Just because it is late, my head hurts, and you seem knowledgeable....what exactly would YOU do for a drip system. I know what I am going to do, but would be interested in hearing some other ideas to save myself the possible "pain of refinement". Since my plants (seedlings by the way, so not heavy water users) are gonna be all alone for 5 days then after a few days back alone for another 7-10 days I need something robust, and since I need to have it all put together in my free time over the next two days I need it to be simple.
I had been thinking the past couple of hours on how to insert "wick" into my drainage holes and then set everything in a huge tub on bricks with enough water to keep them going for a few days, but not having any practical experience with the system combined with the heavy amount of billy-riggin' isn't pleasuring me.
I tried that "hey, why don't you water my plants for me" junk. Luckily my grow "partner" at that time isn't a punk and didn't rat me out when his grow was busted, but still caused me to lay low for a couple years...and still be a lot more cautious now.