[TheOkie]

Anyone have experience with drilling your own backyard suburban water well? I read about some small drills using pvc pipes and a water hose but not sure if that is really feasible. The cost of drilling a legit, large well is prohibitive.

I was thinking that since I am just 200 yds from the Arkansas river the water table is probably not too deep. A backyard water source would be invaluable for watering my Victory garden and for consumption after a major, regional meltdown.

Any thoughts, or experience?

 

[humanoddity]

This site has some good information. My husband and I just washed in a well last weekend using this method so we can water our garden.

http://www.drillyourownwell.com/

 

[kev]

Some threads on this same topic

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=205867

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=67660

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=113967

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=115595

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=109706

OP, what you might be looking for is called a drivepoint or a sandpoint.

Read through this list of threads - http://www.survivalistboards.com/tags.php?tag=drivepoint

 

[OhioMan]

I would like to try this at some point

 

[bltjr1951]

I worked for a dry drilling unit in WY.
One time we hit water.

Check below for other water well tags.

 

[LIBERTYCHICKEN]

Dig a hole as deep as posible with a auger-type post hole digger
Then set up a scaffold about 3 runs high
Take a 10' section of 3" or 4" steel gas pipe cap off one end with a eye-bolt thru the cap, and fill pipe 1/2 full of lead
set well-tip in hole with pipe atached and a coupling screwed tight
Raise the lead pipe up and let fall on the well-pipe with the coupling on
Do this for a few days/ if your arms don't fall off you will have a well