[MattSavinar]

This is a topic I'm going to begin covering on my site in more depth, but something I've been telling people is:

"If you've got $25,000 to spend, forget solar panels. Invest in securing yourself a fresh water supply. Without fossil-fuels, our ability to deliver fresh water shuts down. You can live without electricity, you can't live without water."

Here are a couple of interesting devices/companies that I'm in the process of investigating:

Watercone.de
Airwatercorp.com

If you were to invest in these (particularly one of the larger airwatercorp machines) and fresh water in your area got scarce, you might be able to eek out a living as a water vendor.

Note: as far as the two companies are concerned, when I have more pertinent information, I will be posting it on my site or in my newsletter.

Matt
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net

[Tanada]

Interesting concept.

[Newsseeker]

My guess is that if people knew I was the only guy in the area with fresh water and they were desperate for it I might be on the business end of a lynch mob. But the advice is good. Where some see the possibility for entrepreneurship I see societal collapse and the wasteland. We can still agree to disagree and be amicable gents, though.

[Ebyss]

Timely advice, rainwater collection and re-fitting my well water pump so that I can use it when there is no power are top of my list right now.

I can't seem to get the second link to work, even though I googled it - is their site down or is it just me?

[Madpaddy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'r')e-fitting my well water pump so that I can use it when there is no power are top of my list right now.

[UncoveringTruths]

This is a big concern of mine as well and I am looking at all options.

Check this out it says 350 feet capacity which is exactly where my well hit water and the driller went another 60 feet. May not be a viable option for me, it may work for you though.

Hand Pump or Solar Powered 12v Motor Driven Water Pump

Within the last two years I have installed metal roofing on the house and all outbuildings. Currently I've got over 3000 sqft of rain water catchments surface area. Cisterns and gutters will be installed before the end of the summer.

[UncoveringTruths]

these are pretty cool but I imagine you would need to treat the water.

http://www.wildlifewaterguzzler.com/

[SevenTen]

In a post-oil world, to be the Baron of any scarce resource in high demand, you must have the cooperation of a local militia. People will attempt to take it by force, hence the need for organized defense.

[Newsseeker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SevenTen', 'I')n a post-oil world, to be the Baron of any scarce resource in high demand, you must have the cooperation of a local militia. People will attempt to take it by force, hence the need for organized defense.

[NEOPO]

Wow, hey imagine you bring the water and I bring the food and together we being a happy self sufficient family?

[SevenTen]

Who bring the guns?

[Ebyss]

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BTW, Ebyss, the 6 weeks of no rain is making me worried about my well already. I'm in Cork.

[Chuckmak]

Dammit Matt quit destroying my dreams of being a Hemp farmer post-peak!!! *SHAKES FIST*

[Baldwin]

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BTW, Ebyss, the 6 weeks of no rain is making me worried about my well already. I'm in Cork.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('UncoveringTruths', '
')Check this out it says 350 feet capacity which is exactly where my well hit water and the driller went another 60 feet. May not be a viable option for me, it may work for you though.

[UncoveringTruths]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('UncoveringTruths', '
')Check this out it says 350 feet capacity which is exactly where my well hit water and the driller went another 60 feet. May not be a viable option for me, it may work for you though.

[Ebyss]

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P.S. So The wicklow mountains are in Cork? I always wondered where tommy Byrne (wolfe tones) was singing of.