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04/11/2018 06:45AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Commonly known as a blue barrel... usplastic.com was my source but they are out of stock with no known restock date.

Where do you buy yours?
 
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OldFingers57
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04/11/2018 08:03AM  
I got mine off ebay. The 8 gal ones are fairly easy to find on there. I got mine about 5 yrs back or so for about $40.
 
charliez317
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04/11/2018 01:37PM  
OldFingers57: "I got mine off ebay. The 8 gal ones are fairly easy to find on there. I got mine about 5 yrs back or so for about $40. "


Be careful buying them off ebay. I got one and ran water over it with a hose to test it's odor/water "proofness". It leaked like a sieve. Of course I'm sure a new gasket (it had a gasket that had taken a set) would help or fix the issue, but be prepared to put in additional effort/expense if you don't want it to leak (or smell).
 
OldFingers57
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04/12/2018 05:51AM  
charliez317: "
OldFingers57: "I got mine off ebay. The 8 gal ones are fairly easy to find on there. I got mine about 5 yrs back or so for about $40. "



Be careful buying them off ebay. I got one and ran water over it with a hose to test it's odor/water "proofness". It leaked like a sieve. Of course I'm sure a new gasket (it had a gasket that had taken a set) would help or fix the issue, but be prepared to put in additional effort/expense if you don't want it to leak (or smell)."


They are NOT odorproof. Neither are Opsaks. If they were drug dealers would be using either or both to transport drugs in as a dogs sense of smell is less than that of a bears. I would call both odor resistant or reducing.
 
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