Regular readers know that I have a favorite place to look for bargains...our downstairs trash area! Our building has trash chutes on every floor and they feed into a separate room, but for boxes and other things that people can't put in the chute, there is an area (indoor) near the loading dock where people can put the things they don't want. I've found quite a few cool items over the last few years.
As many of you know, a five gallon bucket is a staple in the garden. And around the house. And in the workshop. Well, just about anywhere.
After all the years of discovering some fun things downstairs in the recycle area, we were finally able to score some ubiquitous 5-gallon buckets!
There were six in the stack, they are pretty clean but need to be hosed off a bit. Otherwise, perfect for use (of course no food storage). We have three that we picked up a few years back at Home Depot (the ubiquitous bright orange ones) and they proved invaluable when we needed to water the wild pear tree during the drought. We also used one as a planter.
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There are a gazillion uses listed on the internet, just Google "5 gallon bucket" and whatever it is, I think a 5 gallon bucket has been used, ha.
I'm sure we'll have no problem finding something to use them for. Will get them cleaned and hung up in the shed waiting for further use.
Awesome! A person can never have too many buckets.
ReplyDeleteOnly problem that I have found using them clear buckets that they get brittle being out in the sun and weather and end up breaking apart. How do I know this? I was carrying a bucket full of water when all of a sudden the handle broke along with part of the bucket. Needless to say, I got good and wet.
Have an enjoyable weekend.
Duly noted!!! ha. Well at least you weren't carrying rocks and hurt your foot.
DeleteI was going to suggest googling five gallon bucket ideas but I see you've been there done that. Yeppers they are amazing to have around. I"ve carried soiled in them, pebbles, plants, etc. Good deal!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, we have spent hours looking at things done in 5 gallon buckets ha. Good idea about the soil and pebbles.
DeleteYou know, once you get them filled if it was with something heavy, you can load them into your new wheelbarrow and push them to where you need them. great way to get a variety of items and objects to another location on the property. --- Byron
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome! great suggestion about the wheelbarrow, we could put the buckets in the wheelbarrow and then fill them and just roll it to where you need it. Thanks!!
DeleteWhat are you going to do when you move away from your source of great freebies? Being able to snag six of them at once is a score!
ReplyDeleteRight? Well at least we'll have had plenty of fun things until then, ha.
DeleteA fantastic find! You’ll use those 5 gallon buckets for all kinds of things. I use mine all the time in the garden and flower beds.
ReplyDeleteThey will definitely come in handy. We know we can just buy some but hey, free is great and unexpected, ha. I figured they would be a great help around the garden and flower beds, etc.
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