Crystal Drinkwalter & Jazmyn Canning built a $52K natural pond on their 65-acre land, saving $148K

Canadian content creators Crystal Drinkwalter and Jazmyn Canning have finished building a natural swimming pond on their 65-acre property. They spent about $52,000 (approximately £40,000) on the project. Hiring professionals could have cost them up to $200,000. The couple, known online as the “Vanwives,” have hundreds of thousands of followers. They shared the months-long building process across their online platforms. Speaking to People magazine, the couple explained why they wanted to build a natural swimming pond. “There’s something about swimming in fresh water that leaves you feeling so refreshed.” The project required a lot of manual work, special digging machines, and more than 100,000 pounds of rock. They also arranged for eight commercial water trucks to fill the large, 110,000-gallon pond.Hands-on heavy liftingAfter receiving high quotes from professional pool and pond builders, which reached as high as $200,000, Drinkwalter and Canning decided to do the groundwork themselves on their rural property. Building a natural swimming pond means creating a balanced natural system. Water plants and special areas that filter water naturally take the place of chemicals such as chlo...