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.
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.
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
@@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!
@@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.
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
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!
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
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
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.
YESS MAAM BUT TO FIND THE WOMAN LIKETRYING TO FIND THE PLACE TO DIG A WELL AND GET WATER🌊🌊OR A NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK ESPECIALLY HERE IN NM I HAVE A FARM AND IM A SINGLE DAD AND SURE NEED A GOOD WOMAN LOL .THERE ARE SOME BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SPREAD WE ARE LIMITED ON COUNTRY TYPE GIRLS HERE. 🥰🙏
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.
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
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.
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
Robert Frazier You are not the first to ask. Seems I did not explain this very well. This better explains the casing process - ruclips.net/video/jDTKt1YFvBM/видео.html
TigerCreekFarm , hi There is there any way You can send me a e- mail on my address: minoutez@yahoo.co.uk, 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.
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.
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.
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!!
@@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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
@@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…
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.
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. ;-)
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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 😊
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
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
@@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.
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
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
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!
Far too many people spanning decades have proven it works. There's plenty of videos proving it too, where actual first timers succeeded, and they themselves were amazed.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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.
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”.
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.
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 .
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.
@@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.
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!!
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!
Amazing video,incredible work you did señor,I know now I came to the right place since I'm trying to buy a land without a well,thank you very much God bless you and your family.
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!
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.
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.
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 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 🇺🇲💜
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.
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.
Thank you for providing this wonderful DIY video. We never know when we all we need the skills to do this easy project. Some work but not difficult & necessary if you don't have water.
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.
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.
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.
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 !!
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. 🧐
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.
@@Socal_Geo1 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.
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.
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.
Your honey bees are going to love you, especially on a hot days. I would love to have a well in my backyard to help with my water bill. Keep the great videos coming.
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.
Well, my friend..Thanks for that invaluable lesson. Who knows when a person may need this knowledge. I totally appreciate your effort in making this video.
The auger I use by Seymour, the AUA2, has been rebranded as the Seymour Industrial S500 Iwan-Adjustable Auger SKU: 21326. If you can’t find it locally it can be purchased here - seymourmidwest.com/21326 - use code TigerCreek20 and get 20% off. Here are a couple videos about how I built my auger. Auger build - ruclips.net/video/dzIgMPACjCI/видео.html Initial auger build - ruclips.net/video/-nN8-Aso5b4/видео.html
Crap. Wasn't thinking other people on the same wavelength on prepping. Geeze I hope there ain't a run on pumps like there was with toilet paper. Water level is 4 ft where I'm at . Hope you do " well ". 🤓
I am sure. The eye opening truth of how little you can count on your "leaders" has led me to be prepared for whatever! Hopefully I get to be seen as a "crazy old cat lady". But just in case..... :D
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!
A man who can get you some water is better than a man with a Lamborghini any day. Thank you bud
You got that right that's like the old saying a poor rides better than a proud walk but ain't none of that stuff is important as water 💦
That right there is how you keep the old man out as you grow older! Well done sir!
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!
this is the greatest time ever to be alive. you can watch a video on any subject.
I was thinking the same thing. I got sidetracked while looking for a Chet Baker album and learned how to drill a well instead.
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.
My same thoughts. The GREATEST Time to have lived. Life is so much simpler
You still alive 🧐 corona is having fun be safe you and your love ones 💪🏻💯💯
I love it
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.
How does he do it. Billions of people please share
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
@@ericgodfrey707 I’m not a religious person either but people like you just come off as insufferable.
@@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!
Your amazing!!!, thank you!!
"You want to be a good steward and not let things get nasty." Words to live by! Great presentation! I learned a lot.
TheSilverVee thanks for stopping by.
If only people were good stewards , we would not need a bunch of lazy people relying on the government.
Was out hunting with my dad about 1950. Saw two logs across the creek with an out house on it. Cleanest toilet around.
@@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.
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
D Grass ...what temperature was the water would you say? Cold enough to use it for AC.?
@@myshadowkungfu I know what you're thinking, we're on the same wavelength. You might want to look up something called valence convectors.
Thanks for sharing. That is a great inspiring story!
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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!
I'm a plumber and this is how I find buried lines!! It does work!!!😊
Buried power lines? Probably don’t want to drill a well there😂
Me too!
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
Great idea on practicing with water in the hose
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.
In my province, most of residents have manual water pump. It costs about $150. Saves electric electricity bill. Greetings from Philippines.
@@brycedavis1433 I have seen people dig a well by shoveling dirt out, standing in it.
me too
Wow you didnt know manual labor was still a thing!! Amazing
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
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.
Thank you!
Please elaborate what type of natural outdoor things do u equally bring to the table?
@@tigerblood213 she can create life. Something you can’t.
@@Livingthedream7777 Those eggs are dead until we fertilize them
YESS MAAM BUT TO FIND THE WOMAN LIKETRYING TO FIND THE PLACE TO DIG A WELL AND GET WATER🌊🌊OR A NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK ESPECIALLY HERE IN NM I HAVE A FARM AND IM A SINGLE DAD AND SURE NEED A GOOD WOMAN LOL .THERE ARE SOME BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SPREAD WE ARE LIMITED ON COUNTRY TYPE GIRLS HERE. 🥰🙏
YOU ARE AWESOME...SINGLE OFF GRID GRANNY YOU TAUGHT ME ALOT..AND NOT IN NO FANCY TALK ...THANKS 🥰
You still keeping the Sabbath?
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.
Women can learn and do this too
@@skylovecraft2491kids too...no one is bashing women you just took it that way...notice that?
I Want One!!!
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Ha! Youngens today won't work that hard. Work is a four letter word ya know? So is Lazy!
@@debraperkins4448 😂
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
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
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.
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
Robert Frazier You are not the first to ask. Seems I did not explain this very well. This better explains the casing process - ruclips.net/video/jDTKt1YFvBM/видео.html
TigerCreekFarm , hi There is there any way You can send me a e- mail on my address: minoutez@yahoo.co.uk, 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.
@@TigerCreekFarm k
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.
Uhh, don't go near a septic tank drain field.
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.
I have are this story many times. Thanks for sharing.
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!!
@@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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Pretty amazing.
That is true, that is the old way people use to find water, cheap and free😊
Wow. Amazing story. Better copyright, before Disney makes a movie out of it
@@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…
@@megastick9324thank you for taking this reply. Could of said it better myself.
Edit: *couldn’t
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.
Thats the kind of knowledge we want our kids to learn at school
Thank you
That’s great to know just in general
No. Penis removal is more important.
I used Dowsing rods to find water and it led me to the local brewery.
morelli tech I need to get mine out and give them another try!😉
ha ha ha ha ha
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. ;-)
Gotta love that!! ;)
I must try that lol Jameson brewery in not far away ha ha
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yeah I'm going to go see if I can find the pipelines first to practice😁.
It is probably the magnetic pull of the igneous rocks that the metal hanger is responding to. Yes, it does work!
@@KKIcons 😆👍
By far one of the best made"how to" videos I've ever seen. Lots of info, no over explaining.
Thank you so much for the information, old school.
I agree! Most of the time I will not watch it till the end, but I did on this one.
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.
And no techno, hahaha
Paul Saxon
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.
That man looks like he could turn a creek into moonshine
there are some special people that think they can use dowsing rods to find precious metals, coincidentally none of them are rich.
I don’t drink and I laughed good😅
I like what you said
@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 @a
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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.
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?
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.
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 😊
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
I'm so glad there are still people out there like you in the world .awesome
Not sure how I got here, but I watched and found this very interesting.
I came here by watching a roach gel bait video 😂
You got lost in the RUclips rabbit hile, that same as me!!!!
Me too
Same here
I done this drilled down struck water the council's still pissed
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
I took more notes on this video than I did in school.
Because this is valuable information
No it really isn’t
@@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.
What about learning to diagram sentences? That's super valuable but only if you're going to be an English teacher.
i was just thinking that about 2 videos and5 pages later, lol
@@faithismespeaks6848 no one's digging a well while they're dying of thirst lmao... and the dowsing rods thing is make-believe
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
John McKenzie thanks for sharing those wonderful memories.
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
THIS is a prime example of self-sufficiency; beautiful.
They hate self sufficiency
It's flat (Earth)
Don't believe that spinning ball NONSENSE 😂
Jared Backus it’s not flat but go off 👁👄👁
A neighbor showed me this years ago. Works great. Thanks showing folks what to do
Very kind of you to teach such important survival know-how, thank you... CT
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
VERY informative - you're a natural teacher! Thanks for sharing your wisdom... I thoroughly enjoyed your video and learned a lot too.
Rhyme& Reason thanks for the kind words.
you cant be talking about me but whoever it is they should feel proud to be considered of such kindness
Naughty Monkey good luck with your dig.
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!
This gentleman is amazing. I respect him big time. Thanks for sharing this.
soomaal thanks, you’re too kind.
In my head I'm simultaneously mocking dowsing rods and figuring out where on my property I'm going to try it
Practice by finding buried water lines or cables first. You'll be amazed how well it works. CAREFUL with any digging.
It works my grandfather showed me how, he found where to dig for wells for a number of people around the farm they lived on
haha same here.
Far too many people spanning decades have proven it works. There's plenty of videos proving it too, where actual first timers succeeded, and they themselves were amazed.
So many likes on this video, so many people loving the belief of stuff without wanting to find an explanation. I guess it's a human thing
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.
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.
I know you did this years ago but it is all still relevant. Very helpful sir. Thanks for sharing this with us. Great job 👍
Awesome American Spirit, thank you so very much for sharing this video.
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!
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.
I think that as long as you know what it means to you you're good to go.
Love and adore!!! Thank you my friend, neighbor and brother ❤
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.
Its all bollocks. As scientific as witch smellers were.
I live in California near Riverside and Indio is that possible in my area
@@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.
@@jepulis6674 Relax, it's not paranormal
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”.
I'm pretty sure anyone that can dig a hole with a post hole digger that long is a total badass
Well, it is sand. Not like its rocky or red clay
@@fredflinstone1646 oh yea, its just sand......
I was thinking the whole time, there is no way I could physically do that, but I do love knowing how anyhow.
fred flinstone Spoken like a true RUclips expert. When’s the last time you lifted anything heavier than a Slurpee?
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.
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 .
it called “ Hartmann grid or earth grid” he used the rods to trace for water source base on the energy related to those grid
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.
@@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.
@@zolox4814 that's the dumbest thing I've heard this month
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!!
This is what needs to be taught in school. Hardware, simple science, and self-reliance.
LOL that's hilarious. You realise we aren't in 1880 any more right?
It should.
@@EverythingNuclear Lefty much?
But then all the idiots wouldn't want to be coddled by the government and slowly turn us to socialism.
What like how to operate a tripod and digital video recorder, post-process editing and manage google ad-sense?
This is the way our elders found our water source and it worked every time Thank you for the demonstration.
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!
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!
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.
Amazing video,incredible work you did señor,I know now I came to the right place since I'm trying to buy a land without a well,thank you very much God bless you and your family.
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!
Glad it was helpful!
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.
I appreciate your inspirational share!
@Christopher Stephens they didn't even reply, stop with the pretentious shit
Well done! Keep the Faith.
Well done! Keep the Faith.
GOD BLESS
New homeowner, I was searching for weeks and finally found a video that makes sense to me....Thank you...digging this weekend!!!
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.
Sebouh Arakelian thank you for those kind words.
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.
One of the better diy videos I've seen, ,,,, straight to the point and very clear straight forward useful information
Eric Knutson thank you for the kind comments. My intent was to get to the point with rambling. Hope you found it helpful.
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 💜🇺🇲
Thank you. I appreciate it.
@@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 🇺🇲💜
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.
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.
Thank you for sharing those memories.
Those Rough years helped build your character today thats why you enjoyed them so much.
why?@Steven Farmer
I worked in the construction industry for 30 years, primarily water and sewer installations. I swear by this method 100 %. Cheers
Thank you for providing this wonderful DIY video. We never know when we all we need the skills to do this easy project. Some work but not difficult & necessary if you don't have water.
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.
Don't be afraid,just believe there is still knowledge out you can use.
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.
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.
I've been bushcrafting old knowledge for 3 years now. I have no doubt whatsoever that you are completely right!
@@chellegraham6985 i just bought 53 acres down south myself, good lock.
You sure stay fit doing all that work. Amazing.
My grandaddies used your method. They did not say it is magic but scientific. You are such an excellent teacher!
Mae Bell thank you so much for sharing and for your kind comments.
Dowsing is regarded as a pseudoscience by the scientific community. It is not scientific in the least.
Great job. I have fond memories watching my father do this in the 1960s.
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 !!
Gets that leather pliable.
Thank you for putting the effort to teach us this skill. Much appreciate it. Great job as well. BLESSINGS!
I'll never dig a well in my life, but I enjoyed seeing you dig yours. You've got stamina, brother.
Great video. I learned quite a bit of useful information. Thanks for that.
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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. 🧐
Bloody hell that was interesting. If nothing else, all that well digging is keeping you fit and healthy.
Thank you .i have a spring to find this spring up in montana.this is very helpfull , mainly the witching.thank you
Incredible presentation. I love the property and your share of hard work with keeping things steady with the birds and the bees.
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.
Our well for watering the yard and garden is only 22’ deep. And we live in the desert!
Excellent instructional video. Glenn walks you competently through the steps with no unnecessary chatter. Good production values and editing, too.
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
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.
@@Socal_Geo1 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.
This has been showing up on feed for a long while. Very well done. This was very informative.
Thank ypu for the kind words.
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.
This is something my Uncle Wilson would tell me to do If i asked him, with complete seriousness like this gent, and laugh as he watched me try.
Your authenticity makes everyone watch to the end. You are a great guy!! Thank you.
Thats most old guys man
Alot of people don’t believe, Been a plumber for quiet a while and throughout my years this has never failed me.
I was a licences plumber for 42 years(inc.apprenticeship&journeyman ship).Wisc.&Wash.Steve.
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.
Your honey bees are going to love you, especially on a hot days. I would love to have a well in my backyard to help with my water bill. Keep the great videos coming.
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.
Well, my friend..Thanks for that invaluable lesson. Who knows when a person may need this knowledge. I totally appreciate your effort in making this video.
1of 7billion thank you for those kind words.
Bet ya didn't see 5 million views coming when you 1st made this , excellent content and character
Absolutely! Thanks.
@@TigerCreekFarm where can I buy a t-handle dirt auger like that sir?
The auger I use by Seymour, the AUA2, has been rebranded as the Seymour Industrial S500 Iwan-Adjustable Auger SKU: 21326. If you can’t find it locally it can be purchased here - seymourmidwest.com/21326 - use code TigerCreek20 and get 20% off.
Here are a couple videos about how I built my auger.
Auger build - ruclips.net/video/dzIgMPACjCI/видео.html
Initial auger build - ruclips.net/video/-nN8-Aso5b4/видео.html
@@TigerCreekFarm thank you so much Sir!! Love your content!!
That’s what I call dedication and hard work. Thank you for doing this video!!!
Its going to be amazing how many people are going to have wells in there backyards after this quarantine is done lol
@GivesNoFux FPV facts
Crap. Wasn't thinking other people on the same wavelength on prepping. Geeze I hope there ain't a run on pumps like there was with toilet paper. Water level is 4 ft where I'm at . Hope you do " well ". 🤓
I am sure. The eye opening truth of how little you can count on your "leaders" has led me to be prepared for whatever! Hopefully I get to be seen as a "crazy old cat lady". But just in case..... :D
😂😂😂 some city folk will hit the sewer
@@cykablyat8513 LMAO!!! they will be pumping that water forever waiting for it to come clean!
This has more value then money !!!
Love the idea of living of the land no more government
Too bad the government still owns your land for life (taxes) and can take your land if you can't pay them . So you really never own crap
@@andyteri777 yea but if we unite together against it all just like concerts do then we win
“And you’re ready to keep rolling” love this guy
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!
Welcome aboard ;-)
@@TigerCreekFarmThanks!