Does anyone know of a source for plastic barrels? (Like the blue ones used for water/liquid storage)

I have heard people comment about them being at certain surplus places but I am not sure where locally.

9/26/2007 8:17:55 PM

just to clarify for the audience, there is no possibility of you buying these online?

9/26/2007 8:23:53 PM

contact some feed/farmers supply places in the goldsboro area. surplus pickle barrels from mount olive are cheap and good. I'm in southeastern nc and they go for about 10 dollars each here and have good screw on lids with rubber seals. people put spigots on them and get big bucks for them as rain barrels. These barrels are very strong. I use them to keep chicken feed in so the rats don't get it.

9/26/2007 9:04:07 PM

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"just to clarify for the audience, there is no possibility of you buying these online?"

I would like to buy them locally because shipping them would be more expensive than the cost of the barrel. I want to find them for the lowest overall cost and I think picking them up would be best.

9/26/2007 9:18:16 PM

i see your point, figured it was worth a try...for the record i'd do what ^^ said...sounds like the quality is really good

9/26/2007 9:20:19 PM

where can i get the ones they used in star trek?

the ones that held radioactive stuff?

9/26/2007 9:48:43 PM

What are you using them for?

There's a guy up off Louisburg Rd that has a shitton, but they've all held some sort of various chemical. Cleaning agents, floor wax - that kind of stuff. He cleans them out, and they make good rain barrels.

9/26/2007 9:57:45 PM

One tip if you use them to catch rain water:

If you get the ones that have a screw on lid, use some window screen that you can get from Lowes/Home Depot to keep mosquitoes out of the water. Just cut a piece of screen to size and place in between the lid and the barrel top.

9/26/2007 9:58:23 PM

i dunno how you can charge $100+ for a rain barrel that costs $10 plus $10 in parts.

?

9/26/2007 9:59:47 PM

The guy I mentioned sold unmodified barrels for $15, but once he put a screen, overflow, and spigot on, charged $55

9/26/2007 10:01:37 PM

Two Words, one place: Agri Supply in Garner

9/26/2007 10:08:01 PM

Car washes. I have gotten several from the car wash off of Capital. And they were free

9/26/2007 10:08:44 PM

the guy on 401 louisburg road is right above perry creek road, about a mile north of 540

9/26/2007 10:18:33 PM

in the tailgate lot off trinity, across Gate A.

9/26/2007 10:19:44 PM

there's a place close to my house in goldsboro that has them for sale beside the road

i could get some for you and bring them to raleigh next time i go home

[Edited on September 26, 2007 at 10:29 PM. Reason : $10 dollar bucks iirc, but i'm not sure]

9/26/2007 10:27:25 PM

so what are you using them for?

9/27/2007 1:41:47 PM

There are dozens of these sitting in the dumpster area in the courtyard between Brooks hall and Kamphoefner. We got them from the State Surplus on Chapel Hill Rd. but I'm pretty sure they are all gone now.

I'm sure you could go just grab a couple, we just used them for halloween bash decorations a couple of years ago.

9/27/2007 2:28:15 PM

state surplus has them.. iirc they are like $1

9/27/2007 2:42:34 PM

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"so what are you using them for?"

Collecting and possibly storing liquids like rainwater or to intercept spills. It is fine if they are reused/surplus as long as they are fairly clean and no noticeable or toxic residue. I don't want to have water in it and get the road-side 'oil rainbow' going on.

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"state surplus has them.. iirc they are like $1"

score ... I am going to have to check that out. Thanks.

[Edited on September 27, 2007 at 2:52 PM. Reason : +]

9/27/2007 2:51:53 PM

a guy on 50 highway between mcgees crossroads and Benson has a ton of them for sale


bout 25 minutes away


he's on the left before you cross Black Creek out in JoCo

9/27/2007 2:59:10 PM

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"It is fine if they are reused/surplus as long as they are fairly clean and no noticeable or toxic residue."

You're good with the guy I mentioned, but the state surplus is probably closer to you

Here's a pic of one we got from him:


[Edited on September 27, 2007 at 3:00 PM. Reason : lkjd]

[Edited on September 27, 2007 at 3:01 PM. Reason : well, two, but only one helps]

9/27/2007 3:00:13 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=rain%20barrel

9/27/2007 5:23:04 PM

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"state surplus has them.. iirc they are like $1"

yup, they always have a big stack outside. And they have pallets too if anyone is interested.

Off of Chapel Hill Rd between 40 and Hillsborough

9/27/2007 5:51:24 PM