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DIY- What are some good outdoor uses for 5 gallon buckets?

Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:51 am
Posted by hogdaddy
Krotz Springs
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:51 am
I just found out Home Depot has College Buckets 3 pack for sale ($12.00).

I order LSU ones for house to use as a cooler

I also order some Alabama ones to make portable toilets out of.

Home Depot
This post was edited on 7/26/13 at 3:40 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:52 am to
trash cans in hunting stands
carry stuff in
dogs water bowls
Posted by LSU 318 LSU
El Cerrito Place
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:54 am to
quote:

I also order some Alabama ones to make portable toilets out of.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:54 am to
garden. I did this at my apartment last year
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:58 am to


This post was edited on 7/26/13 at 10:59 am
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 10:59 am to

quote:

Florida University is bucket is great for mopping up murder scenes
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:00 am to
Fill with rocks and artificial crawfish bait. Tie rope to handle, throw in water to hold fish.




Posted by Creamer
louisiana
Member since Jul 2010
2817 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:16 am to
Get a bucket buddy for one of them. It is the best solution for a toolbox I have found.

BucketBuddy
This post was edited on 7/26/13 at 11:19 am
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:19 am to
I throw a 30 qt trash bag in a couple and set them up on the table when serving crawfish.

Prevents dragging a trashcan around and over filling the bag with so many shells that it's too heavy and rips.
Posted by convertedtiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2010
2785 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:31 am to
Bait bucket
as a sink for the camp
You can take the drilled hole idea, cut and glue the tops of 20oz coke bottles on the inside to make a throat and can make a bunch of minnow traps with them.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:36 am to
Turn it over and sit on it.
Posted by fillmoregandt
OTM
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:37 am to
A hole in the bottom of one and a broom handle can rig up a deer feeder pretty easily
Posted by ReelFun
Behind dugout
Member since Apr 2012
1003 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:40 am to
dig a hole under camp that will hold the bucket. put a gallon of water or the battery acid out of an old battery in the bucket. bungee a feed sack or dog food sack over the bucket and trim the excess from below the bungee. varnish the top of the plastic sack with two coats, when the second coat is applied throw pecans on it. let dry. cut and X in it.

place in hole under camp. no more rats. :)
Posted by Hurricane Mike
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 11:52 am to
Do they have them in store? I'm too close to going to Italy to have anything shipped to my apartment.
Posted by Pintail
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:00 pm to
quote:

Get a bucket buddy for one of them. It is the best solution for a toolbox I have found.


Very interesting I like the idea
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:06 pm to
Drill a hole in side of bucket close to the bottom. Thread your long extension cord male plug end through hole - long enough to reach your electrical plug. Coil the extension cord up in the bucket. Keeps it neat, properly stored and convenient to carry around the yard or jobsite. when the cord is coiled in the bucket for storage, just put lid on bucket and you are done. This will easily store a 150-200 foot extension cord. Normally the cord won't kink or get twisted or tangled up when you pull it out the top. Cord goes back in quickly and easily.
Posted by Tbooux
Member since Oct 2011
1680 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:21 pm to
quote:

Get a bucket buddy for one of them. It is the best solution for a toolbox I have found.


This x1000! I dont know how I functioned before I got this!
Posted by Crawdaddy
Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:26 pm to
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
21655 posts
Posted on 7/26/13 at 12:41 pm to
Dove stool. Make a seat/lid and spray paint it.
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 7/26/13 at 1:09 pm to
quote:

Turn it over and sit on it.


hold a cane pole while you do this and you will fit right in on the side of LA. 57 in Dulac.
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