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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Gear Forum Using 5-gal. buckets with gamma lids for food? |
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02/24/2020 10:42AM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I have a problem. I sent away for a gamma lid, but I can't get it to fit on the 5-gallon bucket I have at home. It seems just a little too small. Am I doing something wrong? Or are all 5-gallon buckets not created equal?
02/24/2020 11:12AM
In my experience, they go on quite hard. It might feel like the bucket is too small, but it is really your muscles that are tiny! (Just Kidding!!! Getting a gamma lid on takes real effort for me!!!)
I always use a new bucket. Fresh and unmarked rims make for a better seal (in my head anyway). Maybe spring for a new bucket? Good luck!!!
I always use a new bucket. Fresh and unmarked rims make for a better seal (in my head anyway). Maybe spring for a new bucket? Good luck!!!
02/24/2020 05:35PM
I second the recommendation of the Menards bucket. I find the green color much more pleasing in the wilderness than the orange Home Depot buckets. The Gamma lids do fit on the Menards buckets. The color choice is Just my opinion though.
02/27/2020 10:16AM
It has been a few years but i seem to remember it taking the force of a rubber mallet to get the gamma lid to lock onto the bucket. I also purchased a new bucket for the Gamma lid mine just happens to be from Lowes but for no real reason other than that happened to be where we went that day.
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