How to Dig an Off Grid Hill Side Spring By Hand 

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Very insightful. Appreciate your tips.

I've recently discovered I live on giant spring, it's one of them seep things. I noticed part of my yard seems to be "sinking", and there was a metal stake used to hold a fence down at the bottom of it in the depression. I wiggled it out and it was soaked, only about a foot down. I'm inspired.

Get yourself a trenching shovel. It is narrow and easier to work with when digging in our mountains here in Appalachia. This is how I dug my spring sans the rods. 750 feet from house, gravity fed. Best tasting water.

Hard work out for sure. I've got one on my property I have to develop. I did a couple of videos messing around with it. It's still flowing from the pipe I shove in the hole. Love the way it tastes!

That’s some real good dirt

Nice ❤️

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Came here from Green Acre Homestead. I subscribed! So interested in how to find spring water and do what you are doing.

Started using dowsing rods around 7 or 8 to help my parents find water meters to read for billing on the weekends for a side hustle. I'm in my mid 30s now, have used them for various purposes since, and they always work...somehow

man you can take two pieces of 14 gauge solid copper wire about 3ft long and bend six inches down on the end,to make a small seven shape and it works great,that's how we find underground water pipes.

I didn't believe in dowsing rods until I tried it! it didn't matter which direction I came from... X...marked THE SPOT!! I made mine out of 2 metal coat hangers bent into an "L".

finally, someone understands that pristine spring water and concrete dont mix

Man I know that's hard work! Those rocks are content where they are and they're not too keen on switching locations! Took 'em years to get there after all. Hey man I heard some thick copper grounding wire makes great dousing rods, just bend 90's with enough on the end to make handles. Anyway, I'm no expert either.

Theo Von is teaching me how to dig a trench, nice

This is valuable information. I'll be retiring to the Ozarks and this is the stuff I need to know. Love it. If you have a skill like this, you're richer than a millionnaire. With the droughts happening all over the world, this spring is worth more than gold. Congratulations! Subscribed.

Bro, I bought some property and did the dowsing rod thing myself for first time and it worked.

so you dig it, by hand? after stumbling upon it in the woods from logical deduction+then rods ? how helpful!

I made my dousing rods out of 8 or 9 gauge copper wire bent into an L shape. Then I put the "handles" through a pair of drinking straws so I know my hands aren't interfering with how they turn. Works really well. Great job finding that water!

Give the earth a big hug and squeeze the water right out of it!

I used a mattic myself and I am a women women can use them to its a workout for sure come on ladies give it a try

Dowsing for water looks ridiculous and as a scientist I find it absurd. However, I've done it and it worked. I was helping a friend build his house. He handed me rods, told me to walk the acreage and to put a stick in the ground where they crossed. I laughed, drank a beer and did as he said. Half hour later I was done, certain this was nonsense. He walked over and pointed out where his dad and a neighbor had marked their spots, within a couple feet. We had two more people do it blind, same result. The well is still operating, 17 years later.

The thing that's doing the sensing in dowsing is you, not the rods. All the rods are doing is making it obvious what you are sensing; that's why pretty much anything will do for rods.

Josh, is the second pit you dug gonna be good enough for your water source? That is a lot of hard work. It will be worth the effort in the long run. Thank you for doing this one...I feel I may need this info. Looking forward to seeing the final product. Love and hugs to all.

lotta work based on a couple sticks. that's faith brother💯

Stop talking and start digging

I always enjoy these videos out in the woods! You will find the right spot I'm sure! Looking forward to more!🤗

Another awesome video Josh. Keep it up buddy!

Wouldn’t the lower spot be better than a higher spot for water?

Determination and hard work. ❤

Badass. NH checking in! Nice job bub. Im doing springbox on our hillside spring. Have you researched ram pumps? 👊🙏

How can you tell if your over a spring using sticks

Where is this?

It may be funny to some BUT IT 100% WORKS !!!! As it has for 100,s of years. I worked at a place putting in a mobile home park. They need a well. The man came and hit a spot said it was where 4. 5. Springs came to gether. And he gave a depth. A well was dug and. It was even better than he said and it was 5 feet off on the depth so cool

Hello Josh, I just tried to look at your Amazon Wish list. When I did it looked very familiar. Why would you have the same items as I do. When I looked at the top of the list it viewing my Private list. So it looks like the link references the viewers list and not your list. I will try to remember to check back and see if you have fixed it.

dude. that cracked me up. thats alot of work based on a couple of sticks hahahahaha. story of my life

My friend you need an electric tiller and a loooong extension cord (or a powerful enough power bank)

Great video man!

This is my new favorite motto: "Our brain got us close, but magic will get us even closer." 😂

😊😊❤

I’ve been shoveling for 3 days about 14ft Good flow, seem to have found a decent amount big rocks, about 2ft from surface. Lots of gravel feel and tons of mud… I definitely look like a homestead wreck… hopefully I can find the head? But I’m not even sure what a head looks like, but seems like water is still further up hill..

you might try post hole diggers for small diameter holes

My husband teases me because when I'm doing any heavy work the first thing I grab is my mattock. Lol. It's what my deddy (that's not spelled wrong lol) taught me to use on our red Georgia clay.

Glad I found your channel. Great info and nice to find a fellow traveler. Thanks for sharing this. It's more valuable than you can imagine.

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This is awesome

6:34,. This guy needs a drink lol

Hey Josh, glad i found your channel, your style reminds me alot of my own lol..been thinking of startin a country livin/woodworkin channel with the woman n the kids n the dogs n me..also, i think u mighta got yourself one a them there ticks stickin out the side of your neckpiece hoss, went back n looked, didnt notice it earlier in the video. Im sure by now tho you dun plukkteem awwreeady. Anyway, good luck with the spring, looking forward to seeing some more videos on it, may take some vids of my own n share em on here, im gonna start the revamp of my spring here in a month or so, I got a lil 10.5 acre sanctuary here in SW PENNA. a little over 2 years ago n has a setup that needs the damming redone. Hence why im here. Thanks 4 the video DaWgGg ⚓️

LOL

Coat hangers cut down and bent work great

Where I am at there is no spring. But we do develop groundwater. So, this summer will use my post auger to hand auger a hole to use as a well. Since the auger has a pipe shaft threaded onto a "t" connector for the handle, just need more threaded pipe and couplings to extend the shaft. And since we stopped using gas to heat with (switched to wood), those old gas lines (1 3/4" steel pipe) are perfect to use so all I need is some connectors. Sure cuts the cost. Will let you know how it goes for us.

I hate that sound when the shovel hits a rock and the thoughts that go through one’s mind, the first being “I’ll bet that rock is so big that I’ll have to start a new hole.”

What's up, came here from your brother's site. Watched y'all make driveway to your land

This video was fun to watch my man. I feel like me and you would get along great

Lol interesting to watch buttttt idk if I'm going to hire him?

Someone from Jason Crocker’s channel recommenced to me to check your channel out🎈 so I subscribed🎈 awesome video💞🎈

Well I’ll be👍🏽👍🏽 helluva job

Thank you Josh l appreciate this video

Dowsing is demonic.

The higher up? As the rock and strata filter it, I dont understand that methodology. Did ya ever find any good stones?

looking real good and nice

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Hard work but it will pay off eventually! TFS Josh! Hope you find the right spot without too much labor!

Omgggggg

You will find the right place with the water . keep going Josh , top man .

I hope you have many blessings getting your home like you want it. I also hope your septic system goes in a lot easier than this project! Looking forward to the next one. Hi to your Mrs'nem.

You speak my language. Thank you for the video

Great work you rock young man

Witchcraft works. It makes things easier. Beware of the long term consequences.

Now take and dam below where the water is flowing out 5ft to 6 ft and the put salt near your dam and then put in crawdads near your dam on the side near your water flow salt will make the crawdads go for fresh water and you will have a bigger flow of water 💦 Let me know how it works.

I wish I had a spring near my house I’d love to put it on to my pond

Dousing rods are amazing. We used it to find our over grown spring for the garden water. Works like a charm

Thx man!

To be a professional Dobler you need a dried thin Persimmon limb shaped like a wishbone..then you hold the limber fork ends Loosely in your thumb and little finger and it point downward at the water

Our brain got us close but magic got us closer!!! Love good ol boy's!! Fun video with good information

We have several springs and seeps on our property. Plus a spring fed creek and a spring fed pond. I guess I don't have a shortage of water. We use rain catchment for the house .

That's how u dig one wtf

Your just too country not to follow, thank you.

You can go across the ‘water spot’ with your rods and think about he depth Ie 0 to 50 feet if you get a signal then try 0 to 25 ft. Then 0 to 1om ft. Then 0m to 5 ft. If you lose signal then try 5 to 10 ft. Then try 5 to 7.5 ft etc until you pinpoint the depth

yep ,them dollartree shovels dont last long