When we didn't have our well to water our plants, we've left the wheelbarrows to sit upright and left some of the 5 gallon buckets out next to the barn and shed. Even after we got the well, before we moved in I only had to go a few times to fill up the buckets.
That's because all other times, I used rainwater!
We really wanted to see how it would work and how much water we could reclaim.
We are amazed at how much we collect! This is one of the wheelbarrows after a rain (and I had already dipped in a bucket for some water)...
These three 5-gallon buckets were full up to the top (I had already used some of one bucket before I thought to take photos). Fifteen gallons of water here just ready to use. Now this is just to water the plants we had temporarily put behind the barn until we were out here and could use the hose.
But what that did was make us realize that we should really look into reclaiming/harvesting rainwater.
Now that we have our gutters, it should be easier to adapt something for use. Doing some research now!
I only have rainwater collection for all my water and while I have a 1500 gal container for household water I like the 300ish gal IBC totes for everything else. Connecting hoses to some them can be interesting because they're not standard house plumbing sizes. I find mine on Craigslist and get the food product ones. They're light enough that 2 can be carried in a small pickup with the tailgate down!
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