Where We Got Our Earthbags | Sandbags | For Earthbag Building | Where We Got Our Pond Liner
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- Where We Got Our Earthbags | Sandbags | For Earthbag Building | Where We Got Our Pond Liner
We've been getting a lot of questions recently about where we sourced the materials for our off-grid earthbag rainwater harvesting cistern build. We made this video in order to answer those questions and provide a source people can go to. If you have sources you would like to add, feel free to leave those in the comments.
Earthbags:
Pacific Packaging Industries
pac-packaging.com
971-271-7456
Pond Liner:
agriculturesolutions.com
888-683-8291
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Keep seeing CZcams recommendations! This is awesome!! How much water per bag mix are you using?
@@coyoteserranoband We usually use about a gallon, but it depends on how hot and dry it is.
@@ourselfreliantlife thats what I was thinking. I'm an hour from flagstaff and doing the same thing. I don't have a well water :/ just recently experiment with an earthbag wall. About 10 gallon for 7-12 eartg bags ish. Thank for the response! Checkout my channel if ya can and subscribe! Much love!
Jim and Jessica you are both an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Jim I don’t know how I misses this video, I remember you guys putting the liner in. Great information. May include the bag information on a few videos in the future.
I admire your build and the commitment you have made to live harmoniously with the natural world around you. Very cool build. 🌞
Thank you Paula!
I didn't think about misprinted bags. I'm ordering mine from sandbaggy.com. I'm getting the 18x30 for 24 cents a piece. Great quality bags used by military as well as earthbag builders. Y'all have a great day, stay safe!
Thank you for sharing about sandbaggy!
@@ourselfreliantlife you're welcome! They have a calculator also to help figure out how many bags to purchase.
Great video! You guys are great for sharing what you have learned, what mistakes to avoid and where you are getting supplies. That is awesome for people venturing to similar projects. 😊
Thanks Zule! We're hoping this is a great resource for people.
I’m getting inspired
loved the batman Crew . thanks for all. lymi
Thanks Mack! He's known as "The Caped Crewsader"😀
Loved "Crewsin'" Crew! I love how you're using those bags and making good use of them so they don't end up in landfills! Way to be resourceful!
Thanks Amber! We're thinking of calling that the "Caped Crewsader" 😆
@@ourselfreliantlife haha that's perfect!
Hi Jim and Jessica . Thanks for sharing this information . Have a great day
Thank you Sherry!
Thanks for the information !.......... Keep the dream alive
Great info. I don’t need it, but I still watched because I find this process intriguing.
Thanks PPG! This project has been the most intense thing we've ever done.
Thank you so much for sharing im suprised you havent went viral already more people need to know this stuff!
I know right!?!?😁
Great information... Have a wonderful day you two..!!
Thank you Ron! Have a great day as well.
Excellent point about the bags. Yes, be wary of sitting on barb wire. :)
Lol! Not the most comfortable seat.😆
My chicken feed comes in woven plastic bags. I open them up and use them as ground cover fabric in the paths of my garden. Covered with a thick layer of wood chips that I get free from the electric company. I use cardboard and straw as ground cover in the beds.
Good info on where to get the supplies you’ve been using. That’s pretty cool using misprinted bags.
Keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing the final look.
Thank you! We've been getting asked a lot so I figure we'll have a place people can go for information. 😀
I'm still astounded by how fast you guys are finishing the cistern. You're amazing. I can't picture how you're going to get that liner in place! Looking forward to that video.
Thank you Lynette! Actually I can't believe how quickly we did those bags either. I guess I didn't know what to expect. 😆
Keep the good stuff coming thanks
A good alternate option is old billboard signs, i went around to the local print shops who make them for my area and shockly was given a few that were missprints for free. I used them in the making of my fish pond for my hydroponics garden system. I'm stocking them with bluegills I cought at local lakes...
I like that. That's a fantastic idea .
A beautiful and wonderful video that continues forward.
Really great explainer video. Thanks for posting it. Can’t wait to see what the end result looks like!
Thank you!
Good stuff guys. Have a great and productive weekend!
Thanks Jay! Have a good weekend as well.
Thanks for the information.
Rice Mill's in Philippines 🇵🇭 have ABUNDANCE of BAGS!
But not all bags are STRONG 💪!
Jim gives good advice on bags!
Thank you so much!♥
Great information! A lot of thought went into this! So awesome! Thanks for sharing this my friends!!
Thanks Dominic! We definitely wanted to get this information out there.
Great updates, GDP. Definitely good learning about things like this!
Take care,
Rob
Thank you Rob!
Sure is a good video. Almost done looks like. Are they going to say green dream who. That is a lot of bags. Have a great day.
Thank you! Have a great day as well. 🙏
This is so awesome! Great beginning. Looks so pro now with Crew drivin that car! ❤️😊👌🏽
Really!? You think so? Thank you!
Green Dream Project Heck yeah! Y’all are doin so fantastic!
Great intro to let us know what to expect in this video.
Thanks for all the great well laid out information about the project.
Thanks you two! We appreciate the feedback.
Cant wait to see roof structure.
Thanks for sharing your info and experience!
Thank you Lori!
Thank you so much. Finally people who share great infos for free to help to promote self eco building. Usually under a fake nice spirit eco people just want to make money selling all sort of stuff, materials, courses teaching with never end... You guys are great !
Man, you guys are awesome. Been watching. My wife and I'll be in AZ in 2 weeks. Building our own off grid home. Keep videos coming.
Thank you Don!
We are also looking into buying land in AZ, in Apache county. We hope to move by the end of this summer. We will be using earthbag building for everything but our house (all our out buildings, animal shelters etc). We just can't build our house because it's not allowed in that county. Do you know of a county in AZ where this is allowed for a dwelling unit? Thank for all the info on your channel. Gives me hope that we can actually be successful. Stay safe!
@@valeriemcmellon3382 I thought there were spots in Apache and Navajo county that allowed alternative houses like straw bale, earth ship, earth ah etc. Did you ever find an answer?
I ordered the shade cloth that I put up over my garden from Agricultural Solutions too :-)
They do good work.😀
Great informational overview of the bags n liner interesting how the seat bags being sealed kept the media wet, makes sense when you think about it tho :)
Absolutely. Don't use the coated bags.😬
Still waiting to see the completion of the roof of the rain water reservoir!!
This could be a good idea for infrastructure at our camps! -Ben
Very interesting info thanks Jim and Jessica I could never do this on my land as the soil is sandy about a meter below you can find clay, thanks for the video.
Do you know what the clay sand ratio of your soil is?
@@ourselfreliantlife Not sure but its very sticky not possible to do what you are doing the garden is fully vegetated with weeds and plant it takes a lot of digging up to get a clear patch for planting . Some parts are covered with cardboard in the falls to keep the soil clear. Your project is fantastic.
Thanks for sharing!
I am in the planning stages for this and have watched SO many videos! I really like the size of the bags you are using (24 x 40?) and how uniform you get them. So a few questions if you have time:
- How full do you fill each bag?
- How much do they weigh when full (I'm worried I won't be able to lift them if I get the wider bags)
- How do you seal the opening on your bags? I saw one video that talked about sewing them, but that seems rather time consuming. Others used twisted wire, but it makes a bulky end that I don't see on yours.
We generally fill the bags until they are six inches from the top. It may differ if we're making shorter bags.
If you check out more video you'll see we fill them in place. They don't need to be lifted, but they might need to be scooched.
The first bags we'll drive a nail into. With each subsequent bag, we'll fold it and then rest it against the last bag. So it's one nail per row.
Been watching your other videos and got answers to my above questions. But now have one more. I saw how you folded the ends of the bags. It looks like for some you put a nail in and others you didn't. Any pros/cons on nail use?
@@ourselfreliantlife Thanks! Makes sense about the nail. I have gotten very helpful info and ideas from your videos. Thank you for sharing them!
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND VIDEOS!!!
Lots of good information. 💕 NonnaGrace
It's getting exciting to hear the layers of bags are winding down. Time to go on to the next step. Wahoo
Almost there!!😀
@@ourselfreliantlife I know it doesn't help but the name of that cactus is "Thornless Prickly Pear Cactus" there has to be some more information about them, I'm still searching.
Awesome
Interesting to see this approach, good job 👏
Thank you!
Amen~!
Ty for the project updates enjoy every one sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
Thank you!
Hey team sending praise and goodwill from Western Australia!! love what you've done with the property and wish you all the best in the future☺️ wanted to see if you remember what size bags you used for the dome house and/or where youd recommend using the different sized bags you've used or just stick to the big bags from the dome build?
thanks for the info!!
Did you get the bag info here?
I don't know how I missed this one the first time around when I looked to see when it was posted I was a little surprised and checked my settings to see where I was good one for the repost I amagen you are hiring those ? A lot being a plumber and traveling around a fair amount and spending time with OMOSI at camp Handcock in the blue hill's dessert it's not my first choice of climets I'd choose when I was younger no prob but at this point in my life the heat is not as easy to get used to or maybe it was just going from freezing rain to 110°F in the shade in just 3 days that got me the last time I was down there I'm not sure but I do like that form of construction and I have to admit I'm getting tired of things here I've always built green long before it was a thing it just makes sense . Thanks for the leads who knows I might need them .
looks like a way cool project
Thank you!!
I guess you haven't been regularly starting the RV to remove moisture from the engine/trans/etc.? That's a crazy nest. What about putting something like Sta-bil in the fuel tank(s) to preserve the fuel and keep the fuel system clean? Gotta keep up on maintenance to preserve what you own! Good to see the extra blocking for the joists, too!
The liner is there! I think I would be reading the bags a lot trying to find the misprint.
I do get a lot of reading done while building. 😆
Inspiring! We built a Tiny house but we are considering adding an earth ship
So much to think about.
There definitely is. Hopefully we've helped people when considering options.
👍
Very informative. Is that a giant shipping container? Possibilities are endless in the homestead build. (earth bag walls for insulation, flat metal roof for water collection, secure storage etc.) Cheers.
It is a shipping container. We'll definitely be utilizing that in the future.
I love watching you guys building your dream. I also am a neighbor! Well in Tucson so sorta. Lol. If you need any seamstress work hit me up! But my question if it hasn’t been asked is the size of the bags and roughly how many did it take you for the sistern and the house? Im pricing things out for the best option! Planning my build up in northern Az. Im just tired of this heat!! 🤣 Hats off to you guys for working through it. ☺️ Keep up the amazing work of education. All the best!
bags were 24x40, no idea how many they used.
Yeeehaa pilgrims ..liner .. wahoo .. startin to fillout abit there jim .. turnin into a mountain man .. you.ll be wrestling mountain lions n wilderbeasts and a geeraffe or to .. its hard to say .. anywhos guys its gettin very excintings ..jolly good carryon pip pips 😍😁
🤣👍 Thank you Rick!
Green Dream Project, Did all the bags You bought have that coating and would You recommend them for a house?
Did you guys use the 25lb bags or the 50lb bags? How many bags did you get? And where did you get the bag holder that you used when filling them?
We got both sizes. 3,000 of the smaller bags, 1,000 of the larger. The bag stand we made ourselves.
This is the video for that one.
czcams.com/video/S3UAioGZnpI/video.html
Whats going to happen when those bags deteriorate? Sorry I don't know squat about earth wall building other then watching what you two have been doing. I'm loving this project and learning a few things. Keep up the awesome work and be safe over there!
Thanks CB! I don't think too much would happen. Some of the dirt might leak out. Everything in this type of build gets covered anyway, but it's better if the bags are intact. Keeps the mechanical hold in place.
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Awesome as always
Thank you!!
In Australia you can get bags from bundybag.com Bundaberg Bag Company. They have 2nds and Adobe rolls.
Thanks for sharing that Rali!
So awesome!
😀Thank you!
Confused?? Could you clarify the part you said cover your bags with plastic because the UV is destructive. I thought with earth bag building it’s important to get bags UV protective bags? Especially, when it’s sitting out in the sun stacked up while your building your wall. Sorry my knowledge is still preliminary with earthen building.
Hey guys...
I checked out "agriculture solutions" to check out their prices. But it doesn't seem like they carry or support that item.
It appeared to be mostly about greenhouses and irrigation.
Did I miss something?
It's under landscape and hardscape on their website. You want to look for pond liners.
Your poly bags are
24 x 40. ????
How many mils. thick
I don't know if they have different thicknesses. It might be standard.
Nice
I didn't catch why you bent the rear over at this stage with more layers to stack ??
Not rear....rebar ....auto correct sux!
I get what you're saying. 😆 That's coming up real soon.😉👍
Please how many individual bags can build two bedrooms square
That depends on the size of the bags and how big the bedrooms are.
HI There
Hey!👋
Was the pond liner you used for potable water?
First thing we checked. 😀
@@ourselfreliantlife Thanks for the response. I checked out the site, but I couldn't find where it said if their liners were for potable water.
Aquamate only uses 20mil liners, you mentioned the one you used was 40mil. Sounds like you ended up with a better product.
Do you have a video on your earthbag technique? Are you using only soil?
We are also looking into buying land in AZ, in Apache county. We hope to move by the end of this summer. We will be using earthbag building for everything but our house (all our out buildings, animal shelters etc). We just can't build our house because it's not allowed in that county. Do you know of a county in AZ where this is allowed for a dwelling unit? Thank for all the info on your channel. Gives me hope that we can actually be successful. Stay safe!
Cochise county you can. That's why we chose the Southern end of Arizona.
Awesome! Thank you so much! I did a little more digging yesterday and also coconino county just went green! Now you can build with earthbag without a permit as long as you follow the instructions in the book titled "Earthbag Building, The tools, tricks, and techniques". Thank you so much for your videos. We are learning so so much about permaculture, the desert, and earthbags by watching you guys. Stay safe out there!
@@valeriemcmellon3382 can I ask who you spoke with in Apache County that said Earthbag building isn’t an option? We live in Apache Co and are planning an Earthbag house. Any info would be appreciated!
I know that the earth-bag construction looks a lot nicer but seeing your shipping container, did you
ever consider just burying a shipping container..............either for rainwater collection or for living?
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How many over flow pipes are you going to install. ???
4" ????
One over pipe. 4" diameter
@@ourselfreliantlife
You're using a one 4" inlet..
Might be good good to have 2 overflows just in case..
That's one reason commercial buildings have their roof drains
But also. Scuffers
Can you get away with just the pond liner for this cistern?
We're going to try. 😀
Handeeman could have gotten you a liner
Actually I asked. Aquamate doesn't sell them separately. 😁
They don't want plastics, but they are building and lining with plastics. I don't get it. They even sale merch that is made of plastic. ........ argh. Don't say you don't like plastics.
Keep up the hard work.
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25 mm and up do you mean 2.5 mm and up --------------------------- and this is 2.5 --.