Five Gallon buckets, What are they good for.

[joel]

I use them to carry tools.
As a seat when potting up plants.
To gather nuts in the wild.
Put perennial grasses in to carry out of the garden.
Small trees pots.
I dont, but friends use them for hen house nest.

 

[Amish Heart]

Storing dry food. Hauling water. A quick seat

 

[The Innkeeper]

Carrying your ice fishing gear and sitting on it when you at fishing

 

[Weedygarden]

There is a website dedicated to all things about 5 gallon buckets. The list is so long, it has to be split into more than one post. Five gallon buckets are a great thing!

http://fivegallonideas.com/buy-5-gallon-buckets/

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[Weedygarden]

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[Weedygarden]

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[Peanut]

I use them to water and feed critters, carry tools, harvest veggies, carry dirt and as a seat. From time to time I really need them as a seat when working on bees or repairing a tractor. I went to a friend’s upholstery shop and got a 2” thick piece of foam and some car seat vinyl and made a seat. I put an extra plywood strip on the bottom so it won’t slip off the bucket. I’ve been using this thing for years, comes in handy.

 

[dademoss]

I can't compete with some of the listed used, but I use them for : Tool bucket, indoor chamber pot, tomato pots, chicken waterer, dog/cat food storage.

 

[backlash]

They can be used to remove money from the wallet of idiots.
5 gallon bucket from Yeti for $39.99. Lid NOT included but available for up to $54.95 extra.
https://www.amazon.com/YETI-Loadout...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B074QSS6CJ

 

[Peanut]

What? You mean I could have gotten a padded lid with 1/4 inch of foam for $12.95 plus shipping? Hmm, to think I wasted $4 for a padded lid with 2 inches of foam.

 

[tiffanysgallery]

I have two five-gallon buckets,
One with a toilet seat riser that i have at a no-facilities fishing cabin,
and the other one is used at home to soak really dirty rags after my trip to said cabin.

 

[ReadyMom]

You can store about 32 pounds of spaghetti in one.

 

[viking]

collecting apples, cleaning rain gutters,collecting graded sand for gold panning and storing sandbags made from jeans legs for target shooting. Years ago we carried sand and gravel to the top of our property for building our 1,100 gallon water cistern in 5 gallon pickle buckets. They are also great for storing old nuts, bolts and other things taken from old cars and trucks.

 

[Grizzleyette___Adams]

I have grown a wild assortment of veggies in mine, and a friend grew blueberries in his.

Tip: wrap burlap around the buckets and arrange them close together to help prevent the sun from "cooking" the soil and plant roots.


I love those awesome screw-on "Gamma Seal" lids, which makes dipping into buckets of stored foods easier and faster. Well worth the $$.

 

[Grizzleyette___Adams]

Ha Ha! This bucket thread won't be complete without these AWESOME bucket drummers:

(I like what he does with the old refrigerator crisper drawer, lol.)

 

[Sewingcreations15]

You can store 27kg of honey in them .

 

[ReadyMom]

You can store 27kg of honey in them .

Honey is SO heavy! That would be VERY hard to pick up & move!

 

[Caribou]

Honey is SO heavy! That would be VERY hard to pick up & move!

That is roughly 60#.

Our local dump has a compost exchange. I take in my raw compost in buckets and bring back finished compost.

 

[Sewingcreations15]

@ReadyMom that is why we don't stock honey in a 20lt or 5 gallon bucket and in 10 litre or 2.5 gallon buckets .

I can pick up either gallon buckets full of honey but that is because I am not a delicate woman, small in size but strong and recognise I am an exception to the rule of usual ladies. Would advise that most bulk storage in a household with ladies be in the smaller buckets for manageability sake though so either wife or husband can move them around if necessary.

 

[Caribou]

I prefer 3.5 gallon buckets for honey but whether it is that or the 5 gallon I have both with honey gates. This gives me a way to fill small jars without any lifting except to put it on a shelf.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNA2NMS/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Sewingcreations15]

@Caribou yes we have that on our honey buckets too and store them on a shelf that is high enough to fill smaller jars and buckets from that we keep on the kitchen counter. So much easier to handle that way.

 

[SheepDog]

5 gallon buckets make great coffee mugs for serious coffee drinkers. If you know SERIOUS coffee drinkers you know what I am saying.

 

[Weedygarden]

I prefer 3.5 gallon buckets for honey but whether it is that or the 5 gallon I have both with honey gates. This gives me a way to fill small jars without any lifting except to put it on a shelf.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNA2NMS/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Those are great if you use enough honey. I don't use much sweetener, but do have some honey in my preps. I always have to heat my honey up to remove the crystals when I use it.

 

[Abd]

I found a detailed review here https://bigrated.com/best-bucket-tool-organizers/

 

[TMT Tactical]

I found a detailed review here https://bigrated.com/best-bucket-tool-organizers/

ABD Welcome to the forum. You might stop by the introduction thread and tell all the folks about you. we would love to learn more.

 

[captain belly]

There's a 2.5 gallon bucket out there that makes a GREAT toilet bucket. Just snap on a "Luggable Loo". I find the shorter ones are better for this...... you head won't hit the top of your truck topper!

 

[backlash]

I put small gardening tools in a bucket and drag it along when I'm crawling in the garden pulling weeds and planting seeds.
I don't really need it for the tools but it sure comes in handy when it's time for me to get off my tired old knees.
I don't like to have to crawl over to something to help hoist myself up.
I will second the the Gamma lids.
We use them on all of our 5 gallon food storage buckets.
They are not real cheap but they make it so much easier to open they are worth the price.
WinCo foods had them for $6 when I bought ours.
Not sure what they cost now.

 

[angie_nrs]

I found this article and thought it fit here......
https://mypatriotsupply.com/blogs/scout/27-ways-to-use-empty-food-buckets-for-survival
Since I do have some black buckets, the idea of leaving water out in the sun in one of the buckets for warming would be a good idea to make a shower out of. It's the same idea that solar showers use, but these would hold more water. You could easily just hoist the bucket up on a ladder or other stand of some sort. If the sun wasn't out, you could heat water on a fire in a pot and then add it to the bucket. If the power were out long term, I want my shower!

We have buckets that we constantly use around the home. We use them for hauling feed, gathering garden goodies, seed, soapy water, regular rain water for plants, etc. An empty bucket around here is a rare sight. I never gave it much thought how much we use them.

 

[Morgan101]

They are as useful as duct tape. Every prepper should have a dozen.

 

[backlash]

My wife has been able to get buckets from the bakery departments of Walmart and Safeway.
There is a burger place that charges $1 for a 5 gallon and .75 for a 4 gallon with or without lids.
They are usually sold out but I have got enough to last for a long time.
UV rays are hard on buckets so I keep them in my garden shed or barn.
I use one to help me stand up after I have been on the ground doing stuff.