This SIMPLE Creek Water Feature DIY - How to Build a natural looking Stream!

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Cost Breakdown:
$70 Liner
$30 Pump
$30 Rock
$20 Plants

$150

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Hello my name is Travis Jantzer! I'm a vlogger from Oregon in the PNW. Online I go by TJantzer. My wife’s name is Cassie and our daughter born in spring of 2019 is named Hazel. If you watch our videos you’ll learn we love rock climbing (particularly bouldering), ultimate frisbee, road trips, diy projects, and drones. We converted a van to a camper for vanlife and take road trips when we have time. We play ultimate in the fall. Climb in the gym from fall to spring. Play Frisbee again in the spring. And play sand volleyball with our friends through the summer. I wrote a book and love writing poetry. Cassie loves watercolor painting and pencil sketching. We both enjoy cooking though she is way better at it. I started on Youtube in 2011 but did not take it seriously until 2018 and even then I was inconsistent. In 2020 my resolution is to make one video every weekend and post it by Tuesday of that week. My passion is video editing. I started doing wedding videos last year and this year got a job shooting real estate photos and video. I still consider myself an amateur, but I’m learning something new with every video.
My goals for 2020:
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-Travis Jantzer

[seymourskinner]

I’d like to see more on the mechanics. Connecting the water, pump etc

[ursixx]

Nice one ! The local birds will like it too.

[bradleyzanteson]

This is absolutely amazing! Honestly, this is the best home made water feature I’ve seen on YouTube. Keep it up!

[galleta_]

You are all adorable and great energy. I'm in my 8th decade and am getting one done in front yard. Labor intensive and incredibly creative. I took notes so that when mine is done, I will definitely pay attention to the edges and sloping. It will be a dry creek, but will make sure the gutter downspout is directed to meet the start of the creek so when it rains, it will actually be useful instead of pooling on my pavers. Best wishes to you all.

[patrickmckenzie]

Please use native plants. Birds eat seeds and those seeds can get 'deposited' in our forests and waterways. The results being invasives taking over our natural areas.

[martinpye]

Great job. Watching from the UK. Love the old wheelbarrow idea. Looking to do something similar, and now that wheelbarrow idea is in my head. Mine's a bit different, as I am having to build up over concrete, but the concept is now coming off your idea. Great stuff you two. Thanks.

[TexasGovernor]

Brother, thank you for this. This brought me joy and saved me thousands.

[diannewilliams]

I'm trying to build a very small waterfall stream on the side of this small slope and your video is exactly perfect for what I needed

[Matt-djzh]

You're really good at these. Make water features your thing!

[Artpentry]

Thank you so much for the great video man! You've inspired me to build my own!

[DjJtown]

Simple is where it's at. The way you've shown can add so much to a garden because it's not overly complicated or takes up too much room & it can be incorporated with other designs easily. I can imagine the additional curb appeal this has added to your home since it's in front of the house.

[mrdilligaf]

That's awesome and thanks for sharing. Cheers from Australia

[Tiffanysfarm]

Is the liner toxic? Does it affect the health of the water and fish?

[occithecat]

This is great, with really important things to think about, love the way you used the wheelbarrow. Thanks

[KickAssets]

I would love to know what pump you used and it there a solar one on amazon i can buy. I'd like to do this for my mini pond/river in Japan.

[tylerareber]

Hey, love this video - it actually inspired me to try something similar. I'm close to being done with my stream but i'm losing water and so far can't find any leak to explain it. Curious if you have noticed any significant water loss in your stream(s) from purely evaporation, being that they're shallow and you've got water splashing up on rocks as it flows down through?

[teresagrigsby-rose]

What kind of pump, how far did u bury the line? What do you do with it in winter time? Im in central IN, gets freezing here. Oh, and did u bury the pump too? Thnx. Luv it

[krickette]

Hi Travis. What pump did you use for this water feature?

[travisjantzer]

Hey everyone! its been a few months so I made a video about how I Clean my water Features! Its a short video and I think it's worth watching if you're thinking about installing something like this :)

[SuperSickNerd]

How reliable is the liner ? Can you replace liner with clay and rocks instead ?