Digging a Shallow Well
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- Digging a shallow well from dowsing to digging to capping. This shallow well will provide water for our bees and supporting plants. This dig uses a modified hand auger and took about 4 hours to complete (17 feet with nearly 4 feet of water).
Through Seymour's permission I add a link to their auger product line here - seymourmidwest.com/augers
Use code: TigerCreek20 for a 20% discount
NOTE: The replacement auger for the AUA2 (adjustable from 6-8 inches) like I am using is now called the Seymour S500 Industrial Iwan-Adjustable Auger SKU: 21326 - and can be found here - seymourmidwest.com/21326
Your well "parts list" -
Auger and extensions for digging hole
Shovel
4 bags (approx) of Pea Gravel - surrounds outside of casing pipe in hole
1 bag Quickrete - seals around top of well
Casing Pipe
4 inch PVC Pipe - length = depth of well plus 3 feet
4 inch PVC Cap - bottom of casing pipe (optional)
4 inch PVC Flange - top of casing pipe for mounting pump
Use saw to cut slots for water entry at water level and below.
Water Pipe
1 inch PVC - length = one foot from bottom of well to pump
1 inch Couplers if needed
1 inch to 1 1/4 inch PVC Threaded Adapter - need 2 - one for pump/one for foot valve
Brass Foot Valve 1 1/4 inch - bottom of water pipe
PVC Primer/Cement
Teflon Tape - to seal pipe threads at foot valve and pump
Pitcher Pump - consider purchasing “Certified Lead Free”
Board to mount pump
Screws to mount pump to board
Bucket
Tape Measure or String for Water Depth
Wrenches for pipe fittings
Saw to cut PVC and slot casing pipe - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
My dad who's 86 is a well wisher. He uses a cherry stick. Can tell depth, direction and strength. The only other one in our family, is my 33 year old daughter. Glad to see you are showing your God given gift.
Thats the kind of knowledge we want our kids to learn at school
Thank you
That’s great to know just in general
Smart and strong men are hard to find these days, especially one's who understand the old ways. These video's will help so many young people to learn ways of the past.
Women can learn and do this too
@@skylovecraft2491kids too...no one is bashing women you just took it that way...notice that?
I Want One!!!
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Ha! Youngens today won't work that hard. Work is a four letter word ya know? So is Lazy!
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My high-school science teacher heard students arguing about 'water witching' in class and the next morning there were hangers heaped on his desk. Out went the class to the front lawn, starting in a line we wandered forward and stopped when we 'hit water' our pattern was perfectly showing the sprinkler system. With no straws on the rods only about 1/4 of students could recognize spots, from holding too tight.
Thankyou for this fabulous video.
I have are this story many times. Thanks for sharing.
this is the greatest time ever to be alive. you can watch a video on any subject.
I was thinking the same thing. I got sidetracked while looking for a Chet Baker album and learned how to drill a well instead.
To bad its complete nonsense... Dig anywhere there and you will find the water table. Spreading misinformation like this is the worst thing you can do on youtube.
My same thoughts. The GREATEST Time to have lived. Life is so much simpler
You still alive 🧐 corona is having fun be safe you and your love ones 💪🏻💯💯
I love it
YOU ARE AWESOME...SINGLE OFF GRID GRANNY YOU TAUGHT ME ALOT..AND NOT IN NO FANCY TALK ...THANKS 🥰
I was so happy to hear he uses dowsing rods, and they most certainly do work. This is the kind of knowledge that should always be past down.
That right there is how you keep the old man out as you grow older! Well done sir!
Tried this back in the 80s when a old plumber friend showed me how to do it. It works for real but you can also find electric lines and pipes too.
Yeah I'm going to go see if I can find the pipelines first to practice😁.
One of the stories my dad (country boy) told me in his last weeks before passing away was about the time he and my grandfather (city boy) dug a well. Long story short, at some point my dad left my grandfather digging while he went to the store to bring back some drinks for them to share when the work was done. When my dad got back, grampa declared that he had struck water, but my dad said that water was not good, that they needed to keep digging to reach the sweet water reservoir that would serve as my family's primary source of water for several years.
I have watched several vids of hand dug wells and this is the best, IMO. Nice job, sir! I decided to dig one myself, mainly for kicks. using this method, I went to 25 feet. A few things I'll add. First, not everyone has sandy soil. This seems to be a popular project in sandy areas, judging by the various videos out there. The digging is much slower and more laborious in clay. It DOES work, it's just slower going and a lot more sweat and sore muscles. I spread my dig over three days, because two hours at a time was about all I could manage. You have to bear down pretty hard sometimes to make progress. Second, if you have rocky soil, don't bother, try a well point instead. I was stopped cold by a single piece of cobble about 4 inches long. I had to remove the auger, screw on a flange with some heavy bolts, and used that to knock it loose, then I was able to bring it up. So it worked, but anything larger and all that work would have been wasted. Third, it really is a butt kicker. Hauling 20 feet of iron pipe up out of a hole with a ball of mud on the end is a workout, and not for anyone who isn't in good physical shape. This guy doesn't try to hide the fact, but it's worth reinforcing. Unless you have very soft or sandy soil, this isn't an afternoon job. It's a full weekend. Fourth, it's quite difficult to wrangle 25 feet of pipe. I dug a few feet away from a tree, and would pull up all that pipe and lean it against the tree while I emptied the auger. If I had to lay down and pick up that contraption every time, I'm not sure how long it would have taken! Finally, I got to 25 feet and had very little water. Then it rained, and the water level came up 10 feet! Then dropped again. There's a lot going on down in the ground, and I expect to see the water come and go depending on wet and dry conditions. My two cents. FWIW.
and in New England, I'd have hit rocks or ledge in no time- I know this because I already have experience digging in my soil. would be nice to be able to dig a well by hand...
I have marine creature fossils from when Texas was the ocean. Bought a well point. After digging the pond with a tractor I figure I would be wasting my time. Was reading where a guy sent a a sample of water to be tested. It had formaldehyde in it. They asked him if he was near a cemetery. There was one across the road.
This is the second time I viewed this video, now I’m ready to dig my well. 😃 I made my dousing rods and practiced with them in my apartment. They reacted almost immediately to my water pitcher on the counter. I was like 😮😮😮 lol I walked all around. They reacted to the mop water, and a bucket I put in the middle of the floor. I’m confident I’ll find a good water source on my property.
Thank you! 😊 I’m excited to start my well.
went out and bought everything you used except the square extentions. I wound up buying 3/4 galvanized extentions and galvanized couplings. Set the well and water cleared up in about 3 days with a few pumps at a time. In these uncertain times, brother you are a lifesaver. I already have peace of mind knowing we have accessible water now. The thing that makes this video special is that you relate to us normal folks and are genuine when you show how easily it can be done (It motivates you). Feel like I at least owe you a handshake. Thanks for making this simple! Mike D, North MS
Joe Bloe thanks Mike. I’m glad you found it useful and were able to put yourself in a well. There is a satisfaction that comes from doing things yourself that can’t be gained any other way. Continued success to you and yours.
I got a question man cuz I want to build me one do you have to put any gravel pea gravel inside of the 4 inch PVC so that when you're a three-quarter inch goes down there is filtering out the dirt or does the pea gravel just go around the 4in PVC I'm just wondering man I could get a little advice from you thank you
Robert Frazier You are not the first to ask. Seems I did not explain this very well. This better explains the casing process - th-cam.com/video/jDTKt1YFvBM/w-d-xo.html
TigerCreekFarm , hi There is there any way You can send me a e- mail on my address: minoutez@yahoo.co.uk, we have a projet in one of the poor place in Africa and this kind of skill is so much needed. Thank you so much.
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My friend Rob Davis, has witched several Wells and even showed me how to do it. He also gave me my own copper witching wires that are a little bit thicker than the coat hangers. And yes you always use the straw and that way you're not influencing the rods. You can practice by putting water in your hose and then walking back and forth over the hose and you can see that it really works. You're wonderful and I appreciate all the knowledge that you put out here. Thank you so much
I took more notes on this video than I did in school.
Because this is valuable information
No it really isn’t
@@saturatedodin476 ,It probably will be one day when you don't have any water and you're dying of thirst and you run across one of these. No one ever thinks anything is important till you no longer have it.
What about learning to diagram sentences? That's super valuable but only if you're going to be an English teacher.
i was just thinking that about 2 videos and5 pages later, lol
@@faithismespeaks6848 no one's digging a well while they're dying of thirst lmao... and the dowsing rods thing is make-believe
A University Professor of Life Survival 101, Thanks Sir, You are a Rarity, and a wealth of incredible information. Thoroughly enjoyed the video. You made it so anyone can understand, grasp, and practice this. I pray your yield in blessings is 10x Return, for what you’ve so freely given.
This is what needs to be taught in school. Hardware, simple science, and self-reliance.
LOL that's hilarious. You realise we aren't in 1880 any more right?
It should.
@@EverythingNuclear Lefty much?
But then all the idiots wouldn't want to be coddled by the government and slowly turn us to socialism.
What like how to operate a tripod and digital video recorder, post-process editing and manage google ad-sense?
I used Dowsing rods to find water and it led me to the local brewery.
morelli tech I need to get mine out and give them another try!😉
ha ha ha ha ha
Aw, crap. I need to douse to find my waterline before I get a pond dug out and there's a bar just on the other side of the hill from that spot. Hope I don't end up dousing for beer. ;-)
Gotta love that!! ;)
I must try that lol Jameson brewery in not far away ha ha
I have a couple friends, brothers, who bought property in the Tennessee mountains. They had a driller sink 4 spots and not hit water.
That’s not cheap. The driller said he didn’t think they had water.
The older brother decided to try to witch it with rods. He never did it before , but figured they had nothing to lose, it was free.
They driller watched , kind of amused, then when the brother kept getting hits at the same spot from every direction, they had him drill.
They hit an underground spring and the driller said it was the best water in the area he has seen . Now they were quite a ways down hill from the cabin, so they did have to invest in a system to pump it to the house uphill, but they have cold, sweet water now.
A third brother built a cabin further down and runs off the same well.
I would’ve never believed it would work but seeing IS believing.
Pretty amazing.
My favorite past time when growing up homeschooled out in the country was witchin for water like you just did in the beginning. My dad saved a water line from getting hit and the pasture from getting tore up real bad when the city water works came out to upgrade the line to something bigger. They didn't have any record where they put the line so dad stopped them from guessing and taught them how to find the main line with 2 copper wires in an L shape
We have a old hand dug well where we put down 30" cement pipe sections. It was about 22' down to the bottom, below the cement pipe would wash away causing about 38" bigger hole.I hand to go down there at the bottom with a pulley rope and dig it out to make a clean pocket for clean water.. age 14.We always did this in the summer, JULY hottest part of the year.. You could only stay down there about 30/40 min.because you would freeze your ass off.. That water was so cold. I'm 74 now and this just made my day, Thank You.. Some people just don't know how lucky they are, set in the tub and turn on hot and cold water.. See ya
D Grass ...what temperature was the water would you say? Cold enough to use it for AC.?
@@myshadowkungfu I know what you're thinking, we're on the same wavelength. You might want to look up something called valence convectors.
Thanks for sharing. That is a great inspiring story!
Sunshine Farmstead )
Haha...I am still working with two old 40 ft wells.
They were encased in concrete 8 ft square. Needs new case piping and back filled with gravel. Always scary looking down covered access hole and when people think they can run over and jump on top!
Yes, water is nice and cold even in 100 degree weather!
I had no idea you could dig a well like this with a hand tool. I am blown away! Thanks for the very instructional video.
In my province, most of residents have manual water pump. It costs about $150. Saves electric electricity bill. Greetings from Philippines.
@@brycedavis1433 I have seen people dig a well by shoveling dirt out, standing in it.
me too
Wow you didnt know manual labor was still a thing!! Amazing
You can dig it by hand but you will constantly be waiting for the water to replenish seeing as its a shallow well and it will "empty" relatively quickly and you have to deal with a lot more contaminants seeing as there is very little to filter the water in a shallow well unlike a traditional deep well
when I started out in plumbing 65 years ago, I was taught this by the old timers. They would also use this to locate buried pipe we needed to work on.
Very intelligent man. This is the type of man that is a great role model to younger men. 👏
That man looks like he could turn a creek into moonshine
there are some special people that think they can use dowsing rods to find precious metals, coincidentally none of them are rich.
I don’t drink and I laughed good😅
I like what you said
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By far one of the best made"how to" videos I've ever seen. Lots of info, no over explaining.
Thank you so much for the information, old school.
I agree! Most of the time I will not watch it till the end, but I did on this one.
I know, so much better than those videos that stretch 7 minutes of bullshit, to cover 20 seconds of the good stuff....and those guys who make those, still eff up the "actionable ness" of their supposed nuggets.
And no techno, hahaha
Paul Saxon
Just used dowsing this morning to find the lay of a plastic pipe that was leaking, for a neighbor. Always works nicely. thanks TigerCreekFarm for a good video.
Thanks. Was asked to mark out a poorly working drain field and sewer line. When the plumbers dug everything was right where I placed the markers. Still people insist it doesn’t work. To each their own.
@@TigerCreekFarm Exactly similar to my story, thanks
These ways of finding water,
Let me say you have to be very special, it's a gifted type person to be able to. Not everyone has this type of skill. It's either you have it or you don't. I'm blessed to have this unique gift to find water.
A New Yorker in exile, it works for me. Don’t know why. We even blind tested and I found all my friends water lines on his farm. I am still amazed, no joke.
Me and my granddaddy used to dig Wells like this you brought back so many memories from me I'm 60 years old now and when I was 8 years old I used to dig Wells for my granddaddy and we did it like this and it was hard work real hard work but everything you did is so much exactly like me and my granddaddy did it years ago it's that we use galvanized pipe because they didn't have PVC back then thank you for the video in the memory should running back my granddaddy was a good man God bless his soul thank you
John McKenzie thanks for sharing those wonderful memories.
My papaw, was the same way, W11 vet, that generation was the back bone of this country. Semper Fi to yours from me. God bless
Never believed in dowsing but cut up some coat hangers like you have in the video and tried it myself, work perfectly! Crazy how it works, really baffles me..
Yep. Dowsed for septic lines the other day for someone and when the company came to dig the lines were right where I flagged. Never ceases to amaze me.
I used dousing sticks as a kid. Grandpa showed me how to do it and it really works. He said he had found good water for many people. Great video I thoroughly enjoyed it. God bless 😊
THIS is a prime example of self-sufficiency; beautiful.
They hate self sufficiency
It's flat (Earth)
Don't believe that spinning ball NONSENSE 😂
Jared Backus it’s not flat but go off 👁👄👁
Many years ago, My friend and I dug wells in my neighborhood to earn enough money to buy a car. His dad had a portable pipe threading machine fitted with a notch that went on the T handle. We had a stand for it so all we had to do was put down ward force on it, and as the machine turned, the auger drilled as this guy shows here. Here was the other key- we made an A frame out of pipe about 8 feet tall, hooked up a come-along also called a chain fall, and used it to pull up the auger. Couldn’t have pulled up 60 feet of pipe by hand.
The a-frame or derrick is key to drilling deep. Used the same setup to put in a 40 foot well. Always had a rope attached to the auger head and a pulley with a come-along at the top of the a-frame. Used the come-along to break the suction allowing me to begin pulling it up. Also allowed me a place to tie off while I changed out extensions. Thanks for sharing.
It works. My grandfather was half indian. He was into all this stuff. Rods lead you to buried metals. Willow branches pull downward over subterranean water ways. I've witnessed it several times. Putting different metals on one of the rods, per say a gold ring, or piece of copper tubing, depending on your body chemistry, it will pull toward different metals. You just have to play with it and learn it as you do with a metal detector.
Willow branch, is what dad was using, thank a million cw. For posting this
I’m afraid we are hurtling toward a time when people are going to need to know things like this and many other skills that have been nearly lost. Thank you for this content, you do an excellent job making it all understandable. No good water around here so shallow, but this is still good info to know for sure.
Don't be afraid,just believe there is still knowledge out you can use.
I totally agree, I've been binge watching homestead videos for a year, just bought 86 acres and plan on moving there with many of my family members and work on being completely self sufficient. I've done it some in the years past so I understand how difficult it can be, but also rewarding.
Domt be afraid. Because we have plenty of people to pass on the knowledge and teach.
Now that ive learned this, i can teach someone else who will teach someone so on so forth.
Wont be a problem. Unless someones just simply too lazy to do the work then i say tell them kick rocks and die of thirst. LOL.
I've been bushcrafting old knowledge for 3 years now. I have no doubt whatsoever that you are completely right!
@@chellegraham6985 i just bought 53 acres down south myself, good lock.
This is about the coolest bit of youtube materials I have watched in probably the last year. Thank you so much for documenting this; it's simply astonishing to watch you get through the hard work with a clear mind and efficiency.
Sebouh Arakelian thank you for those kind words.
Not to mention I would love to bee keep, but now the project is to revitalize the gravel well I found on my property for irrigation purposes. Perhaps I can ask you questions from time to time? The concept seems simple, I just haven’t found a nice read online that breaks down the process into key areas of focus as yet. Though in the early stages of research now.
I'm pretty sure anyone that can dig a hole with a post hole digger that long is a total badass
Well, it is sand. Not like its rocky or red clay
@@fredflinstone1646 oh yea, its just sand......
I was thinking the whole time, there is no way I could physically do that, but I do love knowing how anyhow.
fred flinstone Spoken like a true TH-cam expert. When’s the last time you lifted anything heavier than a Slurpee?
I was fascinated to see my Dad dig a hole about 8" in diameter and 15 feet deep or more, with a post hole borer in clay. I was young, so I'm being conservative here regarding the size. People pooped in it for years at the local shooting range in NZ.
Your presentation style says veteran to me.
Bingo
Our well for watering the yard and garden is only 22’ deep. And we live in the desert!
"You want to be a good steward and not let things get nasty." Words to live by! Great presentation! I learned a lot.
TheSilverVee thanks for stopping by.
If only people were good stewards , we would not need a bunch of lazy people relying on the government.
Was out hunting with my dad about 1950. Saw two logs across the creek with an out house on it. Cleanest toilet around.
@@ralphwood8818I grew up in the 50’s. When we played in the creek we stayed away from certain field tile. They had toilet paper and “waste” coming out. No septic tanks back then.
In my head I'm simultaneously mocking dowsing rods and figuring out where on my property I'm going to try it
Practice by finding buried water lines or cables first. You'll be amazed how well it works. CAREFUL with any digging.
It works my grandfather showed me how, he found where to dig for wells for a number of people around the farm they lived on
haha same here.
Far too many people spanning decades have proven it works. There's plenty of videos proving it too, where actual first timers succeeded, and they themselves were amazed.
So many likes on this video, so many people loving the belief of stuff without wanting to find an explanation. I guess it's a human thing
The sandy soil and Spanish Moss remind me of my twenty years in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Now in the Upstate, all we have is red clay.
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Oh my Dear God !
I love what the man doing fine well Waters !
Thanks very much to to him for shearing his knowledge with everyone on Earth!
Amen Amen Amen!
Alot of people don’t believe, Been a plumber for quiet a while and throughout my years this has never failed me.
I was a licences plumber for 42 years(inc.apprenticeship&journeyman ship).Wisc.&Wash.Steve.
Works for a lot of underground stuff. We used to do this when I worked pipeline looking for pipes. When we came back in with the locators it was always damn close. We just used welding rods with the flux knocked off.
I’ve done this before - we found a well where we were told none would be found. It was 32’ down, and it’s still running clean 20 years later.
I appreciate your inspirational share!
@Christopher Stephens they didn't even reply, stop with the pretentious shit
Well done! Keep the Faith.
Well done! Keep the Faith.
GOD BLESS
Am a dowser myself and i love it ...
First time i ever seen a well being done by hand, excellent job and your knowledge is valuable to other`s that wish to drill for water. Thank you for sharing amazing video.
He is telling the truth about the rods I am a retired power lineman we would use rods like this to make sure we knew where main water lines could be to make sure we would not him it when replacing a power line pole , I didn't know why or how it works but it will do exactly what he has shown in the video. I thank you Sr for taking the time for sharing your Knowledge with everyone.you did a lot of hard work to make this video and explain everything so well .
it called “ Hartmann grid or earth grid” he used the rods to trace for water source base on the energy related to those grid
I would laugh at this and shrug my shoulders like the rest hadn't it been for a story my dad told me. I don't know if its the exact same phenomena, but while in college (or something similar) he had was one a trip with a guy known to be able to find water anywhere. And what he did was giving my dad a wooden stick in his right hand, then when he put his hand on my dad's shoulder, the stick starting pointing in a specific direction. They followed it until they found a little lake. I believe they repeated this several times and found different sources of water, but it would only work if his hand was on the shoulder.
Despite the guy in the video using a bent piece of metal, i don't think there is a magnetic explanation for the effect, at least not a conventional magnetic/electric effect.
@@HaiPham-jz8uu It has nothing to do with energy its legit just finding drops in elevation where there was water erosion, more water was collecting there, as well as you know drainage. Water collects at lower points which also exists underground. This has nothing to do with energy or anything of the similar, this is about the same logic that some anti vaxxers have oftenly with their essential oils which yes smell ok, and can have mood effects and as well as clearing sinuses, as well as other medical effects. It wont do shit on polio and measles Karen, your endangering your child. Sorry about this i wasnt intending this for you but people belive in to much fake shit.
@@zolox4814 that's the dumbest thing I've heard this month
This gentleman is amazing. I respect him big time. Thanks for sharing this.
soomaal thanks, you’re too kind.
That’s what I call dedication and hard work. Thank you for doing this video!!!
all the people calling him an idiot, bet they never dug a well before. This man clearly is very capable at coming up with way to locate water, and devising tools to help him access it. Thats a genius in my book.
I mean, walking around with a coat hanger isn't gonna tell you where water is...
@@mrnuthatch7004 dont knock it until you try it. I know lots of people that use it and always hit water.
@@mrnuthatch7004Stay thirsty, my friend.
I grew up in a town in Michigan, in a 400 square-foot cinder block house, the kind that was built for veterans returning from WWII. When I was 14 my family moved to Arkansas, to the land where my father was born and grew up. The first house we occupied in the Arkansas Ozarks was smaller than the Michigan house and had no plumbing. It was my chore to haul water from the well. It took about 15 gallons a day to meet the family's needs. When you don't have a washing machine or toilets you don't use much water. We lived without running water for two years while we built a larger house with the amenities. The happiest memories of my young life are those from the roughin' it years in Arkansas.
Thank you for sharing those memories.
Those Rough years helped build your character today thats why you enjoyed them so much.
why?@Steven Farmer
This is the way our elders found our water source and it worked every time Thank you for the demonstration.
Well... not EVERY time, I've heard the expression "we drilled another duster" more than once. But it is definitely the way to do it!
Thank you for this video. My child memory is of father and friend digging by hand a 4 ft square hole 10 ft down and wood cribbing to keep out dirt. This way looks so much easier. Thank you.
I have saw the dosing rods work myself, they even work finding water lines and stuff. Would have never believed it had I not seen it first hand several times over the last 25 years. Great video
The method shown in the beginning is not scientific and it is not about digging a well. This is called "dowsing" and is the same thing as a locator spell in witchcraft. In fact this is not using science at all, but it is using witchcraft to communicate with demons. I'm not kidding. In case you think it's the metal, dowsing is also done with plain sticks. It has no scientific basis. This is seriously a form of witchcraft, so much so that one of the names for water dowsers is "water witches". Seriously.
In thousands of years, dowsing has not held up to scientific scrutiny. If it were scientific, we would have uncovered it. It is not, this is demonic, it is a locator spell. Other forms of dowsing are using a pendulum, and chanting and casting spells. This is not a science, it is witchcraft like an Ouija board.
This method has nothing to do with leveling, or any other scientific instrument. This method is physically contacting demonic spirits to answer. It an an attempt to make contact with the spirit world. Many times, it is sheer luck that people find water (since it is everywhere), but other times, it is actually coming into contact with demonic spirits.
If you open up the door to the spiritual world, there will be severe consequences. It's likely that if you searched for water dowsers you would find that they often met with some unusual and terrifying fate. I am dead serious, do NOT do this because this is NOT science, it is witchcraft. You are "divining", asking the spirits for guidance, like an Ouija board. That is what this "method" is, because it is not grounded in science, only religion, it is the exact same thing as looking for a message from an Ouija board or holding a pendulum over a map to try to find some secret location. Dowsing has also been done to search for gold or gems or anything underground.
The truth is that if you dig anywhere, you are likely to find water. There is water under the Earth of almost everywhere. Just start digging and you will find water. You don't need to do locator spells like this, or other forms witchcraft. Water is everywhere.
@@user-cg7tl hey thanks for the knowledge, I won't be using this anymore lol. I do my best everyday to steer clear of black magic /evil spirits. God bless
@@lancekindle7699 🤔 huh??
My grandaddies used your method. They did not say it is magic but scientific. You are such an excellent teacher!
Mae Bell thank you so much for sharing and for your kind comments.
Dowsing is regarded as a pseudoscience by the scientific community. It is not scientific in the least.
Not sure how I got here, but I watched and found this very interesting.
I came here by watching a roach gel bait video 😂
You got lost in the TH-cam rabbit hile, that same as me!!!!
Me too
Same here
I done this drilled down struck water the council's still pissed
An excellent video on finding a shallow well source and digging the well with a hand auger then installing casing and a pump. Outstanding! Mark this one as a keeper!
Amazing work, you are an inspiration to all homesteaders
My grandfather was a Well Witcher for years in Oregon. He used the same method. He could tell you how deep to drill by how many times the rods crossed and how many gallons per minute based on the speed of the crossing rods. He did more than 500 wells and was always within 5 feet of the depth.
Its all bollocks. As scientific as witch smellers were.
I live in California near Riverside and Indio is that possible in my area
@@franciscocelaya7192 But you dont need the witchcraft. Just dig a well on spot where you think ground water could be closer to surface and there are no pollutants nearby. Thats how those scammers do it here. There is a million dollar price for these paranormal skills if you can prove you have them, none have.
@@jepulis6674 Relax, it's not paranormal
Col. Ruby Dimples Manacha Ok, but then, what IS “it”? I can do it myself, and so could my Maternal Grandfather....but WHAT the hell is it? I know it’s not scientific, and I know there are scammers out there who’d probably love to charge for it but can’t dowse at all, and in more superstitious places probably do, but this guy’s not making anything by saying he can do it - to him, it just “is”.
Common folks, quit with the negativity ~ At least he’s taken the time to show his way of putting up a well. Gee, well, I am thankful that you took the time to record , and share your knowledge on how to find, and hook up a well 🙏🏼👍🏼
What about us uncommon folks???
Hi dum dum.
@@smug8567. Are you common, or uncommon? Ha ha.
@@mountainguyed67 A little of both on my mamas side
He has a well, well duh of course it works!!!
My gpa was a water superintendent and I seen him find water lines like this it works 😁
New homeowner, I was searching for weeks and finally found a video that makes sense to me....Thank you...digging this weekend!!!
I'll probably never have to dig a well, but this was an an education. I'll never take for granted that water comes out of the faucet when needed. Thank you
I love what you said at the end about being a good steward of the land... Very cool... We all need to do that however we can...Thanks man
I’m so grateful for you doing this video! You have probably saved many lives in the future by doing it. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart!
A man with dowsing rods found where
to dig a well on my great grandparents property. I don't know how it works, but it does.
Was a old rock well at a house I rented..never worked for anyone who lived there previously, I got down there cleaned it out..drove a new pipe down in the sand ,took my aircompresser..and blew air in new pipe..and WOW how the water pumped up by gravity....was a good well then.. place i rented off of got to fighting with me years later ..i moved and took my work back and my pipe and through the shit back in the well for i left
and lastly, thank you. great video. i grew up around old farmers and hillbillies, and my father was a well-respected man. his brother was an airborne ranger. i now live in the city and miss men like you and all the knowledge. this was a good vid and a great lesson.
Man, thank you. Great instruction to learn from. It's a little work, I see, but something you can be proud of when you're done.
Thank you for all of your hard work to show us how to dig a well!!! 🙏🏻😊🙏🏻 Mike
The way the world is getting , we need this
🙏🙏🙌🙏🙏
Your authenticity makes everyone watch to the end. You are a great guy!! Thank you.
Thats most old guys man
This has more value then money !!!
Love the idea of living of the land no more government
Too bad the government still owns your land for life (taxes) and can take your land if you can't pay them . So you really never own crap
@@andyteri777 yea but if we unite together against it all just like concerts do then we win
It works brother....thats how we found our water well...but we use a forked stick!
I have witnessed the old pioneers do the witching with a certain kind of limb of some of type of wood. I am impressed with this video.
I worked in the construction industry for 30 years, primarily water and sewer installations. I swear by this method 100 %. Cheers
You sure stay fit doing all that work. Amazing.
With a drought in full force in the Western U.S., many folks will need to do this to survive. God bless the U.S.
There is no drought. California dumps billions of gallons - half the fresh water supply - into the ocean, directly into the ocean to "help the fish" (even though in decades it's been proven it has had no effect on the fish). They are stealing your water and pouring it down the drain. It's not a drought.
I watched this video about 3 years ago. Now I'm coming back to use for real. It's great finding things to save for later and find them still helpful much later when you need them. Many thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm so glad there are still people out there like you in the world .awesome
Very kind of you to teach such important survival know-how, thank you... CT
my grandmother showed me this method with willow branches. it absolutely does work.
Of the past 6 do it yourself dig your well workout videos you’re the first one that actually uses the dousing rods.This question came to mind immediately since watching and glad i hit your video.Thank you!!
Awesome American Spirit, thank you so very much for sharing this video.
I've marked wells for over 30 years, many for vineyards in NC. I always try to find veins that cross so you hit 2 veins for more water. I use bent copper wire, it works best for me. It's a gift from God. Not everyone has it. No one else in my family can find water. I once knew an old man who found water by using only his hands.
I use copper wire to find water or buried electrical lines. Not sure why, but it doesn't work for everyone. I kept telling my friend he was holding the wire too tight. We went over it dozens of times but it just wouldn't work for him like it did for me.
New sub here, loved this video. I've been telling my husband I want to do this, so glad there's a video of someone that knows what they're doing actually doing this instead of just talking about it👍
Blessings from Oklahoma 💜🇺🇲
Thank you. I appreciate it.
@@TigerCreekFarm you are welcome. We have a family channel that we're trying to grow so I know how important it is to like, comment & sub. Ours is called Stegall Family Adventures if you'd like to look it up some time. We're bout to kick it up several notches lol we're excited, so if you have any tips please share, much love from Eastern Oklahoma 🇺🇲💜
What a workout. He's going to need that water after this.
One of the better diy videos I've seen, ,,,, straight to the point and very clear straight forward useful information
Eric Knutson thank you for the kind comments. My intent was to get to the point with rambling. Hope you found it helpful.
You are a born teacher, you make it look easy. Thank you. I am not planning to dig anytime soon, but it's always better to be prepared. Best wishes for you and yours.
Nicely done and very well narrated. Thank you for sharing this video and your knowledge with all of us. Andy 🇨🇦
Outstanding presentation! I like how you explain things in a detailed yet straight to the point and simple language way. God bless you brother!
Thank you for the kind words.
Incredible presentation. I love the property and your share of hard work with keeping things steady with the birds and the bees.
I'm a better well-digger now than i was 26 minutes ago. Thank you.
No you're not. You're just stupider than you were 26 minutes ago and had 26 minutes of your life stolen by a scam artist or a fool (there's no in between with these people) - look up James Randi's dowsing contest in the 1970's. Dowsing was debunked once and for all back then - anyone who still pedals this stupidity is as I said, a scammer or a fool.
@@bashkillszombies you turned it off too soon because of your bias. The process of digging a well was worth seeing. Well done.
@@bashkillszombies Being superstitious does not negate experience, and I think this guy is clearly an experienced shallow well digger. Also I doubt he is a scam artist, mainly because at no point in the video did he try to separate me from my money.
@@bashkillszombies NO SO, WE USE THEM TO LOCATE WATER LINES WHEN DIGGING ELECTRICAL TRENCHES AND IT WORKS!
bashpr0mpt
You're a close minded idiot! Not gonna get very far in life.
Huge appreciation for the education you have bestowed upon us
Thank you sir for showing us have a good day
Fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to make this and sharing your experience
VERY informative - you're a natural teacher! Thanks for sharing your wisdom... I thoroughly enjoyed your video and learned a lot too.
Rhyme& Reason thanks for the kind words.
you cant be talking about me but whoever it is they should feel proud to be considered of such kindness
Naughty Monkey good luck with your dig.
Thank you for sharing this brilliant method of drilling for water.
I learned about divining rods 20 years ago for finding underground water pipes as a plumber. Always worked and got me within a few feet.
I'm no longer a plumber and have delved into elctro-mechachanics of various forms, but I just remember bending two flag poles that mark underground lines and using them to find underground water lines. Even electrical lines with water in them. As I loosely understand it it's a electrical magnetic phenomenon due to gravity and the spinning of the earth according to my own thoughts without any research. I just know it worked for me beyond my still current understanding of things.