Get rich with... five gallon buckets!

[trevmillion]

I've found myself using five gallon buckets to solve more and more problems over the past year. I wanted to share some of my creative solutions online so I built www.fivegallonideas.com. I know any mustachian worth his salt already uses these around the house - I'd love to hear what you use them for!

[fiveoh]

Some great ideas there that are new to me!  Thanks!

[darkelenchus]

Cool site! I can see myself using a lot of these!

We use five gallon buckets to make compost tea. I hauled dirt w/ a couple 5 gallon buckets while getting our garden together this Spring, since we didn't have a wheel barrow.

[BundaNC]

This is super badass (combines an underused/nearly free resource and some engineering principles)! Thanks for compiling these ideas! I'll definitely be checking in on your blog regularly for updates.

[Nords]

I'd love to hear what you use them for!

Coiled storage of electrical extension cords.  Just pull them out as needed, like twine from a twine ball, and neatly restow when finished.

I just got really tired of untangling the 100+ feet of connected cords every time we wanted to do yardwork with a weedwhacker, lawn mower, or reciprocating saw.  It's especially embarrassing having poorly-coiled lines when you're a Navy family...

[James]

I love the boat, I was hoping to make a floating raft for the kids to play on in the lake with my buckets, but a boat would be even cooler.