We got a hand pump installed in the well feeding our house a few years ago. Losing power is a regular thing for us and no water is no bueno. For temporary water storage we got a few used 60 gal barrels from the Vlasic pickle factory in Imlay City. Worker dude sells them out of the parking lot for $35 cash each. Food grade plastic, extra heavy duty. How much water do you plan to store?
well(:)) ya see around here wells are to deep to hand pump. 500 ft plus. thats why the whole garden thing isnt viable here. I guess thats an advantage to being older. As much as I can. There are ponds (cow tanks) here I am confident I can filter out of with what I have. But I prefer to have potable treated water stored.
500 ft is deep. If I was in a dry location I'd get a 1000 or 1500 gal tank and pay someone to fill it up. Then setup a rain catch system to keep it topped off. Or get some pickle barrels and make runs yourself to get the main tank filled. We used to have some land in California with a 1500 gal tank that a kind rancher up the road filled for us. It was a very simple setup but worked out great with the help of the rancher.
yeah, money. I do what I can and probably better off than most if shtf.
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