Create your own DIY Rain Barrel

Create a DIY Rain Barrel

Here are the steps that I used to create a DIY Rain Barrel that we use to collect and distribute rain water to our gardens

Purchase a food grade 55 gal plastic drum.  Check local food manufacturers or classified-type sites.

Purchase 2 of the Tap sets for this project

Cut the required hole size for Taps into the plastic barrel at the required height
(Tap mid-way up the barrel allows for filing watering containers, where a bottom tap usually feeds a soaker line)

Next, cut an opening in the top of the plastic barrel large enough to capture the rushing rain water out of your eavesthrough’s gutters.