Tarp for rain collecting

[Raven]

I think making rain collection possible with tarp would not be too game-breaking (since tarp is not that common) and would somewhat negate the need for religious dumpster-diving, plus would also be intuitive, as it's already done in reality.

[Meat Machine]

I think this should be a crafted item, restricted by profession/hobby, skill magazine, or Foraging skill. Requires a tarp, sturdy sticks, and a digging tool for a basic tainted water collector, but can be upgraded with a higher-tier crafting recipe with the addition of charcoal, a sandbag, and cooking pot to also purify the collected water automatically. Tarp Water Collector, and Tarp Water Purifier.

Park Ranger and Former Scout would spawn with the knowledge to craft both versions, with Farmer and Veteran spawning with the knowledge to craft the basic version.

It would be nice to have more water-collecting options than setting out cooking pots or stripping the world for garbage bags.

[Zericle]

Since the tarp is more rare than garbage bags and weighs a pound each, having more crafting recipes with them would make them worth taking. If you could make water collectors/purifiers or put tarps over windows, then they would be sooo much more useful to pick up and take with you. I was also thinking, maybe you could find larger tarps that you could put over high fencing.

[Lord Jesus III]

It'd be a good balance for if you don't have the carpentry for full-on rain collectors. Just a sagging tarp held down with some bricks

[ShadowReaper]

Someone else had a great idea of Artisan Wells.

We should definitely be able to dig our own Wells.
Maybe Carpenters, Mechanics, Engineers could start of with some knowledge of different Well-types.

A Well, depending on type, should take days to weeks to Dig alone.

[Puppers]

Originally posted by ShadowReaper:

Someone else had a great idea of Artisan Wells.

We should definitely be able to dig our own Wells.
Maybe Carpenters, Mechanics, Engineers could start of with some knowledge of different Well-types.

A Well, depending on type, should take days to weeks to Dig alone.

Wouldnt it make those farming areas with wells obsolete or other options to collect water? Water is pretty easy to obtain I feel like it might be a little over powered unless if it was finite and only in certain regions. Would people continue to live by the rivers? Or would they just rush building a well ?