Red Barrel Studio® 42 Gallons Plastic Drainable Planter Rain Barrel

Beautifully made, sturdy resin, everything except a hose is included and has 2 spikgots. Really nice.

Looks cheap. I returned it.

I order white got gray… now we will have to paint them… we do not have time to reorder and hope the right color comes in…for how much we spent on these we should have received the color we ordered! Haven’t used them yet so can’t speak on how well they work but already disappointed

I love this for catching rain water heavy duty plastic and really pretty! I got two and joined them together in front of our outdoor BBQ island that has a near by down spout. The ferns that I planted in them are thriving and looking wonderful. So needed here in Calif.

Overall I am happy with this rain barrel. I am discharging my sump pump into it and I connected a rain barrel soaker hose to the spigot which waters my garden. A couple cons... The lower spigot is not quite at the bottom of the barrel; meaning you will always have a couple inches of water in the barrel. The only way to completely empty it is to flip it upside down. The drainage hole for the planter is on the back of the barrel, so water just pours out the back when overflowing. I am not using the planter feature, so I just drilled a couple small holes on the bottom of the planter section so that rain water drains into the barrel instead of remaining stagnant in the planter. Also, the manufacturer left the cut-out piece of plastic that they cut for the opening on top inside the barrel, along with a lot of plastic shavings.

I actually converted it to use as a Water Tank in My Mobile Detailing Van It did arrive with a stripped front spigot and a broken grate on top where the water goes in but I made it work out for me will definitely buy another one for my other Mobile Detailing Van

My mother is very happy with her new rain barrel. She just received it in time for Mother's Day, so it hasn't been mother tested and mother approved yet. Until we have rain instead of snow, we will offer up a 4 STARS out of 5 for now.

Works great under the rain chain.

I wanted a rain barrel to fit flat against a wall. I really like the look of this, but I am unable to place it against the wall due to the location of the rain chain and hole on rain barrel, so placed it at an angle. See pictures. I have ordered a rain chain extension, as you can see the chain is too short. We realize the barrel may bulge/bow when full of water, and we are ok with that, as long as there are no leaks. Hubby did drill two drain holes in the top where you can place potted plants, so will drain better when there is a hard rain. I really love the barrel. Just waiting for the next good rain.

Barrel has manufacturing flaw that created a small hole in the bottom corner of the barrel, through which all the captured water drains, leaving no rain water in the barrel. Also, the screen over the inlet restricts in the intake of rain water, so much of the water is lost to overflow, even though the barrel will eventually fill (though it of course all drains out, due to the hole in the bottom corner!).