A 55 gallon barrel can have a huge range of uses in your home and garden. Here we reveal 40 of the best ideas from all over the web.

The cost of used or new 55-gallon drums can easily run into hundreds of dollars. That’s huge for a frugal consumer. However, if you can get free 55-gallon drums nearby, you can slash that cost and put that money towards ... Read More

Compost Bin: I've seen a few compost bin designs online and took a little from each one and came up with this. you can take yard clipping ,leaves and kitchen scraps. any organic material will work ,just never put meat in a compost bin. when its done cooking you …

Recycled 55 Gallon Barrel Chair: Today, we are going to make a surprisingly comfortable chair using only six small bolts, nuts and washers, six drywall screws, simple hand tools, a little ingenuity and a recycled 55-gallon plastic drum. Why? Well, that is a good question, partial…

Stylish and Low Cost 55 Gallon Drum Planters: I wanted to build some simple, low cost & attractive containers for a few fruit trees that were ready to be replanted in my backyard. Using second hand 55 gallon food safe plastic barrels and some scrap wood that I cleaned up on the p…

Homestead projects don't have to be expensive or fancy, check out these 11 projects you can make using recycled plastic barrels as the main component!

Build your BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment System™ - a rain barrel system made from 55-gallon barrels, connected together in a unique design.

The 55 Gallon Drum Garden: We Have the Drums, Now What Do We Do?: If you have access to food grade plastic drums they make great veggie garden containers. Usually they can be found for $10 to $30 per 55 gallon drum online from suppliers and on Craig's list. We were blessed to find some for FREE. When my husband …

DIY rain barrel projects to help you conserve water!

I had been thinking of building a feed trough style worm bed for some time. I found some plastic 55 gallon drums on Craigslist. My dad had some pine 2X4s cut from his saw mill, and we were in bus…

This past fall I took an evening welding class at a local technical school and got very excited about making things out of metal. I already had an old stick welder that I didn’t really know h…

Discover some beautiful metal drum projects you can try. Upcycle while making unique pieces.

The 55 Gallon Drum Garden: We Have the Drums, Now What Do We Do?: If you have access to food grade plastic drums they make great veggie garden containers. Usually they can be found for $10 to $30 per 55 gallon drum online from suppliers and on Craig's list. We were blessed to find some for FREE. When my husband …

The 55 Gallon Drum Garden: We Have the Drums, Now What Do We Do?: If you have access to food grade plastic drums they make great veggie garden containers. Usually they can be found for $10 to $30 per 55 gallon drum online from suppliers and on Craig's list. We were blessed to find some for FREE. When my husband …

Gardening space at a premium?Well here's an interesting idea.Go poke a bunch of holes in a 55 Gallon drum and you've just gone and got your own vertical garden that can grow up to 72 individual plants! A great and cheap solution to really increase the growing capacity of your crops in limited space areas like patios, apartments, decks and small backyards.If you like lettuce, and like lettuce a lot, well that's a lot of lettuce!We like it.More Details Here

Recycled 55 Gallon Barrel Chair: Today, we are going to make a surprisingly comfortable chair using only six small bolts, nuts and washers, six drywall screws, simple hand tools, a little ingenuity and a recycled 55-gallon plastic drum. Why? Well, that is a good question, partial…

New factory off-color barrel with minor color irregularities. Includes a sealed tight-head drum with 2 bungs, (fine and course thread). Can be used for: rainwater collection, rain barrels, composting, hydroponics, material storage and many other uses. Commercial grade BPA free, HDPE resin Barrel will have color inconsistencies such as stripes or specks 57.2 Gal. actual capacity, 55 Gal. nominal Tight-head "sealed" drum with 2 removable bungs - No removable lid