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Survival and Preparations Long and short term survival and 'prepping'. |
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Anybody hand-drive a shallow well?
And do you think I could get enough GPMs to run a sprinkler or two?
Would also be handy in case of SHTF, although I probably live in the safest place in the country (except for that pesky super volcanoe) Sheridan, WY. I am already contemplating using a seep-spring in my backyard to build a pond....I reckon the water table is pretty high. Thanks |
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I haven’t dug a well.
I wouldn’t run a sprinkler, I’d use line irrigation for efficiency and quietness. Plus, they make a game trail for any pests, a game trail right in your back yard. If you use a gravity fed system, then no need to worry about pressure. |
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Define 'shallow'?
Here, first water is at about 35 feet. At least it was, until the pot growers started pumping 5 gallons per day, per plant. Then the farmers got their river water rights cut by DWR, so they use 25 HP pumps and 500' deep wells to flood their orchards and rice fields. Hand-driving a well in this rock-hard red clay would be painful at best.
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