water butts

[the big lebowski]

hi all where does everyone get there water butts from ? the cheapest one i`ve seen is in wilkos has anyone found anywhere else ? or any idea where i could get hold of those big blue plastic barrel i see about on other allotments and in photos ,any suggestions are appriciated,cheers

[Bigmallly]

Try your local council for water butts...........Re Blue Barrels, don't know if this helps...........


AA Waste | Plastic Barrels and Drum Supplies Bedfordshire

[Vince G]

I got 2 of those blue barrels from a bloke who runs a car washing business near us - it's what the liquid soap comes in so you have to wash them out well, and sawing the lid off is hard work as the plastic is quite thick, but a downpipe off your guttering fits perfectly into the hole that the barrel's cap goes into. Paid him a tenner for 2 of them.

They're often available on eBay too - had a quick look for you and nearest ones to Bedford are Cambridge at the moment. Take you about 45 mins will it, depending on what side of Cambridge they are...?

Large Plastic Barrel | eBay

[the big lebowski]

thanks very much for the links both of you ,cheers

[Veggielot]

I bought my first water butts from Wilkinsons as they were the cheapest at the time. I got a blue barrel for my last one from my allotment shop unfortunately don't know where they got them from. They did only get ones that had been used for foodstuffs so I am guessing from some catering source.