There’s nothing quite like a five gallon bucket summer

theres-nothing-quite-like-a-five-gallon-bucket-summer<p><a title=Search for five gallon buckets at Container and Packaging Supply href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/catalog/pails-drums/10/ target=_blank rel=noopener>Five gallon buckets</a> are one of the most iconic and world renowned style of containers. Also known as a pail, the majority of the world's population could easily recognize a five gallon bucket by its appearance. They're all around us, yet only recently have creative uses of the container hit the mainstream. Delve into some five gallon bucket projects, just in time for summer!</p> <p>With a lead in like that, you're probably counting every manner in which a five gallon bucket has ever come in use. And serving as the ultimate super soaker doesn't count. Food storage is no doubt near the top of the list. Five gallon buckets are most commonly used to store dry foods. We stock round <a title=Search for buckets at Container and Packaging Supply href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/catalog/pails-drums/10/ target=_blank rel=noopener>5 gallon (actually, 1-6 gallon varieties) buckets</a> in tough and durable HDPE. The uniform shape and handle, not to mention extensive color options (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, black, white and natural) allow for the ultimate layout in food storage organization. Read more about using 5 gallon buckets and food storage in <a title=Read this five gallon bucket blog post href=http://blog.containerandpackaging.com/2011/03/stow-your-edible-storage-stuff-in-food.html>Stow your edible storage stuff in a food-grade trunk</a>.</p> <p>With the sunny season upon us many outdoor activities that were put on hiatus through fall, winter and spring are once again accessible. Ponder the utility of a five gallon bucket when making your summer plans. Portable and handy, these containers are the perfect summer add-on for any warm weather occurrence.</p> <p>Going green is the hot trend and nothing screams eco-friendliness like a homemade compost pile. Keep your fruit and vegetable peels and scraps along with any other organic trash in a five gallon bucket. Mix some dead leaves into the decomposing concoction and you're on the path toward fertilizer. This practice not only minimizes waste (which is good for both you and the environment) but provides a helpful means toward becoming self-sufficient. How, you say? Read on.</p> <p>Composted fertilizer is good for one thing. Don't let the heat get you down, start gardening right away! Five gallon buckets provide a convenient and manageable space to plant and raise your favorite goods. If flowers fascinate you spill some of your homemade fertilizer in a few buckets and plant a different type of flower in each five gallon bucket. Another bucket could provide you with tomatoes, just waiting to be made into your favorite spaghetti sauce, or cherries for a famous pie.</p> <p>Gardening in five gallon buckets offers an element of control not available when planting in the ground. The plants are portable and under the right conditions can even be grown indoors! That's right, gardening under the cool breeze of air conditioning without mean mosquitoes is possible, as long as you believe in the power and prestige of the five gallon bucket.</p> <p>Peanut butter is to jelly as camping is to summer, they just go together. If you haven't heard of the five gallon bucket chair prepare yourself, this post will probably change your life. It's pretty self-explanatory, throw a cushion on a single five gallon bucket and you've got a chair equipped for fishing on the shore. Or strap padding on a horde of five gallon buckets to act as seats and storage units (keep water and sunscreen within reach inside the bucket) for a youth day camp. Plan ahead and have a seat to take wherever you go.</p> <p>Five gallon buckets are famed for food storage purposes, but they're much more than a portable shaped container. Stock up a squad of<a title=Search for five gallon buckets at Container and Packaging Supply href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/catalog/pails-drums/10/ target=_blank rel=noopener> five gallon buckets</a> to use on summer adventures; whether it's yard work or hiking trips. The possibilities and utilities of a five gallon bucket are endless.</p> <p>Share how you use five gallon buckets, post a comment.</p>