When we came to Maine we were in a pop up camper until I got enough of the house built to move into, low budget. I found a 13 foot rock well under some apple trees and took the rocks out. I put in a pump like the one above I bought at Aubuchons. We used it all summer. When the frost came I had to keep a leather washer handy to use because the cold would shrink the leather and I couldn't get a prime no matter how I tried, of how much water I used. It was a blessing when I connected an electric pump in the house to the well- running water, that's luxury. Re plumbing, the septic went in in Dec. but it was not fully connected until Feb. - Plastic indoor toilet for the kids, outhouse for us. Those things that we come to take for granted, really add to one's quality of life!