Rain Barrel, DIY Kit, Made from Previously Used Food Grade Barrel, Upcycled, Recycled, 58 Gallon Size

We are very satisfied with our rain barrel. It was very easy to set up and immediately filled to overflowing with the inch of rain we got the next day. We are now happily watering our outdoor plants with rain water instead of our well water. The instructions were clear, everything went together easily and it is a handsome barrel….goes well with our cedar shake siding. Our only suggestion would be to use a smaller weave screen to catch debris. We live under hemlocks and the tiny needles can still get thru the screen. Overall, though, very nice product.

Bought this because it was the sturdiest rain barrel available, at least on amazon. Received the product a few days ago and was very pleased. It is indeed recycled and up cycled as the advertising states. Looks to be an old Greek olive oil container that was repurposed into my rain barrel - nice!. Easy to put together and has everything you need included. Have read other comments about the overflow being too small but will wait and see. Mesh over the entrance hole is a bit large in gauge so i may put something smaller on it to keep out mosquitos. Overall, an excellent product.

Got the barrel and added to my gutter. Also added a water transfer pump to use a garden hose attached to it (second photo). Overall this is great. I only gave 4/5 stars because as others have said, the 1inch garden hose overflow is NOT sufficient. Water overflows so fast. I had to make it a 2 inch hole and added a rubber Fernco overflow with a black hose. It works great now.

Excellent product and has fared quite well in New England winters outdoors for the last five years. I would definitely buy another one.

I'm very pleased with this rain barrel. so pleased in fact, I bought a second one. Its not the cheapest rain barrel offered on Amazon, but that's because its designed for function, not for cost. The cheaper models have a number of complaints about cracking and leaking. I don't see that as an issue with this barrel. The barrel appears to come from Greece where it has been used as a container to ship olives. Therefore, it is designed to be high quality to support food-grade shipping requirements. It is very easy to assemble. The spigot at the bottom comes pre-installed, while the overflow connection at the top is optional (all parts are included, its simply up to you to install them or not).

I'm very pleased with this rain barrel!> The supplied brass spigot is of good quality and most importantly, I love that they thought to use one that is mounted with 2 screws on the outside (unlike my other rain barrels) thus eliminating the need to try to reach down inside to deal with washer and nut situation. Great idea!> A previous reviewer mentioned food residue/bugs. I'm pretty sure this was originally on olive barrel. I thought about rinsing it out but decided it didn't seem to need it - at least not in January in Virginia. There doesn't seem to be any residue inside or outside of it.> Instead of using the brass fitting that was included to fit a garden hose for the overflow, I chose to drill a 2" hole and use 2" tubing (corrugated-looking) that I had leftover from another project. It's available by the foot at Lowes. If I'd already had a 1 7/8" hole saw it might have been better to use that. The 2' tubing provides for sufficient overflow. I drilled the hole 3" from the top, down along the curve - realizing that that would limit the capacity, not being able to get full to the top before overflowing. Using a 4" overflow pipe would decrease capacity even more - just something to consider.> The 'walls' of the barrel are 3/8" thick! Very nice and sturdy! I have a similar one (olive barrel-type) that has lasted 14 years, so far, unlike 3 of thinner material that have cracked like eggs when frozen. I do plan to at least partially drain in super cold weather, but I've never drained the other olive-barrel one all these years.> All necessary fittings were included and were of high quality, along with an instruction pamphlet with extra handy ideas.I couldn't be more pleased with it and I highly recommend this rain barrel.