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[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago

Yes, I own a full sized (200 liter / 53 gallon) ex-whiskey barrel that I repurposed into a rain water butt (shut the fuck up).

I bought it off of a local buy-and-sell website for I think €60 and bought a kit to channel rain water from my downspout into it. I then installed a brass spout on the side near the bottom as a tap. I can fill a watering can and water my raised bed plants with it even in droughts when watering plants with the hose is forbidden

[-] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago
[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

what did I just fucking say I tried to get ahead of this fuckery god DAMN you

[-] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sure. I'll take a buttload so I can tap those bungholes.

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago
[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

With a good time

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

Half barrels make nice planters.

Otherwise no.

[-] Ginrai@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, they protect the party from attacks for a bit.

secret of mana party in barrels

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

If I found a nice looking one for free I’d take it and use it as a table, I don’t think I’d pay much for one though

[-] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

I own 1 steel barrel and 3 plastic barrels

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Plastic barrels? Are you dissolving bodies in acid?

[-] hihi24522@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

The metal barrel might be more suited for acids depending on what metal it is. Plus bare metal is naturally anti microbial which will help avoid some possible risks with handling corpses

But I suppose if you’re going to leave the body in the it and waste the whole perfectly good barrel on a corpse, the plastic is likely a cheaper option

[-] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Why waste a perfectly good corpse on a barrel?

Because having the extra just means I'm disappointing two corpses at the same time.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

I don't have one, I would like to have one. Are you offering?

[-] Zomg@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

No thanks, but I appreciate you offering to those who could be in desperate need 🤓

[-] Yermaw@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

I'd like to have enough space to accommodate a barrel with ease if that counts?

[-] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Hell yeah! How else would I be able to join the elite barrel owers club?

[-] moonlight@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

I'd like one, don't really have a lot of space for it though. It's not really a high life priority for me.

[-] kux@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

barrel ownership must be nationalised to prevent anyone avoiding their turn in it

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Can I use it to do a barrel roll?

[-] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

They're great for making docks.

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

Also good for clothing if you wake up naked.

[-] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Always have an emergency barrel nearby

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago

My grandma used to have a barrel. However barrels are not my thing

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yes, please and thank you

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Yes. Barrels are cool.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I could legit use one for sure. Using a plastic bin for chicken feed storage currently, but I'd prefer a vertical option. A good wooden barrel will last decades with no issues at all on a porch like ours. And not get thrown around when empty and a giant numpty of a rooster slams into it because he's a giant numpty that can't be bothered to watch where he's going.

Also, the giant numpty could stand on it while demanding biscuits and/or pats.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

If it's within the EU and you're offering, I will come pick it up in person sometime this summer

[-] Maestro@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

I used to have two. A 10 liter and a 30 liter oak barrel. Keeping them clean when in use is hard. I eventually sold them.

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 1 month ago

If it was filled with good bourbon, yes

[-] shai_hulud@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I own one. Technically it is an old clothing dryer but it's wood and has iron hoops and is cylindrical.

[-] iii@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

How does it feel to own one?

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago

I plan to get a few. I want to do rain water collection for plant irrigation.

Also, if I can, I'd like to make one into a taiko drum.

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