Is this SAFE? Testing the Gypsy Well Primitive Water Filter

[@shanaalford7108]

Hey Clay, The lab here to explain why 2 sample were run instead of 1. It is required by a lab to run a duplicate with every batch of samples. Since yours was the only surface water test that day we had to run a 50/50. Less than

[@spacekadebt1641]

Nice addition to the video! Thank you for your time and effort.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

What a lovely little green frog. Amazingly patient and unafraid of the human contact. I'm sure it was grateful in its own way of the rescue.

[@adamsmith7885]

Similarly, Jesus rescued me from the abyss. He holds me, and comforts me. I please Him! ✝️

[@timothylongmore7325]

Did you noticed how it blended into the bush he put him on? Instant leaf.

[@SenatePalpatinetroller]

I am so so horrified of his ignorance about frogs. They cannot die in well. They float on water and don't need to waste energy to swim and they can last for hours underwater. Saying that Frog can drown is just like saying dolphins can drown or whales can drown. It was so unhinged.

[@adamsmith7885]

@@SenatePalpatinetroller you're forgetting something: a frog will use energy to try and escape the well.

[@SenatePalpatinetroller]

@@adamsmith7885 It would also use it's energy to take a rest and meanwhile food would drop in, like insects... We had our frogs, 5-6 of them living for decades in our real well made out of concrete. They eat insects on the surface and float and dive in, dive out. In fact when we had to dry our well, they were irritated that they had no water and disliked jumping what so ever.

[@jamesmcswain8120]

Some of my favorite videos, the blending of primitive with science

[@clayhayeshunter]

I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@Praise___YaH]

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[@BrandonDunkinsel]

“If you don’t hear from me next week then this was probably all bs” bruh took me out with that comment 😂😂😂

[@wisdomprepper]

Right! I cracked up too. lol

[@bradlafferty]

I’d seen this well purification method used on hillside underground rain runoff by Taromovies channel, so it was great to see the lab analysis prove the concept. I especially appreciated the use of the sun’s UV as a secondary purification step. This is solid skill-building stuff! Please keep it coming. Thanks!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alexanderkonczal3908]

Gives me an idea; unglazed earthenware is porous enough for water to seep through it. You could theoretically fire a large primitive vessel with a taller neck and a narrow mouth and use THAT as your bucket. You'd eliminate nearly all macroscopic contaminants passively, which would reduce the amount of water you waste clearing the initial yield, and if you fire multiple vessels, you could switch them out quickly and carry the filled vessel home to camp to use while the other one fills, and since it's already in a pottery vessel, you can boil it right off for maximum insurance. Possible issues - how long does it take water to seep through? Do you have to worry about scuzz building up inside? If we're going full primitive, what do you use for a screen to cover the top to make sure bugs aren't laying eggs in there while you wait for it to fill? Please reply with ideas, if anyone has any.

[@jcknives4162]

Clay, I am tempted to remain silent but I looked through some of your comments and notice that no one talks about parasites. I accept that especially in deep soil wells like you are using the incidents and likelihood of parasites is severely reduced. Similarly your lesson specifically talks about dewatering and part of the reason for that isn’t just bacteria but parasites that live in dirt. Most if not all community testing facilities don’t test for them because most deep well systems that are using aqueducts that are essentially free. But especially your dirt well (frog in the water) having natural dirt and other creatures which sometimes have parasites in their system it is worth mentioning. Even worse are human excrement transmissions in the dirt where the passage of parasites is even more likely. Also the eggs (cysts) of parasites that require the warmth of a body to hatch are very durable and remain inert for long periods of time even when frozen (snow and ice). All this to say that it is worth mentioning that great care should be taken when dewatering and protecting the well from creatures. Also I think the use of UV might be even more useful where cryptosporidium cysts are possible. Your use of plant stalks to wick and filter water is an excellent method of filtering these parasites. Lastly it might be worth mentioning the signs and symptoms of infections along with treatments (namely rehydration with treated water). But also as we drink and survive longer in an area we change our natural flora and fauna in our gut and then no longer have many digestive or health problems. Being aware, knowledgeable and ready to live in our natural environment is most definitely a valuable skill. Thank you for these great videos.

[@rko2016]

cant you just boil in any case to make sure?

[@grimmreaper3241]

@@rko2016 One is recomended to be sure 10 minutes of boiling water.

[@rko2016]

@@grimmreaper3241 i remember in high school biology that 1 minute was enough to kill over 99% of pathogens, testing it under a microscope afterwards, we used river water so i wonder why the 10 minutes?

[@grimmreaper3241]

@@rko2016 To be sure of course as some pathogens have evolved a bit and can resist minutes of boiling and thus its better to boil water longer.

[@alexanderkonczal3908]

​@@rko2016 it's because that last fractional percentage could have some really tenacious and dangerous stuff. Also, because 99% isn't the guarantee we think it is. Think of it this way; if I handed you a bag of 1000 M&M's and told you one of them wasn't candy coated chocolate, but candy coated cat turd - are you gonna eat from the bag? It's less than .1% cat turd, after all!

[@DavidKissinger-cm3lh]

when i was a kid, back about 65 years ago there was an old man named Dover who lived in a house with no plumbing, down at the end of the lane. he had an open spring house near his house and we used get water out of it on hot summer days when we played near his house. the spring was lined with flag stone with a 3 sided shed with an open front. he kept half of a coconut shell there to drink from. we never got sick from that water and it was crystal clear and cold. i still get all my drinking and cooking water from a spring pipe along the state game lands road which is dirt. it's called the " ox bow " spring. never get sick from it. water right of the ground is the cleanest water you'll ever drink, tastes better to. find yourself a spring and enjoy. nice video.

[@anonymousthesneaky220]

It tastes better for two reasons - one, it has many more minerals. Two, water plants put a bit of chlorine in to prevent things growing, and a bit of fluorine to clean teeth. Note that if you are drinking well water, you must be more diligent about dental hygiene.

[@Lucifurion]

What in the hell is wrong with your space button?

[@isaactrost2990]

my man I think your space button may be triggering twice each press.

[@lowerthetone]

You would have thought, what with all the fluoride in water and toothpaste, that all dental issues would have been eradicated!

[@DavidKissinger-cm3lh]

@@isaactrost2990 not sure what the problem is, looks ok to me, but thanx for pointing it out.

[@arrisslee]

You have given this 72 year old woman such valuable info!! Water has been one of my prep worries! I on a well but with no electricity it is useless. Bought a lot of filtration supplies and tablets and a sand point well set up but 20 ft water supply kind of scared me. Your videos have given me more confidence in the sand point …..plus other alternatives. Thank you SO much for the information you share!! I have a creek for my goats but was concerned about my potential drinking water problem

[@Willi-g9o]

Get a hand pump for when you don’t have electricity. A house we bought already had one and it worked great. And was easy to pump.

[@BruceMarlier]

This is so interesting... Love this series of videos. Please, do keep making these.

[@clayhayeshunter]

More to come!

[@PRINCESSDREAMYLYN]

I've known about this for about 50 or so years give or take. Something to do before digging your well is to look around the area you will be digging for signs of animal trails and avoid those areas when possible place branches or other debris around as a deterrent to keep animals from walking over it or thru it. I like the bucket idea. however we did line the water hole with rock. We did this along side of a creek several feet from the bank. Also I've done it near a lake as well. Thanks for the lab tests we never tested the water and I'm sill here so it is drinkable. lol

[@JustinBilyj]

I was very amazed at the treebark in your previous video on how clear it got the water. I'd like to see you do something like that again but with the charcoal and gravel like you mentioned. Great work Clay!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Noted!

[@adamsmith7885]

yes. charcoal, gravel, and tree bark seems like the perfect combo. a plastic bucket will leave the water tasting like plastic, (as Clay did say "it tastes like bottled water".)

[@Johnbobon]

Thanks for running this experiment for us, Clay. Interesting results. Here's to hoping you've evaded ye olde Beaver Fever. 😄

[@AffectiveApe]

Great video! The lab analysis is a fantastic addition.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mr.somebody1493]

Want to see a homemade charcoal filter tested.

[@clayhayeshunter]

coming soon

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Nice

[@non9886]

i am thinking long time about it. i did some really primitive, but i could do better 🙂

[@strtkempo]

If the activation process is done correctly, and there's enough media for the water to pass through.... It will work with zero doubts. I do recommend getting some very fine screen filters now for preps. This will prevent any sand or charcoal from going into the filtered water. If you can get a glass tube to make the filter then you can make a PVC filter. Glass is best as it won't leach chemicals or micro plastics. But when you are dehydrated micro plastics aren't much of a concern.

[@christinemccoy4471]

@ mr. Somebody Do it then

[@marigoldjanies5756]

Not many people can make survival skills look easy, but you sir, continually surprise me. Still reeling over that season 8 dominance!

[@timothylongmore7325]

Amen to that. I just finished watching e 5 the buck.

[@adreabrooks11]

A warning about your tip of using tree bark to line the natural well: When wood rots, it produces methyl alcohol (aka wood alcohol). This isn't the alcohol that's fun on a Friday; it's the kind that makes you go blind (and worse). As long as the water is being cycled through (drunk, dumped out), it's probably fine for short-term use; but it's not great as a long-term option, and you're probably better off with silty water. If you must use bark to line your well (e.g. in soil that collapses in on itself and fills the basin), use green bark from plants you know to be non-toxic, empty the water daily, and change the bark out regularly - like every week or two. A better option would be small rocks or sand or (if you're lucky enough to be in clay-rich soil) bake some tiles.

[@ivandejanovic4963]

Thanks a lot for revisiting this. It is a really important knowledge to have. Even if there is no major catastrophe it help to be able to know how to make a small well and boil the water just if somebody is lost in a wilderness for several days. See you next week.

[@getlost3346]

Or also have a moonshine still to create alcohol to mix with the water to kill the bugs. Rakia!

[@overrideFunction]

I was one person that mentioned being interested in seeing a test on that previous video as I waa a bit sceptical. Thanks for revisiting it!

[@dbsalzw]

I love these practical ideas on using primitive methods to get water, good to know!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@LoreTunderin]

I've seen this done near the ocean with the pit dug far enough inland to get fresh instead of salt water, and filling the hole with beach sand to act as a filter.

[@clayhayeshunter]

I may have to give that a try!

[@jerryadams6799]

@@clayhayeshunter Its called a "dune well" if you want to research it online. it also shows up in some military survival manuals.

[@1980Baldeagle]

I lived in NC and use to make wells when camping on the outer banks. 100+ feet in from the ocean and I would have fresh water.

[@to8860]

Thanks again Clay!! I must say you pay WAY too much attention to negative comments......those people never leave their parent's house!!

[@clayhayeshunter]

There was some valid criticism on the video I referenced which led me to start the lab tests. So, overall, it was constructive.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Not all were negative, but merely expressing some skepticism, which is fine. Also saw truly constructive criticism with no negativity intended. Though of course there's always a few bad apples.

[@to8860]

@@clayhayeshunter Cool.

[@jasonpullan488]

You could line the outside bottom of the bucket with a cotton cloth, or tight woven fabric to help keep the water clean

[@miamidiver7]

Being a half a mile from a small river, this is great to know. Loving your videos and keep up the great work!

[@stevenkeil7869]

Man your vidieos are gold. I always forget to give them a like... my bad for that... im still working on bow drill fires... i tuned in for your bow building content before you won the dang show!!! Cheered for you the whole time and i still am. You rock brother!

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Yes sir 👍 We always did coyote wells when longterm camping. Works very well and never got sick. Very good 👍

[@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill]

THANK YOU for being kind to save the frog (and not just because it would result I poor quality water). Small act shows the person you are and is the sort of person I want to watch.... Be kind when we can. ❤🐸

[@clivedunning4317]

Great practical demonstration, thank you.

[@Unmutuall]

This was very informational, it is nice to see the more primitive way to filter water, when you might not be able to rely on modern gadgets to filter water.

[@armaximus]

Thanks for putting this out there.

[@clayhayeshunter]

My pleasure!

[@jamesduncan578]

Of all of the KZbin videos that I have watched (including many that have significant educational value) yours are the most useful and life worthy. Thank you so much.

[@user-McGiver]

you definitely are up to crack the industry Mr Hays... thank you for that!... keep'em coming please...

[@bbicon29]

Hope we see you next week!

[@cuocsonglangnoigogang]

Absolutely impressive! Your dedication to testing the Gypsy Well primitive water filter is truly commendable. By exploring and experimenting with traditional methods of water filtration, you're not only ensuring your own access to clean water but also contributing to the knowledge and understanding of primitive survival techniques. Your willingness to innovate and test such methods demonstrates your resourcefulness and commitment to self-sufficiency. Keep up the fantastic work in exploring and sharing these valuable insights into primitive living and survival skills! And I am Floating Village Life.

[@eliot1970]

This is a fantastic series. Thank you so much, from Australia.

[@bronco1199]

That was a beautiful little frog.

[@ifell3]

These videos are awesome, so glad YT recommended me your channel!

[@joshuadelisle]

Nice one clay. Simple and effective especially with solar and boiling as you suggested. I'm guessing a lot of native tribal cultures still do this too. I wonder if there are other different ways native people get clean water around the world?... Cheers J

[@clayhayeshunter]

From what I gather, these types of wells were common all over the globe. I've read several accounts of old time settlers and backwoods people burying old oak barrels for this purpose. Even down in the brackish mangrove islands of south Florida you can get fresh water from the ground when the surrounding water is a bit salty.

[@MPG5759]

Yet another great skill for obtaining drinking water,thanks for your knowledge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@3passa]

Thx for the Sunday treat, very interesting. I was already surprised by your filtering video back then, but having the lab testing it puts the thing on another level. Cute little green friend, seems like a healthy environment. See you next week Clay, no doubt 🤞

[@TheOrangeKou]

Love these Scientific videos. Experiments and lab result analysis are always fun.

[@everluck35]

What a simple yet powerful method. As you said, placing charcoal and gravel on the bottom should improve the water quality even more. Thank you!

[@madamecampsalot6384]

This is a fantastic series. I love the respect you showed for the frogs. Thanks!

[@Raykenn1]

Great information, thanks for posting 👍

[@clayhayeshunter]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HoldYourSeahorses]

Amazing. I’m really interested in seeing lab results before and after with primitive charcoal and sand filters you always see people do. I’ve looked in the past on KZbin and couldn’t find anyone doing a lab analysis.

[@driver3899]

From what I understand there is E.coli everywhere, even in our own bodies, its just the amount that makes you sick. Just like viral loading, you can handle small amounts. So a primitive water filter that gives those results is very impressive

[@cynthiastandley5742]

It's the type of E. Coli. E. coli O157:H7 causes hemolytic uremic syndrome which is often fatal. Many times it's traced back to cattle. Outbreaks from hamburger have been seen and raw milk can be a source.

[@gregbagwell5543]

I was wondering how different soil types around the pond might affect the ability for the water to pass through to the dug well? Your soil looked fairly sandy to me. Where I live is much more clay at least in some locations. Maybe the distance from waters edge to the dug well might would need to be shorter in a clay soil area…and/or depth of the hole? I really liked the video and the results of the test! Good info to know!

[@clayhayeshunter]

I've done it in clay soils as well. It just takes longer for the water to seep into the hole.

[@nateo6805]

This is a great series, Clay.

[@chrisgolden1770]

Loving your videos the past few months. Trying to build knowledge to be more prepared for whatever life might throw my way.

[@yaksauce]

Very useful knowledge that keeps us liberated and vital. Anxious to learn more from your work.

[@noeschmoe9927]

Very good info. Your grape vine filter video has been popping up since January 2024, at least. I finally thought God must want me to know something important. That video and this one make me say thank you God and thank you Clay. May God protect you and yours' and God bless you in the troublesome times ahead.

[@rausundfern]

Really intresting video. never thought that this works out so good! 😎

[@MrGaza74]

Wow! I didn’t know this trick. How simple but effective. File that one upstairs. Frog wanted to hang out with Clay Hayes.

[@treeofliberty4407]

Bet you read every Foxfire book as a child! Great work showing people different techniques on getting clean water. This is something people may really need to know pretty soon. Subscribed!! ❤

[@clayhayeshunter]

Yep, had the entire series!

[@jryan0891]

I enjoy these water videos. Good information to know.

[@ajarrell3919]

You have added validation to the gypsy well. I have been using this method for many years. Thanks

[@marinabrola]

That frog is fantastic!!!!! So photogenic 🎉

[@karenhislop2213]

Great sampling technique.

[@donscottvansandt4139]

Tree frog's are awesome! Fascinating...

[@clayhayeshunter]

Yes they are!

[@russbilzing5348]

I am reminded of "Treasure Island", where, outside the door of their inland 'fort' was "a cauldron with the bottom knocked out" that acted as their water supply. He spoke of seeing the spring bubbling up through the sand in the bottom, clear as day.

[@tylerbate284]

At my house i have a shallow gand sug well that supplies all our water. The water demand meets expectations but is not enough stored volume to water a garden or use in fire defense as im well out of range of a fire hall. I statrted digging a new well a year ago where a decent amount of water seeps through the geound and will eventually add a culvert and a gravity fed water line to the house. My question is if i added charcoal around the culvert, will the charcoal ever go bad and need to be replaced? Thanks Clay, great video. Love learning this stuff.

[@joaquimrasi6822]

Another great piece of content and extremely informative. Thank you & greetings from Norway

[@djmelchisedec6242]

I learned a lot from you , Thank you for the test and info . I feel much better if I'm stuck in a bad situation . GOD bless

[@jessewilliams102]

I don’t need to know lab results to know that the ground is the best filter in the world. I’ve never seen this method before and I’m glad you showed me.

[@TheLonghunterBowyer]

Great video man

[@lookdawg187]

My ancestors were bog people, I knew digging a hole near water source worked, but didn't realize it filtered that well. Great vid.

[@Fishingreminder]

Awesome video and test. Really useful knowledge for any survival or outdoor situation. Thanks so much for posting this.

[@StillWater974]

@Clay - I don't know if this makes a difference but incase it does: I've been looking for a good survival channel for a while now and have only JUST found your videos. Your content is so amazing and I've been wondering why it took me so long to find them and what I think it that it might be because your channel is just your name. I did some Google searches a while back for the best survival channels to learn from and I think your name came up but when I clicked on your channel, your handle was your name /hunter and the blurb was a lot about hunting, so I assumed (incorrectly) that most of the content, even the survival content, would be around hunting or survival with encountering wild life etc. Since it wasn't what I was looking for, I clicked off and continued searching. I found my way back because I was searching for water filter solutions and after clicking on the one using grapevines, I started watching your other videos to see if they were just as useful and they were! There is SOO much value in what you're teaching and how you do it. You explain the how AND the why you also talk about the science behind which is both interesting and shows how knowledgeable you are. I plan on subscribing and sharing your channel with some of the prepping communities I've found my way to. I also plan on using them to teach my daughter a bit of science over the summer. I've found my way to a lot of survival videos this year and yours is one of the only ones that doesn't rely on gear you would have to purchase, which doesn't account for emergency situations where someone may not be prepared or when modern Resources run out. Like I said, your videos are gold for a variety of audiences. I'm not sure if you'd ever consider updating The about section & or adding 'survival' to somewhere in the channel name but I think it would help your videos be further reaching and grow your number of subscribers. Hopefully that's not too rude of me to say. Regardless, you have a loyal subscriber out of me! Keep doing what you're doing! I look forward to watching your past videos and learning more from you as you post.

[@ahahaha5341]

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing this clever solution to getting water.

[@bcase2056]

Thank you so much for this video I have thought about this topic a ton store bought versus made in the field filters I appreciate the test that you run and the accurate information

[@gundarsmiks4889]

Honestly, this is the stuff that we should be teaching our kids in the school! This could potentialy save a life, get out of a tough situation. Or just get some primitive water going while thinking of something more...

[@davypeleman3672]

As suggested i think this is great for filtering debris an most stuff, then boil it and you will have nice water. Usefull trick imo.

[@nevisstkitts8264]

11:40 if the initial sample contains e coli, IMO after emptying three times, the well needs to be shock chlorinated to eliminate residual e coli in the remaining contents and surfaces of the container. Most state health depts have info on shocking. If it was me, I'd put a cup of 6% non-additive chlorine bleach for 24 hours into the bucket well (one time only). Probably good idea to filter and boil the well water as SOP. the advantage of the well is it greatly extends the life of filters and allows for direct drinking with acceptabls risk in an emergency. I'd still use purif tabs if in doubt. UV is A great way to go.

[@Goldenhawk583]

and where do you go to get chlorine in a grid down, shtf situation?

[@nevisstkitts8264]

@@Goldenhawk583 make it. If you have a portable unit used by missionaries, it's easy. You need salt and a source of electric current. Electrolysis of saltwater generates hypochlorite. You can buy hypochlorite generators with USB power cords from Amazon. If you live near coast or estuaries, you have a ready source of salt.

[@Goldenhawk583]

@@nevisstkitts8264 I do live close to the ocrean, not too far anyway. Not staying here though. when shtf, there are too many people. And, as far as I know, salt is not chlorine. I would also not trust anything electrical once the solar flares really get going, ( in strength), we wont have electricity then. I know how to make salt from scratch, no electricity needed.

[@KiwiBushcraftAndSurvival]

Excellent, I love the confirmation lab testing, the tips and advice. As usual, you are the man Clay!

[@williamjacobs288]

Really enjoy your helpful content.

[@ahorseman4ever1]

I know you spend half your time in Florida. It would be great seeing this from a northwest prospective. Thank you

[@causmogroov3764]

Loving this content! Thanks brother!

[@TVideoupload]

The coolest video I ever saw was a big 55 gallon drum with a buncha sand and other things I cannot remember but it had a drip constantly coming down into it and apparently a micro biome on the surface that filtered. You should make a video doing that if you haven’t

[@snowpaw360]

Oh, I thought I recognized you, I remember that other video. Keep up the good work!

[@hanwellfoxfoxy5008]

Nice one, very interesting information, karma at work @5:00 live long and enjoy life...

[@MarcoEnzo]

Thanks for making these kind of videos. Very cool

[@glastornjet73]

So what you are saying is this would be great to use once being ran through a good gravity filter filter like an Alexa pure plus you could use 2 buckets and build a filter in the bottom of the first bucket let it go through the first filter bucket into the second bucket then boil or let it sit in the sunlight. Then run it through the alexapure. Great info! Thanks man!

[@seriousros7280]

you don't need the alexapure whatever that is

[@multiversevariant4944]

Hey Clay awesome video very informative, I just have a question how to fix a crack on a bow limb if it's on the side and longitudinal? Thx

[@raindropsweettea]

Thanks!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Welcome!

[@SH1974]

The knowledge about the importance of fresh and safe drinking water was reason for me to buy a water filter. Not the lightest, by far not the cheapest, but the best. A thing I can rely on. And if even that breaks, my water bottle is made of stainless steel and has a lid that could be used as cup. I could use it as a base for a filter system or even a primitive destillery. Destilling water is probably the safest way if You ain't got any filter.

[@anitamaddox178]

Love this channel!!!

[@julesprice5805]

You are awesome!!!! Thank you so much for doing this and sharing the results. Priceless information!!!!

[@kriduro1956]

Two years ago you make a video about a filter, using a tree branch,i just subscribed,is my first time watching yours videos,but my curiosity is,if you can make the same text with ocean salty water? Thanks,i would continue watching your material!

[@morganscalabrino7808]

I already knew this one but the one using wood was amazing, maybe you should look for a research team or an organization that would allow you to test the water more widely for various pathogens. Love your videos

[@ssiiggyy1980]

Great video!! Awesome knowledge to keep on tap, just in case.

[@jeanroeder5534]

A proper lid on the bucket is a must.

[@Goldenhawk583]

not of you dont have one.

[@toddstewart4404]

Would be interesting to see the lab results from first filling of the bucket!?!

[@isabellefaguy7351]

Where I grew up in rural quebec, many people still today have house wells that are a big hole, sometimes lined with concrete or a huge plastic pipe, sometimes not even lined (if the soil can hold itself well or it's some rock, they may not even line the hole sides). The bottom is either left as is or a layer of gravel or pebbles is laid on it. The pump intake is attached to a floater, many times simply an empty bleach water bottle, so the intake is never at the bottom of the well (so the pump don't pump soil). They never question water from these very crude wells. Only the bank will require a water test before accepting to provide a mortgage. Otherwise, most people never do water testing. They're called "surface wells", in opposition to the ones that are just a small diameter hole drilled far down into the rock.

[@isabellefaguy7351]

The only things a buyer will look closely when buying your house (concerning water) is : 1) is there enough water per day, 2) is the cover of the well sealing properly so no animal can get in the well, and 3) is the well built in a way that running surface water can't get in it (normally, people who put a lining will make sure the lining protudes 6 inches from the soil level, and if there is no lining, you dig around the well as you would around a tent in rainy weather).

[@kringsja9913]

love these videos, have a great day :)

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks for the visit

[@narwhal2211]

Cool man, ty, so much knowledge and great delivery!

[@FredFreiberger-pk6wc]

Thanks for educating us .

[@AlmostOffGridGrandmacre-zs5eu]

Thank you. It definitely interests me.

[@Clark42EoC]

Hey I remember asking you if burning the inside of the bark you used in your coyote well video might help the filtration process. Glad to see charcoal made it into this video.

[@thetriadbroker]

That is awesome. I have never heard of a Gypsy well. But it makes total sense.

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

where I live in east Texas , I'm concerned that there are so many wild pigs that the ground it self is contaminated . I suppose if I dug deep enough it should alleviate any problems. but luckily for me I have an old open well on my property.

[@Jack_Move]

My issue is the having to wait 2-3 days for clear water. Typically in an emergency you would need it much faster then that. This would be great for an up an running camp or something.

[@clayhayeshunter]

You can do it in less than a day if your water seeps fast enough. I just didn’t want to hang around to bail it out again.