I've saved a whole wack of neat innovative tricks n tips for homesteads over the years and have decided to present them weekly under this title 'Homestead Hacks' I hope you find useful ideas here!
Today we look at all the things we can do with plastic barrels
It's incredible how many uses there are for these. They're relatively easy to source & inexpensive as well.
- Septic Field
To do this we connected two barrels the first with the intake coming in the top, the second with outflow into perforated pipes to seep into the field.
https://www.wikihow.com/Construct-a-Small-Septic-System
- Trough
- Sinks
- Goat Kid Shelter
- Chick Warmer
Pig Feeder that can be filled from outside the pen
- Goat Feeder - There are a number of variations for these
- Swings
- Airplane - this one is epic!
- Train Carts
- Barge
- Aquaponics Growbeds
- Planter
- Food Locker / Root Cellar – A great idea to keep your food safe from weather & critters
- Compost Bin - with the ability to rotate
- Bio-Filter For Fish Pond
- Beehive
- Wind Turbine
Hope you enjoyed this post! Happy Steeming _