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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Got these old ice cream tubs from a local ice cream place. $1 for a dozen. I wanted to increase my rainwater storage (currently have 2 rainbarrels). Realized I could stack these guys up as much as I needed. A few drilled holes and a spout off a cracked kombucha kit and bam. Homemade rainbarrel.

This is part of a set of daisey-chained barrels so I had to keep it to 3 tubs for height reasons. All told it only adds about 8 more gallons of storage but every bit helps. You could stack as many as you wanted though, within reason.

I kept it simple but you could also add additional sealing between the bottom-lid connection to limit loss that way. I will add a few extra pictures in the comments.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Are they sturdy? Water weighs a lot so it's always good to be mindful of the forces that come into play

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This setup is but its only three high. As you add more you would have to play it by ear.

this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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