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[1977dodge]

Water
I am currently scouring the web for a small parcel of land to setup my RV OFF grid
have looked at a few places with creeks or streams but that seems to go hand in hand with lots of $$$$$$$$
My search shows me that mid and south west parts of the country are more reasonably priced but most lack water
so my question for any one off griddding in utah,arizona,new mexico etc is what do you do for water and also storage it seems that keg water is expensive where ever you go
Thanks

 

[cyndi]

I lived in an area where water haul was common. Tanks were set up on the property and a trailer with a tank built on would be filled at the local well. It was pretty inexpensive. Also, there were local companies that hauled water to your property. The fee was reasonable but definitely more expensive than hauling yourself.

The article below is from 2005. Not much has changed
http://archive.azcentral.com/specials/special26/articles/0627rwater-haulers27.html

It is possible to dig a well, if you have money.

 

[1977dodge]

Thank you for the link

 

[highdesertranger]

Cyndi pretty much got it. some type of cistern and some way to fill it. in most of these desert areas, if there is a local water company you can go to them and buy water. you fill what portable tanks you have and haul back to your site, the price is usually quite reasonable. I have done this many times. like cyndi said also, some of these areas people deliver water. once when we were out prospecting a water truck pulled into camp and asked us if we wanted to buy any water. higdesertranger

 

[Seraphim]

This post got me wondering about the possible effectiveness of simple solar stills for turning waste water into potable water. Probably ought to be its own thread, but I thought Dodge might be interested. Has anyone knowledge or experience with the technique?

 

[akrvbob]

Surprisingly, rain catchment works very well in the desert. Arizona in particular has a very heavy monsoon season where it rains a lot and if you have a large enough storage area getting a years supply is not out of the question.
Bob

 

[1977dodge]

Bob
Is the Monsoon season the same all over AZ i have been looking at land around Yuma
Thanks
Roy

 

[highdesertranger]

well the monsoons like to come up the golf of California and up the Colorado river valley and Yuma is right off the river. so yes they get the monsoons there. however the monsoons are highly variable so best to have a back up plan. also all though the sonoran desert and the southwest for that matter is capable of getting the monsoonal flow. highdesertranger

 

[Ken in Anaheim]

Dodge, be sure and check the zoning as to whether or not you can "live" in your RV parked on "YOUR" land for more than 90 days......
KinA

 

[cyndi]

Southern and eastern Arizona gets more rain than the north and west west. I wouldn't want to be depending on a catchment system in Mohave county (7ish") or around Yuma (3ish")