Off-Grid Lifestyle: How my Rainman Watermaker makes life on my sailboat even more self-sufficient

Want to be able to live fully off grid on your sailboat? Check out my portable rainman watermaker here www.rainmandes...
I am using the portable system so I can easily bring it over to a friend`s boat or someone else that might be in the need of water.
The 115V-AC model with a power consumtion of 1.25kW lets me produce 140 liters of water in an hour on my solar powered board system. That is more than what I use in a week, so I usually run the watermaker every 7-10 days.
Here you can see how to flush / pickle the system before storing it • Leaving on a high note...
And the reason I chose the portable version you can see here • We don`t just eat cann...
Can you survive without a watermaker living on a sailboat? You sure can. But having one makes life so much easier and erases the worry of where to find water sources on land when your tanks are running low and no rain clouds in the sky!
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My name is Nike and I have been living and sailing on my sailboat Karl since 2013. After a massive refit marathon, I finally cast off the lines and learnt to solo sail my 37-foot Reinke Super 10 that I called "Karl". I am publishing videos (at the moment every two weeks) about the ups and downs of living, repairing and sailing my boat.
Since January 2022, I have a new permanent crew member: my furry friend Boga. When I started out, I did not know much about boat repair or solo sailing. Since I am still out there, I hope that my story inspires others, to chase their dreams, even if they might think they are not cut out for it. There is always a way, so I'll see you out there!
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[@markmark2080]

I've said this before, but I have to say it again, you are just a naturally gifted film maker, Hollywood couldn't match your overall quality if they tried, and they sure wouldn't be able to come up with an equivalent natural, genuine person to play your part, let alone 'do the whole thing'... Beautiful, interesting and educational... Shout out to Paul and an ear scratch for the critter.

[@williamherring6376]

oh, i was happily surprised to see another video after yesterday's video

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

hehe, well that one from yesterday was just a short "special occasion" video that I had done for the awards in Annapolis and thought maybe some would also enjoy it.

[@generossano2800]

Hey, Nike. Want to thin better of yourself? start keeping a list of everything that you have learned to do since first ever moving onto your boat. Remember it means writing down every single thing that you have learned and have become mostly competent at. Do't ever throw this list out. it is a forever add to the list. You are so courageous. Sail on Captain.

[@electricsushi]

Fascinating. I read about another novel invention for creating fresh water on BBC just the other day. A "desalination buoy" that operates with only hydraulic pressure of the ocean waves rising and falling. Nice to see you out sailing again Miss Steiger!

[@standorf958]

Just an old guy, that's watched your adventures from afar, I think you're amazing. There might be hope for us yet on this planet. Just learned that comments matter, so thought I'd try to help. You are special. Thank you.

[@tatehill330]

I live on a boat in Lake Ontario. My dogs drink water from the lake or use a portable camper shower approximately 8 L every two or three days and most times jump in the lake for a swim and clean before I use the camper, shower and only drink about 1 L of water a month mostly drink, cold, beers and coffee at Tim Hortons every morning. It’s a three minute walk from the beach that is one of my biggest fears of living on the ocean with my three dogs my boats, not big enough to carry enough water for long crossings and that’s my dream. I gotta get a water maker you’re the best love watching your shows, I would never be living this way, if I didn’t watch and learn from you.❤

[@lynmcclure9156]

Great tutorial of conservation of our natural resources. 👍👍⛵

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

happy that you enjoyed it. Living with limited water and power sure has made me more aware of my consumption on land and where I could possibly save some. So I thought maybe some other people find that interesting too

[@lynmcclure9156]

@@WhiteSpotPirates My, wasn't expecting a response to my comment, you made my day! Living small ,as I call it , has always been my habit. While living in a land of conspicuous consumption (USA) in a small resort community I see first hand the wasteful habits of our visitors, particularly regarding water. Living off grid makes you aware of how precious our resources are and to not take them for granted. I have been following for years and as a mechanic watching you overcome your MANY challenges while explaining to others the process is a true gift. Your personal insights on taking on challenges regarding self confidence and self reliance are also spot on an my book. Living Large does not equate to " quality of life" . I think your are doing it right. Fair winds.

[@sailingeden9866]

I usually drink my cooking water. I use the spray bottle method to wash dishes and can wash dishes for about a month with one gallon of water. I use a five-gallon recirculating shower and refresh the water after about 15 showers. I also filter and reuse my laundry water and refresh the water once a month, but like using shore-based laundromats when convenient.

[@bruceswabb7145]

Love that water maker!

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

Hi Nike, just by flushing the toilet I use 14 liters a day, a quarter a day taking my medicine , a cup for brushing teeth, and aproximatly half a bucket for washing myself and a quarter bucket for the dishes. So all and all more than you do, but then I dont have an ocean for my number ones and twos. Love to you, Chris.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Respect, hat`s very little assuming you don`t live on a boat since you said you don`t have the ocean for ur numbers ;).

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

@@WhiteSpotPirates I forgot to mention the laundry machine, woops, I have no idea how much that uses, but me being by myself I dont use it often, maybe every three months.

[@Bluenoser613]

That's A LOT of power to run that thing, but totally worth it!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Since I am running mine on reusables, I don`t sweat too much about it. There are also DC systems that have a lower power draw but of course also less water output. www.rainmandesal.com/12vdc-watermaker/ I had first been option for this one...but I am happy that Rainman suggested the AC model instead since my system can "digest" it and it`s a lot faster...

[@davidstephens1092]

Having lived relying on stored rain water for most of my life, I still use all the little things I was taught as a kid. Showering when you are ready turn the water on and get under it as soon as it is warm, wet yourself and turn it off, lather up and turn it on again to rinse off. Cooking steam where possible as it needs very little water but if you need to boil save the water for your first wash of the dishes and then rinse them. All grey water ( shower kitchen sink and washing machine ) goes onto the trees in my orchard which is heavily mulched to reduce evaporation. I have lived through some very serious droughts but have never run out of water. I once worked for a company setting up Reverse Osmosis systems and in your situation, having an abundance of clean salt water it is the perfect way to go and seeing the care you take with your system it should last a long time. Thanks for the enlightening video Nike.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks for sharing how you are conserving water, that`s very inspiring! Question: are you filtering your grey water before it goes in your garden? Crazy thing: I was researching grey water clearing systems the other day...and found out that there is a LAW! in Germany (of course...why am I even surprised about this) that you are not allowed to get in contact with your purified grey water - if you purify it yourself that is. You are only allowed to use it for watering ur plants if it is lead through a under the ground hose system. GO FIGURE! I did not research more in depth, maybe you are allowed to lead it back into ur toilet to flush it, I know ur allowed to do that with rain water...but when I read about this, I thought that`s a bit too much and not really encouraging people to re-use their water.

[@davidstephens1092]

@@WhiteSpotPirates No I don't filter it at all as there is no contact with the fruit as the grey water is fed onto the grown around the trees and being a gravity flow system there is no risk of splash. The ground would do a lot of filtering in its self. When I wad working on the Reverse Osmosis we also did a bit with filtering dirty water using a multi stage system similar to swimming pool filters and back flushing as required. It worked very well but rather bulky thus not practical for smaller boats. I have seen pictures of toilet system where the wash basin waste feeds into the tank on the toilet to be used for the next flush, which seems like a great idea although people would need to be sure any soap didn't affect a septic system if they had one. Do you treat your tanks at all. I would imagine with them being below deck and almost no sunlight exposure you wouldn't me likely to have an alga problems.

[@Laser3303]

Here at home with my wife, I've averaged 1 full year usage to 38k gallons; 2766L/wk. avg. Hot months are up to 6k gal/month, and cold months are as low as 2k gal/month, for all usage, according to the monthly water bills we get. some of the big deals are when it's hot, the pool evaporation, and wife likes to keep the plants hydrated (of course). Last 4 mo. of last year we averaged 3,000 gal/mo @$45.58/ month. between 2 and 6K gal each month. I think that's a lot, but wifey uses a lot (lol). I just turned 70, and the grandkids use the pool, as does she. Thanks for giving the numbers to us all! Appreciate your videos, and hope you always are blessed! Peace to you.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks for sharing those numbers! and yes, a garden and pool will take a lot for sure. And I assume ur garden is a wee bit bigger than mine and using ur cooking water won`t cut it, hehehe.

[@HoneyVoyager]

Hey Nike. Great little summary thanks. We liveaboard and we budget 105 litres per person (2 onboard). When we have guests they always use more even when we give clear instructions! We’re just about to install a water maker before we cross the Atlantic in a couple of months.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Ah cool, thanks for sharing! That’s very similar. And yes, it’s a bit tricky with guests especially those that are pure land lubbers 😂. Do you have a foot pump or pressurized system? Guess the latter makes it also easier to easily spend more water 😊. And enjoy ur watermaker! It’s such a treat to have one. I might be spoilt for life now that I have one 🙈

[@HoneyVoyager]

We have a pressure system and an inboard shower (2 minute showers and only on treat days 😊) but it’s easy enough to conserve if you’re used to it. I grew up on sailboats so it’s ingrained in me. Love your channel btw 😊

[@velocita6907]

That water maker is amazing! You are a master at conserving water.

[@bernardlawson665]

Nike, a useful and practical boots-on-the-ground freshwater consumption example of amazing weekly usage. I am reminded of my 5 sisters and a very small water tankage at home as I was last in line to access a hot shower. RESULT? On board, my Cape Dory Ketch showers start with either jumping over the side or using a small canvas "gusto" bag to rinse/shampoo/brush teeth. My children were not thrilled. Giggles!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks for sharing that anecdote 😊👍 made me giggle

[@bernardlawson665]

@@WhiteSpotPirates btw... Only foot pumps on board no pressure pumps! This is not a hotel fortunately and crews totally compliment with USN drills on all off shore crossing including volunteer to jump off board and watch crew takeover recovery!

[@OHFORPEATSAKES]

Nice to get some numbers from someone who's been out there for a long time. Very informative. Great video.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

happy to hear that you found this little episode on water consumption informative :).

[@davidwood4427]

Great stuff, love it. One thing we use on the boat is a plastic (no rust) pump up, 1 litre garden sprayer. Leave it in the sun for a warm rinse after a swim that uses less than 500ml per rinse.

[@melee401]

Excellent production fair lass. A water saving shower head is the single most thing one can do to reduce water usage at home. Putting a water saving device in the toilet tank can reduce more still. Showering once every two days when you are not sweating up a work out or whatever can save even more. Not flushing the toilet when you only have to pee can save more provided it does not start stinking.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Yes, very good points, thanks for sharing. Front loader washing machines vs top loader seems to make a big difference, too and efficient dish washer models only use like 8 liters which one would probably use more when doing dishes by hand on land...The water saving shower head IMO is a really great way to save since it`s not really taking anything away from you...

[@jacobernst3753]

I live fulltime on my boat (mostly in Denmark), and I have pressured water onboard 🫣... But by adding a ' foot switch´ to turn on and off the pressure pump, in the galley and the heads, I reduced my water consumption by 35%. Now I use 100 liters/week when at anchor, and 125 when at the dock. My only enemy is my instant water heater (runs on propane). It is only mounted 5 ft from the faucets, and I need to replace the water in the pipes when using hot water, and again let it run 10 seconds after use, for cooling the heater down. That´s 2x1 liter every time I use it, but I just love that heater😇-gives me 50C water in a few seconds.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks for sharing, that`s very interesting. When only using 100 l / week, I think you totally deserve that luxury of hot water!!

[@timmywarren2349]

Very good Video and you are looking very very Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

thank youuuu, Timmy!

[@Randy_Gustafson]

Fabulous video Nike! It would be a brilliant addition to any one living off grid. RVs, cabins, houseboats. Even someone in the market for a canal boat. Cheers!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks Randy :). I wonder if someone living on a canal boat, or cabin or houseboat...would have more room for fancy gadgets like a WASHING MACHINE or a DISH WASHER 😯😯😯Just throwing it out there...

[@Randy_Gustafson]

That would be WAY TOO fancy! @@WhiteSpotPirates

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

@@Randy_Gustafson 😭😭😭😭😭

[@misterwho938]

Happy for you🎉

[@skaraborgcraft]

In a 24 day Atlantic crossing, I used less than 100 liters. There was no laundry as i was pretty much naked for the entire crossing. That looks like a handy bit of kit if you can power it.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Yes, crossing are surely very different. Thanks for sharing 👍.When I am at sea for a couple of days I also use less

[@hakanostberg]

I work for the Swedish water association. We collect statistik for the water consumption. On average Sweden uses 130 liters per day or 910l per week.

[@dennismacdonald2003]

Great video Nike, very informative

[@sylvainlaforest4393]

Nice watermaker. On my boat a sea water foot pump works great when away from busy harbours to wash or rinse anything that doesn’t require fresh water. It really helps to stretch out the fresh water tank. Love your videos!

[@thomasescape3002]

It is typical. the more supply of water available the more you use. I am singlehanded, have 360 liters of tanks and consume twice as much as you. Therefore, compliment for your awareness. Thomas SV Carmina

[@richardherndon1541]

Great video. Both how you collect and how you use water was very useful! A very easy thing to do to save water is simply turn off the running water while you are brushing your teeth. It will only help a little but it really doesn't require much effort and it does save a significant amount. Great click bait! 😀

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

YES! very much agree about turning the tap off whilst brushing your teeth AND whilst soaping up...Easy to do and big effect.

[@johnmccormick175]

Great video,very interesting..thanks for sharing and stay safe 🙂

[@advocatusdiaboli1588]

Interesting! Well I´m off taking a long, soapy Shower now.^^

[@jimwilson4876]

Good vibes

[@tgwhelan]

Great video!! I love the conservation element of sailing. I have been out on my Cape George 38 for the last two months. I didn't keep explicit track, but in thinking back when I filled the tanks I think I think I am using about 50-60 liters a week. I'm putting my boat up on the hard for winter tomorrow, and am actually emptying out the main fresh water tank so I can winterize her for winter. I was kind of shocked I still had so much water on board!! Lesson learned. I think the reason my usage is lower than yours is mostly because I've done laundry and showers on shore when there are facilities. In between shore showers I've found baby wipes are great for the occasional "baby-wipe-bath" to clean up. Tim - s/v Patience (CG 38)

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

oh wow yes, that`s very little. when at sea, I could do that...but at anchor I would have to work quite hard to use that little...

[@oh-brothers]

With good cheap lifepo4's by powerqueen and redodo.... and some extra solar... you could have a small laundry machine on board too !!!! you could run your watermaker daily which is actually better for the membranes.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

I think I would opt for an installed version then, though ;). Maria has a laundry machine on her boat and it`s sure a treat! I don`t think Karl will ever go that route...but then I never thought I would have a watermaker so let`s better never say "never" ;)

[@gertboerman3666]

Thanks for this Nike. I had many books in my life. Roughly ten years ago I gave them to the local library apart from 4 books that I burnt. Never regretted this. Untill a couple of weeks ago. I was missing one book. "The Long Way" by Bernard Moitessier. So, I bought it again. Reason I am telling you this is that Bernard suffered from psoriasis. Once on his long way at sea he used only salt water to wash his body. No soap. And....Mr. Psoriasis was gone, never to return. I had the same itching disease and when I read his book, decades ago, I was able to cure myself. Btw...books by Bernard.....must reads for any sailor, I think.

[@svthelxinoe5488]

During the first six months after permanently moving onto the boat in 2018, the two onboard-watertanks (2x300L) had been out of use for years and were pretty much unuseable. Before restoring them back into a workable condition, I got along with 2x25L tap-water in jerrycans per week. (showers/toilet excluded, since I was standing on land at the time). After the refit and with easily accessible tap-water via hose from the walkon, a 25L-geysir and new pressurepumps instead of footpumps only in galley and head, I found myself using one full tank per week, including extensive daily hot showers, freshwater-flushing toilet and employing a small camping-washingmachine once per week. So, as they say: The more water you can easily access, the more you tend to use.

[@WilliamDenneyJr]

Good to know from Kauai, HI. I like that water maker. It would be good equipment to have on my 36 Cheoy Lee Pedrick. Nice video!!!

[@davidcheca4646]

Me encanta tu coraje . Has pasado por situaciones muy difíciles y ahí sigues ! . Gracias por tus videos . Hey Ho , Let's Go ! .

[@sy-ronja3613]

Hi Nike, you missed out flushing the toilet on land, which adds another large amount of liters to the land water consumption per week 😉👍

[@charonstyxferryman]

For rinsing with fresh water you can use a flower watering sprayer instead. Much more economical with water usage.

[@erictakakjian6021]

Cool video, and interesting topic. I'm a merchant mariner, and have a crew of 9 on my ship. On average we use about 300 gallons per day of fresh water, including cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene, laundry and flushing toilets (ours are fresh water flush). We do have a water maker which will make roughly 1200 gallons per day. We try to only use it at sea and not in harbors if possible.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

thanks for sharing, that`s interesting to hear. Yes, flushing toilets is sth I totally forgot to account for...that will raise the water consumption quite a bit...

[@PineappleOranges]

I think we use something like 1200+ gallons of water a day, but we have two distillation plants capable of a rated 1800 gallons a day. This is for a complement of 40 people showering, cooking, cleaning, and the water used for operations. We have a two tanks for a total capacity of ~8600 gallons of potable water.

[@RobertLarsonSF]

We just spent a week+ away from our slip and I. was interested in our water consumption. I filled the tank before leaving and upon return needed about 45 gallons, or about 150 liters. This was for two people for ten days ... so the average was 15 liters per day. We were happy with that. We were careful, but never wanted.

[@williamherring6376]

just love your videos

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

thank you, makes me happy to hear that!

[@wagnerdias6227]

Eu agradeço pela sua história de vida ! Eu estou a 3 anos reformando meu barco de aço! Vc me inspira sempre que o desânimo tenta pegar , mas o propósito é muito mais forte ! Vc é uma mulher incrível!!!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

uau, isso parece um grande projeto. Desejo-lhe muita energia e perseverança e espero que você também se divirta! Boa sorte com sua reforma!

[@jbphoto360]

nice B roll

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks! Took a while to get it all together so I am happy that it gets recognized 😊

[@Coyotehello]

Yeah! Another episode of Niki's life. Wait, there is no warning about nudity at the beginning ;-) At home I can easily indulge in 15 minutes hot hot high pressured shower, it is a guilty pleasure of mine, followed by a quick cold rinse. On the boat we are much more frugal about our usage. It is probably better not to have a shower in the cabin, it creates so much humidity! Cheers, a

[@m2pozad]

I'm not aware of a need to conserve water here in the Pacific Northwest. Almost nobody even bothers with a rain barrel collector.

[@rossmain4142]

Great video and explanation

[@gunterford7014]

excellent video as usual... thanks g

[@birgerlous-willerup5837]

An eyeopener. I live in a house in Denmark with my wife and our average consumption of water amounts to 1850 litres pr. Week.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Thanks for sharing and for saying it`s an eyeopener. I had a discussion with someone who said "not sure people will find the comparison land / boat very interesting or helpful" and I am happy to hear that some people obviously do find it interesting and take something away from it.

[@dougmanatt4317]

Hi Nike, In San Diego we use 1,505 l/week in the rainy spring and 2612 l/week in mid summer (includes watering plants) for a small 3 bedroom/2 bath house for two people.

[@andydelarue9344]

I heard from a local in Dubai they use on average only nine litres daily, saving all that water means lots of fleas and smells.

[@rogermace4516]

Great video very informative, but you forgot toilet flushing on land I know with my yacht we use sea water

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

oh yesssss! You are right, I totally forgot that!!! Since it`s sea water on the boat, it did not come to my mind. But u r right that needs to be added to the land consumption!

[@trbowlin]

In my 40 foot land yacht I use between 100 and 120 litres (25 to 30 gallons) per week. I can easily go 21 days on 105 gallons and have some to spare.

[@polok890]

My water heater broke a year ago. I heat up a gallon of water on my stove and pour it into a 5 gallon bucket filled with 2 gallons. I take a bath twice a week. I do my dishes by hand with cold water and use the washing machine with cold water

[@GrinsInc]

Thanks for posting Nike. Cheers SV Good Karma as Grins

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

my pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@faelsinnes]

well I need to cut down on the coffee and tea, as it uses lots of gas, 22l of water a day. the rest needs to be looked at, But based on bike trips , rough camping, it is next to impossible to work out. Longest trip was 3 months, mostly rough camping, field wash uses 1.5 l a day cooking was about 2l a day including dishes. Drinking was about 3l of water and 5 pints of ale (if we could find a pub) . This takes some thinking about ! lmho. Boats got 2 x 200l water tanks , proposed route is the N W passage , probability of water availability ??? , all starts to get problematical. Nice vid.

[@annedelahay857]

Since crossing the Pacific on our sail boat, I am super conscious or conserving water after 7 years later of land based living, I feel incredibly guilty if I over use this precious resource.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

it does open one`s eyes, right? Maybe everyone should live off grid for a little bit for a while to get this experience, hehehe.

[@gonzalocorcueraalonso5742]

Me ha encantado el video,como todos tus videos y ya cuando hablas en español "es lo mas"😊

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

Interesting video, Nike. Thanks! Safe travels ❤

[@bevanhill5648]

Great video

[@frederickoning191]

You are a model for conservation. Well done!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

I would not go that far...on a boat it`s way easier to conserve water than on land and when I am on land, I use a lot more, too. But I thought it would be an interesting comparison nevertheless and maybe it will start some people on thinking where there is room to save water.

[@johnhutchins1470]

Hmm, I could probably find space for that. Have you ever changed the membranes? How often do you have to do that. Watching you watch stuff in the stream reminds me of the times I’ve done laundry in rivers. I remember washing clothes in a river in Mexico once and there were tons of other people around, most also washing clothes, some bathing, some just playing. Some time later I was in Mexico City at the museum of art there and saw a painting by Diego Rivera and I stopped and laughed - it was a river scene with people washing clothes, bathing, playing - looked just like my memory.

[@otter736]

👍 Thanks for the video.!!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

ur very welcome!

[@bogsplash8612]

Would be interesting to hear if location affects consumption. Tropics vs higher latitudes. Plastic free shampoo? Never realised plastic in soap was a thing.

[@AngusJohnson-ei1kk]

I will have to take a look on what I use on land per week . Have you had any problems with your water maker to date. Great video, thanks Angus

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Let`s see some numbers :)!!! And happy to hear you enjoyed the video. I have not had any problems so far, no, and I have it hmmm, maybe two years now? It is probably the most expensive item I have on my boat (after my diesel engine), so I had a lot of respect when I used it the first couple of times. But a) is the rainman watermaker super simple to use and b) has the rainman support been really sweet to reassure me that I did not have to worry ;). Well, I still have a lot of respect because it`s just really really cool to turn ocean water into drinking water in the middle of no where...but I know now that I cannot break it that easily ;).

[@AngusJohnson-ei1kk]

Thank you for answering so quickly . Yes they can get expensive. Did you look into a DIY unit? As far as water consumption goes ,I believe I would not be a good example of the norm here in the states . Single house hold, laundry once every ten days ( lots of work clothes) . Showers are around 3 to 5 mins , dishes are done by hand . So yes I'll send some numbers your way.

[@alexdeglavina1412]

I'm remembering my days in the Navy, 3 minute showers.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Or token showers at campsites :)), they are usually three minutes as well. It`s not that long ;)

[@rick91443]

Really interesting video, daaaaaaa, no really cheers rr Normandy, France

[@webheadusa9377]

From my water bills, 2 retired adults average daily water usage is 120 gallons, or 454 liters per day. This does not include water usage for watering lawn and garden, and I take our car to a carwash.. Last year our cost for water was $475.00 US dollars. Jan thru August 2023 our water bills total $362.00. I bought a Maytag Neptune front load clothes washer on 7/1/1997 that we still use today, with a cost of the Neptune and electronics repairs at an average yearly cost of $74.00. Yeah, 26-1/2 years so far. It can wash a queen-size comforter. Clothes dryer is a 13.5 year-old LG. Our car insurance increased $600 this year, and our real estate taxes increased $585 this year. Our car is a 2019 Honda Insight with 52 miles per gallon. Our gas cost in 2022 was $486. So, you see, our water bill is a deal for us. Btw, as the husband in my marriage, I have learned hot water is the way to keep my wife happy. Yeah, water for long, hot baths and showers. :¬) Webhead USA

[@BobbieGWhiz]

Something tells me this is going to be one of your more viewed videos, (as the internet loves cruising water consumption content).

[@charonstyxferryman]

Nike's information is usable for RVers, and people who live at remote places where there are quite a distance to their water hole.

[@jean-louismoury4100]

Watermaker is certainely the right solution particularly if you have energy from solar or wind. However, it is important to use it at least once a week to don't have bacteria So it is better to use it frequently (let's say twice a week)

[@tlgibson97]

We typically used about 1000 gal (3785L) per person per month living on land. That's just under 1000L per week. Unless you are actively conserving water people tend to be more wasteful with it doing just about anything. My boat has 140 gal (530L). Having land-based guests aboard is the most challenging to get them to conserve. They don't comprehend what it means to be off-grid and having to produce you own resources. I had one couple aboard that went through half my water supply overnight. At least according to my gauge which probably isn't the most accurate. But it still shocked me. Other boaters just understand the struggle better. That Rainman watermaker is a pretty good setup. I'm a bit jealous at the amount it produces per hour but it sure is a power hog. I have a Spectra 200T that only produces 200L per hour. But it only draws 10A DC. I think I would rather have the higher output. In either case it sure beats hauling water jugs.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

200L per hour? that`s more than mine...ordid you mean 20 liters? Mine produces 140l / h. I had been debating to get the DC model from rainman but luckily they have convinced me to get the AC one...since my system can easily take the draw, it`s so much more efficient. And yes, I agree that landlubbers sometimes don`t understand what it means to live with limited resources. Even when you explain it to them, they tend to forget...When I worked charters on Maria`s boat back then, we sometimes would switch off the water pump when people were overdoing it in the shower (after we had explained them only to get wet, soap up without the water running and then just rinse...). That little reminder usually helped more than any words 😂😂😂

[@tlgibson97]

@@WhiteSpotPirates Sorry, I have that all messed up. It's 200 gal (757L) per day. 8.3 gal (31L) per hour. I think we would ultimately use about the same amount of power but what you do in an hour would take me all day.

[@oceandawgs1076]

Great video. We must be dirty dawgs. We use about 60 litres a week for the two of us, and Dre.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

That`s impressive Cindy. Is this when at anchor or when in the marina? My skin does not agree with salt water only showers...IF you are drinking 3 liters of water a day each and Dre one...then thats already 49 liters a week. How the heck do you do that?? (maybe substituting some of those three liters drinking water with beer? 😂)

[@oceandawgs1076]

@@WhiteSpotPirates yes this is on the hook. There is no way we are drinking 3 litres of water a day. Pascal is definitely replacing some of his with beer and I am maybe drinking one and a half litres of water a day. And we do bath only in salt water. We also use a spray bottle for rinsing dishes with fresh water, but often just use salt and let them dry in the U V light. We spent one summer in BC during the heat dome and we had very little access to clean water. It was a nightmare but we really learned to conserve. I guess some of that still sticks. This experience is also what prompted us to get a water maker.

[@davidbarten7429]

Really great episode Nike, long time listener, first time caller :-) .. I have a sailboat and also Captain boats, now more as a side hustle.. One trip I took a mom & her two daughters on a 1250 mile trip - they consumed insane amounts of water..close to 300g a day. If not for the water maker the size of living room couch... Personally on my own boat, I hold 300gallons - that can last me close to a month if I'm carefull.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

hehe, yeah, I think some people don`t realize how much water pours out of a shower or a tap when you let it run...For me, camping showers, traveling on boats and also in India where showers were always with buckets has really opened my eyes for the topic of water consumption. And I am not saying we all need to be super frugal about it, but some things (like leaveing a tap open whilst brushing ur teeth) is something that makes my nails curl up... 300 gallons is a nice tank volume! Karl used to have a 100 gallon stainless tank that came with holes (and also made some holes ;))), so I never got the luxury to use it. But also takes a long time to fill up if your are bringing the water to the boat in a dinghi with jerry cans :))

[@rocketscientist007]

When I was cruising in the Dark Ages, 100 litres would last a month. No water maker, no GPS, no internet, no computers, no money for marinas. Catch rainwater off the deck from the scuppers. Shower in the rain, laundry from rainwater in the dinghy.

[@billcosgrave6232]

Very interesting video! 👍

[@AthelstanEngland]

Nice tan! If water for washing is based on surface area though me and the Mrs would need about 10 times as much!! :)

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

😁hm, good point. I had not even thought about that. I had only considered hair length...because mine changes from time to time and longer hair does ask for more rinsing...Maybe need to come up with a formula...or maybe better not...;)

[@AthelstanEngland]

@@WhiteSpotPirates luckily we're both losing ours!!! :) great content as always Nike.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

@@AthelstanEngland good on you if that`s something that makes you happy :)

[@HeyMichaelLeo]

You have a beautiful smile

[@carlosbiagi]

My advice: Cold showers! It helps your health and resilience and rarely takes longer than a minute - because it`s cold...

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

hehe, yes that`s true and a good "trick". But it also sucks sometimes 🤣

[@steves1266]

For a family of 5, I hope I did the math right, looks like we consume 425.52L each, per week. Based on our water bill. Degree of error is that they bill us by every 100 gallon, so if we use 101 gallons, we are billed for 200. Per person, I think we are doing pretty good!

[@kevinschreur2950]

In your water comparison you forgot to mention toilets for those on land. I don’t know if you have a fresh water system or a raw water system or if you compost? In any event add a bunch more for toilets. What about coffee or tea? Did you include that in your drinking count? Have lived on a boat (6 months of the year for 10 years) although we had dock service, when we went out overnights, we had 120 liters so it wasn’t much of an issue even taking showers on board and cooking etc.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

yes, I totally forot the toilets since there is no fresh involved in mine...Also someone mentione, I should have labeled the amount of sea water that I use to make the comparison whole, that`s a good point, too. In the three liters of drinking water per day, coffee is included, yes. I hardly ever drink tea...but I am sure a cup a day could be included in those three liters

[@johnmayer3433]

"Ein schöner Rücken kann auch entzücken".

[@birdsongken]

I wish I could send you some pictures of Puerto Azul, and punterenas, plenty of plástico for Gulf of Nicoya what a sin!!! It's beyond just picking up, and trying to recycle

[@pavichapin]

I use an average of 7500 liters a month. Live alone in the city. No lawn watering.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

thanks for sharing. I did forget to count in the toilet flushing for the land based people...That seems to add a considerable amount if water to the consumption.

[@pavichapin]

@@WhiteSpotPirates Laundry is probably my largest consumption, four or five loads a week. Then there is my ten minute shower every morning.

[@ianb4801]

I have the same water maker, although mine is 240V. I power mine from a Honda generator and it works well. Only problem is both the pump un e membrane unit are just sooooohevy and ended lashing everything on deck.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Oh as in permanently? How does it hold up with the weather and UV and all…?!

[@ianb4801]

@@WhiteSpotPirates oh I cover it but it does suffer up there. Just the risk of injury, by hauling up there each time, with me single-handing across the odd ocean or two, was just too great.

[@frankzollweg3735]

BIste auch noch ein Mathe Genie und Physikprof. du bist echt toll....

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

Ok, yes. The thumbnail made me click on this video faster...

[@Lightw81]

Ho ho.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Showers... CUT THE MINUTES! No one needs a 20 min, or longer, shower. But to learn to save, you have to live where water is scarce. I used to bucket bath in 4 liters... and then save that to flush my toilet.

[@rickchollett]

For me I'd have to bump up the drinking water because I drink a lot of water! Plus coffee! I still have not received your email asking me to come and crew.....

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

😁😁😁

[@grahamhunter9565]

What model of Rainmaker do you have? What season and episode do you introduce your water maker?

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Hey Graham, I have the protable version that runs on AC 110V www.rainmandesal.com/portable-watermaker/. The first time I showed the watermaker was in one of the videos during the pandemic in Panama kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGGpgWCkr56LZrsfeature=shared

[@BlizzardActual]

I took a look at my household water bill, and I thought, "Wow, Nike's estimate is pretty close." Then I remembered to convert gallons to liters and realized I'm using about four times as much. To be fair, that's for two people and one dog, but now you've got me wondering where it's all going.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

😁nice! that was my intention, to get people wondering. A big thing I forgot to calculate: flushing the toilet. So, double the amount is because you are two people...and maybe you just go to the loo like a lot...?!?! ;)

[@GaraksWorld]

Thanks for the video. Do you have any additional filters for your drinking water?

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

no, I don`t, but I believe most people do.

[@cherevas1]

Hi I like your style of videos. Is there anything you regret for taking this path that I have seen you on for some time? Most people have not age well sailing and wanted to know your secret?

[@goobfilmcast4239]

You...are a Mermaid !

[@hansslob6749]

The question is: can one compare a standard household with a boat. When I’m sailing I’m using lake water to flush the toilet, the deck etc. I can’t do that at my house because the facilities for storing rain water are not easy to build in a dense city. When sailing our potable water consumption is maybe a 10th from what it is on shore because of the limited storage with makes one think more about it. I think that when potable water wouldn’t be available in such big amount the consumption on land would decrease enormous.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

The comparison was just to create a "oh that`s interesting" kinda moment. I am not saying people on land should only use this little water because that`s what I do on my boat. But I do believe that this comparison can maybe help to create awareness about exactly what you mentioned: that we don`t think about our water consumption on land as much because it just pours out of the tap and seems unlimited. And for that, I had hoped this comparison gives a little moment of thought in the direction of "where can I maybe turn off the tap" - like whilst soaping up or brushing your teeth...I do understand that water consumption on land will naturally be higher and that`s understandable and okay.

[@hansslob6749]

@@WhiteSpotPirates Nike, I fully agree with you and videos like yours create awareness on this. Thanks for this!

[@klausluchow7905]

I am using about 470L a week. The most waste is flushing the toilette.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

thanks for sharing that. And YES, I totally forgot the flushing toilette part...that`s quite a biggie...

[@chikken_soup]

What a coincidence.... I'm drinking 646 liters of beer while watching your video 😁

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

😁😁😁that IS such a coincidence indeed!!!

[@adventuresoftara]

I’ve used three liters this week. No really. I drink beer, I have an outhouse and can wash in the river.

[@remyyamabushi1473]

belle performance en sobriété de consommation d'eau ! Ici, cela dépends fortement si ma fille est à la maison ou pas. Seul, j'utilise 29litres quand ma fille est là on passe à presque 700litres. La sobriété est difficile à inculquer aux ados.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

29 litres ? Mais c'est vraiment très peu, respect ! Oui, en tant qu'adolescent, vous pouvez avoir des priorités différentes ;)

[@remyyamabushi1473]

@@WhiteSpotPirates pardon, il y a une erreur de frappe et c'est 290litres. et dans ces 290 litres, il y a l'arrosage de mes plantes aussi.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

😁Ahhh, c`est très different ;) Mais c`est très peu, aussi. C'est dans la terre o dans une bateau?

[@remyyamabushi1473]

@@WhiteSpotPirates a terre dans une maison.

[@tahirsargin8236]

👏👏👏