09-15-2019, 02:51 AM
Kea'au Ace has the "next size up" kiddie pools for $22. I have a friend that uses plastic trash cans to collect rain off of sheds for watering plants and chickens, cleaning, etc. You can sometimes find white food-grade ones, but might cost as much as a food-grade barrel. Amazon will ship 2' high pipe-frame pools relatively affordably, but you'll need level ground and something (cardboard, carpet, old tarps) to put between rocky ground and pool liner. I typically bungee screen over small catchments to keep bugs and slugs out.
If I were in need of drinking water, I'd clean my shed roof and wait for a decent rain to really get going, then use those white plastic food-grade 5-gallon buckets and lids from Walmart. Add about half a teaspoon of plain bleach to each bucket and store them somewhere dark.
If I were in need of drinking water, I'd clean my shed roof and wait for a decent rain to really get going, then use those white plastic food-grade 5-gallon buckets and lids from Walmart. Add about half a teaspoon of plain bleach to each bucket and store them somewhere dark.