BlueBarrel is your one-stop-shop for used food-grade barrels—available at nearly 100 locations throughout the USA—and custom-packed kits (BlueBarrel's DIY RainKit®) for building your own multi-barrel BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment System®. Here we provide a complete barrel compatibility checklist for those who are sourcing their own barrels.
To build a BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment System, you will need a DIY RainKit (available in our Online Store), and compatible barrels. Order barrels along with your RainKit(s) for guaranteed compatibility.
If you have barrels already, or don't live near one of our participating barrel supplier locations and wish to source your own, use this checklist to make sure your barrels are compatible with the BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment System design.
Compatible Barrels Look Like This:
This information ensures compatibility with BlueBarrel's DIY RainKits®.
Barrels are 55-gallon, tight-head, food-grade (#2 HDPE) poly-drums.
Barrel Compatibility Checklist:
Compatible barrels look like the above, and meet all of the following compatibility requirements:
Sourcing Barrels through BlueBarrel:
We have barrels available for local pickup at nearly 100 locations throughout the USA!
To order a complete BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment System, including compatible barrels, simply enter our Online Store and select BlueBarrel RainKit® with Barrels.
Follow the prompts to customize your RainKit(s) for any number of barrels, and enter your zip code to select your preferred barrel pickup location.
Upon checkout, you'll get a voucher to claim your barrels from your local pickup spot. We'll ship your custom-packed RainKit(s) to your doorstep.
