[Medusa72]

I was referred to this site from a friend at thepeoplesrevolution.net. Specifically I'm wanting to get information on converting an electric well pump to a manual one. I'm about as mechanically inclined as a field mouse, but surely there's a simple way to do it ???

I'm a single mom with 2 kids, a vegetable garden, a stockpile of food, and a desire to get us through the coming economic depression. Reading some of your posts I see you are all much better armed than I am - can't afford firearms on what I make right now. My best hope to protect myself is to get to know the people who live around me, many of which are avid gardeners themselves, and band together for survival.

I look forward to getting to know some of you and maybe getting some of my questions answered as I prepare for the worst case scenario.

 

[Grinnan Barrett]

Welcome to our community from Dallas TX. Hope you find good friends here.

 

[survivalebooks]

Hi,

Here is some info on manual well pumps. Some of the parts for a hand pumps can be pricy though. Might be cheaper to convert it to solar powered. Ours is run from solar wit a generater for back up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_pump

http://www.ehow.com/how_2123744_prime-well-pump.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

http://www.do-it-yourself-pumps.com/handpumps.htm

Take care,
Wes

 

[JRNC26]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Medusa72]

Thanks for the information. I'm not sure if I can do it, but I'm going to research it and see what I can do. It seems like the most simple solution to the water problem since I already live on a well.

 

[Medusa72]

Well hello.

Lost in the kudzu patch - lol. I bought a small stockpile of salad dressing this week to go with kudzu, poke, and dandelion salad.

 

[gadzooks]

Medusa,

What part of the Poke can be eaten? I've got the stuff growing all over my yard. I thought it was all poisonous.

 

[Ghostrider247]

Welcome from NE GA

 

[Medusa72]

The small, tender leaves at the top of the plant are edible, and quite tasty.
The rest of the plant greenery can be poisonous, but only in the sense that it will give you indigestion.
The berries are pretty poisonous, but make good ink or clothing dye.

Of course, all the dandelion is edible.

As are:
Roses
Pansies
Nasturtiums

Well, flowers in general are basically edible.
And of course, kudzu.

The ornamental cabbages they sell for winter gardens are edible as well.
And, here in the Southeast, you can grow cabbage and potatoes in the winter for spring harvest. I have a small garden going right now. Cabbages doing well, potatoes still hiding, but the season is young.

 

[Highpower]

Hello and welcome from a friend and neighbor in Tennessee.

 

[chaosbutterfly]

Howdy ya'll!

 

[gadzooks]

Medusa,

Do you have any good recipies or links to sites for polk and possibly acorns? Most sites I look up don't go into great detail about either.

If you do I'd sure appreciate any ideas.

Thanks

 

[Medusa72]

Medusa,

Do you have any good recipies or links to sites for polk and possibly acorns? Most sites I look up don't go into great detail about either.

If you do I'd sure appreciate any ideas.

Thanks

This site has some recipes for poke:
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/67/Poke_Greens48827.shtml

And this is a site with many uses for acorns:
http://siouxme.com/acorn.html

 

[JRNC26]

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[Jerry D Young]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[Grinnan Barrett]

Northern Tool has hand pumps for wells but they are for shalow wells. How deep is you well?

Also you might consider putting a Solar panel hook up to your pump now to allow it to pump water up to a storage for use. Hand pumping water can be a real pain.

 

[Macumazahn]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Kronos]

Greetings, and Welcome to the Ultimate Survival Site!