Digging a Shallow Well

Digging a shallow well from dowsing to digging to capping. This shallow well will provide water for our bees and supporting plants. This dig uses a modified hand auger and took about 4 hours to complete (17 feet with nearly 4 feet of water).
Through Seymour's permission I add a link to their auger product line here - seymourmidwest...
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NOTE: The replacement auger for the AUA2 (adjustable from 6-8 inches) like I am using is now called the Seymour S500 Industrial Iwan-Adjustable Auger SKU: 21326 - and can be found here - seymourmidwest...
Your well "parts list" -
Auger and extensions for digging hole
Shovel
4 bags (approx) of Pea Gravel - surrounds outside of casing pipe in hole
1 bag Quickrete - seals around top of well
Casing Pipe
4 inch PVC Pipe - length = depth of well plus 3 feet
4 inch PVC Cap - bottom of casing pipe (optional)
4 inch PVC Flange - top of casing pipe for mounting pump
Use saw to cut slots for water entry at water level and below.
Water Pipe
1 inch PVC - length = one foot from bottom of well to pump
1 inch Couplers if needed
1 inch to 1 1/4 inch PVC Threaded Adapter - need 2 - one for pump/one for foot valve
Brass Foot Valve 1 1/4 inch - bottom of water pipe
PVC Primer/Cement
Teflon Tape - to seal pipe threads at foot valve and pump
Pitcher Pump - consider purchasing “Certified Lead Free”
Board to mount pump
Screws to mount pump to board
Bucket
Tape Measure or String for Water Depth
Wrenches for pipe fittings
Saw to cut PVC and slot casing pipe

[@p.j.d.8199]

Smart and strong men are hard to find these days, especially one's who understand the old ways. These video's will help so many young people to learn ways of the past.

[@skylovecraft2491]

Women can learn and do this too

[@KB-2222]

@@skylovecraft2491kids too...no one is bashing women you just took it that way...notice that?

[@debraperkins4448]

I Want One!!! 😳🙃😉😉😁

[@tomeddy3971]

Ha! Youngens today won't work that hard. Work is a four letter word ya know? So is Lazy!

[@p.j.d.8199]

@@debraperkins4448 😂

[@michigancountry2381]

My dad who's 86 is a well wisher. He uses a cherry stick. Can tell depth, direction and strength. The only other one in our family, is my 33 year old daughter. Glad to see you are showing your God given gift.

[@fgarrison2910]

How does he do it. Billions of people please share

[@ericgodfrey707]

It isn't a God given gift anymore then a fortune teller reading tarot cards....do you really think if there's a aquifer/water pocket in that area that it will need "dousing rods" for a "x marks the spot?" 😅...if there is water there!! Then there is gonna be water everywhere else within half a mile of his "God given dousing rod spot"...to sum all that up, if he would have dug a hole anywhere in that clearing ABYWHERE! He would have e hit water

[@SumOneSomewhere]

@@ericgodfrey707 I’m not a religious person either but people like you just come off as insufferable.

[@keithberryman7000]

​​@@ericgodfrey707 Oh yeah! Tell that to someone that spent $15 a foot! or more, paying a driller that didn't hit water! Some well drillers are a couple grand $2,500 to show up & then $15 per ft.-- equipment.. pump, line, wire, pitless adapter, check , box for a 3 wire, pressure tank. $6,000.00 plus if you hit! More if you have to drill again! A well, septic service fellow across the road from me was witching a household yard for water & the only place he hit on was under a newly laid concrete slab they'd just put in, Yes broke it out! Drilled & hit there as he said!! He used willow stick (Y - palms up) & they would turn down with force.. It works for a successful long supply well drill!

[@pamelabennett4792]

Your amazing!!!, thank you!!

[@MichaelGronski]

I'm a plumber and this is how I find buried lines!! It does work!!!😊

[@charlanpennington3989]

My high-school science teacher heard students arguing about 'water witching' in class and the next morning there were hangers heaped on his desk. Out went the class to the front lawn, starting in a line we wandered forward and stopped when we 'hit water' our pattern was perfectly showing the sprinkler system. With no straws on the rods only about 1/4 of students could recognize spots, from holding too tight. Thankyou for this fabulous video.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

I have are this story many times. Thanks for sharing.

[@ericgodfrey707]

The sprinkler system LITERALLY RUNS EVERYWWHERE THERE IS GRASS AT THAT SCHOOL!! ....😂😂😂...OH WOW WE WALKED AROUND THE IRRIGATED LAWN AND FOUND WATER LINES!! 😂😂😂 DUH!!

[@EthanPDobbins]

​@@ericgodfrey707 sprinkler lines are buried and cannot be detected from the surface. I've used dowsing several times and it works. It's nothing nutty. It's just like how compasses point north.

[@ristonalaimo5048]

this is the greatest time ever to be alive. you can watch a video on any subject.

[@robshepherd3324]

I was thinking the same thing. I got sidetracked while looking for a Chet Baker album and learned how to drill a well instead.

[@SirDragonClaw]

To bad its complete nonsense... Dig anywhere there and you will find the water table. Spreading misinformation like this is the worst thing you can do on youtube.

[@robertokwonga7467]

My same thoughts. The GREATEST Time to have lived. Life is so much simpler

[@viscayaconstruccion8545]

You still alive 🧐 corona is having fun be safe you and your love ones 💪🏻💯💯

[@crackseller321]

I love it

[@joebloe3623]

went out and bought everything you used except the square extentions. I wound up buying 3/4 galvanized extentions and galvanized couplings. Set the well and water cleared up in about 3 days with a few pumps at a time. In these uncertain times, brother you are a lifesaver. I already have peace of mind knowing we have accessible water now. The thing that makes this video special is that you relate to us normal folks and are genuine when you show how easily it can be done (It motivates you). Feel like I at least owe you a handshake. Thanks for making this simple! Mike D, North MS

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Joe Bloe thanks Mike. I’m glad you found it useful and were able to put yourself in a well. There is a satisfaction that comes from doing things yourself that can’t be gained any other way. Continued success to you and yours.

[@robertfrazier9293]

I got a question man cuz I want to build me one do you have to put any gravel pea gravel inside of the 4 inch PVC so that when you're a three-quarter inch goes down there is filtering out the dirt or does the pea gravel just go around the 4in PVC I'm just wondering man I could get a little advice from you thank you

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Robert Frazier You are not the first to ask. Seems I did not explain this very well. This better explains the casing process - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHW3fKdnjqupeK8

[@beatamafulu2405]

TigerCreekFarm , hi There is there any way You can send me a e- mail on my address: [e-mail], we have a projet in one of the poor place in Africa and this kind of skill is so much needed. Thank you so much.

[@alexzovko3239]

@@TigerCreekFarm k

[@c.bastien8437]

Thats the kind of knowledge we want our kids to learn at school Thank you

[@donaldperson948]

That’s great to know just in general

[@princessadventures1285]

No. Penis removal is more important.

[@Audrey-fu7bi]

A University Professor of Life Survival 101, Thanks Sir, You are a Rarity, and a wealth of incredible information. Thoroughly enjoyed the video. You made it so anyone can understand, grasp, and practice this. I pray your yield in blessings is 10x Return, for what you’ve so freely given.

[@DavidGrassSr]

We have a old hand dug well where we put down 30" cement pipe sections. It was about 22' down to the bottom, below the cement pipe would wash away causing about 38" bigger hole.I hand to go down there at the bottom with a pulley rope and dig it out to make a clean pocket for clean water.. age 14.We always did this in the summer, JULY hottest part of the year.. You could only stay down there about 30/40 min.because you would freeze your ass off.. That water was so cold. I'm 74 now and this just made my day, Thank You.. Some people just don't know how lucky they are, set in the tub and turn on hot and cold water.. See ya

[@myshadowkungfu]

D Grass ...what temperature was the water would you say? Cold enough to use it for AC.?

[@johnwyman6331]

@@myshadowkungfu I know what you're thinking, we're on the same wavelength. You might want to look up something called valence convectors.

[@sunshinefarmstead843]

Thanks for sharing. That is a great inspiring story!

[@lloydalexander6092]

Sunshine Farmstead )

[@catherinebartley3574]

Haha...I am still working with two old 40 ft wells. They were encased in concrete 8 ft square. Needs new case piping and back filled with gravel. Always scary looking down covered access hole and when people think they can run over and jump on top! Yes, water is nice and cold even in 100 degree weather!

[@howardlosson2809]

I had no idea you could dig a well like this with a hand tool. I am blown away! Thanks for the very instructional video.

[@balikbayan832]

In my province, most of residents have manual water pump. It costs about $150. Saves electric electricity bill. Greetings from Philippines.

[@jsmith5443]

@@brycedavis1433 I have seen people dig a well by shoveling dirt out, standing in it.

[@scottlytton5328]

me too

[@JDIZZY024]

Wow you didnt know manual labor was still a thing!! Amazing

[@thesenewythandlessuck]

You can dig it by hand but you will constantly be waiting for the water to replenish seeing as its a shallow well and it will "empty" relatively quickly and you have to deal with a lot more contaminants seeing as there is very little to filter the water in a shallow well unlike a traditional deep well

[@KH-to7pr]

This is what women want. A man who can do things like this. Especially when we are bringing equal skill and ability to the table. Awesome video ! I enjoyed watching this process. Very interesting.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Thank you!

[@megastick9324]

I have a couple friends, brothers, who bought property in the Tennessee mountains. They had a driller sink 4 spots and not hit water. That’s not cheap. The driller said he didn’t think they had water. The older brother decided to try to witch it with rods. He never did it before , but figured they had nothing to lose, it was free. They driller watched , kind of amused, then when the brother kept getting hits at the same spot from every direction, they had him drill. They hit an underground spring and the driller said it was the best water in the area he has seen . Now they were quite a ways down hill from the cabin, so they did have to invest in a system to pump it to the house uphill, but they have cold, sweet water now. A third brother built a cabin further down and runs off the same well. I would’ve never believed it would work but seeing IS believing.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Pretty amazing.

[@leonorvindiola4358]

That is true, that is the old way people use to find water, cheap and free😊

[@RyanTaylor0201]

Wow. Amazing story. Better copyright, before Disney makes a movie out of it

[@megastick9324]

@@RyanTaylor0201 yeah, some people do things in life, others, like yourself, sit around trying to make those people sad and lonely like themselves, like you. You should see the “ thumper” pump they built to pump the water up to the one brother. You can now go back to your diversified Disney movies and making cat videos and never worry about real life bothering you again…

[@ericliskey3695]

I have watched several vids of hand dug wells and this is the best, IMO. Nice job, sir! I decided to dig one myself, mainly for kicks. using this method, I went to 25 feet. A few things I'll add. First, not everyone has sandy soil. This seems to be a popular project in sandy areas, judging by the various videos out there. The digging is much slower and more laborious in clay. It DOES work, it's just slower going and a lot more sweat and sore muscles. I spread my dig over three days, because two hours at a time was about all I could manage. You have to bear down pretty hard sometimes to make progress. Second, if you have rocky soil, don't bother, try a well point instead. I was stopped cold by a single piece of cobble about 4 inches long. I had to remove the auger, screw on a flange with some heavy bolts, and used that to knock it loose, then I was able to bring it up. So it worked, but anything larger and all that work would have been wasted. Third, it really is a butt kicker. Hauling 20 feet of iron pipe up out of a hole with a ball of mud on the end is a workout, and not for anyone who isn't in good physical shape. This guy doesn't try to hide the fact, but it's worth reinforcing. Unless you have very soft or sandy soil, this isn't an afternoon job. It's a full weekend. Fourth, it's quite difficult to wrangle 25 feet of pipe. I dug a few feet away from a tree, and would pull up all that pipe and lean it against the tree while I emptied the auger. If I had to lay down and pick up that contraption every time, I'm not sure how long it would have taken! Finally, I got to 25 feet and had very little water. Then it rained, and the water level came up 10 feet! Then dropped again. There's a lot going on down in the ground, and I expect to see the water come and go depending on wet and dry conditions. My two cents. FWIW.

[@annfinke5365]

and in New England, I'd have hit rocks or ledge in no time- I know this because I already have experience digging in my soil. would be nice to be able to dig a well by hand...

[@ralphwood8818]

I have marine creature fossils from when Texas was the ocean. Bought a well point. After digging the pond with a tractor I figure I would be wasting my time. Was reading where a guy sent a a sample of water to be tested. It had formaldehyde in it. They asked him if he was near a cemetery. There was one across the road.

[@samuelwaymon]

By far one of the best made"how to" videos I've ever seen. Lots of info, no over explaining.

[@indigenousoutdoorsman3125]

Thank you so much for the information, old school.

[@Rat-Builder]

I agree! Most of the time I will not watch it till the end, but I did on this one.

[@777Macau]

I know, so much better than those videos that stretch 7 minutes of bullshit, to cover 20 seconds of the good stuff....and those guys who make those, still eff up the "actionable ness" of their supposed nuggets.

[@themegatronic]

And no techno, hahaha

[@kimberlybreckley9026]

Paul Saxon

[@jonmil6064]

Tried this back in the 80s when a old plumber friend showed me how to do it. It works for real but you can also find electric lines and pipes too.

[@KKIcons]

Yeah I'm going to go see if I can find the pipelines first to practice😁.

[@jahar9591]

It is probably the magnetic pull of the igneous rocks that the metal hanger is responding to. Yes, it does work!

[@jahar9591]

@@KKIcons 😆👍

[@PlantLadyGrant262]

My friend Rob Davis, has witched several Wells and even showed me how to do it. He also gave me my own copper witching wires that are a little bit thicker than the coat hangers. And yes you always use the straw and that way you're not influencing the rods. You can practice by putting water in your hose and then walking back and forth over the hose and you can see that it really works. You're wonderful and I appreciate all the knowledge that you put out here. Thank you so much

[@focusabove2960]

Great idea on practicing with water in the hose

[@jm4672]

Me and my granddaddy used to dig Wells like this you brought back so many memories from me I'm 60 years old now and when I was 8 years old I used to dig Wells for my granddaddy and we did it like this and it was hard work real hard work but everything you did is so much exactly like me and my granddaddy did it years ago it's that we use galvanized pipe because they didn't have PVC back then thank you for the video in the memory should running back my granddaddy was a good man God bless his soul thank you

[@TigerCreekFarm]

John McKenzie thanks for sharing those wonderful memories.

[@timothylansdkroener8850]

My papaw, was the same way, W11 vet, that generation was the back bone of this country. Semper Fi to yours from me. God bless

[@thesilvervee7161]

"You want to be a good steward and not let things get nasty." Words to live by! Great presentation! I learned a lot.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

TheSilverVee thanks for stopping by.

[@JO3haNsum]

If only people were good stewards , we would not need a bunch of lazy people relying on the government.

[@ralphwood8818]

Was out hunting with my dad about 1950. Saw two logs across the creek with an out house on it. Cleanest toilet around.

[@dianeduanecounterman7126]

@@ralphwood8818I grew up in the 50’s. When we played in the creek we stayed away from certain field tile. They had toilet paper and “waste” coming out. No septic tanks back then.

[@GlitterPoolParty]

One of the stories my dad (country boy) told me in his last weeks before passing away was about the time he and my grandfather (city boy) dug a well. Long story short, at some point my dad left my grandfather digging while he went to the store to bring back some drinks for them to share when the work was done. When my dad got back, grampa declared that he had struck water, but my dad said that water was not good, that they needed to keep digging to reach the sweet water reservoir that would serve as my family's primary source of water for several years.

[@butterflyofjune]

I was so happy to hear he uses dowsing rods, and they most certainly do work. This is the kind of knowledge that should always be past down.

[@zildjiandrummer1]

Can you see that because of the angle, any extremely slight turn of the wrist causes the rod to rotate? If this is such a useful method, why is it not the go-to for digging wells from commercial companies? Can you explain how it actually works?

[@manueliii4721]

He is telling the truth about the rods I am a retired power lineman we would use rods like this to make sure we knew where main water lines could be to make sure we would not him it when replacing a power line pole , I didn't know why or how it works but it will do exactly what he has shown in the video. I thank you Sr for taking the time for sharing your Knowledge with everyone.you did a lot of hard work to make this video and explain everything so well .

[@HaiPham-jz8uu]

it called “ Hartmann grid or earth grid” he used the rods to trace for water source base on the energy related to those grid

[@Nabo00o]

I would laugh at this and shrug my shoulders like the rest hadn't it been for a story my dad told me. I don't know if its the exact same phenomena, but while in college (or something similar) he had was one a trip with a guy known to be able to find water anywhere. And what he did was giving my dad a wooden stick in his right hand, then when he put his hand on my dad's shoulder, the stick starting pointing in a specific direction. They followed it until they found a little lake. I believe they repeated this several times and found different sources of water, but it would only work if his hand was on the shoulder. Despite the guy in the video using a bent piece of metal, i don't think there is a magnetic explanation for the effect, at least not a conventional magnetic/electric effect.

[@zolox4814]

@@HaiPham-jz8uu It has nothing to do with energy its legit just finding drops in elevation where there was water erosion, more water was collecting there, as well as you know drainage. Water collects at lower points which also exists underground. This has nothing to do with energy or anything of the similar, this is about the same logic that some anti vaxxers have oftenly with their essential oils which yes smell ok, and can have mood effects and as well as clearing sinuses, as well as other medical effects. It wont do shit on polio and measles Karen, your endangering your child. Sorry about this i wasnt intending this for you but people belive in to much fake shit.

[@skindianu]

@@zolox4814 that's the dumbest thing I've heard this month

[@allenpeck8239]

I love what you said at the end about being a good steward of the land... Very cool... We all need to do that however we can...Thanks man

[@rockethound69]

That right there is how you keep the old man out as you grow older! Well done sir!

[@rogertodd38]

I totally agree! I have no idea how old this guy is but his mind and body seem to be in excellent shape. He is an inspiration!

[@lifesmypuzzle1]

This is the second time I viewed this video, now I’m ready to dig my well. 😃 I made my dousing rods and practiced with them in my apartment. They reacted almost immediately to my water pitcher on the counter. I was like 😮😮😮 lol I walked all around. They reacted to the mop water, and a bucket I put in the middle of the floor. I’m confident I’ll find a good water source on my property. Thank you! 😊 I’m excited to start my well.

[@jacoblecoy3700]

Uhh, don't go near a septic tank drain field.

[@iasimov5960]

I grew up in a town in Michigan, in a 400 square-foot cinder block house, the kind that was built for veterans returning from WWII. When I was 14 my family moved to Arkansas, to the land where my father was born and grew up. The first house we occupied in the Arkansas Ozarks was smaller than the Michigan house and had no plumbing. It was my chore to haul water from the well. It took about 15 gallons a day to meet the family's needs. When you don't have a washing machine or toilets you don't use much water. We lived without running water for two years while we built a larger house with the amenities. The happiest memories of my young life are those from the roughin' it years in Arkansas.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Thank you for sharing those memories.

[@harles5000]

Those Rough years helped build your character today thats why you enjoyed them so much.

[@charleswittmer2477]

why?@Steven Farmer

[@angelasandlin7058]

Common folks, quit with the negativity ~ At least he’s taken the time to show his way of putting up a well. Gee, well, I am thankful that you took the time to record , and share your knowledge on how to find, and hook up a well 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@mountainguyed67]

What about us uncommon folks???

[@smug8567]

Hi dum dum.

[@mountainguyed67]

@@smug8567. Are you common, or uncommon? Ha ha.

[@smug8567]

@@mountainguyed67 A little of both on my mamas side

[@lorenray9479]

He has a well, well duh of course it works!!!

[@sabbathkeeper328]

YOU ARE AWESOME...SINGLE OFF GRID GRANNY YOU TAUGHT ME ALOT..AND NOT IN NO FANCY TALK ...THANKS 🥰

[@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk]

You still keeping the Sabbath?

[@noonespecific9463]

I’m afraid we are hurtling toward a time when people are going to need to know things like this and many other skills that have been nearly lost. Thank you for this content, you do an excellent job making it all understandable. No good water around here so shallow, but this is still good info to know for sure.

[@brandonwatkins844]

Don't be afraid,just believe there is still knowledge out you can use.

[@chellegraham6985]

I totally agree, I've been binge watching homestead videos for a year, just bought 86 acres and plan on moving there with many of my family members and work on being completely self sufficient. I've done it some in the years past so I understand how difficult it can be, but also rewarding.

[@LOFHOBL]

Domt be afraid. Because we have plenty of people to pass on the knowledge and teach. Now that ive learned this, i can teach someone else who will teach someone so on so forth. Wont be a problem. Unless someones just simply too lazy to do the work then i say tell them kick rocks and die of thirst. LOL.

[@TechieTard]

I've been bushcrafting old knowledge for 3 years now. I have no doubt whatsoever that you are completely right!

[@kmann1430]

@@chellegraham6985 i just bought 53 acres down south myself, good lock.

[@sebouharakelian3586]

This is about the coolest bit of youtube materials I have watched in probably the last year. Thank you so much for documenting this; it's simply astonishing to watch you get through the hard work with a clear mind and efficiency.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Sebouh Arakelian thank you for those kind words.

[@sebouharakelian3586]

Not to mention I would love to bee keep, but now the project is to revitalize the gravel well I found on my property for irrigation purposes. Perhaps I can ask you questions from time to time? The concept seems simple, I just haven’t found a nice read online that breaks down the process into key areas of focus as yet. Though in the early stages of research now.

[@sebastionhawk5565]

THIS is a prime example of self-sufficiency; beautiful.

[@jaredbackus1416]

They hate self sufficiency It's flat (Earth) Don't believe that spinning ball NONSENSE 😂

[@rain3339]

Jared Backus it’s not flat but go off 👁👄👁

[@iamburl2667]

Grew up doing this with my pa on the farm, worked every single time, drove pipe and hydrant and walah WATER

[@harrygrimley4352]

I know you did this years ago but it is all still relevant. Very helpful sir. Thanks for sharing this with us. Great job 👍

[@maebell2794]

My grandaddies used your method. They did not say it is magic but scientific. You are such an excellent teacher!

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Mae Bell thank you so much for sharing and for your kind comments.

[@MichaelSmith-hh6ox]

Dowsing is regarded as a pseudoscience by the scientific community. It is not scientific in the least.

[@tedlemoine9829]

I worked in the construction industry for 30 years, primarily water and sewer installations. I swear by this method 100 %. Cheers

[@Cad1900]

I used dousing sticks as a kid. Grandpa showed me how to do it and it really works. He said he had found good water for many people. Great video I thoroughly enjoyed it. God bless 😊

[@rabbitslippers]

I’m so grateful for you doing this video! You have probably saved many lives in the future by doing it. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart!

[@maccliff2115]

This is what needs to be taught in school. Hardware, simple science, and self-reliance.

[@EverythingNuclear]

LOL that's hilarious. You realise we aren't in 1880 any more right?

[@steviepigford8485]

It should.

[@locomojo0485]

@@EverythingNuclear Lefty much?

[@locomojo0485]

But then all the idiots wouldn't want to be coddled by the government and slowly turn us to socialism.

[@Frank-cc4rj]

What like how to operate a tripod and digital video recorder, post-process editing and manage google ad-sense?

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

This is the way our elders found our water source and it worked every time Thank you for the demonstration.

[@jwboll]

Well... not EVERY time, I've heard the expression "we drilled another duster" more than once. But it is definitely the way to do it!

[@johnnyfisherr2656]

These ways of finding water, Let me say you have to be very special, it's a gifted type person to be able to. Not everyone has this type of skill. It's either you have it or you don't. I'm blessed to have this unique gift to find water.

[@davidmaltsberger4834]

An excellent video on finding a shallow well source and digging the well with a hand auger then installing casing and a pump. Outstanding! Mark this one as a keeper!

[@LoganKaneRhodesCSMR]

I took more notes on this video than I did in school. Because this is valuable information

[@saturatedodin476]

No it really isn’t

[@faithismespeaks6848]

@@saturatedodin476 ,It probably will be one day when you don't have any water and you're dying of thirst and you run across one of these. No one ever thinks anything is important till you no longer have it.

[@yourfavoriteyoutubechannel2111]

What about learning to diagram sentences? That's super valuable but only if you're going to be an English teacher.

[@cynthiabutler5059]

i was just thinking that about 2 videos and5 pages later, lol

[@yourmum69_420]

@@faithismespeaks6848 no one's digging a well while they're dying of thirst lmao... and the dowsing rods thing is make-believe

[@soomaal2997]

This gentleman is amazing. I respect him big time. Thanks for sharing this.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

soomaal thanks, you’re too kind.

[@rebeccafantstegall1899]

New sub here, loved this video. I've been telling my husband I want to do this, so glad there's a video of someone that knows what they're doing actually doing this instead of just talking about it👍 Blessings from Oklahoma 💜🇺🇲

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[@rebeccafantstegall1899]

@@TigerCreekFarm you are welcome. We have a family channel that we're trying to grow so I know how important it is to like, comment & sub. Ours is called Stegall Family Adventures if you'd like to look it up some time. We're bout to kick it up several notches lol we're excited, so if you have any tips please share, much love from Eastern Oklahoma 🇺🇲💜

[@C.Church]

I watched this video about 3 years ago. Now I'm coming back to use for real. It's great finding things to save for later and find them still helpful much later when you need them. Many thanks!

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@torymartinez2439]

I'm so glad there are still people out there like you in the world .awesome

[@GaryT1952]

I'll probably never have to dig a well, but this was an an education. I'll never take for granted that water comes out of the faucet when needed. Thank you

[@hubbardhamlin2]

when I started out in plumbing 65 years ago, I was taught this by the old timers. They would also use this to locate buried pipe we needed to work on.

[@michaelvinson1216]

I discovered not long after I bought mine. I have always been amazed with all of the fore thought that Stihl has put into every piece of equipment that they have made. My first Br400 in the mid 90's sold me on Stihl with the torx head screw that is used even today on all of their equipment and that one torx can completely disassemble and reassemble the unit, that's is simple engineering!

[@decodebbie]

I've marked wells for over 30 years, many for vineyards in NC. I always try to find veins that cross so you hit 2 veins for more water. I use bent copper wire, it works best for me. It's a gift from God. Not everyone has it. No one else in my family can find water. I once knew an old man who found water by using only his hands.

[@Tomsfoolery.]

I use copper wire to find water or buried electrical lines. Not sure why, but it doesn't work for everyone. I kept telling my friend he was holding the wire too tight. We went over it dozens of times but it just wouldn't work for him like it did for me.

[@mcq8184]

My grandfather was a Well Witcher for years in Oregon. He used the same method. He could tell you how deep to drill by how many times the rods crossed and how many gallons per minute based on the speed of the crossing rods. He did more than 500 wells and was always within 5 feet of the depth.

[@jepulis6674]

Its all bollocks. As scientific as witch smellers were.

[@franciscocelaya7192]

I live in California near Riverside and Indio is that possible in my area

[@jepulis6674]

@@franciscocelaya7192 But you dont need the witchcraft. Just dig a well on spot where you think ground water could be closer to surface and there are no pollutants nearby. Thats how those scammers do it here. There is a million dollar price for these paranormal skills if you can prove you have them, none have.

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

@@jepulis6674 Relax, it's not paranormal

[@jimtalbott9535]

Col. Ruby Dimples Manacha Ok, but then, what IS “it”? I can do it myself, and so could my Maternal Grandfather....but WHAT the hell is it? I know it’s not scientific, and I know there are scammers out there who’d probably love to charge for it but can’t dowse at all, and in more superstitious places probably do, but this guy’s not making anything by saying he can do it - to him, it just “is”.

[@hjboots]

First time i ever seen a well being done by hand, excellent job and your knowledge is valuable to other`s that wish to drill for water. Thank you for sharing amazing video.

[@bkershaccount]

and lastly, thank you. great video. i grew up around old farmers and hillbillies, and my father was a well-respected man. his brother was an airborne ranger. i now live in the city and miss men like you and all the knowledge. this was a good vid and a great lesson.

[@FrancisoDoncona]

A New Yorker in exile, it works for me. Don’t know why. We even blind tested and I found all my friends water lines on his farm. I am still amazed, no joke.

[@zwitthar]

My favorite past time when growing up homeschooled out in the country was witchin for water like you just did in the beginning. My dad saved a water line from getting hit and the pasture from getting tore up real bad when the city water works came out to upgrade the line to something bigger. They didn't have any record where they put the line so dad stopped them from guessing and taught them how to find the main line with 2 copper wires in an L shape

[@stephaniemichelledavis1617]

New homeowner, I was searching for weeks and finally found a video that makes sense to me....Thank you...digging this weekend!!!

[@rhymereason3449]

VERY informative - you're a natural teacher! Thanks for sharing your wisdom... I thoroughly enjoyed your video and learned a lot too.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Rhyme& Reason thanks for the kind words.

[@eddgong]

you cant be talking about me but whoever it is they should feel proud to be considered of such kindness

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Naughty Monkey good luck with your dig.

[@berhidle4925]

I’ve done this before - we found a well where we were told none would be found. It was 32’ down, and it’s still running clean 20 years later.

[@drawfark]

I appreciate your inspirational share!

[@cthulhufhtagn7520]

@Christopher Stephens they didn't even reply, stop with the pretentious shit

[@robertokwonga7467]

Well done! Keep the Faith.

[@robertokwonga7467]

Well done! Keep the Faith.

[@MiaCaliendo]

GOD BLESS

[@scottnyc6572]

Of the past 6 do it yourself dig your well workout videos you’re the first one that actually uses the dousing rods.This question came to mind immediately since watching and glad i hit your video.Thank you!!

[@LMCowing]

Great to see this in action! My Papa would have well companies call him out sometimes when they couldn't find water. This is exactly how he found the water. He was never wrong either, always hit it the first time.

[@224evans]

Many years ago, My friend and I dug wells in my neighborhood to earn enough money to buy a car. His dad had a portable pipe threading machine fitted with a notch that went on the T handle. We had a stand for it so all we had to do was put down ward force on it, and as the machine turned, the auger drilled as this guy shows here. Here was the other key- we made an A frame out of pipe about 8 feet tall, hooked up a come-along also called a chain fall, and used it to pull up the auger. Couldn’t have pulled up 60 feet of pipe by hand.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

The a-frame or derrick is key to drilling deep. Used the same setup to put in a 40 foot well. Always had a rope attached to the auger head and a pulley with a come-along at the top of the a-frame. Used the come-along to break the suction allowing me to begin pulling it up. Also allowed me a place to tie off while I changed out extensions. Thanks for sharing.

[@frankbrowne1849]

You are a born teacher, you make it look easy. Thank you. I am not planning to dig anytime soon, but it's always better to be prepared. Best wishes for you and yours.

[@cgarnell8209]

Yes Sir! GREAT demonstration of 1) How to find and 2) tap into and use the ground water just below the surface. As a 7YO kid we had a pitcher pump right outside the door and kept a pint of water to wet the leathers in the pump to get the suction working. Love the presentation and the stewardship idea. About dowsing (divination using dowsing rods). 1)Nice touch using the soda straw and coat hangers! By crisscrossing a large area with the 'dowsing rods' and using a back pocket full of those little stiff wires with flags and placing them every 3Ft at each point the rods cross, you can map the underground water veins and any confluences. 2)The interpretation of the motions of the hangers as observed by the 'dowser' is subjective. This means the person using the 'dowsing rods' for what they are looking for can decide what the motions of the rods mean to them at that moment. (That's Divination.) With basic divination for water using rods, one starts by holding the rods in their closed fists (or those soda straws) and holds them balanced and pointing away from the chest and mostly level with the ground and mostly parallel to each other. Walking around might then produce points where the rods cross and in the simplest case, almost everyone will interpret this action as an indication of ground water below the 'X' of the rod if they are dowsing for water. There's more 3)Surprisingly, with divination, it might also indicate a spear head... or a bigger rock in the sand. One can use divination to find a coin in the grass or sand, a horseshoe lost in the weeds, or an underground stream. The point is, divination points out differences that can be interpreted to mean whatever the person is seeking beit water, a coin, or a hidden object and it will definitely find water pools or flows when the rods come together to form an 'X' for the person seeking water. 4)Divination can ALSO produce information about the flow of water. This can be ascertained one step at a time. a)If you want to know the depth of the water, simply choose a tree some distance in front of you. point the rods at the tree. mentally ask yourself, or outloud, "Is the water 100 feet below the surface?" If you 'expect' the rods to move to the right or left of the tree if the water is NOT 100 feet down, they will! When the dowsing rods point away from the tree, maybe right or left, ask again, "Is the water 120 feet below the surface?" Surprisingly, if the rods then point closer to the tree, you have correctly guessed that the water is deeper. Keep guessing until the rods point directly at the tree... say 193 feet. Try 225 Feet just to verify it moves away from the tree, but in the opposite direction which will tell you to reduce the guess back toward 193. b)If you want to know the flow in GPM, ask! Watch for the answer and ask again... finally.. 13GPM. Got it! c)The flow can be mapped by using the little steel wires that stick in the ground with flags. This technique shows any meeting of underground water flows, which, for my father-in-law circa 1935, was a great place for his well. By this time you should have a good idea of how divination for water, and other things, actually works. Just a couple of more thoughts: With the height of your pump above ground, you could feed your pump water (perhaps using a windmill) into a long plastic inlet pipe of a gravity powered Ram Pump, letting the waste flow water 'things near the pump' AND send pressurized water from your new well up to the barn. AND, In this video, the well driller found a spear point under 4-5 feet of sand without even being aware of it or wanting to find it. It was stated there were lots of arrow heads in that part of the world. This begs the question: "Why was the spearpoint under 5 feet of sand?" Why did it need to be dug up??? Let me explain. Back before Noah's Flood of 4370 years ago, there were people in the America's. These people, The Sons of Adam and the Sons of God, could make arrowheads and spear points out of stone... thus it was the 'stone age'. The people using those arrowheads and spearpoints were drowned in the Flood. Then, while the muddy waters of the flood hovered over the surface of the Earth, silt and sand and stuff settled out of the waters of the flood and buried the spearpoint and everything else with a Lamination of 4-5 feet of "TOPSOIL"! The spearpoint was found by 'accident' while DIGGING, something ALL archealogical DIGS must do to get down through the 'topsoil' that settled out of the flood waters. Search for pre-excavation Photos of pyramids and Maoi, that were laminated by FLOODMUD! This is the reason they have to dig! I call the settled layer of topsoil "FLOODMUD!" and It's found all over the world as a lamination that settled out of Noah's Flood. Thank you for one more verification of the story of FLOODMUD! and the story of the world-wide flood!

[@TheFarmerintraining]

Thank you for this video. My child memory is of father and friend digging by hand a 4 ft square hole 10 ft down and wood cribbing to keep out dirt. This way looks so much easier. Thank you.

[@jacoblang2712]

Was a old rock well at a house I rented..never worked for anyone who lived there previously, I got down there cleaned it out..drove a new pipe down in the sand ,took my aircompresser..and blew air in new pipe..and WOW how the water pumped up by gravity....was a good well then.. place i rented off of got to fighting with me years later ..i moved and took my work back and my pipe and through the shit back in the well for i left

[@ericknutson8230]

One of the better diy videos I've seen, ,,,, straight to the point and very clear straight forward useful information

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Eric Knutson thank you for the kind comments. My intent was to get to the point with rambling. Hope you found it helpful.

[@jeffmccrea9347]

When I use the coat hangers, they spread open rather than cross. I doused a well for my son's inlaws a few weeks ago. I don't do it very often but my son watched this time. He didn't put much stock in it at first but was amazed at what he saw. He asked if he could try it and the rods would cross for him. I joked that he always does the opposite of what I tell him. The rods spread for me but cross for him.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

I think that as long as you know what it means to you you're good to go.

[@Sydcindy8293]

Good grief that was informative. Outstanding video, thank you so much. I would imagine that in today’s climate it would be wise to keep these supplies on hand in case an emergency well was needed. 🧐

[@wyattc3283]

all the people calling him an idiot, bet they never dug a well before. This man clearly is very capable at coming up with way to locate water, and devising tools to help him access it. Thats a genius in my book.

[@mrnuthatch7004]

I mean, walking around with a coat hanger isn't gonna tell you where water is...

[@bolerdweller]

@@mrnuthatch7004 dont knock it until you try it. I know lots of people that use it and always hit water.

[@basedboomer5912]

​@@mrnuthatch7004Stay thirsty, my friend.

[@ch34pskate16]

I’m a plumber and we locate piping under concrete and dirt in old buildings that have no old building drawings to reference. with these. We use tig wire or welding rods though. Not all guys can do this so it seems to be a bit of witchcraft/wizardry involved. But it’s damn accurate to within a couple of feet. Cool video.

[@prettygirl0876]

I'm a plumber from Watertown NY, we do the same with old properties and old factories. 100% accurate to with in an inch and depth Of underground plumbing

[@Curtis-cp2gr]

My Dad had a construction company find pipes underground all the time that way. Closer than the spotter you pay now ( call before dig people)

[@spagsketti]

Some people are positive and well grounded while others are negative and an opposite charge in a grounded world.

[@maleficum07]

I use these all the time on a military base because the drawings are so inaccurate, never had a problem. Doesn’t work for my father, biggest thing I always have to remember to tell people is, it’s mostly accurate but occasionally you’re swinging on an old pipe or water in the ground and not the actual item you want. Also don’t forget overhead power lines, they’ll swing for those too.

[@stonesauer5781]

Grandpa always soaked his pitcher pumps in a 5 gal bucket of water for at least a half a day especially if it had a leather baffle...it helped to prime & pull the water much easier as well. Excellent instructional video Tiger Creek Farm !!

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Gets that leather pliable.

[@billybob5171]

Bet ya didn't see 5 million views coming when you 1st made this , excellent content and character

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Absolutely! Thanks.

[@livefree1030]

I used Dowsing rods to find water and it led me to the local brewery.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

morelli tech I need to get mine out and give them another try!😉

[@ebymumbai]

ha ha ha ha ha

[@kerim.peardon5551]

Aw, crap. I need to douse to find my waterline before I get a pond dug out and there's a bar just on the other side of the hill from that spot. Hope I don't end up dousing for beer. ;-)

[@peterwatson2633]

Gotta love that!! ;)

[@MrMr-kh5hw]

I must try that lol Jameson brewery in not far away ha ha

[@YOUNGSTARz93]

Alot of people don’t believe, Been a plumber for quiet a while and throughout my years this has never failed me.

[@stevesteidl5593]

I was a licences plumber for 42 years(inc.apprenticeship&journeyman ship).Wisc.&Wash.Steve.

[@navcop031]

Works for a lot of underground stuff. We used to do this when I worked pipeline looking for pipes. When we came back in with the locators it was always damn close. We just used welding rods with the flux knocked off.

[@lancekindle7699]

I have saw the dosing rods work myself, they even work finding water lines and stuff. Would have never believed it had I not seen it first hand several times over the last 25 years. Great video

[@user-cg7tl]

The method shown in the beginning is not scientific and it is not about digging a well. This is called "dowsing" and is the same thing as a locator spell in witchcraft. In fact this is not using science at all, but it is using witchcraft to communicate with demons. I'm not kidding. In case you think it's the metal, dowsing is also done with plain sticks. It has no scientific basis. This is seriously a form of witchcraft, so much so that one of the names for water dowsers is "water witches". Seriously. In thousands of years, dowsing has not held up to scientific scrutiny. If it were scientific, we would have uncovered it. It is not, this is demonic, it is a locator spell. Other forms of dowsing are using a pendulum, and chanting and casting spells. This is not a science, it is witchcraft like an Ouija board. This method has nothing to do with leveling, or any other scientific instrument. This method is physically contacting demonic spirits to answer. It an an attempt to make contact with the spirit world. Many times, it is sheer luck that people find water (since it is everywhere), but other times, it is actually coming into contact with demonic spirits. If you open up the door to the spiritual world, there will be severe consequences. It's likely that if you searched for water dowsers you would find that they often met with some unusual and terrifying fate. I am dead serious, do NOT do this because this is NOT science, it is witchcraft. You are "divining", asking the spirits for guidance, like an Ouija board. That is what this "method" is, because it is not grounded in science, only religion, it is the exact same thing as looking for a message from an Ouija board or holding a pendulum over a map to try to find some secret location. Dowsing has also been done to search for gold or gems or anything underground. The truth is that if you dig anywhere, you are likely to find water. There is water under the Earth of almost everywhere. Just start digging and you will find water. You don't need to do locator spells like this, or other forms witchcraft. Water is everywhere.

[@lancekindle7699]

@@user-cg7tl hey thanks for the knowledge, I won't be using this anymore lol. I do my best everyday to steer clear of black magic /evil spirits. God bless

[@Captain_Kdawg]

@@lancekindle7699 🤔 huh??

[@stephenrambau8165]

Well well well. What a dangerous man. Simply the best. No machines, not complicated expensive stuff. That's should be handed down to every village to have at least 10 wells every street then Africans will have water

[@dohertymichael]

A lot of work went into this video, thank you for going to all the effort, it was really interesting. Cheers.

[@chansonwilliamson2046]

Thank you! I live on a mountain top in southern Colorado, at lowest part of my property is a spring. I dug down 15 feet so much water. Then I put a 24 inch round, 12 deep culvert pipe. Then.....I wasn't sure what to do! I saw those pumps but wasn't sure how to do it, I was a city women til my daughter went through the Columbine massacre, I came to this mountain after that. I've hauled water for 20 years now! I want my spring water! I'm a 61 year old women, still chainsaw my own firewood 😊 I hope i can do this! What is the pump called exactly? Thank you for making it easy to understand 😊

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

minus all the nonsense about dowsing, it was an interesting video, but as soon as an old person pulls out two sticks to find water, I can't help but compare them to flat earthers. Just really bad science, correlation does not equal causation.

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

@Bob Edmondson it literally doesnt actually, it's been tested a million times. If you could actually do it like you say you can you would be able to win 1 million dollars from James Randi, all youd have to do is scientificalky show you can find water underground using your magical sticks. That's it. I domt know how many times this shit has been debunked but it lingers because people just believe what they see. I could walk around with two lemons and drop them when I "feel" the lemons puked towards the water and have the same exact chance of finding water as divining. It's nothing more than probability and confirmation bias. It's like we live in areas where there will always be water underground if you dig far enough. What a coincidence. Water divining is like psychics, excellent at telling you vague ideas where something probably is without giving you any guarantee and wants you to forget when they got it wrong,

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

@Bob Edmondson so what, I know an idiot who thinks he was abducted by aliens, another who thinks big foot is real and some that think the earth is flat....there are bad ideas everywhere. Lol what do you mean you found water lines....? You mean the shit that's marked out by municipal blueprints? Water lines lol yah let's get some guy out with some sticks when I can just ask city council. It doesnt work. I can show you a video of the largest double blind random control test of water divining ever performed and none of them managed to find the water lol if they had they'd have a million dollars, and these are all professional water diviners....some of them are so intelligent they use their magical powers to even detect precious metals....wooooooh none of which are millionaires so clearly works very well... James Randi is a well known skeptic for debunking myths like water divining and exposing frauds and charlatans like homeopaths, psychics, mediums, water divination, telekinesis, and so on. Offering a million dollars for anyone who can prove their claim under strict scientific quality standards....he has an entire foundation built on it. Your entire belief is based on anecdote. If I were to say i saw someone walk across water would you believe humans could walk across water? Even if it looked like they could? I mean Chris angel does it all the time. But you wouldn't believe hes actually doing it. I could point to any random spot AMD find wager just as frequently as a water diviner. Fact. Based on science...and tests...not belief based on what you think you saw.

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

​@Bob Edmondson It was an analogy mate. An explaination to you that knowing someone who does something doesn't mean that something actually works as described. Wow. you dig, near your house, and found a pipe. AMAZING. It's as if pipes are known to be around houses. What a coincidence. Get this. I grabbed two lemons from my fridge, tossed them into my' backyard, dug, and guess what I found! ROCKS! isn't that crazy!?! rocks...in the gorund! WOOAH. I'm going to be a millionaire for sure! Keep selling the snake oil. You need to really adjust your idea of what the word "know" means. You THINK it works, because you don't understand how flawed the system in which you've determined it to work, actually is. but HEY MAN, if you think you're some kidn of special person, why don't you get a million dollars? It's there for the taking since you're so confifdent! Surely it would be the easiest money you could ever get. But you wouldn't. Like all those dozens of professional water diviners who came from all over the world to win the million dollars, NONE of them could find the water because it was random, and controlled and all they had was BLIND GUESSING. Which is exactly how it works. Prove me wrong mate. Go grab that million bucks. Dont see why you wouldn't

[@vtbn53]

Bloody hell that was interesting. If nothing else, all that well digging is keeping you fit and healthy.

[@donaldtrumpp5570]

That’s what I call dedication and hard work. Thank you for doing this video!!!

[@michaelhudecek2778]

Thank you for all of your hard work to show us how to dig a well!!! 🙏🏻😊🙏🏻 Mike

[@caragare3214]

The way the world is getting , we need this

[@caragare3214]

🙏🙏🙌🙏🙏

[@silox2000]

I'm pretty sure anyone that can dig a hole with a post hole digger that long is a total badass

[@fredflinstone1646]

Well, it is sand. Not like its rocky or red clay

[@ABeardedPanda]

@@fredflinstone1646 oh yea, its just sand......

[@Brandywine6969]

I was thinking the whole time, there is no way I could physically do that, but I do love knowing how anyhow.

[@thejungalope2900]

fred flinstone Spoken like a true KZbin expert. When’s the last time you lifted anything heavier than a Slurpee?

[@hopefilledsinner3911]

I was fascinated to see my Dad dig a hole about 8" in diameter and 15 feet deep or more, with a post hole borer in clay. I was young, so I'm being conservative here regarding the size. People pooped in it for years at the local shooting range in NZ.

[@rogerhcharles]

Excellent instructional video. Glenn walks you competently through the steps with no unnecessary chatter. Good production values and editing, too.

[@craigdaniel3262]

Roger H. Charles I was gonna say, I love the first few words ... starts right in, none of the usual “today i’m going to show you...” crap

[@Geologist_Mike]

Yeah fantastic production showing total self delusion (ideomotor effect). Scientific studies confirmed dowsing is bullshit a long time ago. You may as well be rolling a dice or asking a fortune teller. 🔮 show me one hydrologist or geologist who is convinced by this old fairy tail.

[@davidprocopio9021]

@@Geologist_Mike There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio Easy enough to test for yourself. Get some hangers out of the closet, some 5 gal buckets, have someone fill them randomly with water, and see what happens. Or, you can listen to people who get paid to find water tell you it's impossible for you to do it.

[@kim0007]

Man, thank you. Great instruction to learn from. It's a little work, I see, but something you can be proud of when you're done.

[@revelationakagoldeneagle8045]

Thank you for a very informative video... I have a deep well on my property, and have been through 3 submersible pumps... A shallow well with a hand pump is what we grew up using... One thing about it is, if there's no power, you can always get water... I'll be searching for a spot for a shallow well soon...

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Three submersible pumps can get expensive. We are on our second with our deep well. Good luck with your shallow well and thanks for stopping by.

[@phoebedad]

Not sure how I got here, but I watched and found this very interesting.

[@ContemporaryCompendium]

I came here by watching a roach gel bait video 😂

[@michaelteague9230]

You got lost in the KZbin rabbit hile, that same as me!!!!

[@0001070181]

Me too

[@guddaboy305]

Same here

[@barryadams243]

I done this drilled down struck water the council's still pissed

[@davidjung3819]

Had an old timer show me 30 years ago how to do this..it does work.. i also used dowsing rods at an apartment complex we were working and found 3 seperate cast iron sewer pipes at 3ft and 4ft depths and a waterline running to a barn.my crew thought i was nuts...they believe now!

[@rainmancw9022]

It works. My grandfather was half indian. He was into all this stuff. Rods lead you to buried metals. Willow branches pull downward over subterranean water ways. I've witnessed it several times. Putting different metals on one of the rods, per say a gold ring, or piece of copper tubing, depending on your body chemistry, it will pull toward different metals. You just have to play with it and learn it as you do with a metal detector.

[@ronaldhagan2373]

Willow branch, is what dad was using, thank a million cw. For posting this

[@Dan-qt7kq]

I’m telling you, as a plumber, I have used this to find sewer lines or water lines under the concrete. It works. They move all by them selves.

[@RGD1982]

This does work I bought property and was told the general area where a old well was it had 2ft of dirt on it this method got me within a ft of the pipe. A old amish guy taught me

[@kuriakimani8347]

Your authenticity makes everyone watch to the end. You are a great guy!! Thank you.

[@babyrob9419]

Thats most old guys man

[@nick39]

I just tried this a few days ago.. with a lot of skepticism. It worked! I had my son try it. I gave him no clues as to where I found it. He got the hit in the exact same spot! It’s close to my irrigation system manifold. With a little luck, I’ll hitting water and switching from expensive city water to free well water!

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Welcome aboard ;-)

[@nick39]

@@TigerCreekFarmThanks!

[@gerryrutledge1324]

I have witnessed the old pioneers do the witching with a certain kind of limb of some of type of wood. I am impressed with this video.

[@CAGE-CODE_30LU7]

Very kind of you to teach such important survival know-how, thank you... CT

[@patrickleigh1523]

I was a land surveyor for 40 years. This trick was shown to me in the mid 1970's by my boss. We were able to accurately map the entire underground storm drainage system at the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota Florida by finding possibles, then probing to verify the locations of all the pipes, then forming lines on the ground, which we could then map. I didn't believe it until I proved it many, many times with the probe.

[@thotchuiyoachui1842]

It really works? Oh my

[@md-eq9sj]

Great story! What an interesting mix of ancient technology and modern tech to locate your underground services. Who needs to call in a locate when you you're skilled with dowsing rods? I was a surveyor myself for a decade.😀

[@chiefledis.holidayakaladil7376]

my issue is finding the tools and knowing how deep to go i found using the rods rather easy 😅 but hand to shovel isnt

[@NeilRoy]

I remember, when I was around 14 years old, around 1979, I heard about that and I tried that out and it worked. They would cross over water. It was pretty kewl. I often wondered if it has to do with the Earth's magnetic field being effected by water and thus also effecting the metal? Who knows, but it definitely works. You might want to grab a piece of foam from somewhere and tape it over your camera's microphone to get rid of the wind noise.

[@debraperkins4448]

I Watched my Grandma' Do This in the early 60's..and I Followed her Around on the Property, She Found Water for Our Well!!....I Can Do this, But I Use Copper Wires/Rods, but Never thought of Using the Drinking Straws on the Handles!! God Bless! Vaya con Dios

[@No_one1776]

This has been showing up on feed for a long while. Very well done. This was very informative.

[@TigerCreekFarm]

Thank ypu for the kind words.

[@day180205]

Awesome American Spirit, thank you so very much for sharing this video.

[@Warrmachine137]

I learned about divining rods 20 years ago for finding underground water pipes as a plumber. Always worked and got me within a few feet.

[@Warrmachine137]

I'm no longer a plumber and have delved into elctro-mechachanics of various forms, but I just remember bending two flag poles that mark underground lines and using them to find underground water lines. Even electrical lines with water in them. As I loosely understand it it's a electrical magnetic phenomenon due to gravity and the spinning of the earth according to my own thoughts without any research. I just know it worked for me beyond my still current understanding of things.

[@snipnasnap]

Wow!! Taking notes here! I’ve always had concern of how to dig a well if need be without equipment and the “HOW” to go about it! Thanks so much! You make it look easy but I know it took some sweat and arm power!

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I really like your video I remember 30 years ago we had a drought and all the wells dried up we was milking cows then and are well it dried up my cousin which the well for my dad 18 ft deep.when my dad was a kid Grandpa let him have truck patches they raised some vegetables and took them in town to sell the grandparents. They all had little pump jacks and they use the post hole digger and dug down in the ground hit water in a pump out a bucket or two water and water the garden that way. We had an old Meyers hand crank pump. Dad still had the pump jack. We mounted it on some boards with the pump and put a 5 horse Briggs & Stratton motor on it. Bad idle to down as low as it would go I know water would come out of that 12in well as fast as it would pump out.in about a month's time the sand would wear on the leathers in the glass lined pump what would pump underneath the ground I think they called it a cylinder.Anyhow we found a thousand gallons of water a day out of that hole and we got by without hauling any water. It took us better than a day kindig that well like that we used our man or loader to pick it up as it got deeper in the ground.