55 Gal Drum Rain Barrel Stand

[Patriot-2000]

Going to set up 2 rain water catchment areas when I get my cabin delivered.

1. The plans are to hook-up 2-55 Gal drums in parallel (2 Separate stands) on each side of the roof for a total of 220 Gal of water. It's amazing off of 20 Sq Ft with 1" of rain = @ 275 Gal of water.

2. Does anyone else do this and if so Do you have any plans for stands that would elevate the bottom of the barrels @ 2' off the ground.

[Puncher51]

Going to set up 2 rain water catchment areas when I get my cabin delivered.

1. The plans are to hook-up 2-55 Gal drums in parallel (2 Separate stands) on each side of the roof for a total of 220 Gal of water. It's amazing off of 20 Sq Ft with 1" of rain = @ 275 Gal of water.

2. Does anyone else do this and if so Do you have any plans for stands that would elevate the bottom of the barrels @ 2' off the ground.

Did you forget a few zero's on your math? With a one inch rain on one sq ft of roof will yield 0.6 gallons. So 1000 sq ft on a one inch rain will yield 600 gallons.

[batmaninja]

Not the best pic. But I put an 8x5 sheet of treated plywood (then covered it with tin) over a tote, made a gutter and connected it to a bucket with a float valve. I put the tote on cinder blocks to get it off of the ground.

These guys have lots of products if you are looking for ideas.

http://rainmakerwildlife.com/

[Patriot-2000]

I actually just researched it over lunch and Texas A & M put out a good book for wildlife rain catchers .. for $ 7 I ordered one .

Just wondering what is used in camp with 275 Gal totes or 55 Gal barrels... Maybe a rack 2-3 feet off the ground and a portable water pump...

[ballgame]

This might be a little more $$ and work than you were wanting to spend/do but this has worked great for me.

This has eliminated me having to transport water which means more room in the bed of the truck, no sore back, and less time running to the river to fill jugs. All of which equals more time to hunt!!

I didnt buy all of these components at the same time and some of them I had already so the cost was spread out.

So I setup up the rain gutters to fill the 285 Gallon tote. "Capture Tank"

I then have a second 285 gallon tote placed behind the shower stall. "Holding Tank"

When I get to my place I use the 12V Shurflo pump hooked up to a $50 deep cycle battery to transfer water from the "Capture Tank" to the "Holding tank" using a long garden hose.

Using gravity and a shorter garden hose, I hook up the Holding tank to my shurflo pump which provides plenty of pressure for the L5 Tankless water heater.

This shower system is incredible and rivals the one in your house.

It only took 2in of rain and I had enough water to shower and wash dishes all deer season. And that was before I had the second tote "Holding tank" so I missed out on a lot of water due to the capture tote over flowing since I couldn't empty it every trip.


Material:
Rain Gutters: $200
(2) 285 Gallon Tote: $100ea
Shurflo Pump: $90
L5 ECCOTEMP Shower: $120
20lb Propane Tank $45
Battery: $50
Fittings for Totes: $25 +/-

Since building this I have added a cover to the deck increasing my catch area to 24 ft X 24 ft. This system has working flawlessly since the summer of 2012. I also added so LED lights to the shower stall.

As for elevating the 275 gallon tanks I just used cinder blocks and pallets to raise them off the ground.

[trx250r]

This might be a little more $$ and work than you were wanting to spend/do but this has worked great for me.

This has eliminated me having to transport water which means more room in the bed of the truck, no sore back, and less time running to the river to fill jugs. All of which equals more time to hunt!!

I didnt buy all of these components at the same time and some of them I had already so the cost was spread out.

So I setup up the rain gutters to fill the 285 Gallon tote. "Capture Tank"

I then have a second 285 gallon tote placed behind the shower stall. "Holding Tank"

When I get to my place I use the 12V Shurflo pump hooked up to a $50 deep cycle battery to transfer water from the "Capture Tank" to the "Holding tank" using a long garden hose.

Using gravity and a shorter garden hose, I hook up the Holding tank to my shurflo pump which provides plenty of pressure for the L5 Tankless water heater.

This shower system is incredible and rivals the one in your house.

It only took 2in of rain and I had enough water to shower and wash dishes all deer season. And that was before I had the second tote "Holding tank" so I missed out on a lot of water due to the capture tote over flowing since I couldn't empty it every trip.


Material:
Rain Gutters: $200
(2) 285 Gallon Tote: $100ea
Shurflo Pump: $90
L5 ECCOTEMP Shower: $120
20lb Propane Tank $45
Battery: $50
Fittings for Totes: $25 +/-

Since building this I have added a cover to the deck increasing my catch area to 24 ft X 24 ft. This system has working flawlessly since the summer of 2012. I also added so LED lights to the shower stall.

As for elevating the 275 gallon tanks I just used cinder blocks and pallets to raise them off the ground.

I have the same water heater

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[DesertDug]

Ya that's the way to get hot water!

[fullsizeaggie]

I have a tote and barrel catching water at the house. I put the tote on a raised dirt pile about a foot tall and then a pallet. I also catch my AC condensate - about 5-10 gals a day. Nothing for survival just extra water for the garden etc.

[Evolver]

Did you forget a few zero's on your math? With a one inch rain on one sq ft of roof will yield 0.6 gallons. So 1000 sq ft on a one inch rain will yield 600 gallons.

Ya. Sorry bud, your math is off. 20 sq feet, nor 200 sq ft will get you 275 gallons from 1 inch of rain. I believe the conversion factor is 0.623. One inch on 200 sq feet will get you 124.6 gallons. 20 sq ft gets you 12.4 gallons. Both of these are assuming perfect collection / no loss. I usually just go with 0.6 as well, figuring on some loss. Of course your sq footage has to be figured on the level as well, not the length of your overall run.

Maybe you just didn't get all of your equation in the OP ...20 sq ft will get you 275 gallons over the course of the year if you average precipitation is 22 inches?