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The short answer
The current Water Freedom System sales letter is narrated by “Richard Wilson”, and the vendor states in the page footer that this is a pen name used to keep the author anonymous. Many reviews and affiliate pages, apparently working from an earlier version of the offer, credit “Chris Burns”. Neither name can be tied to a verifiable person. The real publisher is the company behind the ClickBank vendor account “waterfs”, which has sold the guide since February 2019.
What the sales page says about Richard Wilson
As of October 5, 2026, the vendor’s sales letter opens with “My name is Richard Wilson”. He is introduced as a 46-year-old, third-generation farmer in California’s Imperial Valley, near Salton City, whose well ran dry during a drought. In the story, a brother-in-law with a military research background tells him about machines that pull water from the air, and a friend who works for an air-conditioning company helps him draw up a simple home version.
At the bottom of the same page, in small type, is this sentence: “In order to keep him anonymous, the author used a pen name: Richard Wilson.”
That disclosure matters. It means the biography should be read as a marketing narrative, not as a record of a real person you could look up.
Where Chris Burns comes from
Search for the product and you will find at least as many pages crediting Chris Burns, usually described as a farmer from Fresno, California. That name comes from the earlier edition of the product: its cover art and bonus bundle carry the name Chris Burns, while the current artwork carries Richard Wilson. Affiliates and review sites copied the older name and many never updated their pages, which is why both are still in circulation.
The outline is the same in each telling: a California farmer, a drought and a home-built condenser. Only the name and the town change.
| Richard Wilson | Chris Burns | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the name appears | Current vendor sales letter | Earlier edition’s cover art and bonus bundle; third-party reviews |
| Described as | Farmer, Imperial Valley, California | Farmer, Fresno, California |
| Status | Pen name, disclosed by the vendor | Earlier author name; also unverifiable |
| Public record of authorship | None found | None found |
Is the Water Freedom System by Richard Wilson a different product?
No. “Water Freedom System by Richard Wilson” and “Chris Burns Water Freedom System” lead to the same guide, the same ClickBank vendor and the same $39.69 checkout. If a site presents them as two products, or sells one as an “upgrade” of the other, it is mistaken or misleading.
Why would an author use a pen name?
Pen names are legal and common in direct-response publishing. Vendors use them to give a sales letter a relatable narrator, to protect staff from unwanted contact, and to test different stories against each other. Under U.S. advertising rules a fictional spokesperson is allowed, but claims made in that person’s voice still have to be truthful, and testimonials have to reflect real experiences.
For a buyer, the practical consequences are these:
- You cannot check the author’s engineering or farming credentials, because there is no identifiable author.
- The personal story proves nothing about the device. Judge the device on physics and on your climate.
- Your protection is the retailer, not the narrator. ClickBank processes the sale and the 60-day refund.
What can be verified about the publisher
- ClickBank vendor account: “waterfs”, listed in the marketplace since February 2019 in the survival category.
- Vendor domain: waterfreedomsystem.com.
- Retailer of record: ClickBank (Click Sales Inc.), which handles payment, delivery of access and refunds.
- Support: a product-support contact form on the vendor’s site, and ClickBank’s order support for billing.
We found no patent, engineering publication or independent test report tied to either author name.
Does the pen name mean the product is fake?
No. It means the story is packaging. The manual exists, the refund policy works and condensation is real physics. What you should discount is anything that rests on the narrator’s word alone: the count of 57,347 customers, the neighbors who “became believers” and the 60-gallon output. Our claim-by-claim check covers each of those.
Common questions
Who is Chris Burns of the Water Freedom System?
Chris Burns is the author name on the earlier edition of the Water Freedom System, presented in reviews as a farmer from Fresno, California. It does not appear on the vendor’s current sales page, which credits Richard Wilson. No independent record confirms that such a person wrote the guide.
Who is Richard Wilson of the Water Freedom System?
Richard Wilson is the narrator of the current sales letter. The vendor’s page states that it is a pen name.
Is there a photo of the real author?
The sales page shows a portrait of the narrator. When we checked, the image file was named actor-picture.png, which suggests a model or stock photograph.
Can I contact the author?
The vendor offers email support to buyers through a contact form. Replies come from a support team; there is no way to confirm who writes them.
Sources
- Vendor sales page, waterfreedomsystem.com, read on October 5, 2026: narrator’s biography, pen-name notice in the footer, support contacts.
- ClickBank marketplace listing for vendor “waterfs”: listing date and category.
- Federal Trade Commission, Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking.