"Lee" wrote in message
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Dear all,
I am looking for a hand pump for water.

Our allotment has no running water and the water butts are nearly empty.
There is a stream nearby which has a small amount of stagnent water in it
but it is a good 5 mins walk away. What I need is a small hand powered
water
pump that I can dump a hose into the water and pump the water up into the
rain barrels...
Tried everywhere, even farmers use petrol or electric pumps nowadays....


Any ideas???

I went through exactly this recently myself, now www.machinemart.co.uk do
sell them but they told me they were not really meant for practical use,
even though they advertise them as being able to pump from 5m below ground.
Alternatives given them included sailing pumps, these aren't pretty, like
machinemarts, however they are probably more practical. Plastic, light, hand
or foot operated, and any good yacht dealers will be able to supply them.
Duncan