long term water source?

[hornadylnl]

I have well water and am thinking about buying something like this for long term power outages for water.
WP2D DC280 - Oasis Hand Water Pump - PumpBiz Pumps

You'll have to buy enough pipe on top of that to reach your water. I've also found another site that had a picture of a setup like this.

I think you'd have to have a pretty shallow well to make this setup work but would be great if you can get it out of the cold.

I'll probably go with the oasis system.

[haldir]

I think my well is fairly shallow so I am pretty well set there. I definitely think something like this is the way to go. No water storage worries. You may have a SHTF scenario where you can't leave your shelter for a period of time.

I have wondered about getting a bicycle generator that I have heard of before.

[CountryBoy19]

Originally Posted by haldir

I have wondered about getting a bicycle generator that I have heard of before.

You'll never generate enough to run a well pump. I know somebody that tried this. I tried to run it, I had to peddle as hard as I could just to keep a 100W lightbulb lit. I was exhausted in less than 3 minutes. Most people don't realize just how much work a 4-6hp engine does to run a generator.

Regarding the handpump, I'm not sure of the exact depth, but you can only pump water by suction (a hand pump or a surface pump) somewhere around 18 feet I think. So if your water is deeper than that you need a submersible pump. You may be able to get a submersible hand-pump but that will be outside right over your well cap, not indoors like the photo shows.

[hornadylnl]

The pump in the above picture is from this place.
Bison Hand Water Pumps
They look to be a lot better than the other pump but at a way higher price.

[haldir]

My well pipe is in my basement :-)
So that gets me about 8 foot closer to the water to begin with. My hand pump said good for 22 feet.

[jeremy]

I still have the original hand well here from when my great-great settled here. Still pumps water too. Plus there is 2 free flowing springs also.

[Pamcake]

Our second well (bucket well) is 45 feet & the hand pump mechanism works quite well. Yes, some effort but I hope cleaner water than more shallow sources. The long-handled hand pump was obtained from Lehman's as mail-order (Kidron, Ohio).

[agentl074]

What about a solar powered pump? The only problem would be price.

[Pamcake]

Originally Posted by agentl074

What about a solar powered pump? The only problem would be price.

We've not thought about that (since the hand pump lever arm is long & it works & can be mild aerobic exercise & why fix it if it aint broke)...would be nice, but yes that would mean paying for the solar one... Sounds great, but at this time probably other priorities are higher on the list...
I'll keep this in mind, though, because there are actually 2 well casings in the second well (we had the well drillers do that). Perhaps once this is all over we'll do that!! Do you know someone that sells/installs them? Or any links to online vendors? This is starting to really intrigue me... could have a constant trickle of fresh water for the free-range flock, and I see a garden irrigation system in the crystal ball!