Water catchment

STAND-ALONE RAINWATER COLLECTOR: We are students industrial design and for the past 2 weeks we have been building a rain harvesting system. Our client is a community with a public garden because they don't have a private garden for themselves. The garden is a place where they can c…

Do you want to reduce your water bills? Setting up a rainwater catchment system has so many benefits for a homesteader. Here are a few tips on rainwater harvesting, setting up a water catchment system, and reaping rainwater benefits for your homestead.

Capture precious runoff in catch basins, barrels, and cisterns

Isn't rainwater too acidic to drink? Isn't rainwater illegal? How do I know how much I need to collect? We have the answers and more on why rainwater collection is our preferred off grid water solution!

Rainwater collection system. Notice the filter box. We painted the pipe to match the house. This is a 3/4 hp pump and the tank foundation. The tanks are connected at the bottom so they will fill and drain at the same time. I wanted to share some pics from a rainwater collection system we did in portland the week before last. The are two 620 gallon tanks, oh and the holes are for structural integrity.

With water retention landscapes, it is possible to provide enough freshwater for animals, plants and humans beings in every region of the world. Water is the key to a stable climate. A natural buil…

One of the first things we worked on when we first moved onto our homestead was establishing a water source. Now we have buily several ways of collecting water from the diy stand alone rain collector to the diy garbage can rain barrel to the diy gutterless rain barrel system. We are thinking of adding

Dreaming of living off the grid? Read how one family achieved an off grid homestead WITHOUT going into debt! With a willingness to DIY, you can, too!

Three rainwater catchment systems that work best for our homestead. We irrigate our gardens 100% with captured rainwater #TexasHomesteader