Ken Boschert

I live in the Missouri Ozarks. My property has very hilly to moderately level land. I have to say that hills can be a godsend as gravity is your friend. Not having enough money to drill a well and given that every state around Missouri allows fracking, I was concerned about the contamination of the Midwest aquifer. Eventually, that water would be unfit to use for animals, people, or plants. I opted to catch the rain for my water supply. I catch water on the hill above my cabin which collects into a 2500 gallon cistern. The water gravity feeds down to where I need it without electricity, pumps, or moving parts of any kind. Without my hill and in the event of losing power which we often do (we once lost power due to a storm for 4 days), I would have NO water. My simple system cost about 1/4 of a well, is better water, and no matter what happens I have had it when others did not. So when Becky says buy level land, I would disagree. Hilly land is usually cheaper, makes for better views, and usually comes with a forest. I heat with wood so my water and heating bills are zero. Jes' sayin'. Each situation is different and good luck to everyone in your land search.