Free water! That’s such a privilege! This is so good!

@norrishude6177

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's free! it comes out of the sky, those fluffy white things have something to do with it apparently.

@joshangel2309

3 жыл бұрын

I guess I need to find land there lol

Very clever setup and I really like the camping setup and design layout while you are building the home. You are still living a camping lifestyle but to see a toilet like that is amazing. Very smart in the basic design and concept.

I love the 4runners pulling it! We love 4runners!

Loved today's video..very educational. Thank you for sharing

Im so glad i subscribed to you guys!!! Love it and learning much.

Nice temporary setup. Can't beat free water!

Very nice video 📹, on how all the water supply works, thanks for sharing 😊👍💕💕💕

NIce water .. that's so clean & healthy

do you live in a no freeze zone? and if not how do you keep your water from freezing in the wintewr?

This is a well thought out system. I have a tote and was using my well until it failed earlier this summer. I’m about to buy a 1000 gallon black water tank to use and fill up with my tote from my parents house. Your video gave me lots of ideas and confidence. Thank you. I’m now subscribed.

@terancestevens5922

2 жыл бұрын

This is a mess

@kayk8389

3 ай бұрын

So your plan is to run up your parents water bill?

@cutterdog655

3 ай бұрын

You would think so but they are on a well. Otherwise to catch everyone up, the water tank and pressure tank set up has worked flawlessly for three years and I am scheduled to finally have a new well drilled this summer. The well service is impressed with the setup and will be plumbing the new well into my tank and system. These types of systems are widely used in Colorado and the southwest where water is deep or unavailable. Most have services that deliver water to the system or haul it themselves. I was lucky enough to have a source in my parents well. It is a 1-1.5 year waiting list for a new well here. If you want more information. Just ask.

That water supply system. With pipes. That’s great. We should have that for remote area in Indonesia.

I really enjoy your videos, just wanted to say that...

I have a suggestion about gravity feeding the tank on the trailer to the stationary tank. Since it appears you only need about another foot or so elevation. You could place a 4 to 6 inch platform under the trailer tank without losing too much stability. You could build up the driveway about a foot to make the tank higher or you could get a set of car ramps to place under the trailer tires which could be put away when not needed. The dual use of your water pump is a clever solution but no doubt interrupts your water pressure needlessly. Screwing plastic fittings off and on wears them out rather quickly.

Good marning Mr Martin John and keep up the spiirit, I'm from west kalimantan

Menn.. I Love This Channel and Martin Johnson! He can do everything!

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

You are so kind. Thanks.

@NoName-ce7xl

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving im love to see your video single of it. Like series movie. But this series never ending. Hehe. I love it. Because you give me knowledge how to built your septic tank etc. Tetap sehat ya pak martin!

Great setup. It's given me a lot of good ideas. How does your toilet waste system work?

I have the same setup. Same tank. You wouldn’t believe how difficult finding water is. Theres plenty of water in my state. Central/western NY. I’m willing to pay decent money too. Truly amazing. I have a trailer and tank just like yours. So I don’t need delivery.

Newbie question... Are you saying that small 12Vdc pump (2.2 gpm) provides 60 psi pressure into those hoses? If not, how do you achieve the 60 psi pressure? Thanks for explaining to someone who is attempting to learn about 'off grid water systems'.

Love this guy from the Kendrick's brothers movies.

Sehat selalu Pak Martin dan keluarga, God bless u all:)

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You too!

Thanks!

Add a few more y hook up and you could stop having to connect and disconnect your pump Love your setup I also have a tote for backup water to my home in the Bahamas

Great video and thanks for the detail info. I have a question, how did you do the toilet, drain mostly

Great video. I died when the wire nut fell off. Use water tight crimp style connectors for stranded low voltage wire....cheers🍺

How is this plumbing set up going to work in the winter? It seems like its going to be a lot of work when it gets colder.

@scottschindler8608

3 жыл бұрын

Im wondering the same!

@terancestevens5922

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@RedRooster601

Жыл бұрын

It works good but it is not cheap.....these are rich offgridders

I like it!

How do you guys handle the septic? I really like that flushable toilet.

Very nice

How do you guys deal with winter temperatures and freezing? Or do you not use it during the cold season?

Well I think it's just wonderful that you can get your water free like that I find that simply amazing..i live in west virginia and to my knowledge though I could be wrong but I am almost positive they don't do that here ..i use to live in Charleston wv and there was a place you could fill up tanks like that but I'm pretty sure there's a charge of some sort since its the actual water company that all the homes gets their water and that sure ain't free God knows I've paid them enough

@elichappell2276

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get water like that

Please give me the specifics on hoses and pipe fittings for your setup. I’m at Lowe’s trying to figure this setup out and I’m really confused. Maybe a material list would help. I have water totes and on demand hot water heater as well

Hi! How does your propane tankless heater kick on? Is it 12v or battery operated?

Putting mine up on a hill above my deck eventually wall tent, on my property in Northern California in gold country, was going to put a spigot on my deck and another line to shower down another little hill, fortunately I have a Natural spring to draw from, I was going to go 2 inch pvc to 1inch spigots. What do you think will that work?

Do you need a water pump and the hot water heater to get a running shower? Or can you do without the pump?

03:10 nice water pomp .. I love AMERICAN PRODUCT

Interesting video. By my calculations, if your container holds around 300 gallons of water, then that little trailer is holding about 2,503 pounds of water, or about 1 1/4 tons. That's quite a lot.

@Steve-ns2hb

2 жыл бұрын

Its around 2,600 pounds on that trailer. He centered it and drove moderate speeds. Water is 8 lbs per gallon so was at 2400 and the IBC is around 80. Smart guy that Martin.

Nice setup. Would a pressure regulator help reduce psi output and the longevity of the hoses?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe but I don’t think it will be a problem.

Good morning pak martin n bu julie,...it is something hard work to collect a water for every week or maybe couple of days..but its ok,..satu pengalaman yg baik,..teruskan usaha for your dream house...#mattkhairudin(malaysia)

Greetings, after 30 years at our homestead we are going to start over and start another off grid homestead. The new property does not have a well yet. We are putting in the septic system and a fresh water cistern. This summer. I just bought two IBC tote tanks and a on demand water heater. The new homestead is cold and in the snow much of the year. It get below zero there. My question for you does it freez where you are and if so what are you going to do in the winter? I dread haulingwater is 3 feet of snow. I am hoping a 1000 gallon cistern will .get us through the bad weather.. it will be a couple years before we can put a well in. We have gravity feed spring water and 5k of solar at our current homestead.

Where does the water goes and what do you do with it after you use it to bathe, cook, and everything?

On average how much water are you all utilizing per month? Do you have any advice for water supply for off grid living in so cal (desert region)?

How do you keep the water from freezing in the tote?

Great system! I was thinking of having the same set up, but with a mobile home on a site with no water. I want to buy a similar water tank and have that same type of set up, but will it work with a mobile home bathroom, sink and shower?

@graysensantiago1247

2 жыл бұрын

i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the account password. I would love any tricks you can give me.

@edisonpayton7950

2 жыл бұрын

@Graysen Santiago instablaster ;)

@graysensantiago1247

2 жыл бұрын

@Edison Payton i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

Whoa. The bit about the water pump converter is genius! Awesome idea!!

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It seems to be working really well so far.

Water heater listing could not be found on said link. What type of water heater did you use?

Love the vid!. Looking at getting hot water system like yours.. just wondering How much shower time do you get out of 1 regular 9kg gas bottle.? Thanks in Advance.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

It depended on how hot you have the water. But we use about 1 20 pound bottle a month.

After camp-living off the grid for a year, that healthy crackle-pop-click-whoosh sound at 5:52 from the water heater, right when you opened the water valve, is music to my ears. Question: Do you use that with your washing machine? I've heard those in-line heaters never really supply any hot water to washing machines because of the pattern of spurting hot water and stopping before the tankless heater can even produce any hot water. Is this something you solved? Or do you just use cool water for laundry?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

3 жыл бұрын

it works fine with the washing machine.

Do your water freeze in winter?

How does the single axle trailer handle the weight of the water?

Could you just drop a sump pump directly in the tank or is space / pressure an issue?

I’m new to your site. May I asked how much did you pay for your land. Thanks

When we were looking for property we realized that everyone hauls water in our area. The plus is that you can capture rainwater (which is illegal in California). .05 cents a gallon so it costs about $15 to fill our 300 gal. tote. It never concerned me that we would have to haul water. Of course it scares a lot of "City Folk" which is perfect. You won't be hauling water with a Prius. Good luck guys.

What type of propane hot water heater do you have?

How would I find out where or if I can get free water in my area...that has me totally blown away I never imagined something like that was even a thing water has been my biggest off grid obstacle drinking and cooking water I figured I'd purchase bottled water or gallon jugs but its the shower part and not having to go to the laundromat or to family to do laundry would be a god send you have it all figured out..great job...i was thinking of a rain water catchment set up which I'll do anyway but to be able once a week and fill up a tank like that geez problem solved

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

I would call the various local government offices.

Can you show how your laundry installed and work, is it electric or gas?

Is that free water pak martin??

Where did you buy the pump

Do you Have to treet the water?

I know this is a bit of an old video, but I was wondering: what do/did you do with the grey water from the toilet? I'm doing research for my own off-grid home, so I'm trying to gather as much information about different systems as possible.

@zoidberg444

2 жыл бұрын

The toilet was built on top of their septic tank. The soil pipe literally runs right down into it.

@homestead685

Жыл бұрын

toilet water isn't grey water it's black water

Where are you getting this free water from

Just take the 12v from the 12volt rail on the batteries, simple. Lights are 12v as well. Been off grid for 38years, the first thing to do is organise the water, i have 14000 gallons in tanks, too much water is never enough when it comes to storage. I also have tapped into a spring high up on a hill which gives me more than enough water for 9months of the year. Collecting and storing water is the most important first stage of off grid living, make every shelter a rain collector, using fuel to collect water is going backwards.

@Redshirtvmc

2 жыл бұрын

How do you deal with winter water storage and usage?

@norrishude6177

Жыл бұрын

@@Redshirtvmc In what respect ? The roof collection water is held in tanks next to the house and the spring is still filling a concrete tank 500m away with a 40m drop for abundant pressure. We are now in the middle of winter, days are 21c nights are appx. 9c.

@Redshirtvmc

Жыл бұрын

ahhh I should have done my research. I didn’t realize you weren’t in a freeze zone

@norrishude6177

Жыл бұрын

@@Redshirtvmc So how do people organise themselves with frozen water ? Never thought about it , my wood stove heats the water in cold and cloudy conditions but frozen pipes is another problem to overcome. Some places just don't lend themselves to off grid living , gotta keep it simple.

@Redshirtvmc

Жыл бұрын

@@norrishude6177 so I’ve been doing research and there’s a company called Heat-line that you can feed through your pipes and it uses variable heating to keep the pipes warm enough to flow even in conditions up to -50. They make product for water in lines and septic out lines and such! Pretty sick! Give me a follow and in the next year you’ll see a bunch of videos of me building an off grid cabin in Maine haha. So we will see how it works

How do u find a place to get water from

i live in tennessee and have found some great land with zero restrictions what part of tennessee are u in

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

No thanks.

I do same thing

How do you keep the storage tank from freezing

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I would use quick connectors on your hoses. Saves the threads. You must be in a warm climate.

What state are you from. I went to the fairgrounds in Tennessee and it wouldn't give me any water

How long will 1 propane take last for 2 people for showering

What state are you from? Tennessee fairgrounds wouldn't give me a drop

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Is that the same water heater you'll use indoors? Can it be used indoors?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Can and may are very different. Hahaha we use it indoors.

@kenkoh1724

4 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving I'm gonna do the same. Could funnel exhuast out.

In the video it looks like the trailer is lower than the tank. Can you get the trailer up to a higher area.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

That is about the highest spot. I might be able to find a lower spot for the other tank.

is there any plan to get unlimited water supply ?

What fairgrounds is that? & Exactly where is the pump?

@leebstill

8 ай бұрын

Wait is this in TN?

What if the water runs out? Do you have another water springs there? It's very important, isn't it?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

Nope just the one. I guess we will have to drill a well.

@azamormuiza6213

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving ; Abundant trees are always around, that will be easier for you to get it for reinforcement...

What’s the wattage on the solar panel this is running off?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember that was an old video but probably 2 275w panels.

Do you constantly have the water pump on ?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

No. It has a pressure switch. It automatically comes on when needed.

@polarbearsmp3

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving where can I get pressure switch ? Trying to fix all these things for my dad . Because we have the same water totes.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

polarbearsmp3 it came with the pump.

do you pay for the water ?

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Hello pak martin, saya indonesian living in los angeles, im thinking to build little place off grid someday ..

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

That would be really cool. I hope you do it!

Winter?

Can you show me the night life on the next content

will you forever collect the water or will dig for a well? thanks for sharing.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

We would like to dig a shallow well but we need to wait until the dry season probably in August or September.

@atmada1

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving why do you have to wait until dry season?

looks like alot of future frozen pipes. other than that its awesome!

Just put a schrader valve on trailer tank and pressurize it with a tire pump powered by your cigarette lighter port..

Remco Makes a 24 vdc pump

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

4 жыл бұрын

That is cool. Unfortunately they didn’t sell in at our local store on the day I needed it. But good to know for the future.

Where you located?

Pak Martin sudah tidak tinggal di indonesia?

Pak martin tambah gemuk hehehhe

Where can i find a free water station in my area?

@Adventureswithbecky

3 жыл бұрын

Wondering the same thing.

@naturally_danii

3 жыл бұрын

I think he said in another comment that your local government might know where.

What about winter

why are you not drilling the ground and install the pump

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

Because it is expensive. I would rather put the money into the house and develop a spring on our property. If you would like to see the spring that we have on our property you can watch our 7 acre of grid property tour video. Will try to develop that into a shallow well later in August or September.

Your not supposed to drink water from a hose - right?

P martin kerja keras

What about mosquitoes?

Wait a minute... Is that a Freed Hardeman shirt?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Go lions.

Free water! I pay

When are you going to dig a well. Or are you?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

I would like to take a shallow well down near the spring that we showed in our property tour video. But I think we should wait until late August or early September when it is the driest.

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

Here is the link to the video featuring the spring. Our 7 Acre Off Grid Property Tour kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWim1cabgZiXkbA.html

@joycemcintyre5543

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving Thanks for the reply. I enjoy your videos.

aren't you worried about bacteria growing in the uncovered water tanks?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

It is normally covered. There is a red lid that screws on the top. The water that we get is treated from the County. It’s only in the tank for a week so I figure it’ll be OK. What do you think?

@TerraFirmaX

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving well, if it's treated it's probably okay, but I would still black out the ICB tote or cover it with a black plastic. I've seen some nasty stuff grow in some of my own. I've painted them to keep out all light. Now I have a water tank that blocks out 100% light but still use the IBC totes for watering the garden. I'm sure you're running your drinking water thru a Berky or something right?

@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving

5 жыл бұрын

The Arizona Homestead Project We were but there is a wind storm and it blew over and broke. Now we’re just risking our health. Ha ha ha. I like the idea of painting it black I think it would make the water warmer which would use less propane through the water heater and Julie says it would help the dishes too. Maybe I should paint it black.

@TerraFirmaX

5 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving lol, when we moved from tulsa to AZ I painted mine with all the excess spray paint I had. It's worked out well and I put a little bleach in mine seeing how our water is not treated. But that is only for gardening like I said. It must have 10 different layers of color, lol