My First Swim In a Natural Swimming Pool

My Buddy built his own Natural Swimming Pool and I finally got to take a dip!

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Air pump found here:
Air Stones:
BLT Liner used:

He got the rest of the stuff at Lowes and Home Depot
-vinyl tubing for the air line
-corrugated drain tube/pipe
-PVC connections, elbow and fittings (this takes some thinking through to make sure all of the adapters and connections work with each other. No doubt the hardest part of the project to make sure everything fits together). He modeled the system from David Pagan Buttler, but with US components and sizes rather than the UK/metric system.

[dairsensi]

Would love to see an update on this pool to see how the plant life as grown.

[plugrules]

Great work. How does the pool look one year later? I would love to know what are the 'lessons learned', what you'd change, what you'd recommend for others based on your experience? I'm super impressed by how clean it looks, especially given the depth. Any suggestions for 'dos and do nots'?

[healthfullivingify]

Very nice. The water looks very clear and clean. They will enjoy it for years to come. Worth the effort.

[jmo]

David Pagan Butler's great!! He's the master. You can pay for his long step by step video about building a pond and it is not expensive and worth every penny. And you're right he does a lot that he shows right there on youtube!
You have done an excellent job with yours! I am so impressed. I'm working on my own but on a much smaller scale but every time I see them so successful like this I feel inspired. Thank you very much for sharing this video.

[brittenyevans]

This looks nice, those kids are very lucky to have a dad that special 😀.

[mpeasee]

Love that it’s so quiet! You can hear some of the more expensive one… like really hear them!!

[arminius]

wow, great results for a couple week's worth of work plus $10, 000. Couldn't beat that, young lads enjoying the heck out of it too! Thanks for posting!

[TheShadowCamo]

you could fill the middle with burlap sand bags, theyll just dissolve over time or you can split with a shovel. I've rebuilt a couple cottage beaches using that method.

[samanthab]

This is so cool. We have found some in PA. Must have been left over from an old estate. Spring fed, walled in & as refreshing as all get out

[tericarter]

I love that you built this .. Absolutely beautiful idea

[ErnestGregory-oc]

Man this is great inspiring work.. motivation acquired!. The natural pool m is looking awesome and neat..

[realTCG]

Can`t handle how real this is. Watching this video feels like being a kid visiting some of my parents' friend and hearing them talk

[ninamatthews]

That’s so nice looking, like a natural pond instead of a big blue pool.

[mrbodyrot]

If those plants are cattails those things are going to go crazy in there! Good luck! I had a 4000 gallon Koi pond, similar set up with a liner in it and I put one cattail in there and in maybe a year the whole pond was filled with them. Maintenance nightmare!

[jmo]

Oh heck yes! I love the Rubbermaid bin idea. You've just solved a question I had in my mind.

[steve-rrnq]

that is awesome. where I live, the plant area would be full of water moccasin.

[TanyaQueen]

oh this looks so nice! I love how if you don't want to get a;; the way in the pool, you can hang on on the rocky beach and just dip your feet in.

[ZEAC]

The natural pool m is looking awesome and neat.

[brendaeaves]

THIS IS SOOO NICE, WONDERFUL WAY TOO COOL OFF ON HOT DAYS, I CAN SEE LATER AROUND THIS NATURAL POOL, LOUNGING CHAIRS, FIRE PIT, COVERED BQ AREA, ETC;NO BUGS, ALLIGATORS OR SHARKS TO WORRY ABOUT :-) Thanks For Sharing

[dianehart]

I feel like with those rocks around the very outer edge, after a few storms, mixed with high winds, and with people going in and out, moving the water around etc. I feel like the rocks would just start to wash away, and deform the structure of the way the rocks sit now. It sure does look super fun to just hang out and float around in.