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.

  • okasen@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Radical! I need to remember this for my garden. Finding a large water container is so difficult on a budget. But if I can make one, that’s cheaper and saves something going to landfill. hmm…

    • PlaidBaron@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      For sure! You could probably do it with old 10 gallon buckets as long as they stack. Same principle. Then all you need is a bit of waterproof sealant and a spigot.