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Blackdogyak
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10/15/2021 11:15PM  
Thinking about using 5 gal. buckets with gamma Lids. Most of the retailers I see, including the a-place...I see the reviews are trashing them. Everyone says that they have used these for years but the ones you buy now are very thin, ill-fitting and crack and break. Anyone know a reliable source for the older better ones?
 
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Savage Voyageur
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10/16/2021 09:22AM  
Not sure about your stores out in Vermont. Here in Minnesota I buy them at Fleet Farm. You can also buy them online. Mine are going on 15 years and still don’t leak. They have not changed. Many companies copy so Buy direct from HERE
 
10/17/2021 01:07PM  
I have obtained mine from Menards (I am in Wisconsin) and they have held up well, but I did buy them a number of years ago. My recall is that they cost approximately $7.00 each.
 
Wolfee
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10/17/2021 01:18PM  
Savage Voyageur: "Not sure about your stores out in Vermont. Here in Minnesota I buy them at Fleet Farm. You can also buy them online. Mine are going on 15 years and still don’t leak. They have not changed. Many companies copy so Buy direct from HERE "


What section do you find them in Fleet Farm? Hardware, storage bins? I've looked and haven't seen them, but that store is maddening sometimes with where they put stuff. I've never seen them at Menards either.
 
10/17/2021 01:47PM  
A bear can run off with your bucket. It looks like a big marshmallow in it's mouth.



The lid works well as a serving tray during Happy Hour.

 
tumblehome
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10/17/2021 02:20PM  
Or here cheap.
https://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/gammaseals.html

Menards has them where they sell plastic pails.

I wonder if the cheap ones you bought are knock-offs.
 
Savage Voyageur
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10/17/2021 09:53PM  
Wolfee: "
Savage Voyageur: "Not sure about your stores out in Vermont. Here in Minnesota I buy them at Fleet Farm. You can also buy them online. Mine are going on 15 years and still don’t leak. They have not changed. Many companies copy so Buy direct from HERE "



What section do you find them in Fleet Farm? Hardware, storage bins? I've looked and haven't seen them, but that store is maddening sometimes with where they put stuff. I've never seen them at Menards either."


I’ve seen them back in the store where the horse stuff was.
 
mjmkjun
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10/18/2021 08:24AM  
bobbernumber3: "A bear can run off with your bucket. It looks like a big marshmallow in it's mouth.





The lid works well as a serving tray during Happy Hour.


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LOL. Big Marshmallow.

Blackdogyak, save your money and invest in a proper bear keg. It's the stuff of future regulations/requirement, I presume. At least it seems so to me according to those recent BWCA successful bear camp raids.
 
fishonfishoff
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10/18/2021 11:08AM  
Bought ours from Freckleface off the internet. They have been holding up well.
 
Wolfee
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10/18/2021 05:53PM  
Savage Voyageur: "
Wolfee: "
Savage Voyageur: "Not sure about your stores out in Vermont. Here in Minnesota I buy them at Fleet Farm. You can also buy them online. Mine are going on 15 years and still don’t leak. They have not changed. Many companies copy so Buy direct from HERE "




What section do you find them in Fleet Farm? Hardware, storage bins? I've looked and haven't seen them, but that store is maddening sometimes with where they put stuff. I've never seen them at Menards either."



I’ve seen them back in the store where the horse stuff was. "


Ha! you're right. Stopped by today and they were back with the horse stuff. Go figure...
 
LilyPond
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10/18/2021 07:19PM  
I got mine at Lowe's and have had no problems with it. You just have to get the threads lined up properly. I don't think it's thin. Seems rugged to me. I use it as a bucket toilet for car camping (with pine pellets for liquid waste and sawdust for solid). The cover fits so well that I can leave it right in the tent or my car no odor. Amazing. I recommend the Lowe's version.
 
10/19/2021 08:30PM  
deerfoot: "I have obtained mine from Menards (I am in Wisconsin) and they have held up well, but I did buy them a number of years ago. My recall is that they cost approximately $7.00 each."


Forgot to mention that these are used at the nature center where I volunteer on buckets for maple sap collection. They work out well for sustained use during maple syrup season, used by numerous individuals and not always treated well. No problems with any for the last few seasons.
 
tumblehome
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10/19/2021 09:21PM  
Gamma lids also belong in the smart equipment thread. Do I get cross thread points?
 
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