Plastic Barrels ideas

Just as I love the many ideas of pallets I love barrels too! So I decided to start collecting ideas on how to use barrels.

This is a friend of ours that we just helped build this hydroponic system for her small farm.

 

Of course these are always great for water catchers!

Here is a link to a guy that made a huge water catcher with the barrels

 http://www.emmitsburg.net/gardens/articles/adams/audrey/water_barrel.htm

Gardening:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Double-Decker-Drum-Composter/

Movable garden containers

http://greenfusestock.photoshelter.com/image/I00004JPgz_ssbGc

Kids:

Kids car made out of a barrel cute! 

http://daddytypes.com/2008/12/17/first_dump_out_the_dry_cleaning_solvent_diy_pedal_car_from_a_55-gal_drum.php

This guy made a sled for his kid out of a plastic barrel. Lucky kid!
http://whitetrashrepairs.com/white-trash/barrel-sled/

These people made a raft for their pool out of barrels
http://www.captainfletch.com/projects/boats/barellraft/barrelraft.asp

Animals:

This forum had a few good ideas for dog houses made out of barrels

http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=3637.0

So this was harder then I thought collecting these, I would think there were more ideas out there. Just need more time I guess to look.

Electricity: Making windmils out of plastic drums


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UPe6A_UVPc&feature=relmfu

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUYepkTlioU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQKb8qvuqdw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yTGf1xL_LY&feature=relmfu

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