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Comment on Rain Barrel! by Jess

Jess — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:57:54 +0000

Neat blog! Thanks for sharing your adventures. As a techie about to leave for the woods for a while it’s nice to see kindred spirits.

I was thinking about your food + water issues and you may want to consider goats. A couple of nanny goats would be able to provide for a lot of your caloric needs and won’t need much suplimental water. You could also eat the kids. They’d need a shelter, but you could probably do without a fence as long as you fenced your garden in.

Comment on Rain Barrel! by ryochiji

ryochiji — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:28:55 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Oddly enough, the flex hose is what came with the diverter kit. Also, for barrels with no overflow, they recommend installing the diverter to be level with the top of the barrel so that overflow will back up through the diverter and out the downspout (my barrel has an overflow outlet, so that doesn’t apply to my particular setup). I guess we’ll see how the current setup works, but it’s entirely possible I’ll have to change things around.

Comment on Rain Barrel! by Billy Bob

Billy Bob — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:12:56 +0000

I agree that the diverter is too low and the hose needs to NOT be the flex line hose since this hose will hold water in between the flexes and the water will become polluted.

Comment on Rain Barrel! by The Gray Homestead

The Gray Homestead — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:01:23 +0000

I think your platform will be plenty stable. I have a 250 gal set up that sits on a much more unstable looking base than the one in your picture. I am currently using water pumped from our creek for our off grid homestead. We are researching methods for catching roof water. Thanks for the step by step instructions. Keep us informed of how well it works.

Comment on Rain Barrel! by Grant Wagner

Grant Wagner — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:11:01 +0000

Hi Ryu,

Another nice setup. If the platform proves to be to unstable, You can always put in directly on the ground if you use a bit of sand. Not as easy to carry and the timber, but still. I hope this works out well for you. Good to see you again.

Comment on Rain Barrel! by rchard montena

rchard montena — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:47:51 +0000

always enjoy your posts
rich

Comment on Rain Barrel! by bcl

bcl — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:39:17 +0000

Looks like the diverter is almost too low for the height of your rain barrel. Was that planned?

BTW, glad to see you posting again.

Comment on Rain Barrel! by lawrenanne

lawrenanne — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:30:47 +0000

Not sure if my last comment went through, so repeating:
Looks good! If you have any problems, either with not enough water or with snow knocking off the gutters, I’m happy to share tips. We’ve used rainwater for all our water needs for almost 10 years, even in winter.

Comment on I planted a cherry tree! by Rain Barrel! « Laptop and a Rifle

Rain Barrel! « Laptop and a Rifle — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:18:22 +0000

[...] lasts a couple more months, but hopefully I’ll be able to harvest some water to help keep my cherry tree watered during the dry months. In any case, I’ll tell this story with pictures, so… [...]

Comment on Halloween in Serenity Valley by Jordan Walker

Jordan Walker — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:22:09 +0000

Freakin awesome pictures! This blog is everything I love!