Thread: 55 Gallon Plastic Barrel Ideas???

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Hey guys,

I found a source where I can get as many of those 55 gallon plastic barrels as I want for FREE. But, for the life of me (I'm having a brain malfunction ), what can I use these for???

I hate to turn them down.

Your ideas would be appreciated

For one at least I would build a fog chiller. With that I would have the evacuation from a pulsing lighted crack in the barrel, with a radiation symbol painted on the side.

Fog chiller
barrel pop up
toxic waste spill prop

I'd go for the pop up. Easy to build.

Radioactive light filled barrels. Some you could do up as Return of the Living Dead style. You could send a few to me.

send them to me

cut them in half for witches cauldrons

Radioactive barrel is a great one, very lucky to get them for free.

I know this is a little off, but I like to make 10' Nut Cracker's out of them
Maybe you could make one scary looking 10' prop?

besides the excellent ideas posted in this thread already, I would cut the barrels in half (at least 1) and make the rum drinking pirate! then paint the rest in wood and metal bands colors for a pirate theme!

where is this place? im sort of near Albion.

how about cutting out all the bits to make it look like a big skeleton rib cage and put a giant skull on it. Or maybe cut out the bits to make it look like a cage, and stick a skeleton in there with his legs hanging down. maybe something to do with an alien scene would be another idea.

Originally Posted by BackYardHaunter

where is this place? im sort of near Albion.

You can get them at Lyndonville Vinegar. It is a nick-name for the place. Just go into the town of Lyndonville and ask ANYONE where this place is and they'll tell you. It is the only factory in Lyndonville.

Not only do they have the blue barrels, they have white ones too. Stop at the office and they'll tell you to take as many as you want!!!

ALSO, if you make plans to go to Lyndonville, be sure to stop at Beechy's saw-mill (it's an Amish saw-mill and not open on Sundays). They sell DOW foam board insulation for less than half price than Lowe's or Depot. You can get 4X8 sheets up to 4 inches thick and if you want 6 inch thick foam, it comes in 2X2 sheets.

I made all my tombstones out of this stuff and it carves just fine!

If you want more info, just PM me and we can set up a day and I'll take you there.