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where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums #5820987 07/07/15 01:25 PM
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Any one know where I can possibly get 4 to 6. Looking to build a floating duck blind.

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5820991 07/07/15 01:27 PM
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Where do you live?

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821004 07/07/15 01:41 PM
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Garret has all the metal ones you will need.

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821008 07/07/15 01:46 PM
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those are not for sale...yet


Attention rickym, this is not a troll post, just a good hearted fun type of post
Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821035 07/07/15 02:04 PM
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craigs list. Also all the high volume car washes buy their soap in plastic 55 gallon drums. You can try them as well.


Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: garrett] #5821057 07/07/15 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted By: garrett
those are not for sale...yet


And you get 90lbs of peeled crawfish in every drum. roflmao

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: wal1809] #5821164 07/07/15 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted By: wal1809
Where do you live?


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I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: Gdogg] #5821184 07/07/15 03:51 PM
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those are not for sale...yet


And you get 90lbs of peeled crawfish in every drum. roflmao


if he wants crawfish he needs to PM me for a quote, I cant roll out the cooker for free up


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Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821210 07/07/15 04:10 PM
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I'm near denton, and yeah crawfish I'm down. Thought about car washes and pool supply places.

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crawfish season is over, PM me next year for your next event/party


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Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821225 07/07/15 04:18 PM
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I found some on craigslist at a place located on Harry Hines. They were used to store liquid fragrances for incense and such. Washed them out with water and bleach and now use them to store my water for the camper, but I don't drink the water. He advertises $20 a barrel, but I talked him down to $15 since I bought 3. I'm not sure if that was cheap, but it worked for me.

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821235 07/07/15 04:23 PM
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If your planning on storing water or feed get food grade barrels.


for every stereotype there's a prototype don't be the prototype
Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821475 07/07/15 07:11 PM
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Yeah these will be used in the lake to keep the blind afloat. I'd like 6 but will take 4.

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821719 07/07/15 10:28 PM
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You need to post some pics of the floating blind, I would like to see it. I thought about floating my blind. I bet after 1 year the plastic barrels lose air, cave in. I got one from a car wash just to think about how I would use them to float my blind, after one year, just sitting in my back yard, it caved in, I guess just from the cold and heat weather changes. Good luck with it.

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: pervis] #5821796 07/07/15 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted By: pervis
I'm near denton, and yeah crawfish I'm down. Thought about car washes and pool supply places.


There is a place in Justin along Fm 156 on the north side of town that sell blue 55 gallon plastic drums. I haven't driven by in a while, so I don't know for sure if they still have them.

Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: Guy] #5821881 07/07/15 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted By: Guy
You need to post some pics of the floating blind, I would like to see it. I thought about floating my blind. I bet after 1 year the plastic barrels lose air, cave in. I got one from a car wash just to think about how I would use them to float my blind, after one year, just sitting in my back yard, it caved in, I guess just from the cold and heat weather changes. Good luck with it.


Here's one I just built Guy. I finished decking it and the dog entry platform today so should test float it this weekend. I am going to use 6 barrels to float it. Dimensions are 10x8 to the outside. It is about 5 feet between the pontoons. It's all galvanized so if I have to spend a $100 every couple years on new barrels for whatever reason that is fine with me. The frame will last forever.



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Here it is before I got it galvanized and before I put the dog/person entry platform on it. I had to put that on afterwards or it would not have fit in the galvanizing trough. Welding galvanized metal sucks big time and getting it hot dip galavanized was only like $.25/lb I think.



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Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: john paul] #5821958 07/08/15 12:24 AM
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Wow that's cool. I like the platform the blind sits on and dog platform,but I would go with a lower profile dr duck blind type style, and would also like to have a platform to walk around the blind, like a cat walk. Looks good though, post more pics when its done. up

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Wow that's cool. I like the platform the blind sits on and dog platform,but I would go with a lower profile dr duck blind type style, and would also like to have a platform to walk around the blind, like a cat walk. Looks good though, post more pics when its done. up


The dog will actually exit through a hole in the front of the blind. That platform will be for someone to step out of the blind and grab the dog and let him shake off outside the blind. As far as how high up it sits it should not be too big of a problem because we hunt in big patches of reeds that stick up at least 5 ft above the water, 6 ft in a lot of places. A cat walk would be nice though. This is just a prototype. The next one will be much nicer. I am anxious to see how stable it will be. I made the shooting slot narrow in attempt to keep everyone's weight towards the center while standing up and moving to shoot.


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Re: where to get cheap 55 gallon plastic drums [Re: john paul] #5822048 07/08/15 01:04 AM
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I Iike the low profile blind, not just for cover, but being able to step up, out and above the roof, for a 360 shooting range and working the ducks.

I had to build a platform so my son could step up and out of the blind...









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Try Fulton's Hardware there on 377 south of 35E. I got some steel barrels there last week and I think I saw some plastic ones in the back. Might be wrong but worth the phone call since it's in Denton. It's south of Fulton's recycling. Don't confuse the two.

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Thanks guys for the suggestions. Yeah that blind above is awesome. Mine will be much simpler. I plan on towing it out using two old wake boards and my john boat anchoring it down and leaving it so I have a spot I can drive to on the boat hop out and not have to be in freezing water w waders on

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Not sure where you're located. There's a place in Ben Wheeler just off of HWY 64 that sells them. I don't know the price but he alwasy has a ton of them sitting out.

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Got the first floating blind done. It is loaded up to be transported to its final destination and to be test floated. Time to start on number 2.






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