11-21-2005, 07:35 AM
most people i know, including myself pour a concrete ring and just set up a doughboy with the liner that comes with it and with a poly cover, mine is almost 9 years old and i just replaced the cover, otherwise no problems. it'll probably last another 5-7 years. we use our water for everything except drinking. the rainwater in puna is highly acidic. for drinking we simply go down to the county spigots and fill up bottles a couple times a week.