Re: Bargains on rain barrels?

Richard Evans <infodex@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Lowe's wants $100. Ace Hardware $90.
>

Wal-Mart has a 52-gal model for $50, but I don't care for the design.
The top is convex instead of concave. There are slits around the edge
to catch runoff, but there is no lip to trap the water. Seems to me
that any kind of hard rain would simply overshoot the slots and fall
down the sides.