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| Harvesting Rain water | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 19 2009, 07:27 AM (701 Views) | |
| Big_Saw | Feb 22 2009, 04:19 PM Post #11 |
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Wow, Lo.....awesome posts....;) |
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oldmarinesgt
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Mar 18 2009, 08:42 AM Post #12 |
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Have built and used rain catchment systems where I have lived in different parts of the world. They can be built on as big of a scale as you want or can afford and are a great idea. Here is a link to a good starting point. It is a free manual put out by the state of Texas on harvesting rain water. I will be glad to try to answer any specific questions that anyone has about it. http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf |
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| Big_Saw | Mar 19 2009, 07:07 AM Post #13 |
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Sometimes when it's raining real hard, on a warm day, I look straight up an harvest some directly.....
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RustyShakelford
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Mar 19 2009, 09:48 AM Post #14 |
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Its expensive, but cool looking. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=513834 |
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oldmarinesgt
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Mar 19 2009, 12:56 PM Post #15 |
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Wow! Maybe I will just rinse out the black barrels my chemicals come in, pull off the stickers, paint "Rain Barrel" on the side and sell them for $99.99. |
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RustyShakelford
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Mar 19 2009, 12:59 PM Post #16 |
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These are more geared towards the Urban people who want asthetics to be a prime concern. It does not mean they are not functional. |
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oldmarinesgt
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Mar 19 2009, 01:02 PM Post #17 |
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Anything that will hold water will work. Have even used cattle panels bent into a circle with black plastic inside of it before. Not much for asthetics unless you are going for that third world chic look but they held water. |
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RustyShakelford
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Mar 19 2009, 06:42 PM Post #18 |
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I guess Lazer's bladder is out.......
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oldmarinesgt
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Mar 19 2009, 07:54 PM Post #19 |
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Might work but getting a faucet threaded on might be a bit tough. |
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RustyShakelford
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Mar 19 2009, 08:25 PM Post #20 |
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Problem with it is you would have to empty it every 15-20 minutes. |
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