{"id":16566,"date":"2014-06-09T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T17:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16566"},"modified":"2017-09-19T19:45:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T23:45:28","slug":"diy-rain-barrel-4-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/diy-rain-barrel-4-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"The DIY Rain Barrel: 4 More Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just over four years ago, former writer ziggy published a quick post on a plan for building a diy rain barrel<\/a>. This post still gets some traction, but this is a topic I’ve kept an eye on, and realized there are many, many more plans out there… and one of them might work better for your needs.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, all rain barrels<\/a> are pretty much the same: a container with connection points\u00a0for a downspout (to take in the water) and hoses (to use the water\/release overflow). From there, you could just use your imagination. Or, you could try out one of these plans that I found…<\/p>\n

4 Plans for a DIY Rain Barrel<\/h3>\n

1. The Mother Earth News<\/a> Plan:<\/strong> Because why would you call it anything else – that’s automatic DIY credibility. Excerpted from\u00a0DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner<\/em><\/a> (that’s an affiliate link), this plan provides lots of details, but also gives you leeway for different types of containers.<\/p>\n

2. The Wine Barrel Rain Collector<\/a>:<\/strong> Want something a little classier than plastic? If you can find a wooden wine cask, here’s a plan from Instructables for turning it into a rain barrel. (via Treehugger<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3. The Double Barrel System<\/a>:<\/strong> Probably the most complex system on this list, this plan from The Family Handyman uses two trashcans, a wooden stand, and a bit more complex plumbing than the plans above.<\/p>\n

4. The World’s Simplest and Cheapest DIY Rain Barrel<\/a>:<\/strong> Fine with a very no-frills system? Then here’s the plan for you (in the video below)! I’d want to add just a bit more plumbing for using the water, but even that wouldn’t add much to the cost or difficulty.<\/p>\n