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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Current source for 8 gallon/30 l plastic drum?
 
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drnatus
04/11/2018 06:45AM
 
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?

 
OldFingers57
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
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
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.