collecting rainwater without a roof

[davyw1]

Gwynneth come up one morning what i have for you will be easy to make and will work.

[davyw1]

[manicscousers]

Took this for you this morning. Not too pretty but it works  ;D

[lincsyokel2]

I have no idea whether this would work or not but.......

Water naturally flows down hill & fabric / natural fibre string absorbs water so would a large number of strings all tied together at the lowest point over a barrel yet radiating out and upward at the other ends (perhaps tied to the tops of a circle of canes) act as a rain catcher?

Just a daft thought perhaps and I've no time to experiment... came to mind thinking about wicking and old canvas tents.  ::)

Yes, a similar idea is used to collect early morning fog in the Himalaya. You need a BIG frame though, because the surface area of the string is small.

[brown thumb]

 how doing as some ones already  said  set four stout posts in the ground put corrugated  clear plastic sheets  fasten them  to them by butter fly nuts /wing nut for easy removal summer you grow tomatoes etc under neath  winter time remove to avoid wind damage  our summers give adequate rain which would flow in the corrugated groves into a gutter and then into a barrel

[gwynnethmary]

Wow!  Thank you for all of your brilliant ideas- I need to show this thread to my handyman husband!   :)

[Aden Roller]

I have no idea whether this would work or not but.......

Water naturally flows down hill & fabric / natural fibre string absorbs water so would a large number of strings all tied together at the lowest point over a barrel yet radiating out and upward at the other ends (perhaps tied to the tops of a circle of canes) act as a rain catcher?

Just a daft thought perhaps and I've no time to experiment... came to mind thinking about wicking and old canvas tents.  ::)

Yes, a similar idea is used to collect early morning fog in the Himalaya. You need a BIG frame though, because the surface area of the string is small.

I was thinking of a system they use in California (Sierra Nevada - grapes I believe).