Five-gallon buckets are ubiquitous and cheap (indeed, they are often free). But did you know they can also be hacked, hot-rodded, reengineered, and upcycled to create dozens of useful DIY projects for homeowners, gardeners, small-scale farmers, and preppers?
5-Gallon Bucket Book contains 60+ ideas that put these humble and hard-working mainstays to work past their prime and keep them out of landfills. Simple step-by-step instructions, as well as parts lists and images of the completed projects, make sure you will have fun and love the results of your work.
Projects include perfect additions to your yard and garden, tools to care for your animals, useful innovations, handy home helpers, and even family-oriented designs!
They range from simple things like chicken feeders to much more complex projects (small room air conditioner, anyone?). For anyone who doesn't already have fifteen of them cluttering up the garage, 5-Gallon Bucket Book also offers advice on where to get cheap and free buckets, and how to tell if a bucket is safe to use for food.
Chris Peterson is an experienced writer with more than 25 books to his credit, covering topics from health, to cooking, to memoirs. His work includes The CBD Skincare Solution: The Power of Cannabidiol for Healthy Skin (with Dr. Manisha Singal), The Everyday Meat Guide (with Ray Venezia), and Better than New: Lessons I’ve Learned from Saving Old Houses and How They Saved Me (with HGTV host Nicole Curtis). Chris lives and works in the small town of Ashland, Oregon.