffy. Hey this is not a perfect world. You guys will do just fine and I really enjoy your videos and your out look on life. Be careful and safe.
Thank You another very good story in your life , Excellent Editing
Liking the bunker a lot. It offers respite from the heat. No pun, but that's cool. It has lots of potential, yes, make it your cave. It would make an interesting video.
I'm impressed that you have a bunker!
I loooove these Death Valley life vlogs 😍
What cool Sarah’s Jane. That phone is a true relic of the 80’s. Thanks for sharing🌹🌹♥️
Your awesome! Love your videos! Makes me smile 😊
Tales From The Crypt... You only need enough supplies for 28 days in a nuclear blast situation. As long as you are not at ground zero that place should do the trick. That's a BAG phone and they are worth some money. They work great for analog but not too many cell towers that use analog any longer. They put out three watts so they were in demand before digital. Not sure if it is still there but there used to be an analog tower in Death Valley. My bag phone used to work there. But I lost the phone in a fire.
Nuclear blast from whom the Russians? Uh no they are an ally rooting out and destroying these bio labs in Ukraine with our name on them. It helps to stop watching all fake news, all channels including local.
@@rem1762 I don't know who you are and I don't know what the fuck you are talking about. I worked on ICBMs in the military so I think I know of what I speak. You on the other hand seem to be grossly mislead. I don't own a TV sir.
@@mobiltec and @REM Poor fool probably only believes what the Biden administration allows to be sent out. That's a source that should be studied carefully and then believe the exact opposite. Just like any other REAL country, The Ukraine probably had Bio Labs to try to produce vaccines and other useful meds...and probably in cooperation with labs
in allied countries or WHO or both.
I wonder if she will have a Crypt Keeper mannequin. Hi Larry, love your channel, were you the guy who helped Sarah with her canned-ham trailer?
@@wreckclues No. I offered to help her do it right but she never seemed to have the time.
Not sure when that place was built but I would check the flaking paint in the underground room for lead. Even if the place was built way after there was lead in paint, someone could have used really old paint left over from the 50's and 60's. You can buy a lead paint testing kit on Amazon.
Unless you are pregnant, or have small children chewing on paint flakes. Just scrap it down and paint it.
@@dellingson4833 Mask up if you are going to scrape it! Then remove all dust by wet methods.
@@krpotter57 right on.
Sarah your hilarious, I love it. Reminds me of the very first big chunky cellphone I use to own, with a long rubber antenna on it. How convenient. 😎👍
Woodall 😁 you are hilarious. Love it!!! Big plans for the bunker!!
You are one AMAZING storyteller!
Great video never knew about the water issues out there I wish our state politicians will get their issues straight and help out the citizens
They're too busy having 500.00 lunches. Lol
They are too busy trying to figure out how to waste your tax dollars...like vacations ...party's..gifts for their friends..and so on..
@@Junglegirl44 Anytime government shows up you better run or beware. But they do pay taxes and should get some water service
Every household in town should buy a countertop WATER DISTILLER. Makes pure water
like rain water once was. Currently costs $70 on up. Makes a gallon in 4 hours.
And there are bigger units. So that's plenty of drinking water for all.
The "Tom Clancy paperbacks" reference is the best part.
Looking forward to Tales From The Bunker!😁
Hello from Colorado
Thanks for the video 👍
I absolutely LOVE your, " Death Valley Life", updates/vlogs! They are so damn INTERESTING and funny too! ^..^
I donated. I've gotten water there once before.
That's a nice mushroom growing area... I'd have that place pumping out 100 lbs of mushrooms a week and 30k worth of baby lettuce and bok choy every 30 days from a 120'x10' greenhouse if I was your sister.
You are an awesome lady, living a life her own way. Furthermore I admire your positive outlook and ability to find the good in things.
Bless your adventures.
Cellar/Bunker is a lucky find! Make sure that hatch can be opened from the inside, in case it closes on you. Re-position American Flag, want it to fly free! Just friendly thoughts from one of your fans.
looks like the one wall in the basement isn't made of brick ( behind it could be a secret room )
beautiful ,Video I love it. Thank you Sarah Jane I am still with you and your adventures
Please make sure you have an alternative way out of that basement if there is a fire. This is very important. ❤
Sounds like the well water should cure the acne!
Yes, that phone was most likely built and purchased back in the late 1980’s to make sure check the owners manual copyright date. It will give the more exact date of manufacture. What a lot of people don’t know is the cell network was actually started being built in 1974.
Late 1960s had wireless networks in some areas, all calls placed through an operator usually a ship to shore operator. The bag phone was not introduced until 1989, the base unit was installed in vehicles earlier but not as a bag phone. AT&T had digital video phones in the late 1960s but no network to use them except in building.
I ALWAYS….love your music reference to your stories .That happens to me every day .Thanks for that …….
Beautiful ♥️ compound 👍 nice watching fr jamaica 🇯🇲🏖️😎🌞
Urbanization: there really is a push among many politicians to "starve" people out of the rural areas and into the urban centers. The State really won't entertain installing municipal water lines or a large scale water treatment plant...eventually the residents will die off and those that are left will just move in toward civilization. Happening here in Upstate NY, lots of empty farms, changing zoning makes land use too expensive, small towns see schools close, supermarkets can't do business, etc. CA and NY are so much alike re: permits, licensing, etc. Hope that water kiosk can stay active for many years, good on you guys for keeping it going.
Underground bunkers!!👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸
Duck and cover
Nice bunker, you guys are lucky,,,, living here in Minnesota we are spoiled with vast aquifers and good water hope your pump station stays alive. When you get the GoFundme going I will donate.
thanks for the vid that is awesome you guys have a neat hidden basement stay safe
If you're going to spend any amount of time in that cellar you must check for lead in paint and for radon. It's not deep enough or shielded to be a fallout shelter. Good storage space and possibly an office/lounge area. Stay safe Sarah.
No kids so lead doesn't matter scrap and paint. And radon is not a problem there. I live in a radon area a few thousand miles north of her.
Lead paint issue is greatly exaggerated by the left lunatics. Total bullshit.
As long as she's not eating the paint she's fine.
@@rvjason It's not her that should be the concern about eating lead paint but the cat.
If the cat preys on rodents which have been eating lead-impregnated materials, then the cat is eating the lead indirectly.
@@rem1762 No it is based on actual science. You know the science you use to prove your personal beliefs. Funny how if you do not agree with it it is somehow wrong.
I have been wondering for a few years why desert residents don't use underground dwellings more than they do. This may be, like you said, the place to hang out in the heat of the year. I had one of those phones, it was pretty heavy. It isn't digital, so I don't think would work on any cell system these days. I used a magmount antenna on the roof of a work vehicle and later it was used at a horseback ranch to take reservations. I will donate a small amount of cash (20.00) to the water kiosk, it is a worthy cause.
OH forgot TerrY! Super guy helping you all out. Thank you Terry!!
Sarah the rate table was for using the bag phone in that area. That is what ROAMing was if you left your normal network area and used some other companies towers and network you would pay that fee. Usually the charge per minute included any long distance fee if it was terminating in the lower 48 states. I still have a bag phone that turns on and when I used to service 911 centers we tried calls to 911 from old phones like that just to make sure even old technology would get to a 911 operator. Not every center does that or cares though. You would not be able to get a contract to use that phone now days though for normal calls. If you can charge the battery or use a 12 volt adapter it probably will turn on and do not much. Phone is from the 1990s. The bag phone I have is from 1989 and I still have the phone number but obviously not on the bag phone.
Here in Saskatchewan everybody had a bag phone in late 80s early 90s. They worked outstanding in fringe areas. Better phone reception than today's smart phones by far.
That is awesome I worked for a wireless company and when the bag phone was first introduced in 1988 I could not get one until January of 1989. SaskTel first cell phone launch was in August 1989 when they first turned up the network offered only in Saskatoon and Regina. Pretty cool people had bag phones ready to go for when the network got turned up.
My husband worked for the power company in the early 90s . Used it for service calls.
Yikers huss...i don't care for no underground bunkers!! Claustrophobic ya know? 😲
I vote for wine cellar!! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Hello Sara, those bag phones came out in 1988, used them a lot working in the Oilpatch in Alberta Canada. They had a big transceiver in them which connected to the communications company. Plugged into the lighter in the truck to power them. Retro.
Another great video 👍👍👍👍
Have you checked the walls for lead paint?
I would also check that basement for radon.
The lead paint might keep out nuclear fallout radiation lol
I had one of those bag phones it was also from cellular on in Indiana,I don't think it was quite that much to use it but it was a good phone to use.Look's like you have agreat little bunker, Will make a great office,Good luck !
i had one of those phones here in australia back in '92, was awesome for my truck business, saved me using a pager, really loved it
Two things you can do to simplify your daily life are to purchase a Brita Filtering Pitcher and their faucet mounted filter. Both are about $30.00 online at Brita's website. they do a very good job of filtering the water out of your faucet. Check them out.
And, yes, your underground bunker will stay about 65 to 75 degrees all year round. Once you get about 5 feet below the surface, ground temperature stabilizes at about 70 degrees. That is an oversimplification, but it will be naturally cool down there in summer.
As long as reverse osmoses filters are used, Brita gravity feed filters don't work well on nasty metals + salts
Can you get a filter system for just your kitchen tap? Under your kitchen sink? That way you don't have to do the whole house.
COOL BUNKER! Wonderprepper!
The newly discovered, now not so secret, basement room maybe should have been kept on a "need to know" basis.
Current national/world circumstances may make a feature like this a valuable secure asset.
When gas is over $5 i need you to donate to me for clean tequila WH
Oh !!!! Lady...I love your attitude !!!...
Just passed the GoFundMe link along to my online community. Love what you do
Donated some of my pennies toward the Water Kiosk maintenance bill...love your videos! I have the Motorola version of that satchel phone ...they are cool!
Given the number of hot springs in the aria, it might be possible to pump hot water into a trough with a slanted top on it that drains into a collecting trough and feeds to a tank. In an enclosed place the steam should condense and produce a lot of water especially in the winter time. Not sure the efficiency but it might be worth doing some research. Passive solar distillation with a geothermal boost. There are probably no end of plans online you could adapt.