When a well is not an option

[Ducklord]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get water to a mobile home to take showers and for toileting when you can't put in a well? I guess my best option is to get a 500 gallon tank and a small pump, but how do you keep it all from freezing? It is my duck camp, and I am not up there that much. Are there any other options? Thanks!

[novacaine]

Can you install a cattle trough heater in the tank plus wrapping everything exposed? I am sure someone on this site has been in a similar situation..............ask Mudhog, he can figure out anything.

[southernfire97]

Have this same issue at the deer camp. My suggestion would be a large (300-500) gal. BLACK water tank. Try to set the tank where it gets the most direct sunshine to help keep the water somewhat warm. Run all your piping underground or insulate what you cant. We use an on demand pump.

[arkmallard]

Gravity is your friend. I have this same situation at my Turkey lease in texas. I have a 1000 gallon tank and I have it elevated about 4' and it is about 200 yards from my camp with about an additional 10' in drop. Have never had any trouble with having enough pressure.

[donia]

[BR549]

[brandon327]

I would like to know how to drill a shallow well say up to that 50' you mentioned.

[teul2]

[cwink]

My dad had the same issue at his deer lease. They boiught a small utility trailer and a 400 gallon tank and put a small water pump on it. They had to fill it up about twice a year.

[Ducklord]

Thanks for the help! Sounds like the tank option works. I am not sure how you could put a 50' well in the ground. Everyone that I have talked to said it would take a couple of hundred feet for a short well and it would be hard water with a lot of iron, which would turn everything brown.

[dukhntn]

[matador1]

[southdeltan]

[Ducklord]

[BR549]