Off Grid Natural Spring | Water Collection

[@SteepintheWoods]

Here's a link to our Spring Development Kit: steepinthewoods.com/shop/spring-development-kit-upcycled-water-collection-system/ You can see our first set up for water collection, installation, grey water and more here: Dig a Spring: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4HCmaNjbtOKe6M Grey Water System: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3i7kIWbn52rpdk Spring House Build Part 1 & 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5vdd6uPft-WkMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep7FZpuao7V9jZY Running Water: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJjGgnhmh6p0aqc

[@billybadassbiker0724]

Dude ! You are the man ! Excellent advice ! Bushcraft survival baby ! Rock on man

[@SteepintheWoods]

I do what I can!

[@scable-eq7bp]

Interesting design to get spring water uphill to your homestead, we live off-grid in southern Tennessee and have a spring that runs through our property year round and has a really strong flow, so we had a contractor come in with a backhoe make the stream wider and deeper and then lined it with a heavy rubber pond lining and then rocked it. I had the contractor shave off some of the side of the hill so the water has less distance to travel up hill. For now I'm using a gas powered jacuzzi pump to move the water from the pond to our storage tanks which are a combined 2000 gallons. We also have a rain water collection system that is 500 gallons. It's not a perfect system but for now it's doing what it was designed to do.

[@EthanPDobbins]

If it's got a 1gpm or better flow in the summertime you might get it to run a ram pump.

[@brocacho]

bro, i just started exploring digging my hill side spring last month, it feels real good to see you post this video after only discovering the channel a month ago and find you the best resource for what I'm trying to do

[@SteepintheWoods]

I appreciate that! I'm not saying that's perfect.. but I really wish somebody could have showed me this video when I first started lol!!

[@fava7753]

Hey josh , celia , ivy and hamish . Your back . Excellent . To see you all in your new place . . My the children have grown . I will CONTINUE to follow you through your future journey as you build and improve your new land . . Sending all the very best wishes from over the pond . GB . .

[@SteepintheWoods]

Welcome back! The journey continues! If at all possible there's lots to come!

[@sam-and-angela]

As if squirting the totes from 10 paces weren't enough proof... 50 foot of head pressure on water like that equates to about 22 PSI. That's enough to blow the seals out of any garden irrigation system! AKA Perfectly fine! Cool video and cooler setup!

[@erroleabrown4317]

Im happy to see you people back how beautiful the baby is so big now💖💖🌈💯 Please don’t tow that log high on your back like that a sharp turn could permanently damage your back, carry logs low near the ground. Im so glad your all alright it’s been so long since I’ve seen yous. Be safe be happy 💖💖💙💙🌈💯

[@emanuele19956]

Best video on the subject, congratulations! I'm based in central Italy and doing the same as you guys, except I'm alone. My homestead is in the woods AND steep, like you guys.

[@lychgatelofts9189]

Thanks so much for making these videos! Our land is so similar to yours. We're in the blue ridge. I've been wanting to dig out one of our springs for so long but it seemed like a huge under-taking. After seeing your set up, it feels quite doable. We have a well but it's useless when the power goes out. Now I'm inspired to head up the mountain with the shovel :)

[@SteepintheWoods]

I'm glad to hear it! We're in the Blue ridge as well! I'm not much for Doom and gloom but water is a heck of a thing to be reliant on power for... At least the way things are turning around us. I'm certainly not the most fit man on planet Earth and we're on an extremely tight budget... but I was able to do it and I was able to do it in just 2 days.

[@kimdudds]

Good to see you and your family back. ❤

[@maureenwoodhams9110]

Good to see you back.

[@heidiforso7216]

Hi Josh. I like the way you explain your project and why its a necessity on the mountain. also I am the first one here how about that !

[@SteepintheWoods]

You win! Got a gold star with your name on it! LOL

[@KThom429]

Wonderful that yall have a spring on this property. Personally, I would want a protected run for the pex. Something as simple as running small cut down trees along the sides and loosely covering with dirt or leaves, just a little protection from sun damage. Thanks for the share!

[@SteepintheWoods]

I can't remember all the facts off the top of my head but I gather it's a lot more UV stable than even I thought. But come fall if the leaves don't bury it I will have to do some work on it myself.

[@kateatthegate771]

What a great video! There will be more and more people joining you in this lifestyle and needing this information. Stay free american cousins xxx ❤🇬🇧

[@SteepintheWoods]

I think you're right! This may be the only way to survive before too long. That, and it's cool LOL

[@cabinman]

Just like your former setup! It wouldn't hurt to cover more ground around the spring with plastic to try to keep surface water from entering. It's a challenge to completely seal it off. Very nice water pressure! Should be around 20+ PSI.

[@SteepintheWoods]

You're right that's on the list. We're still in the "putting out fires" phase, bouncing from one emergency to another. But given a little time We'll knock that out

[@otakelblanchemanor0659]

Great set up!!

[@SteepintheWoods]

It works!

[@havefaithfarms96]

You are just so amazing. :)

[@SteepintheWoods]

We do our best!

[@Tiersmoke92555]

Question, can you use "natural" type kitty litter for bentonite caly?

[@brockdelorenzo7505]

Great job. I have a place in Kentucky and I have a small pot that holds water round and recently found an underground stream. Enough to hear the water flowing above ground. Trying to figure out how to capitalize on that and will certainly use your technique.

[@SteepintheWoods]

We sell spring kits on our website. www.steepinthewoods.com My goal was to make them as cheap as possible so regular folks like myself could afford them.

[@brockdelorenzo7505]

@@SteepintheWoods awesome. Great price as well. I am definitely going to keep you in mind when I head up there around April to make sure it’s still running and figure out where it starts. Love the videos.

[@topkek_]

you are doing a lot of things right my man

[@SteepintheWoods]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day lol

[@topkek_]

@@SteepintheWoods you are too humble, really haha

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Good to see you back, hope to see more of you. I don't understand the pipe going up the tree, was it supposed to be a vent?

[@SteepintheWoods]

I'm surprised you picked up on that. And the answer is yes LOL that is a vent for the second barrel. I had originally filmed how I set up that barrel before I realized there was much better ways to do it.. however strange or no, it does work.

[@stevenkaman-guitarist3434]

Thank you sir for the valuable information.

[@TheBeerbelly007]

Just an old root here :)

[@anetzband1383]

Me too!

[@SteepintheWoods]

I remember y'all both!

[@ianhemingway5687]

that's odd. that black pipe is the standard on the east coast of canada. it's what we always had growing up.

[@CanadianSkylights]

PEX is not intended for UV exposure. Have you had any issues with it?

[@EthanPDobbins]

Some pex can take it but the black polypropylene is best for this use. If you buy it at lowes 3 hundred foot rolls has a discount making it even cheaper. 1/2 inch can work but 3/4 is better.

[@mattpoland8200]

What about winter time? What will keep yhe system from freezing?

[@SteepintheWoods]

The idea is to bury it like most other water lines. But it's possible to insulate it with foam tubing, as well as leaving it dripping when it's coldest, provided you have enough volume. The barrels themselves won't freeze nor will the main feed line going from spring to barrel, since it's always flowing (generally speaking) not really sure what we're going to do with ours yet.. haven't made it that far

[@tennesseeterri]

From what I remember, the PEX tubing is not uv resistant. May want to check on that.

[@sam-and-angela]

That's only an issue with chlorinated water. PEX is UV stable and resistant... according to the internet! :) "When PEX piping is exposed to UV light, it consumes the chlorine-inhibiting anti-oxidants which protect the pipe from chlorine induced oxidation. As these chlorine inhibitors get consumed, the piping is left vulnerable to attack from chlorine in the water. PEX piping that is indoors is also susceptible to this oxidation. One study found that UV exposure from fluorescent lights for eight hours is equivalent to one minute of sun exposure. According to at least one PEX manufacturer’s installation instructions, contractors are advised “Do not install … within 5 ft. of direct view from fluorescent and LED lighting without protecting the pipe with a UV-blocking material.” Plumbers that encounter pinhole leaks and failures in PEX plumbing systems may attribute those failures to UV exposure. Technically, that’s not correct. UV light doesn’t actually cause the failure but consumes antioxidants in the material, accelerating the rate chlorine degradation that would have otherwise still occurred. The failures aren’t “UV failures,” per se but chlorine failures that may or may not have been accelerated by UV exposure. They would have occurred with or without UV light, just in a different timeframe."

[@SteepintheWoods]

Can't argue with that! Although, to be fair I didn't know any of that myself either.. LOL! - Rock and roll success in spite of ignorance!

[@wendyburston3132]

Hi, nice one question though. How do you make sure that there are no bacteria etc that can make you sick. Isn't there something that causes sone kind of fever?

[@SteepintheWoods]

You can easily find many different water test kits online or even send samples in the mail to be tested if you are concerned. We also use a Berkey Water Filter as well to make sure it is extra clean.

[@josephkerley363]

Well done ... pun intended.

[@justinhachey4931]

Can my wife and I with our 2 kids duaghter n son come live there we hepp with whatever we need to . Love your life im so jealous. Cheers wiah you the best of luck

[@SteepintheWoods]

Actually, once we get our house done the plan is to start working on some airbnbs, and we've even thought about offering internships.. If you're following the journey you'll be one of the first to know when those opportunities arise.

[@justinhachey4931]

@SteepintheWoods dude that is completely amazing I hope everything works out for you and your family . Your future plan I hope sky rockets and you are able to give ppl a chance to live the way we should be living. All the luck to you I will follow you all the way. Cheers n tnx for the future Opportunity to join your journey in life

[@JamesBrown-rm2rd]

how you keep your water pipes from freezing?

[@SteepintheWoods]

There are several options for that. You can insulate or bury the pipes. Or if you don't have the time or manpower to do that you can place some barrels by your house and leave the spring flowing. However it wouldn't be gravity fed at that point so you would need a pump. But that's an easier option than bearing it especially if like us your spring is 500 ft away.

[@EthanPDobbins]

​@@SteepintheWoods to save digging you wanna set the cistern close to the house as you can while still maintaining good head pressure then your spring lines don't need buried much if at all. I bury them across roads and just let the leaves and whatever washes onto them from the rain bury them but since it's flowing 24/7 and the pipe isn't all the way full it doesn't freeze. The pressure line can be dug in as shallow as 6-12 inches then use a mattock to pull more dirt over top of it if you want more.

[@user-xy5wm5mw7f]

So you use dam plastic, dam pvc, dam rocks, etc.

[@SteepintheWoods]

Pretty much, you can buy the entire kit from us. We also sell sediment filter buckets, as well as drinking water filters. www.steepinthewoods.com

[@ricladouceur6202]

Making do with what you got like a gas powered quad and plastic drums!

[@ginashiel105]

Where is your dog?

[@alliewolf3392]

❤😊❤😊❤

[@daleolson3506]

Man bun alert

[@stevenkaman-guitarist3434]

Thank you sir for the valuable information.

[@SteepintheWoods]

My pleasure! We sell spring kits on our website if you're interested! Here is the link! steepinthewoods.com/shop/spring-development-kit-upcycled-water-collection-system/