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Originally Posted by 22-rimfire  In a survival situation, I'd yank the pump and piping and just use a large bailer to lift water out of the well. I assume you have a 6" well. So a 4" bailer will just slide down real easy. Buy one that has the ball in it to allow you to fill it easier. They make them in stainless steel if you want to go high tech. They also make disposable ones for environmental sampling which would work just fine. They are pretty tough. |
Yes, this works. Seen several cabins without electricity have a regular well dug and bailed water. Some of these folks weren't camping out. They lived in those places and bailed water every day.