Gravity fed water systems have been used for many hundreds of years to haul water from one place to another. This system uses the laws of gravity to move water from point A to point B and C if necessary. There are no pumps of any sort required for this system or electricity for that matter. Gravity Fed Water Systems It is simple but it can become difficult under certain conditions such as: The distance the water has to flow to reach its destination point. The slope of the incline, which determines how fast and how easy the water flows. The size of the pipes you use and if they have to interchange. How many side extensions will be used. The type of the terrain. The gravity fed water system is used to pull the water from springs, streams, creeks, rain barrels, and rivers upstream or uphill from the water source. You can use this system to provide water to your shower, gardens, animal barns, and even your whole house if you have it set up properly. My first gravity system project consisted of an off-grid shower system for my house. This is one of the most basic and easy of all to do so I figured it would be a great place to start for beginners. Now, the system I installed for my shower didn’t pull water from a creek or anything. What I did was used a solar pump to draw my water up from the spring-fed cistern into my water barrel upstairs. I installed a barrel above the shower in order to use gravity to allow me a running shower. The house I lived in was designed for off-grid living so there was a platform built directly above the shower for this specific purpose. If you don’t have an above shower platform, no worries, you can build or buy one. The platform should be somewhere between 7-9 feet high in order to get a good pull. If you don’t have a functioning rain barrel they’re pretty easy to make, you can even use a heavy-duty 5-gallon bucket. A system that is even easier to design and set-up is a garden watering system because not all houses were designed to build on in an off-grid manner. Using this system will save money on your water bill, if you have one, let’s get to it. Rain Barrels Here is a link to an article I wrote on how to make your own rain barrel and rain catchment system using the roof of your home or shed. You can find all of the parts at most any hardware store and it’s easy to put together. So once you have your rain barrel ready you need to build some sort of lifted platform to allow the gravity to provide the water pressure you need to use your hose for the garden. One thing to keep in mind is that the further the distance the water has to travel is the higher you’ll want your platform. I use a 50-gallon barrel and it weighs over 400-pounds so your platform has to be strong enough to hold a full load. You can purchase pre-made platforms or you can build it yourself. I didn’t have to build my outdoor platform for my gardens because I had an old set of concrete steps that worked just fine for it. If your water doesn’t have to travel far you’ll only need a 3-5 foot platform that is wide enough to hold your rain barrels but you can make it as high as you need, just remember it has to hold the weight. So why do some people prefer to use gravity fed water systems instead of electric or anything else? Well, the thing is depending on the location it could actually be one of the best options available. It’s free energy. For others, it may be a case of being so far out in the woods that there is no running water. I personally choose this way because it is available and I prefer to be as self-sufficient as possible. In a survival situation if the grid goes down it will be considered a luxury to have running water! Up Next: Natural Antibiotics To Have Around The Homestead What do you think of Gravity Fed Water Systems? Let us know in the comment section below! Follow us on facebook, instagram, pinterest, and twitter!  

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All five of The View cast members present for Friday’s episode were married, but nearly every one of their husbands should consider hiring a private investigator because they spent part of the show bragging about how easy it would be to get away with cheating on them. Unironically coming after they whined about former President Trump attending a Catholic Charities dinner since he allegedly cheated on his wife Melania, Friday moderator Joy Behar brought up how Martha Stewart recently admitted “she was unfaithful to ex-husband Andrew Stewart for decades.” Behar essentially argued that men trusting their wives to be faithful somehow meant they were “clueless and egotistical.” “I say she got away with it because men are so clueless and egotistical, they think no one would ever cheat on them!” Behar proclaimed. “So, a woman could keep a secret better than a man. That’s my opinion.”  “Oh, 100 percent,” faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin blurted out in agreement. Claiming she would “never cheat on him,” Farah Griffin proceeded to explain how she could get away with it: FARAH GRIFFIN: No. I would preface this to say: My husband is the love of my life, I would never cheat on him, but I could absolutely get away with it! The number of – BEHAR: How? Tell us, how. FARAH GRIFFIN: Purchases I’ve made he’ll never know about. I could get a new piece of furniture and it’d take him weeks to notice in our house. I've been in different states and called him and he'd like, “are at home?” Like, completely forgets where I am. Yet, I always know where he I ate that day – BEHAR: So, he’s clueless.     Interestingly, in January 2023, Farah Griffin told her fellow cast members that she could forgive her husband if he had a drunken one-night stand as long as he didn’t catch feelings for the woman, a comment she doubled down on a month later. In June of that year, she explained how to introduce another lover into a relationship. Did we mention she’s supposed to be one of the “conservatives” around the table? Pretend moderate Sara Haines talked about how her husband was so busy, with many things vying for his attention, that he would likely miss all the signs that she was cheating: I get a haircut and my husband doesn't notice. He's looking at my face. And the other thing is, Max will may coffee – there are days I've come down to the coffee machine and there's no coffee in it, it’s just hot water. Or he’ll leave the pot out and it’s all coffee on the counter. He – Like, if he doesn't finish what he's doing and pay attention he's like a little nutty. Haines also admitted to trying to manipulate his emotions during arguments and whining about it not working. “I have literally, in fights, have sat there like this going [pretends to scroll on her phone and giggling at the screen], trying to get him to say, like, ‘who are you texting?’ Doesn't care,” she huffed. The other fake Republican on the set, Ana Navarro opined that women were supposedly better at sniffing out cheaters because they’re “so much more detail oriented. Right? We will notice a stray hair on a jacket. You smell a little weird today. You know, I mean, we'll notice all sorts of things.” She then touted that her husband Al Cardenas, former head of the American Conservative Union, likely wouldn’t notice her bring a man home while he too was in the house. “Al, if he's watching football, like if he's watching the Dolphins, I could literally bring a man into the house, have him in his bed, and if the Dolphins win he could probably spend the night and Al wouldn't even know,” she said. As for Sunny Hostin, she wasn’t so sure she could get away with it. “I have a totally different experience. I mean, I’m married to someone who is very, very exacting and very specific and notices everything,” she noted. It’s worth recalling The View’s other recent delve into relationship hypocrisy when they took to mocking Trump’s marriage to Melania. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View October 18, 2024 11:23:57 a.m. Eastern JOY BEHAR: In the new Netflix documentary called Martha Stewart – very original – she confesses that she was unfaithful to ex-husband Andrew Stewart for decades. And – oh, Martha, oh, Martha -- she says it was easy to keep it a secret from him. I say she got away with it because men are so clueless and egotistical, they think no one would ever cheat on them! So, a woman could keep a secret better than a man. That’s my opinion. ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Oh, 100 percent. BEHAR: Because the guys, they’re like, “oh, she’s not going to do that.” ANA NAVARRO: Is this your opinion or your experience? BEHAR: Do I have to go into Spanish again? FARAH GRIFFIN: No. I would preface this to say: My husband is the love of my life, I would never cheat on him, but I could absolutely get away with it! The number of – BEHAR: How? Tell us, how. FARAH GRIFFIN: Purchases I’ve made he’ll never know about. I could get a new piece of furniture and it’d take him weeks to notice in our house. I've been in different states and called him and he'd like, “are at home?” Like, completely forgets where I am. Yet, I always know where he I ate that day – BEHAR: So, he’s clueless. [Crosstalk] SARA HAINES: I get a haircut and my husband doesn't notice. He's looking at my face. And the other thing is, Max will may coffee – there are days I've come down to the coffee machine and there's no coffee in it, it’s just hot water. Or he’ll leave the pot out and it’s all coffee on the counter. He – Like, if he doesn't finish what he's doing and pay attention he's like a little nutty. I have literally, in fights, have sat there like this going [pretends to scroll on her phone and giggling at the screen], trying to get him to say, like, “who are you texting?” Doesn't care. [Laughter] NAVARRO: And you know what? Women are so much more detail oriented. Right? We will notice a stray hair on a jacket. HAINES: Why are you pointing at me? NAVARRO: You smell a little weird today. You know, I mean, we'll notice all sorts of things. Al, if he's watching football, like if he's watching the Dolphins, I could literally bring a man into the house, have him in his bed, and if the Dolphins win he could probably spend the night and Al wouldn't even know. [Applause and laughter] SUNNY HOSTIN: I have a totally different experience. I mean, I’m married to someone who is very, very exacting and very specific and notices everything. (…)

Kamala Harris, Vice President and 2024 Democrat presidential nominee, has repeatedly called for censorship of political opponents, and she just reinforced her anti-free speech platform. During a CNN radio townhall this week with Charlemagne Tha God, Harris, who has an anti-free speech track record, complained about the alleged “challenges” of “disinformation.” The presidential nominee defended her many policy failures, including economic issues, and labeled critiques of her work as disinformation. Leftists use the word to justify censorship. Harris whined about those who challenged her policy positions. “One of the biggest challenges that I face is mis- and disinformation and it’s purposeful, because it is meant to convince people that they somehow should not believe that the work that I have done has — has occurred and has meaning,” she said. But overwhelming evidence suggests that the Biden-Harris administration has used censorship to control media narratives and quash speech that is disadvantageous to the left. MRC research, the Twitter Files, evidence discovered in the Murthy v. Missouri lawsuit, and a recent letter from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have all clearly shown that the federal government (including the White House) has colluded with foreign government entitiesand social media companies to ensure that dissenting views are censored online.  Harris is not only implicated by the efforts of the censorship industrial complex, however, she also openly pressured Big Tech to censor her Republican opponent Donald Trump no fewer than five times in 2019. For example, on September 30, 2019, Harris asserted that Twitter (now X) should censor Trump while speaking on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. “I, frankly, think that based on [Trump’s tweets] and all we’ve seen him do before, including attacking members of Congress, that he, frankly, his Twitter account should be suspended,” she said while running for the 2020 Democrat Party nomination.  Harris added, “I think there is plenty of, of now evidence to suggest that he is irresponsible with his words in a way that could result in harm to other people, and so the privilege of using those words in that way should probably be taken from him.”  More recently, during the 2024 CBS vice presidential debate, Harris’s running mate Tim Walz tried to justify online censorship. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Radio host Dan Bongino issued a strong statement to fact-check a campaign account for Vice President Kamala Harris after it claimed former President Donald Trump ended an interview early because he was tired.Bongino, who interviewed Trump on Friday, said the presidential candidate stayed longer than what was originally scheduled and had to leave because of other events that were planned for the day."Trump abruptly ends his live interview after it is reported that he is canceling interviews because he is 'exhausted': 'Off the record, I gotta get going,'" Kamala HQ posted on X."BULLS**T. He stayed LONGER than planned and signed a baseball and other items for charitable hurricane relief for another 10 mins afterwards. You can shove this absolute bulls**t right up your a**," Bongino replied.Harris and her campaign have been pushing the narrative that Trump is "exhausted" from the rigors of the election, citing a report from Politico.'I’m not even tired. I’m exhilarated.'While Trump has backed out or not committed to some interviews and events, he has kept a busy schedule during these last few weeks before Election Day. Through the end of October, Trump has eight events listed in multiple battleground states. In response, Trump's campaign has pointed out that Harris has done few interviews and solo events since being installed as the Democratic nominee."She's a loser. Today I was at 'Fox & Friends' at 7AM. I then went to two different other appearances. I then made about 15 phone calls. I’ve gone 48 days now without a rest. I’m not even tired. I’m exhilarated," Trump himself has said about the issue, further noting that he attended the Al Smith Dinner this week, while Harris skipped the event.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

For the first time in four decades, the majority of Americans said they are worse off now than they were four years ago, according to a Gallup poll released Friday. Over half, 52%, of respondents said they are not better off than they were in 2020, while 39% said they are better off, according to the poll. This is the highest rate of dissatisfaction among Americans since 1992, when 46% said they were not better off than four years prior, while 38% said their situation had improved. This trend coincides with the economic confidence index, which puts confidence at a 26-point deficit in 2024 compared to a four-point deficit in 2020, according to the poll. The ECI has remained in the negatives over the last four years, while Americans are burdened with inflation and surging prices.Because of these hardships, the economy has risen to become the top priority for Americans, according to the poll. In January 2020, only 10% of Americans said the economy is the nation's most pressing issue, compared to nearly half in October 2024. Because of the country's economic standing, Americans' confidence in the job market has reached the lowest point since the pandemic, according to the poll. Nearly three-quarters of Americans said it was a "good time" to find a job in October 2021, compared to just 44% in October 2024. The economy and immigration are tied at 21% for the most important issue, followed by 17% of respondents who said the government and 14% who said inflation is the most important, according to the poll. Concerns about the economy, immigration, and the government in general have come to a head under the Biden-Harris administration. In July, the national debt surpassed $35 trillion for the first time in American history. At the same time, the Biden-Harris administration has signed off on the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, which approved $1.9 trillion and $750 billion in spending, respectively. The border crisis has also been on voters' minds. Over the last three and a half years alone, there have been over 8 million migrant encounters on the southern border, according to the latest data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "Historical trends suggest that perceptions of personal well-being and economic confidence can significantly impact election outcomes," Gallup noted. "With a majority of Americans feeling they are not better off than four years ago, economic confidence remaining low, and less than half of Americans saying now is a good time to find a quality job, the economy will be an important consideration at the ballot box this year."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was mocked and ridiculed on social media after U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a video meant to promote the agency's hurricane aid efforts. The video shows government workers lined up to clear out logs from a residence as a chainsaw can be heard in the background. 'What the f*** am I watching?... This right here is why government doesn't work and can't solve problems.'"Along with our partners at @FEMA, we will continue with disaster recovery as a result of Hurricane Milton. The safety of the American people is our top priority," the tweet read. The video quickly went viral on social media after critics pointed out that having 14 government workers standing around to clear out logs was one of the least efficient ways to get the work done. "And every single one of these people is drawing a full salary, pension benefits and medical benefits. While getting almost nothing done. Imagine that," responded author Mike Adams. "Is it just me or is this an insane waste of resources? Put the @cbp officers on the border to stop #fentynal and hire some folks with chainsaws -- what am I missing?!" replied Leland Vittert of NewsNation. "We can get 14 federal officers to move an 18-inch log, but we can't get one Secret Service Agent to check out a sloped roof. Sadly, that tracks," said Virginia Kruta of the Daily Wire. "What the f*** am I watching? A couple of wheelbarrows, and you could do the same job with three or four guys. This right here is why government doesn't work and can't solve problems," read another tweet. "The U.S. Customs & Border [Protection] agency in action. This has to be a troll right? How many personnel are standing there moving one log at a time down the line? How many hours did this take? Are you punking us right now," asked another user. FEMA and the greater government effort to help hurricane victims has been under much scrutiny, especially on social media. In one instance, a National Guard helicopter flew far too close to private aid efforts and blew tents over, leading to a PR disaster. Rumors that FEMA is using the hurricane as an excuse to seize land from homeowners led to false reports that armed militia members were "hunting" government workers. Aid efforts were shut down temporarily, and one man was arrested for allegedly making threats. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

On October 16, Kamala Harris made a bold move when she sat down for her very first interview with Fox News. Anchor Bret Baier challenged the Democratic candidate with questions regarding the border, using tax dollars to pay for gender transition surgeries, and what “turning the page” in American history looks like, among other topics. However, once the curtains closed, Baier went on the air to explain how Harris’ team tried to sabotage the interview before taping even began. Dave Rubin plays the clip. “We were given the time of 5 p.m. Eastern Time. … We said we were going to tape as live — in other words, roll the tape and then just turn that around unedited, uninterrupted — but we had to do it before 5:15; otherwise we couldn't turn the whole machine around before the top of the 6 p.m. show,” Baier explained. “We were waiting at 4:55 and then 5 and then 5:05 and then 5:10. At 5:17, the vice president walked out, so it did feel a little bit like they were icing the kicker, or trying to,” he continued. Dave isn’t surprised that Harris “showed up late knowing they had a quick turnaround.” But that wasn’t all Baier had to say about how Kamala handled the interview. To hear more of his post-interview commentary, watch the clip above. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

RTS Tactical Warfare has already made first contact with the public thanks to an earlier playtest, but with its release right around the corner and Steam Next Fest currently running, you can get your hands on a demo of this souped-up Command and Conquer style RTS game right now. If you’ve ever been one to grab a big ball of medium tanks, sending them to plow through your opponent’s base while cackling to yourself, then this may be the title for you. Continue reading Command and Conquer successor RTS Tactical Warfare unveils new Steam demo MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RTS games, Best strategy games, Best 4X games

CYA Time! Dem Sen. Casey Thinks Trump's Going to Win Pennsylvania (Judging From This Campaign Ad)