Interesting, I've got a couple old wells in my yard that are just capped off from before the property was converted to city water. Might have to consider getting a hand pump for one.
If your trying to make it light weight, compact, and easier to travel with, would a hose work better than PVC...
Its working now, if you click the link it views it on the internet and you can go to File, Export, .xls, and save it so it works in Excel.
The file works really well, good job. I like how customizable it is.
Good write up. Some lessons can only be learned by experience and it seems you got your fair share.
Do you have to sign up a google account to download it?
There was a link to a site with a food storage calculator posted a couple months ago. It asks for how many family members 7+ years old and how many family members 0-6 years old you have, and then calculates what you should have for a years worth of food.
Here's the thread...
Obviously its a little more fictitious (for now) than the rest of the suggestions, but if you haven't read The Zombie Survival Guide its a good one.
Amazon.com: The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead: Max Brooks: Books
I've got something similar, its a Shakespeare 6'6" pack rod. It breaks down into 7 pieces and fits in its own little 16" tackle box. Works pretty well and is small enough to just leave in the car.
Went fishing Sunday as well, didn't catch a thing. Mainly went to just go canoeing, but didn't think it'd hurt to throw the line out a couple times. It was probably just too hot during the middle of the day and the river was a little too busy being Memorial day weekend.