Dry Farmer

[Monad]

On my Hunter run, I had had to spend about half the dry season babysitting an alembic and running back n forth from the beach.
But the Farmer is pretty far from there, so how exactly is one meant to survive 30ish days without rain?
I have a well, a cistern, and the base reservoir. My well only got one rainy day before the heat kicked in.
Any tips on how me, grandpa, and my two bird pets can live through this?

[Philtre]

In general, I would suggest trying to get a second reservoir built before then end of the rainy season. The cistern is better, but it's a lot of work and hard to get finished in time.

As it is, you will just have to use standard water-conservation methods. Stay cool (bring salt water to wash in), keep your water in the least evaporation-prone containers you can, etc. The well will slowly generate dirty water over time, similar to the puddle in the Dark Cave. Move any clean water in the reservoir (which is subject to evaporation) into the cistern (which isn't) ASAP. You can survive by ferrying salt water from the Bay to the Secret Valley and purifying it with an alembic; you can carry two clay jugs without being overloaded, which is a bit more than a day's worth. Collect the dirty water from the Dark Cave every couple of days, and use up the dirty water in the puddles in the Wetlands before dipping into any water you have stored in non-evaporating containers like the cistern.

[Werepyrewolf]

Another option that I'd only recommend when you're very low on water is cut down cleared banana trees and place a clay jug in the stump. It'll slowly fill with water until the stump rots. All fruit and conch meat provides a tiny amount of water when eaten. It isn't much but it can save your life if you eat enough.

A final option is you can eat aloe gel to get hydration but it is a powerful laxative so be very careful on how much you're eating

[ArcyPaweł]

Birds don't need water at all. If you don't have any other animals it means that only you and grandpa need water.

Grandpa doesn't need much water. Two alembics or one alembic and well should be enough to hydrate you and grandpa

Also coconuts. Coconut water is nice if you don't drink to much of it. Also any of its downsides don't work on Grandpa, so its good Idea to drink normal water yourself and coconut water for Grandpa