WTB: 5 gallon pails or similar

[spikerS]

Looking for around 10 or so 5 gallon pails. Going to be filling them with loose gravel for added weight in the back of my truck for the winter, and when the need arises for added traction by tossing some on the ground.

Kinda hoping there are some painters or cooks that have these available, preferably with lids.

Had to put WTB in the title, but really just hoping someone has some they just want to get rid of.

[speedog]

Go visit a DQ - they used to sell their big buckets.

[frozenrice]

Originally posted by spikers
Looking for around 10 or so 5 gallon pails. Going to be filling them with loose gravel for added weight in the back of my truck for the winter, and when the need arises for added traction by tossing some on the ground.

Kinda hoping there are some painters or cooks that have these available, preferably with lids.

Had to put WTB in the title, but really just hoping someone has some they just want to get rid of.


I've learned not to take used paint buckets from a construction site if there's a lid on it. ;)

[spikerS]

Originally posted by speedog
Go visit a DQ - they used to sell their big buckets.

i was hoping to not have to pay for them. do you know how much they wanted for them?


Originally posted by frozenrice



I've learned not to take used paint buckets from a construction site if there's a lid on it. ;)

I must be missing something here....

[frozenrice]

Originally posted by spikers

I must be missing something here....

New home constuction sites = no toilets for a while between the painter and the plumber :D

[spikerS]

Originally posted by frozenrice


New home constuction sites = no toilets for a while between the painter and the plumber :D


:rofl:

[narou]

Try a gas station, may have empty antifreeze barrel.

[sluggish]

I know you don't want to pay but Rona sells them for about $5 each

[speedog]

Originally posted by spikers
i was hoping to not have to pay for them. do you know how much they wanted for them? Don't remember, but if ya call them, I'm sure they'd be happy to let ya know.

[spikerS]

Originally posted by sluggish
I know you don't want to pay but Rona sells them for about $5 each

well, since the city is nice and puts out a huge box of gravel near my house, i suppose $5 a pail is better than $12 a sandbag from Esso or the like.

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by frozenrice


New home constuction sites = no toilets for a while between the painter and the plumber :D

snap :eek: did you not feel the weight when you were taking them?

[frozenrice]

haha. Luckily it wasn't me. Coworker told me this trick. Usually the buckets with lids were a one time use kind of thing. A duece probably only weighs a few ounces so in comparison to the weight of a bucket, it'd be hard to tell there was something in there.