JoeTouchstone ~ DIY Rainwater Catchment System

“Did you know that 30,000 to 60,000 people in Hawaii depend on rainwater for survival?” J Touchstone

RainwaterHarvestingDid you know that if you have 1,000 square feet of roof and it rains an inch or two one day, that one rainfall  has provided you with 600-1,200 gallons of water falling from your roof?

Here’s how to make use of all that water!

What You’ll Get Below

– Videos on how to build a rainwater catchment system

– Important things to avoid when building your system

– Methods of storing, testing, and purifying that water

Here we go!

In a SHTF scenario, having a rainwater catchment system will benefit you and your family in several obvious, and not-so-obvious ways.

Obvious and Not-So-Obvious Benefits 

We need water to drink, cook, bathe, clean, and grow crops, edible plants, and livestock. Obvious ways.

But if the grid goes down and stays down, how valuable will that rainwater catchment system, and all the potable water it provides, be?

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