I just reclaimed a shallow well that had been unused for over 30 years....and that got me thinking... we provide a lot of discussion on storing water, but in my brief association with this forum haven't seen a topic on hand digging a shallow well to have a dedicated source of water...the water table here in Florida is not typical (I'm at 32' elevation but the water table is about 20'), but a brief search of YouTube vids provided several interesting solutions throughout the country... be it jetting with a double hose boss, and length of PVC, or pounding a sand well point down with a fence post slip over driver, on a steel pipe .... hand pitcher pump, or one that I used, a deep piston bicycle style pump.... as long as the water is not salty, I can run it through my .1 micron Sawyer filter, and add Clorox, or use it untreated to flush toilets...the well provided fresh water to the house in the 50's, and as soon as I purge the pick up tube, will have the water tested....a lot of peace of mind, for not a whole lot of expense...any thoughts?