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Resident Creep-o-saurus
![]() Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 3,468
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I know this is an old thread (not even sure how much is true!?!
) but my old house was fed by a cistern. I had a 10x10x10 or so concrete chamber in the ground. It was completely fed by my roof alone. It supplied ALL my water, bathing, flushing, cooking, drinking.I'm in a subdivision now, but if/when I build out in the country again, I WILL be going back to the cistern way of life. |
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Resident poet
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Bham
Posts: 2,699
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Ahhh a whack job with a hatchet...who took the pic?
I lived somewhat that way for 3 weeks when I first moved to Bham....lived out in the woods and only cold water, no bathroom and a wood stove. I went to work and the wife and 3 year old son went looking for a new place.
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Power Bottom
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: out of bounds in the trees
Posts: 455
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I actually was living with a buddy out there who took the pic. I was chopping wood and was working up such a sweat that I took my clothes off and kept at it. Nobody came by while we were staying there so being naked outside was not a big deal. I wasnt living out there too long cause my buddy suffered from hypothermia one night and I helped him back to civilization. If anyone lives near Dillon Valley the trailhead starts near the water plant. when it forks stay to the right. its about 6 miles in right off the trail all uphill. Give yourself many hours of daylight because getting there takes awhile. coming back is a breeze and only takes about an hour. If by some chance the cabin is occupied stay on the trail and in about 7 minutes you will find another cabin.
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