Obligatory, 7/18/15

A little more thought about the construction project out West, in particular, the quonsets and quandrangle...

It should be kept in mind that the project needs to be kept simple---- KISS method applies.

It is rather tempting to start adding complications, but that's where the trouble starts.

As a consequence, the tanks under the quonsets must be made with 2x4's.  I wanted to go with deeper tanks, but that starts to complicate matters.  The 2x4's can go lengthwise for 24 feet when lined up 3 deep.  It can be subdivided into 3 sections in such a manner as to give 3 tanks of 24 feet by 2.5 feet by 4 inches deep.  Once set together side by side, the structure should be nearly 8 feet wide, which is about as wide as two cattle panels.

As mentioned in an earlier post, the cattle panels will fit together slightly differently yielding a quonset that will be 23 feet long by 8 feet wide.  It will still be about 6 feet tall, which allows for someone to walk inside of it. The rainwater will drain directly into the tanks below.

Each tank holds 150 gallons, after allowing 3 tanks per quonset, yields a total of 450 gallons per quonset.  This can collect up to 4 inches of rain at one time without overfilling.

It rained nearly two inches in June, so the tanks could have been partially full.  By the end of the "monsoon" season out there, I anticipate that the tanks should be mostly full.