Water Spears

first off where are you im in newcastle i got everything i needed at home hardware and sunk it down 6 mtr first using a 65mm pvc using just tap presure on hose but mind you i live on sand so it was easy then put a 40 mm pvc inside with spear on it removed the 65mm conected the motor piece of cake
all up i guess $500
len

Hi,

There is a product called the Sand Spear which sells for under $400.00 I think. It was featured in 4WD Monthly a while back.

I believe the idea is that if you are in a sandy area then it may be able to reach down to the water table and pump up fresh water. It's a bit more complex than that but I think that is the main idea with them.

I have seen them but i couldnt actually see the point? what are they supposed to achieve?

spear point pump is the name and you can suck water from 7m down.
used on coast or near river in sand,the sand filter the water.
i sell pumps for them.

Hi DJK
We have one and use it every time we go to Double Island point on the beach, cost around $399 for the spear and another $254 or their about for the pump, the idea is to get fresh water and not the salty stuff, you can achieve this in most places along the beach at the high tide mark, we usually put the spear in around the van and hook it up to the water outlet, that gives us water 7/24 under pressure for showers and if you find a good spot its cleaner than city tap water for drinking straight from the ground, to start: get a bucket of water from beach, reverse hose connection and start pump sucking water from bucket and slowly work spear in desired spot, you should be able to work spear in so as the top of spear is level with surface, then reverse hose again and star pump, if you are in a good position, should get clean fresh water, we hook the pump up to 12 volt outlet on van and just leave it their,
The only thing to remember is cover it up if going away from camp as they are sought after, and unfortunately others want them more, we actually back the van over the top that way at least it can’t be remover by the unknown,
Each to their own but we take ours everywhere.
I hope this helps some what.