From High Desert to Oasis | How to make your land hold water

[@FrugalOffGrid]

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[@VinceBadovinatz88]

Your book is going to be worth so much you have done this all by yourself the most amazing adventure ever that I've heard of. Everybody else has other people helping them. You have done this all by yourself it's just absolutely unbelievably amazing.

[@danste411]

I have 40 acres off grid near lake Alamo. Every dollar I make I save so we can off grid live. Keep up the good videos.

[@Seadogmerchants]

Talk about seeing a well laid out plan come to life, bet you are PUMPED!!! So exciting to see all that hard work pay off!!!

[@FrugalOffGrid]

Thanks! Yes!!! It gets very dry for a long time. I'm always grateful for rain.

[@VinceBadovinatz88]

I know it's so amazing

[@deecooper1567]

Right? It pays to watch your land & where to put what. Amazing 🤩👵🏻❣️

[@deecooper1567]

@@FrugalOffGrid Wish we had more rain in upper Nevada… just cold 🥶 & wind 💨 lol. 👵🏻❣️

[@bubbaredneck75]

people need to also understand out here off grid on a unmaintained road that u need to watch the weather and go to town to get any basic stuff u may need cause you may not be able to get out for a few days and even then you will mess up your driveway and road the sooner you wanna get somewhere.patience and foresight are key here to saving yourself alot of extra work

[@bcope8501]

It brings to mind the effect of Beavers on the landscape. Can you imagine how decimation of them altered the Mountain West. Great job, I very much appreciate your vision.

[@SomeSnowboarder]

Made an offer on 5 Acres in Sun Valley Az today... Should be out there in October. I really love your trash to treasure attitude lately... liquid gold there man, good job, must be a real charge seeing all your efforts come together. congrats on all that water. Ill be hauling water 15 miles... planning to copy your style and collect as much as I can.

[@michaelburbank2276]

I just got a 5 acres 14 miles south of Winslow. Heading out in a few weeks.! I know sun Valley! Congrats on your land

[@SomeSnowboarder]

@@michaelburbank2276 thank you and congrats on your land too.

[@TheTunnel]

I think you are the most relatable homesteader I found. I like your videos and your inspiring

[@tazmomentumtrader3612]

Great job, will this lift your water table eventually? Appears you may through time be able to transform the desert into a permaculture oasis. Cool

[@williammeek7218]

Your friends are sticking close to you. Two beautiful friends. We had four of them a long time ago. Used to ride the fence line at a friends farm where we stabled them. The place is gone now and a freaking fed. Prison is sitting there.

[@saberprobarmejorar-kf7su]

Hi John! You really have an enormous well thinking method to collect water 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Oh I love your beautiful horses !!!

[@cryptowolf-zf3fs]

I really miss the desert monsoons.

[@Joan-o6i]

Love the way you think of water for wildlife too.

[@FrugalOffGrid]

I really appreciate your feedback

[@Joan-o6i]

I think your podcast is great and its one of the best you have made ponds channels dug out channel's etc everywhere and are collecting all the water you can .its like digging for water.well done.

[@luisjdavis]

AZ Rain storms are No Joke . Great Content, AGAIN !

[@LesDeplorables]

I'm amazed and jealous at the same time at what you have pulled off! I commend you on your success of doing what I knew was possible but I never did! The difference between the two of us is that you actually went out and did it. Action speaks louder than words

[@LesDeplorables]

The original settlers knew they could do what you did. But you did it better later. Some of the tribes talk about the wise people that come later

[@LesDeplorables]

My place was always a backup Insurance in case I had to go do what you have already proven can be done

[@glentomkins8044]

That is true in a desert environment. It never rains but it pours! If you can store water there is always enough for your needs.

[@billyd7628]

the sonoran destert gets enough rain that it technically isnt a desert. but the soil doesn't absorb the water through. it mostly runs off to other places for deserts slowing down water enough to soak in can be the difference between being desert and being a savannah. and then once the soil has been converted enough water will soak through and eventually you wont have to do too much more.

[@wendyshick6689]

Wow that's a lot of water do you put a lot of hard work into it that was good exercising shoveling all that😊

[@DoctoredGinst]

Dude, your videos are mesmerizing! Damn hard-working man we’re watching here!

[@capaeo5532]

Looking to buy property in the white mountains of Arizona and this is exactly the information needed thank you!

[@Gardenthrives]

We're making an offer on 6 off grid acres in CO soon, and your videos are so inspiring!!

[@kfwilliams5773]

Wow, how awesome for you to get blessed with so much water! Wish some rain would come my way...*fingers crossed*

[@nomada503]

I love the rain videos!

[@FrugalOffGrid]

I agree. It's pretty great to see what a little rain can do!

[@WaterholeExchange]

Awesome. Love the sound of that rain.

[@dudeleboski2692]

Would it be too expensive to cement that catchment pound? Does the plastic eventually leak with how powerful the Sun is? Do you know your Latitude? Were at 27 N, off the coast of the Western Sahara.(One of the driest places on the Planet) We call our rain water Harvesting platform a ÄLJIBË. The water is stored in a cellar away from the Sun & Wind , underneath the flat,yet angled ¨Roof¨. The Camels here are getting ill with our desalinated water.

[@headswillroll89]

Very exciting. Try using some waterfowl that do well in your area. The poop works well as an initial sealant for ponds in your type of soil.

[@capaeo5532]

@headswillroll89 Hi! Have you had success with that? Been watching lots of videos, but you never know when it's true. Thanks!

[@lizhoxie7202]

​@@capaeo5532my husband dug a pond in the goat/goose pen for the geese, then ditch irrigation down the slope for overflow. We rented, so irrigation water was provided. He redug it every year and it didn't hold water overnight until late summer. A pair of geese and their brood (approximately 6 young) usually provided several inches of manure a year.

[@StingerSecSol]

Every tour of your progress makes me consider improvements to our homestead in Oklahoma. Thanks for the great videos!

[@svenboi3965]

Seeing all these videos of clever water management schemes going on basically everywhere gives me very high hopes for the future. A large area downstream of you will have a more reliable water supply too.

[@Lochlee]

Dude! Epic. Those are working out great! Congrats!

[@OffgridApartment]

You could dig some rolling dips on the road to divert water into the swales you dug.

[@clevanwilsoniii7573]

It's very impressive work, and I can see your vision of an oasis with several ponds.

[@skippyjl1]

You’re doing excellent with that water collection👊🏻

[@NikClinton]

Dude, John this is awesome to see. Great job so far in your collection, you’ve done a lot with it. Have you considered planting perennial plants and maybe trees around the demi-lunes along the driveway? wouldn’t now be the best time to take advantage since the ground is charged with moisture? You obviously know your land better than my uninvited advice. Keep up the great work man. 🤙🏻

[@FrugalOffGrid]

Thanks! That's what they're there for! 🤠

[@throughthesebrowneyes5485]

We sure got some heavy downpours! Thanks for the inspiration, hopefully I'll have mine done by today!

[@Hope-Lenders]

Wow! That’s a great way to keep water! Great job!

[@LiLBitsDK]

thats a lot of lovely lifegiving water :D good job... love the horses :D

[@robinharland9216]

If you get some plastic mesh like shade cloth stretch it between to poles. This will catch the morning dew and fog and give you fresh clean water. If this doesn't make sense please contact me and I will explain further. 😊

[@brushbum7508]

Man, that's great ! TAKE CARE..

[@debratakagawa4764]

You have done so well with your different water harvesting methods. I watch another channel not off grid called Heron there. He’s done some similar water conservation on his property. I guess next is getting some plant growth on the property.

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

Ah, don't worry if people "believe it or not". Let them remain in denial. Keep doing what you have to do to create your paradise.

[@m.skehen4093]

Overwhelmingly awesome Love the vision

[@estyria777]

So many beautiful thousands of gallons of water. Desert dwellers understand the beauty of it. :) You thought about putting an Indian well next to your recharge pit? I'm toying with the idea. It's a lot of digging, everything out here in west Texas is a lot of digging, but it'll be worth it.

[@alostpilgrimsjourney5953]

I like to deep rip soils 18" to 24" every 6' to 8' on grade (same elevation) with allowance for tree roots (avoid damaging roots). Achieve incredible water infiltration rates for years in dry climates. A small tractor can pull the ripper even if it takes a couple of passes.

[@norsekracken]

That’s awesome man. Nice work setting that up. You doing it!

[@We_are_all_learning]

Can you make a video talking about off grid living and water? How you water crops and animals? Shower, Cook, etc

[@claudiogonzalez9330]

Great place to plant trees.

[@jimoray3]

Your hard work is paying off

[@NeilRoberts-g3o]

Gotta love the rain

[@BobertSubtle]

Great video. I was wondering when you were going to do something like this. You can hear the excitement in your voice.

[@FrugalOffGrid]

Thanks! A lot of this was in place, year one. I just keep expanding and improving on it. One shovel at a time.

[@PankajDoharey]

This is some neat stretagy, build a desert fruit forest.

[@bubbaredneck75]

we dont play out here.when we say it rains IT RAINS. people die in the washes from flash floods every year. its fast and furious in a matter of minutes

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

lavender grows super well in very poor soil, it can provide mulch for yor soil ,and could even be a cash crop. it can shelter and shade other plants

[@TwitchRadio]

Earned my subscription for sure... Thanks for the inspiration of ideas you've given me 😎👍💯

[@FrugalOffGrid]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@fro-yo-momma7082]

My dream and what I work for is to own my own land that way I can grow and live without fear of losing everything due to job cuts

[@mypoostank775]

Love seeing it! Thanks for the video

[@WhatIsSheDoingNow]

Did you get rain today? I only got massive winds. So jealous. Great job on your catchments.

[@tatiana_phoenix]

Thanks for the tour!

[@koicaine1230]

Everything is looking fabulous!!

[@DirtyDan-zx3dk]

You can temporarily put the pigs where you want any ponds, to seal them up. Instead of using plastic. That’s how my grandparents did it.

[@eelfood]

Holly Molly man!!! This is so amazing!!!! 🤩

[@vanwhalen3719]

Looks like you got it going on!

[@FinnBearOfficial]

I'm gonna have to go through your videos so I know what to complain about! This one lacked faults, huge disapointment.😂 well done Sir. Looks awesome.

[@joannabowers1358]

Were you able to fill your water tanks with the rain?

[@FrugalOffGrid]

I have created such a huge collection surface for the pond, using a large chunk of my land to fill it, that it fills very fast. It trained very hard but only a few hours. When it rains lighter, but all night long, my tanks will fill. Today, I harvested about 600 gallons in my tanks.

[@LivingFree]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@Chris-ut6eq]

Very nice! Curious how things dry out on the surface. Any idea about the water table or how the underground drainage flows?

[@jsmart6430]

So really new to the steading concept, and this caught my eye as my dads got some property out in the desert, and I was wondering if this water can be converted into a well for plumbing as well as for plant life? Maybe thats what all this is already for and I’m a dingus but thought I’d ask.

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

chech out tiny shiny home and what they planted on their swells

[@unitedstatesdale]

I sent some treats for the boys :)

[@FrugalOffGrid]

YOU'RE THE MAN DALE! I'll put it in a video. Thank you.

[@CryptovsMetals]

Time to get some seeds in the ground!

[@SeshbyStephSymbolicJewelery]

That's awesome!💧 💦 💧 💙

[@ethanhood204]

Incredible!

[@maxinerowe2925]

Love the water

[@downtoearth1950]

1vCollection 2 storage 3 use it 4 reduce evaporation as much as humanly possible.

[@CharlesCurran-m9p]

That lined pond will silt up very fast. Do you pump the water out to some other containment?

[@danmorgan3685]

What prevents the water from seeping into the ground or rapidly evaporating?

[@mr.shannon6137]

Nice setup! Have you ever considered using french drains?

[@FrugalOffGrid]

Thanks! That's how I get my shower water across the driveway, underground. It dumps into a swale for graywater.

[@joannadrawe6654]

Amazing!!!

[@kylemaclachlan9209]

Hey new to your channel. Awesome to know! I want to incorporate a large pond when I get my property. Are you in AZ? Does it monsoon annually?

[@StephanieBacks]

Is you soil sandy? Would lining ypur recharge pit with clay help? Ive heard good things about pigs helpign to create more permanent ponds and tou have pigs. Or is the evaporation rate just too high where you are? Im in Ontario, so much water here. The desert is such a foreign concept to me. But its getting drier and more unpredictable and weird. I'm upping my water storage game.

[@laniyoung3868]

Do you use this water on plants? Or drinking water, what kind of filtering do you have to do to clean all the contaminates out?

[@railmeat]

How much rain did you get? Do you have rain gauges on your property?

[@dimitri1946]

Playing in the mud return to childhood.

[@davidstakston1950]

What grass do your horses have to eat?

[@lanehoggatt2416]

great job. that is too cool. if you only had a tractor for a day or two.

[@Alkaline.lifestyle777]

Hey man keep it up👍🏽

[@ThePresentMoment23]

How long will ponds last throughout the year?

[@chipwellington1179]

Where you at ? I wanted to off grid in seligman Az.

[@PankajDoharey]

Awesome.

[@jacobs.9696]

Where is this? AZ, New Mexico, S. California?

[@OutWestHomestead]

Hope we'll get some monsoon soon.

[@aam259]

I think Brad Lancaster would be proud...

[@thigasVlog07]

Assistindo aqui do 🇧🇷

[@jjyan2877]

Any issues with mice falling in/ bugs/pests?

[@offgridmangogrower]

What are you growing?

[@Avocado740]

No need to use plastic liner in your water catchment basins. You do want the water to seep in to the ground and replinish the underground aquifer.

[@sebastienloyer9471]

You need to triple your capacity of storage 😊

[@abschmit]

1/4" of rain on an acre of land is over 27,000 gallons.

[@amandajones661]

What state is this?

[@bigzclipz5104]

Are those wild horse roaming on your property

[@lewispaine4589]

You should introduce yourself to Brent at Ghost Town Living, if you don't know him, he is living in and reviving an old ghost town in the desert mountains near Death Valley, he has ongoing water problems there and could sure use some expertise from someone like yourself.

[@1035pushunity-offgrid]

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