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Posted: 5/17/2022 8:50:28 AM EDT

If I wanted to leave a 55 gallon water drum open for rain collection. What would the best over the top filter be? I was thinking about just making one? If so what would be the best method?

https://www.thecarycompany.com/55-gallon-drum-strainer-77w2ds

Searching online found something like this? Which might be easier?

I am wanting to catch the water with some kind of top filter that I can just pull off and dip other jugs in it to just pull that water out...and if needed I can re filter that water from the barrel.

Thanks for you time.

Posted: 5/17/2022 8:58:15 AM EDT

[#1]

my vote would be to collect it from something with more surface area, like a roof or gutters or downspout. Then you can put your first layer filter there, and run it to a smaller filter or treat as needed. That's what I did, with a screen mesh over top to keep insects and leaves out. Easy but you would still need to process to drink.

Now I am in a rainy climate so I keep 55 gallon barrels full and treated, just recycle every year. I have stuff set up to collect should I need to, but doubt I'll need to.

Posted: 5/17/2022 9:23:43 AM EDT

[#2]

Hardware cloth or screen wire would be the cheapest.

Posted: 5/18/2022 11:55:41 AM EDT

[#3]

For our off grid shower, we used a 50 gal pickle barrel with a two part screw off top (like this one). The center part comes out. We used window screen ( the heavy pet proof kind) on the top of barrel and screwed the ring back on. I put a spicket low down ( about 2" from bottom) with a 50 micron filter like this:
Pre filter

Kind of hard to see but this is it.

Attached File

It attaches to a hose that goes to a pump for shower, but you could just use it to fill a bucket. Then run it thru a filter like a Berkey for drinking or boil for cleaning.

Posted: 5/18/2022 5:36:43 PM EDT

[#4]

I took squares of hardware cloth and screwed them over the bund hole. Keeps out the big stuff. Little stuff tends to settle. I only use this for plans and people I don't like

Posted: 5/18/2022 7:54:50 PM EDT

[#5]

This funnel attached to your drum

This filter in the funnel
Fryer filter

Posted: 5/24/2022 10:11:28 AM EDT

[#6]

Thanks for the input everyone.

Posted: 5/25/2022 7:57:12 PM EDT

[#7]

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Yep.

Window screen pulled tight and the outer band of the lid put back on has worked well in several of these for 10+ years now.

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