I have no plumbing on my place, and haul water in buckets from a natural mountain spring that surfaces a solid 100 feet down a 45 degree mountain side hill from my cabin. It's no picnic, especially in the winter when it hits the low teens daily up here in the Blue Ridge. Water is critical, and I feel your pain. A well would be like city living for me. I did live at a place with a well 4 or 5 years ago renting on a friends land while I shopped for my acreage and our well froze and broke in the winter regularly, no matter how much we insulated it, left it running, etc. Wells are pain in the ass, but I sure wish I had one most days.
I collect rain water too, for gardening, dishes, the dogs and things like that, just to have a source a bit closer to the cabin now and then. Thanks for sharing a thing you didn't know we would end up having in common, and your free follow has been made! See you in the steem!
Even with living in town, I collect as much rain as I can for my garden. When we get a dry spell I can go through a lot of water in a few days of watering. Right now, I can collect and hold about 550 gallons total.
I try not to use any city water for the garden, it costs too much.
Good planning! Keep it up!