Climbing into your cistern without properly ventilating it first could be fatal. Microbes growing in the tank could generate gases that can displace the oxygen. I recommend you get a blower and put a suction hose in the bottom and ventilate for at least an hour prior to entry. Or buy an oxygen meter so that you can sample the atmosphere prior to entry. CO2 and CO are both heavier than air.
Jessica continues to impress.... She has a strong work ethic and consonantly contributes to the TEAM success! She is in the high percentile of a quality female.
Monsoons have been getting smaller for the last 20 years. When I arrived in Arizona in 2000 and experienced my first monsoon it was crazy and now it’s like a California winter rain storm, no comparison to the early 2000s. Best of luck. You’re on the right track.
About 3 weeks ago Australia had what they call flying ant day with huge swarms of black clouds of them things. Wouldnt be surprised if they've migrated all the way across to the U.S.. Especially considering all the other strange crazy, and weird things that have happened just this yr alone!
Yep I learned early on, however much time you think a project is going to take multiply your guess by 2. Also, however much money you think the project will take multiply your guess by 1.5
I’ve been watching and learning so I can implement water recycling in my earthbag house build. Can you show us what you use to pump the saved water out, and what you’re using to filter it?
Oh my yes!! Everything takes so much longer, more money, more things to repair or create when building anything 🤔 .... we're clearing land & will be rain water harvesting for our water needs so we will be working on that project in a couple of weeks...if all goes well but you two know how that goes, yeah? 🤪😄 I enjoy your videos!
That helicopter might also be for rescue. I'm from Tucson and there is always someone during monsoons who gets trapped by quickly rising waters. Nice channel. My family hopes to buy some land soon in Vail and do some homesteading.
That time of year for flying ants. The winged ants are usually males. They go away after a few days. Looking good. Wondering why you replaced the aluminum guttering with the ferrocement? But you are right about everything taking more time and work and money than you plan for. :-)
The bugs have been different for sure . Frank.n bugs we think 🤔 seen a video with locus. Frank n bugs too weird Keep doing what your doing hitos were proud of you.
Yes I am as excited about water as you! Just went through hurricane Hanna in TX. All my ponds and swales are full. 😀. Oh so happy! I am ready to dig some more because there was quite a bit of water that left our property. The past 2 years we have had one big rain event and not a lot after that the rest of the year. I ❤️ rain!
Would love to see the water flowing into the poly tank from the shed roof. Fly ants was a nightmare. Hope they did not wash into your tanks. Keep trucking and stay safe!
I'll have to get some footage, but it's working so well. I don't know if it would flow as well during a really crazy storm, but we're getting that water.😀 Thanks CB!
That is so exciting to get some rain . some it better then none . I wish we would get some rain here in MARICOPA been dry few times thought it was gonna rain but nope.. Aww I gotta get down to my brothers home in sierra vista to chill in that rain lol . well happy harvesting all that water later .
@@ourselfreliantlife A little. I don't think quite as bad as this year, though. Although we still have over a month of monsoons. We could get hammered in that time period.
YES I DO get excited over rain!!! I'm currently in Las Vegas NV but want to purchase land in Northern NV and will have to harvest rain water just like you. Even though in the city we are connected to city utilities when we get rain I put out several 5 gallon buckets to catch the water coming off the roof and use it to water my fruit trees! I envy the lifestyle you currently have and I am trying to get there myself!! During this storm system you just had we were driving through Arizona and was able to enjoy a little bit of the rain ourselves. LOVE LOVE LOVE the rain jealous you had thunder. Keep on Keeping on sending best wishes
That's so awesome! I love hearing about people harvesting the rain. Even in buckets. We still do that. Every little bit helps. Good luck on your journey.
And with that rain you all have officially gotten more than us this year. We have been scary dry and haven't seen any since end of March. Perfecting those systems but still a good water grab your first go. Hopefully those ants are just migrating and not settling in. Great update. Thanks for the share!
@@ourselfreliantlife Had to look it up but our average rainfall for a year is 13 inches and our snowfall is 52. This has been a bizarre year though and haven't had any rain since March. 4 months in a row now including nothing for Spring. :(
I don't see you have any first flushes in your system. Is your method an alternative method and what are the consequences? Been really enjoying you both building your water catchment system and I see how it works for your property.
Thank you! No first flush. I don't think it will be a huge issue here. There isn't too much organic matter around and we're screened off. A little dust would take a long time to build up.
Hi I'm new to your channel and think what you're doing is great keep it up. Don't forget to put gutters under the solar panels to catch more rain. Happy building. 👷♀️👷♂️
I DO FIND RAIN THAT EXCITING! My little 4 barrel system has stopped me from using my well for watering my large garden. All rainwater. And it needs to rain more because I am 18 gallons left since we haven't had hardly any rain in 2 weeks. (Hey, it's New England, that serious!)
That's really good. It also shows what you can do given a particular climate. You don't need to invest as much in your rain system since you get water more regularly.
Gotta get creative to get all of that water! We use buckets on the corners of the RV, too! Definitely adds up over a few rains. Nice work, as always. 👍
I hate to tell you how to do your process. So, I'm not. Just thinking out loud. It seems that routing the big roof to the poly tanks first would be the most logical. Then route the poly tank overflows into your big cistern. That way, you always have the poly tanks as your first source until your permanent house is completed.
If you had water go to a tote first it might catch alot of the mud, bird poop, etc before it ended up at the bottom of the cistern. I would think the valve at the bottom of a tote would make it easy to flush clean periodically? I know my water catchment is really dirty, but I only use it for gardening.
respect for building all of your structures the way you did, by hand......... I was shocked by the rain gutters that you are making out of concrete and chicken wire,.... that must weigh a lot, how does that stay airborne ??
Flying ants usually means mating flights. Nuptial flights. The new queens fly off and get mated with the males. Similar to bees. The newly mated queens bite off their wings and find a whole to crawl into to start a new colony. The males die after mating. Great job on your water catchment. I'm so proud of you guys.
I you build swales or ditches on contour it will also help you save, spread and sink water into the ground, which can be used by the plants or can be used as ground water.
The copter is a Robinson. R44 looks like. I've been in a R22. Run on regular gas. Have you looked into foamcrete? I'd paint your gutters with latex exterior, or I suppose a rubberized sealant.
🇬🇧 Ants fly up high in late July in UK. It's mating time and hopefully the birds eat them on the fly. Seagulls are the best for that. Hope you have some biggish hungry birds where you are. Take Care and hope you have a few days rain to fill your tanks.
Are you going to dome the top of the cistern.? I think that would help move the water down into the cistern faster, less evaporation that way. Thank you for your videos. I'm learning a lot. Right now I'm in the planning stage for an addition on to my off grid sustainable home in the desert.💞👍
I was also thinking about using abs or pvc pipe. But please, give me your expert advice since you didnt go that way. I was also wondering if wider or deeper gutters would increase efficiency. Thanks
I was surprised that you had not captured more water in your 14,000 gallon cistern. For your sake and Jessica I do hope that system works for you. Wishing you both peace, health and happiness as the pandemic continues to evolve and kill the stupid. Peace brother.
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Climbing into your cistern without properly ventilating it first could be fatal. Microbes growing in the tank could generate gases that can displace the oxygen. I recommend you get a blower and put a suction hose in the bottom and ventilate for at least an hour prior to entry. Or buy an oxygen meter so that you can sample the atmosphere prior to entry. CO2 and CO are both heavier than air.
Heck yes I get excited for rain especially in the middle of a drought
Always have to appreciate the rain. 😀
I give you both a LOT of credit for all your hard work. I’m working on making a sand bag pond. Love your off the grid living.
Thank you so much and I subscribed! 😊
Jessica continues to impress.... She has a strong work ethic and consonantly contributes to the TEAM success! She is in the high percentile of a quality female.
She's the best.😀
Agreed 100%
It will be 34 years ago I hooked me a good woman and it's been a good ride all the way. Jessica and my wife would get along real good.
Monsoons have been getting smaller for the last 20 years.
When I arrived in Arizona in 2000 and experienced my first monsoon it was crazy and now it’s like a California winter rain storm, no comparison to the early 2000s.
Best of luck. You’re on the right track.
We take water for granted over here in Michigan,neat to see all the ways you are using to collect it.
Dude, great to see this awesome video, thanks for sharing.
It’s great to see the rain moving where you need it.
It's a great feeling over here.😀
Been waiting too see how the rain collection went .
About 3 weeks ago Australia had what they call flying ant day with huge swarms of black clouds of them things. Wouldnt be surprised if they've migrated all the way across to the U.S.. Especially considering all the other strange crazy, and weird things that have happened just this yr alone!
I hope that you have bug screens on all your water catchment systems! ;)
Lol! Indeed we do.😁
Crazy out there like that. But yaw some tough folks to keep at it. Keep it going be safe.
Awesome to see the Water flowing to where it needs to be, in the collection tanks, yay 😉🤸♂️🤸♀️😎👍👌
Thank you George!
Nice mountain of hydro! :) Those ants were crazy! Really enjoying watching your rain harvest project come along! I am excited too! :)
Thanks Carlton! I only freaked out a little when it came to the ants.😆
God Is blessing your effords with all that rain.
Yep I learned early on, however much time you think a project is going to take multiply your guess by 2. Also, however much money you think the project will take multiply your guess by 1.5
Let it rain!!!! Great news for you!
We lost do much financially due to Typhoon@♥
We hope to recover to join your team!
We believe in your DREAM!
Praying4 you!
Green Dream , any time you put new cement atop older cement you want to wet the old cement first. This is for bonding purposes.
Eeek! Attack of the flying ants!!
Good work with grabbing all the water and the patches. :)
I’ve been watching and learning so I can implement water recycling in my earthbag house build. Can you show us what you use to pump the saved water out, and what you’re using to filter it?
It will gravity feed to the house and from there we'll pump it. We'll show that and the filter when the time comes.
If you live in Arizona, rain is fun!😉
No Matter, Stay as safe as you can, in all directions 😇🙏
WOW TO IT ALL !! HOW AMAZING YOU BOTH ARE, I AM AWED BY IT ALL.. GOD BLESS AND PEACE TO ALL.
Oh my yes!! Everything takes so much longer, more money, more things to repair or create when building anything 🤔 .... we're clearing land & will be rain water harvesting for our water needs so we will be working on that project in a couple of weeks...if all goes well but you two know how that goes, yeah? 🤪😄 I enjoy your videos!
We definitely know.😀
Thank you!
Keep up the great work.
You are so tickled about that shed roof. Congratulations you two.
Thank you! I usually am about this stuff.😆
Looking good my friends! Catch every drop!
Thank you!😀
That helicopter might also be for rescue. I'm from Tucson and there is always someone during monsoons who gets trapped by quickly rising waters. Nice channel. My family hopes to buy some land soon in Vail and do some homesteading.
It is good to see you guys getting some good rain and you are able catch water ! nice work done !
Thank you!
Your rain water is system is really coming together
Thank you! We're steadily working on it.😀
That time of year for flying ants. The winged ants are usually males. They go away after a few days. Looking good. Wondering why you replaced the aluminum guttering with the ferrocement? But you are right about everything taking more time and work and money than you plan for. :-)
The bugs have been different for sure .
Frank.n bugs we think 🤔 seen a video with locus.
Frank n bugs too weird
Keep doing what your doing hitos were proud of you.
Saw a lot of running water early in the video so you have a lot more opportunity out there.
Fantastic! You will sure benefit from collecting that rain water. Good work, both of you!
Thank you!
Keep working out the bugs! Those flying ants were something else! Good luck you two!
Thank you! It's definitely a work in progress, but we'll get there.😀
So excited for you guys! I can’t wait to see all the rain water you will collect. Great job guys 😊
Yes I am as excited about water as you! Just went through hurricane Hanna in TX. All my ponds and swales are full. 😀. Oh so happy! I am ready to dig some more because there was quite a bit of water that left our property. The past 2 years we have had one big rain event and not a lot after that the rest of the year. I ❤️ rain!
That's so exciting!!😀
How awesome to see a little water in there.
It was pretty cool to see. We'll keep working on it.
Would love to see the water flowing into the poly tank from the shed roof. Fly ants was a nightmare. Hope they did not wash into your tanks. Keep trucking and stay safe!
I'll have to get some footage, but it's working so well. I don't know if it would flow as well during a really crazy storm, but we're getting that water.😀
Thanks CB!
Awesome team, gr8 to see water flowing.
Thank you Richard!
One storm at a time , you have already done a amazing job with it all . Those ants are creepy . Hi Jessica 🙋
Hey Sherry!👋
Thank you!
100% Excellent.
That is so exciting to get some rain . some it better then none . I wish we would get some rain here in MARICOPA been dry few times thought it was gonna rain but nope.. Aww I gotta get down to my brothers home in sierra vista to chill in that rain lol . well happy harvesting all that water later .
That's right Shari! You have to go where the water is.😀
Good to see that water flowing 👍 & those ants, crazy
Lol! The ants were a crazy thing to experience.
Maybe you should try that Flexsteel or maybe putting plastic over that concrete roof to help direct the collection on the cistern
Now that’s dedication! Bucket by bucket!
Thanks Dominic! Sometimes that's what you need.😀
Listening to you talk about your gutters made me think of the Romans. So glad all of the hard work is paying off.
Thank you Mack!
System is looking good! And its great you were able to capture water from all the smaller systems, too. Those flying ants are crazy!
Lol! Those ants were a crazy thing to experience. It was almost like a plague. 😆
Good job.
Oh man! Those bugs are insane. I’m glad we missed out on those. 😖 i’m glad you guys are getting some water collected.
Are you sure? Aren't you a little sorry you missed out on this majestic moment?😆
Green Dream Project I’m pretty sure! It looked like the apocalypse was happening. I would have freaked guaranteed!😂
Yep, monsoon season is turning into nonesoon. We haven't had hardly ANY rain in Gilbert, this season. Very, very little.
Wasn't it like that last year as well?
@@ourselfreliantlife A little. I don't think quite as bad as this year, though. Although we still have over a month of monsoons. We could get hammered in that time period.
Opps! I guessed wrong- I thought 💭 it was gonna be a cellar....🤪
nice to see the water flowing intro the cistern
It was so amazing!😀
We need some of that rain. Lots of work.
Thanks Susie! Hopefully you and Bill get some soon.
@@ourselfreliantlife Thanks, It's raining all around us.
YES I DO get excited over rain!!! I'm currently in Las Vegas NV but want to purchase land in Northern NV and will have to harvest rain water just like you. Even though in the city we are connected to city utilities when we get rain I put out several 5 gallon buckets to catch the water coming off the roof and use it to water my fruit trees! I envy the lifestyle you currently have and I am trying to get there myself!! During this storm system you just had we were driving through Arizona and was able to enjoy a little bit of the rain ourselves. LOVE LOVE LOVE the rain jealous you had thunder. Keep on Keeping on sending best wishes
That's so awesome! I love hearing about people harvesting the rain. Even in buckets. We still do that. Every little bit helps.
Good luck on your journey.
And with that rain you all have officially gotten more than us this year. We have been scary dry and haven't seen any since end of March. Perfecting those systems but still a good water grab your first go. Hopefully those ants are just migrating and not settling in. Great update. Thanks for the share!
Thanks UT! What's your average annual rainfall?
@@ourselfreliantlife Had to look it up but our average rainfall for a year is 13 inches and our snowfall is 52. This has been a bizarre year though and haven't had any rain since March. 4 months in a row now including nothing for Spring. :(
I don't see you have any first flushes in your system. Is your method an alternative method and what are the consequences? Been really enjoying you both building your water catchment system and I see how it works for your property.
Thank you! No first flush. I don't think it will be a huge issue here. There isn't too much organic matter around and we're screened off. A little dust would take a long time to build up.
@@ourselfreliantlife thanks for the explanation because I know that as you have approached this project, you have been very thoughtful about it.
Excellent !!!!!
Great job guys 😊
Thank you!!🙏
Hi I'm new to your channel and think what you're doing is great keep it up. Don't forget to put gutters under the solar panels to catch more rain. Happy building. 👷♀️👷♂️
Great job!! YahuSeph
I DO FIND RAIN THAT EXCITING! My little 4 barrel system has stopped me from using my well for watering my large garden. All rainwater. And it needs to rain more because I am 18 gallons left since we haven't had hardly any rain in 2 weeks. (Hey, it's New England, that serious!)
That's really good. It also shows what you can do given a particular climate. You don't need to invest as much in your rain system since you get water more regularly.
Excelente
We used to get those flying ants in june. Haven't seen any since 1993
They don't seem to be a regular thing. A little disconcerting, but cool to see.😀
nice you have a dry system now
Hell yes🇺🇸🇺🇸👏👏 do it AND educate 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏😘
Yes!!😀
Keep the good stuff coming thanks
Thank you Theodore!
IDEA: Harvest the flying ants and feed them to your chickens or other critters.
Love watching your excitement. Want to collect rain but Oregon is a little funky about that.
😬Sorry to hear that.
Enjoyed the tips woohoo rain great video as always sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
Thank you!!
Gotta get creative to get all of that water! We use buckets on the corners of the RV, too! Definitely adds up over a few rains. Nice work, as always. 👍
Thank you! Definitely have to be creative doing this lifestyle. You're exactly right, those buckets can add up.
I hate to tell you how to do your process. So, I'm not. Just thinking out loud. It seems that routing the big roof to the poly tanks first would be the most logical. Then route the poly tank overflows into your big cistern. That way, you always have the poly tanks as your first source until your permanent house is completed.
I probably should have went that way, but we did what we did. It's okay. A little more work, but we're still getting that water.
If you had water go to a tote first it might catch alot of the mud, bird poop, etc before it ended up at the bottom of the cistern. I would think the valve at the bottom of a tote would make it easy to flush clean periodically? I know my water catchment is really dirty, but I only use it for gardening.
Awesome
Way to be resourceful and use whatever you have on hand to get that water!!! Those ants didn't even look like ants!! They're huge!
They were pretty big. I'm glad that didn't last long. 😁
Amen~!
respect for building all of your structures the way you did, by hand......... I was shocked by the rain gutters that you are making out of concrete and chicken wire,.... that must weigh a lot, how does that stay airborne ??
Flying ants usually means mating flights. Nuptial flights. The new queens fly off and get mated with the males. Similar to bees. The newly mated queens bite off their wings and find a whole to crawl into to start a new colony. The males die after mating. Great job on your water catchment. I'm so proud of you guys.
Yeah, it was definitely their mating season.
Thank you!
We had a week of tstorms and got about 20 minutes of rain . Summers are definitely getting drier 😢
We are not in the desert but EVERY drop counts over here.
Blessings
Water is a huge blessing, especially when you're on a limited supply.
Should be a good oasis nice and green in time Rome wasn't built in a day stay healthy you two
I you build swales or ditches on contour it will also help you save, spread and sink water into the ground, which can be used by the plants or can be used as ground water.
Swales are definitely an upcoming project.
@@ourselfreliantlife I wish you success in all your endeavors.
Been watching your videos, so Two questions #1. How much rain do you get a year? #2. How many acres do you have?
40 acres and 13 inches annually.
Nice job guys!
Thank you!
The copter is a Robinson. R44 looks like. I've been in a R22. Run on regular gas.
Have you looked into foamcrete? I'd paint your gutters with latex exterior, or I suppose a rubberized sealant.
Are y'all using Hügelkultur? That is a good and easy way to hold some water in your land to help grow plants and trees.
🇬🇧 Ants fly up high in late July in UK. It's mating time and hopefully the birds eat them on the fly. Seagulls are the best for that. Hope you have some biggish hungry birds where you are. Take Care and hope you have a few days rain to fill your tanks.
Are you going to dome the top of the cistern.? I think that would help move the water down into the cistern faster, less evaporation that way.
Thank you for your videos. I'm learning a lot. Right now I'm in the planning stage for an addition on to my off grid sustainable home in the desert.💞👍
That is awesome!!
We won't dome it exactly, but we'll give it a slope so that it runs off faster.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 great job‼️
Thank you!
I remember those ants in AZ. One year it was so bad, they clogged all of the gutters at my grandparents house
We have those bugs West Pic Rocks every year just after monsoon season.
If you like rain come to Ireland this year it 300 days out of 330 so far if you dig a hole in the ground here you would have a small pond lol
In think regarding how you build your system will need lots of maintaining
Man you got a thousand ways of catching rain. I will be looking for the book soon. 😀👍
Lol! Maybe I need to do a book.😁
Hey sir, have you ever tried checking the PH of the water?
Good documenting of the global plagues that are not in the news.
Have to keep an eye out. 😀👍
I was also thinking about using abs or pvc pipe. But please, give me your expert advice since you didnt go that way. I was also wondering if wider or deeper gutters would increase efficiency. Thanks
I think those could work. They may not last a long time, but paint them to protect them from uv radiation and they may last awhile.
Termites fly like that too.
I actually live in their vicinity but MY problem is getting around county flood plain restrictions.
I was surprised that you had not captured more water in your 14,000 gallon cistern. For your sake and Jessica I do hope that system works for you. Wishing you both peace, health and happiness as the pandemic continues to evolve and kill the stupid. Peace brother.
Being from Arizona, I'm surprised that they captured ANY water.
So, did the cistern work?