I Built a Hand Dug Solar Powered Water Well!

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"Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas. This channel will approach self reliance from a modern perspective. and will focus on various build projects using modern amenities, and tools to build a completely self reliant lifestyle.
Many people ask me where I am from and where I film my projects. I am from Northern Ontario, Canada, and live in an area where off-grinding is easy because I have lots of land to build on and experiment with different buildings and materials. Everything I do is to try to be more self reliant, and to depend less on others. But that doesn't mean I don't like working together with other people on projects. Knowing people who have skills is part of being self reliant, and trading skills is a great way to get more things done!

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[@ModernSelfReliance]

Yup!

[@jamesseltenreich652]

Where’s the link for the axe?? Love your videos

[@stephane.notstephanie.pron1418]

@@ModernSelfReliance Sorry to hijack this comment. But where is the axe link? Lol

[@glawenclattuc3127]

Why didn’t you use the clay between the rocks so they stuck around the top of the well?

[@Mr.No-wo2cp]

Usually I don't like commercials 🤣 But hey man thanks for showing me this birch mattress company! I'm definitely ordering me one 🤠👍

[@mamacat315]

Kevin, your ingenuity and creativity never ceases to amaze me!! Wonderful project, and functional to boot! 😄

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Glad you like it!

[@KerriGilpin]

Not even 2 min in and I’m thoroughly entertained. Every Saturday I wish for my own Don, and appreciate your knowledge of popular culture from 20+ yrs ago, and sense of humor.

[@jamesireland9188]

The things you come up with awesome really enjoyed the video never disappointed. Have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from North Attleboro Massachusetts

[@kirkthejerk7258]

Well, my weekend is complete now. Thanks for all the great content!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Glad to hear it!

[@frankensteinracing3520]

My standard Sunday morning get up do a few things then watch this channel and see what new and creative build you have on. It is actually really good because a certain amount of that water is probably seeping in from the pond so getting naturally filtered.

[@TestingWithMike]

I have to admit.. my my favorite part of this build is the rigid pipe being installed into the girthy hole. Well done sir 🎉

[@-DEATHSTROKE]

You always do the coolest $hit!! I'm not swearing at you, I'm Australian 😅

[@artfx9]

Oi! Dingo got your barbie?

[@helengesell2668]

😂👍

[@jordanroberts3007]

He should be use to it... on the east coast everyone swears, not aggressively ignorantly

[@helengesell2668]

Kevin, I absolutely appreciate that you look at see all the possibilities. I also love that when you are "building" something, you will use whatever is handy (and mostly free!), and make it work. I love the way your brain works, and your creativity. And that your friend Don supports you and makes suggestions or works on ways to help.

[@jamaldaniels7402]

Kevin you never seem to amaze me love your work and the woods never had a better look

[@kiwimary5636]

I love classic Don "it did, I do not want to have too much fun" 😂

[@russellwatters5891]

How cool is that! I love the simplicity, but the rocking look of the water feature..lol 😂 Awesome! Love what you're doing 😊

[@heyhope326]

Love that you have a cold water feed for the pond now. 👏👏👏

[@jimgriffiths9071]

Simply amazing. Finding that basin was the key!

[@doorkeeper4872]

HONESTY I LOVE WATCHING YOU. IT BRINGS OUT THE TOM-BOY IN ME. TOO OLD TO DO THE HARD WORK BUT STILL KNOW HOW AND LOVE TO LEARN.

[@kurtpirschl]

love your persistence, following through your projects

[@FunfindersX]

Excellent job guys 🎉

[@chandrasutton4669]

Good job on the well and the fountain ⛲️!!!😊🎉❤

[@MrNickoTime]

Very cool! The whole pond area is looking beautiful!

[@mommajo]

I love your videos! You are equal parts entertaining and informative.

[@olyman63]

Great show thank you for sharing. Well is awesome I know Don loves digging as much as I do. You guys have a great weekend.

[@angelaburrell-lewis5712]

So inspirational 🙌 😊. You are your trusty sidekick. Did it again, where there is a will. There is a way indeed. You are both blessed by God Almighty 🙏

[@manfredbiefeld6727]

A little humor is always a good time.

[@unluckymerc2810]

so good. loving the progression of this place

[@c.a.g.1977]

That is one pretty cool water feature, Kevin! Looks awesome and the pump works great!

[@kkuro7054]

Really good-looking result -- AND you make it look so simple and easy to do!

[@johnnyharperscoutstable5386]

Your an industrious dude kev. Everything you work on is an improvement on everything. Pretty sweet shi. Dude🐸🍺🔪🔥

[@bobbyk6585]

That wasn't quite the type of water feature I was anticipating but it certainly seems to function as you intended. And of course Diggin' Don was on site to lend a hand.

[@elsie9649]

So cool. Didn't know this was possible. You and Don work so hard

[@taurota1554]

Awesome as always..Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@jessebuckley6867]

That is so awesome. You absolutely nailed this project

[@WildRoseAcres2021]

Kevin!! What an awesome vision!! I love it, and I'm grateful to be educated on the solar water pump. Thank you!! 👏🙌👍🏻

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Jerry-ko9pi]

I used a submersible pump when I dug a well on our land in the Philippines. It worked as a water jet and got the dirt and rocks loose pretty quick. I just lifted that out with a pail and rope. I'd let the well fill up and then just pump out the water enough for me to get back in and keep loosening dirt and rocks. The pump acted like a water jet. If you use a big enough pump, such as a MUD pump, it will pump our small rocks too with loose dirt. EASY

[@TheVodec]

Always impressed with Kev's toys.

[@donaldperson948]

I would pump the water into some blue barrels so you have extra water on the property in case of emergency!

[@bbouc40254]

awesome addition, all that hard work is really paying off

[@aussiecoinpusher9495]

Hey dude I have watched everything you have posted several times,love your work buddy please say g'day to Don and your brother for us. Thankyou for your time posting your content, love your sense of humour

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Will do

[@williameldridge9382]

Rain water is very clean, actually. Cleaner than well water. Cheaper, too. If you put the right systems in place that is.

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

There goes your stained water idea to keep the fishing birds from out-eating Chris

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Good morning from Minnesota USA! Great episode!

[@MimiMcWil]

Don just patiently waiting on Kevin to finish his shenanigans…lol!!

[@debramorris7646]

You are such a great source of entertainment!

[@user-uw1do2hb5s]

Very cool 👍 your extremely creative.

[@stevebrown4294]

Kevin, put a “T” in the pipe and add a filter for drinking water. I can’t believe you didn’t do this a long time ago….nice!!!

[@lonnietaylor2759]

ARE U ALSO MAKIN A NICE WATERFALL?? U COME UP WITH THE MOST INTERESTING AND AMAZING PROJECT'S LOVE WATCHING WHAT U DO NEXT..😀😁😎

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Yes. It's in the works.

[@desert-walker]

Things seem to be overgrown around that area there might want to take a Weedwhacker to it. Lol.😊 but that well idea is pretty good since you have so much water in that area.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Winter does that really well.

[@gregsmith8469]

Good ol' Don, there still some sanity left.

[@cgamejewels]

Kevin is stuck in the well. Tell Frankie to get help. LOL I was wondering how long it would take Kevin to make the connection and appreciate the humor/irony. LOL I've seen another Ytuber talk about that ax some days ago. That's one way to cut grass. LOL All's well that ends well.

[@richardwhite4277]

@ 11:40 get a pump running to remove the water, tie a bucket on rope and use post hole digger to fill bucket for The DON to pull up and dump in trailer easy peazy !!

[@RandysRides]

It might be worth trimming down your tree canopy around the whole place. Take advantage of as many solar hours as possible.

[@tinabowbinathebroncolady3937]

Awesome episode. ❤ I'm always entertained. Thank you. & you too Don

[@ewing21139]

Good idea to take your sun glasses down with you.

[@sarahhamlin634]

Another amazing video!

[@devoregroup]

Love all of the ideas, and interesting projects!

[@Dav3Campb3ll]

Have to get caught up on this series!

[@ricklee7171]

having too much fun...kick the pipe and let it keep on rolling, rolling, rolling!

[@whiteboi1856]

Cool video man👍

[@Rockhead81]

Such a Cool water Feature 🤘🏽💀🤘🏽⁉️

[@darylmorse7337]

Very cool video. I like the fountain

[@MrMatto84]

Love the water feature looks awesome

[@SkidderKev]

That axe is pretty cool. Handy having both a long axe and hatchet in one. Pound some wedges with that haha

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It seems very solid... also Canadian made..

[@bolweval]

wonder if the well is filling up with water from the pond? Circle of life!

[@aroberts269]

Excellent

[@bobrankin7984]

Another great project!

[@suebowers3946]

It's 50 degrees here in Upstate NY today.

[@paulsavage33]

beautiful feature

[@kezam1924]

Looks good ive seen others put a pump down the culvert to remove the water faster than it goes in so they could continue digging

[@Mushroom.Madness.]

WELL done ! 👍

[@tumblodryay1189]

Praised be Don. Saint of Ladders

[@kingrafa3938]

This is very cool Kevs!

[@sshaw4429]

Tobacco spit for that sting. Crumble a cigarette, put tobacco in palm of hand, spit in it. Make a paste, apply to sting. Pain relief almost instantly.

[@ronwheeler1400]

Very cool project

[@1.5acrefarmer42]

Cool project.

[@kylejones2075]

Cool nice job thanks for sharing

[@suzique5827]

NICE Kevin ❤❤

[@anthonypiligno7618]

Thank you for the video...

[@joelapp]

I’m a bit surprised at the high water table, but I guess it’s at the same level as the pond.

[@JedCraft69]

LOVE THIS!!!!! ❤

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

If you ever are not sure about notching with your saw maybe finish with the ax?

[@gene_takovic57]

The chocolate milk well! MMM!

[@greenbankreptiles]

Like it was meant to be!

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Awesome 👍🏻

[@jamesrenforth]

Nice stuff but as a bird bath it would need some shallow bits so small birds can get out

[@kflan3342]

Love this!

[@CIVIC24]

Very nice!

[@joeebear]

The long cord is probably for a deeper well than what you dug.

[@glennwilck5459]

More details in the float would be cool i have a dc pump but no float system and need help on that part

[@Deeceesadventures]

I need to do this same thing

[@totallyoffgrid3008]

Throw a grappling hook to your chain saw

[@66bigbuds]

Have you seen the long handled pole shovels from long ago. They used them to dig deep wells.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I have. Might be a useful tool.

[@garysuderman174]

Very artistic and thought out rustic system. This video stands out above many of your videos. Are you going to hide the stainless fountain base by putting small rocks on at least the outside? That would really look more rustic in my opinion. Keep the videos coming. I don't always comment but I don't miss a video. Sharing this one on X & FB.

[@earlshaner4441]

Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else

[@jamesellsworth9673]

So: you are not only a flexible thinker.😇 This project came out beautifully. I failed to see how you could hand-dig a well 10 or so feet deep.

[@Melicoy]

When you making a cabin in the pond lol

[@mattvail9641]

Love the natural hallow log tube that's awesome I hope you don't mind when I start my homestead I'm going to do some of your ideas lol 🤘😜

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Go for it.. be sure to post it on Instagram..

[@kurtpirschl]

let us know how all of this works in freezing canadian winter. moving water is in itself anti-freeze, but will it be enough to prevent that "bird fountain whatever" from freezing up? i dug an 8 meters deep hole by hand, in arid south Spain. following the 'councel' of a water shaman, a local walking over my plot with wooden sticks... turned out to be dry, rock hard clay before i gave up, and the whole hole collapsed in the following rainy winter. then i went to employ heavy machinery, but no influx of water at the excavator's max depth reach. converted it into a concreted cistern. now i live in Sweden, and a bore hole through solid rock turned into an artesan well, no pump needed for 7000 liters/day. water is life

[@kurtpirschl]

60 meters deep bore hole, done by professional machinery, for further information

[@serenagomez3864]

Now you know, " a little bit " how Jeremiah felt.

[@VanHonkerton]

You could increase the energy output from solars by adding heatsinks on the bottom side. Regular PC fans can have drastic improvements but probably not feasable in the woods, if you can find junk heatsinks to attach, that'd be great tho.

[@markweiner4430]

Nice