Is rainwater harvesting really worth the effort?
Spent the past year setting up a basic rainwater harvesting system—barrels, diverters, first-flush filter. Honestly, it’s more maintenance than I’d bargained for, but the water really helps in dry spells for the garden and emergency backup. For folks who’ve tried this long-term, has it actually paid off in terms of water savings and reliability during outages? Also curious if anyone’s run into issues storing or purifying rainwater over winter. Worth expanding, or stick with what I’ve got?