If there’s anything that makes you appreciate the beauty of water it’s living off-grid! I’ll never again take it for granted. Hope y’all get all the kinks worked out soon. 😊Pam
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
So true! I was just telling Jonathan that we’ll need to create an outdoor hot ton before winter. As long as we use the old water for plants I’m okay with using that much water sometimes:)
@MidlifePrices4 жыл бұрын
Tiny Shiny Home I miss my hot tub!😄👌🏽
@blessed13774 жыл бұрын
Hi guy's !! I I think that your way of living off grid is the Best thing ever !!! Especially in these times !! I love the way you get your water and everything else !! It's soo Freeing and Pure...lol 👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Soo glad your son wasn't hurt by the snake that was a Blessing !! Bye for now stay safe !!! 👍🏾
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! It means so much to us when you take the time to comment on our videos. We really appreciate it. We’re having a blast out here and excited to share some of our adventure:)
@pennyquinn24274 жыл бұрын
Love your son dancing while holding the hose! Soooo much fun!!!! Also, the sun appears to be beating down strong. Either you both are sunburned or the heat is giving you that rosy glow 😆😆😆
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
It’s real hot out here. Trying our best to stay hydrated and layered in sunscreen:) definitely a permanent rosy glow:)
@Tinyhomedeals4 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see the kids help. Wow lots of work for water good thing it's only about 10 minutes down the road
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
It’s not as bad as we thought, plus it gives me lots of quality time with the kids to talk:) I’ll take that any day:)
@jamespayne87813 жыл бұрын
Did that for years. I used a 390 gallon tote on an inexpensive Harbor Freight trailer. Towed it all with my 1974 Ford Courier. Extremely dangerous. Now I have the water delivered 2000 gallons at a time. However when your in the desert you have to get water any way you can.
@jameseacobacci292310 ай бұрын
I applaud your efforts and dedication to your process. Watched many KZbin videos from driveway water tank to current… You have accomplished much.
@PNW-Goddess3 жыл бұрын
Greeting from Oregon! , We just purchased property in Pomerene and stumbled upon your channel a few days ago..been binging ever since! Thank you for sharing your trials and tribulations of learning as you go! A rad journey to follow 🤟 Cheers, Carli
@candacerivero4 жыл бұрын
You LOOK like you're having fun ;)
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
We are! Thanks for watching!
@randyrainwater9834 жыл бұрын
Makes us all appreciate our water a little more. Is there not enough head pressure from the large storage tank to fill the Airstream? Maybe the Airstream is higher than the tank. 👍👍
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Yes! We appreciate water so much out here. Not quite enough pressure, though we are at a gradual slope downhill from the tank. We are just using our Airstream as though we are boondocking, which I guess, technically, we really are:)
@khm21284 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome , you can use water bladders for the sinks and shower, if you are able to get enough pressure to fill them. I've seen this done in Australian videos. The bladders are stored on shelves above the place the faucet is used, so there is water pressure.
@misstim87484 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your journey! You guys are such a pleasure to watch!
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Awe, thanks for the kind words.
@melindaneave15674 жыл бұрын
Love the set up! We've made that run from the rv back to the pump a few times to unplug it! Maybe we'll see you around the well share. Finally got our meter set up.
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Sweet! We’re hoping to host a gathering in June! We’d love to have you guys over!
@driverguy72 жыл бұрын
If you bought a structure about 15 or 20 feet off the ground, large enough to hold the full 2500 gallon water tank, you would have water pressure to your locations. But then pumping the water up would be harder. Nice video, thank you for sharing !!
@OFFGRID_Trucker Жыл бұрын
Good to know. I'll be working from those totes to begin with. Me being single and trucking all week.. I won't be using alot. Is there such a thing as shade trees living down here..???
@marktruman28422 жыл бұрын
thanks, that helped a lot.
@leonarddolan58072 жыл бұрын
Get an on demand well pump from harbor freight with the 1' inlet and outlet. Then hook up the lines and connect to the city water inlet on the Airstream. Then you dont have to transfer water when the internal tank is low. I do this on a trailer I have in Montana.
@TinyShinyHome2 жыл бұрын
We started down this path, but didn’t have a way to power a pump that big off-grid. Ended up building a solar powered water pump house instead kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHvMgImpg8yMrqc
@BarbinAZ3 жыл бұрын
top off so air pressure pushes down on the water and helps it flow faster
@josh3002 жыл бұрын
I just saw your video, I think that you are on the way to have a rainwater catchment system, but it would be interesting to have a raised space for your truck to be higher than the tank, and transfer the water with pure gravity. Great videos!
@TinyShinyHome2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but the physics just don't work. The 2600 gallon tank is 8' tall. No way it would gravity feed, and even if it did it would take 10x as long. We're doing 4-6 runs at a time.
@driverguy72 жыл бұрын
I think he was inferring that you build a ten foot high structure for your truck, with a ramp, then let gravity pull the water down into your 8 foot tall storage tank.
@khm21284 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering (haven't sifted through comments nor watched entire video yet, sorry) if you are using your gray water? If I had limited water, I would also consider reusing some laundry water: using wash water for lights first and darks last, in small loads and then use rinse water once for each but reuse the rinse water for gardening or for a toilet if one is hooked up to the septic.
@whitetiger4323 жыл бұрын
When you're transferring the water you loosen the cap it's called "venting"
@cochisecountyaz-land45443 жыл бұрын
Wow, you got a water tank in already that is fast, but if you are using that much water you must have gotten your septic in already also!
@JFord-bu5zb8 ай бұрын
Yeah. Have been following you guys awhile now and came back to rewatch this video to see how you figured out the well share. Have been looking and searching and just can't find any info, official or otherwise. How did you find yours? Did someone point the way for you back when you started out?
@TinyShinyHome8 ай бұрын
Finding this kind of information was incredibly difficult as most of it isn't online anywhere. We recommend starting at the local hardware store and asking around, same with any neighbors. Try local facebook groups, too.
@Adam_Gray4 жыл бұрын
The shape of water🌊 is Cubed and that truckload is roughly 2500lbs± ! You guys remind me a little of the folks over at Mylittlehomestead which is a good thing 😂!
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Funny story. I ran into them at Walmart a couple months ago and totally made a fool of myself as I ‘fan-girl’ed our. So embarrassing but I was so excited to meet them.
@Adam_Gray4 жыл бұрын
Tiny Shiny Home whoa! That is so cool 😎! They are one creative family 🤘🏼
@dezertol Жыл бұрын
Hi All I'm planning to buy some land out in Florence AZ .. how do I find / lookup well shares like this.. seems like a simple solution. Does anyone know how to find this sort of solution? I've spent a bunch of time on google with nothing to show for it.. Thanks
@TinyShinyHome Жыл бұрын
It's...difficult. Very hard to find online - we had to just ask around locally before we got the name of the company in our area. Recommend going to local hardware stores and seeing if they have some kind of services list somewhere.
@iknowheis Жыл бұрын
How long does 300 gallons last you? How often do you have to go to the well?
@randyfredricksen59634 жыл бұрын
I'll be moving to Cococino county next spring..was just curious how much meter water cost in the area. I'll catch up on your videos to see if it's mentioned elsewhere in them. Thanks for sharing!
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Ours cost $30/mo + $1/1,000gal. We only get between 1,500 and 2,000 per month. By the time you add in convenience fees for paying online it's $40-45-ish.
@dougmerworthjackofalltrade31515 ай бұрын
breathing 😁
@ensiv744 жыл бұрын
Does the Airstream have a 12v pump for water from the onboard tank? If yes, can you re-route the pump from a garden hose hookup from the large storage tank?
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the Airstream has it's own 12v pump, that's what we're using after we transfer the water into the fresh tank. But it's only run to circulate water internally, it can't transfer the water from the other big tank. In our 5th wheel we had something like that where we could turn some switches and turn the pump into a suction pump. But it's not plumbed or connected that way in the AS.
@ensiv744 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome I did not mean to use the onboard pump as a transfer. With the amount of water you still had coming through the hose with the transfer pump off you should have enough supply to just use the onboard to pull directly form the large tank. The only draw back is having to leave the garden hose across the ground unless you bury some pipe.
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
@@ensiv74 I don't *think* it works that way (plumbed to suck from the fresh tank, not the lines), but you've got me curious. Gonna try it at some point soon.
@ensiv744 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome Just trying to help since your spoiler alert said it did not go well. Not sure how you plumbed the onboard pump to the onboard tank but it may be worth it to install a diverter valve (similar to a garden hose Y valve) and make an outside connection point where you can hook up the large storage tank via garden hose.
@kenlane94023 жыл бұрын
Did you try letting the water pressure of the tanks volume push water into your airstream's fresh water tank? Doesn't seem like you should have to run a pump. We are in a motorhome with two 3000 gallon tanks. I'm just setting up and don't have them filled yet. But thought I wouldn't need to run a pump. You can also use a compressor to create more water pressure in your tank. just wondering.
@TinyShinyHome3 жыл бұрын
Unless you've got a good sized hill you can put the tanks on, you'd need to build platforms strong enough to hold 3000gal tanks up 10+ feet in the air to get any kind of gravity pressure. But even then it wouldn't be enough consistently to work like city water. We did the whole "transfer into our fresh tank each day" thing for a few months, and it was a slog. We ended up building a solar powered pump house with 12v RV pump and accumulator tank. Works great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHvMgImpg8yMrqc
@kenlane94023 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your reply to my question. That's really helpful. I put a powerful 12 volt pump in our motorhome that provides excellent water pressure. But was hoping to have passive water transfer from the big tank to keep the on board tank full.
@TinyShinyHome3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but then what’s going to keep that fresh tank from overflowing or expanding and cracking? Too much manual attention for me 😂
@kenlane94023 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome may be .. I think I may rethink that thanks to you. 😁
@vidadeunhoundsman26853 жыл бұрын
Why not transfer from the tote straight to the RV? Shorter hose maybe even just gravity or am I missing something?
@rachaelm64063 жыл бұрын
Hi... I know this is an old vid. But I heard a rumour that if you haul you water... A child 14yrs or older can apply for a hardship drivers licence and they can go for you! I had one at that age (I'm from WY tho) but I live in AZ and heard that type of thing is permitted here. Also if you lose ur driver's license or your vehicle loses its lights or tags are out of date... U can still haul water. Things to look into😎
@tedwalker13703 жыл бұрын
How long before you get water at your place?? Most important thing in the dessert.
@TinyShinyHome3 жыл бұрын
We plan on rain water catchment. So, whenever we have the funds to tackle that project and whenever we have enough roofs:)
@HighDesertHomestead4 жыл бұрын
I think you have enough water in you tanks to gravity feed your trailer. Not sure how much pressure your hot water needs. But as long as your water level is higher than your faucets it should work without a pump.
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
It’s not quite enough pressure. Just trickles out here. Perhaps if we had more water in the big tank? We’ll have to experiment:)
@HighDesertHomestead4 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome Have you looked into a pressure tank set up. They work really well and only run the pump when water is being used.
@zolotones10464 жыл бұрын
Gravity is definitely the way to go. Even if you bought another IBC and set it up on stilts next to the big water tank, you should be able to create enough head pressure to get to the trailer. Just look at all the elevated water tanks you see on the old homesteads. Wind turbine to pump up into the tanke and then gravity for the discharge. Good luck with your projects!
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
@@HighDesertHomestead Yeah that's our next project so that we are running pressurized water into the city water inlet and don't have to transfer anymore. But its' also a whole thing. Have to run power to it, create an insulated pump hose for when it gets cold, bury the lines, etc...
@julieh33274 жыл бұрын
How often do you have to fill that tote?
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
We go though around 100 gallons of water a week. So not very often:)
@sharonhaas85037 ай бұрын
💝💘💖
@caveredecorator53103 жыл бұрын
i am so used to watching all the other arizona off grid people get water delivered, do you save a lot of money your way?
@TinyShinyHome3 жыл бұрын
We checked with a few folks and it seemed cheaper. We pay about $45/mo for 2000 gallons - and if we needed more it's only $3/1000gal. So if we scaled it would definitely be cheaper. More than that, though we liked the option to haul it ourselves whenever we needed it and not have to worry about getting on someone's schedule. The only real downside is the time we spend hauling it. Tradeoffs 🤷🏼♂️
@GooseProTV12 күн бұрын
How much does it cost per gallon?
@kvhvtke19352 жыл бұрын
Just a question why didn't you get the water out of the truck and put in the Airstream it probably would have sipherd in to Airstream.. I'm sure there's a reason you're not doing it
@robertestes58874 жыл бұрын
It's called air displacement
@HyperJoe4 жыл бұрын
Looks intriguing, My plan is a bit different, I hope to use gravity by mounting My main Storage on a 4' platform and closer to My RV, I'll be using two 275 gallon IBC tanks, one for the RV and one for the Trailer I have set up for hauling. Also I plan on a Submersible Pump in the one tank for transfer to My other Tank. I'm going small to start, tight budget, and all our kids are grown, so it's just the Wife and I now.. whoot! Good luck on Your Journey, I'll be watching! 👍 😉
@OFFGRID_Trucker Жыл бұрын
Your Amazon wishlist doesn't go to your page...
@Empresslockness4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you all don't use walkie talkies to communicate to each other when filling up your rv with water.
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
We just usually unplug it right at the compartment where the water inlet is so no need yet, but I can see how they could be handy at times.
@shyven4 жыл бұрын
Just found you all and subscribed today, glad you guys got your property, Tucson here, looking forward to your journey. Check out mylittlehomestead for earth-bag ideas. They have a structure for each of their now adult children, two of the kids are still living on property. They are good folks, give them a watch. Cheers and good luck, will comment now and then.
@TinyShinyHome4 жыл бұрын
I follow them:) I actually ran into Bree at Walmart and went total fan-girl and embarrassed myself:) ha
@shyven4 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome Awesome, good luck on your adventures. If I wasn't forced to retire early this year, I'd sell my house and live like this. I just can't now sadly. I'll keep thumbing up those videos. I enjoy this type of content over the moronic stuff they show on t.v. these days. Praise whatever for streaming.
@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961 Жыл бұрын
I don't understand why you would not just make a big mound of dirt but you're big water tank on top of the mound and then just gravity feed it into your RV trailer and put the tank beside the RV why would you put the tank so far away from there rv anyway that just does not make sense to me
@TinyShinyHome Жыл бұрын
Because we were thinking ahead. The Rv would eventually be moved to a permanent place on the property. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4CnaXmdbqhll6ssi=OrkSaKn1QXsmIVVF also, gravity wouldn’t be enough for a family of 6 to actually use day to day.
@siding83 жыл бұрын
Are the 6 of you living in that air stream or camping? None of my business just askin.
@TinyShinyHome3 жыл бұрын
We’ve lived in the airstream since 2017
@siding83 жыл бұрын
@@TinyShinyHome you guys seem like a well oiled machine coupled with a lot of happiness.