We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? I don’t spend much time thinking about the plastic 5-gallon bucket. They exist in the background in my shop and garage, here at work ...

The orange or blue pails from your local home center work fine sometimes. But there are times to avoid them—like when mixing ...

But this is a much easier method. Load the pickup bed with 5-gallon plastic buckets and have the mulch dumped into the truck ...

Plastic or clay pots ... Styrofoam ice chests, livestock watering troughs or recycled 5-gallon paint buckets, for instance, can work well. Punch at least four holes evenly spaced around the ...

The buckets' plastic has the advantage of being easy ... small-scale farmers and preppers? The 5-Gallon Bucket Book (Voyageur Press, 2015) contains over 60 ideas that help keep these buckets ...