How many 5 gallon buckets laying around your homestead?
Maybe you got them from food storage or from friends.
Many businesses (like restaurants and hardware stores) will give them away for free, if you know the right people!
5 gallon buckets are so handy to have around your homestead, for many reasons.
So before you think about getting rid of them, let’s discuss what they can be used for.
17 Practical Ideas for Repurposing 5 Gallon Buckets
How to Make Your Own Composter For Cheap @ Bargain Babe
How to Build A Strawberry Tower @ UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo
Build Mouse Traps to Protect Your Garden @ Frugal Living Freedom
Plastic Bucket Chair @ Sisters with Stuff
DIY Emergency Survival Kit @ 5 Gallon Ideas
Bucket Chicken Nesting Boxes @ Eco Snippets
5 Gallon Bucket Air Conditioner @ The Owner Builder Network
5 Gallon Bucket Camp Light @ Kimberly Henning
How to Make a Burlap Planter @ Hawk Hill
Make A Bucket Into A Hose Holder @ Pinterest
Yard Games in a Bucket @ Etsy
Decoupaged Fabric Trash Can @ Todays Creative Life
Portable Art Studio @ One Orange Giraffe
Bucket Bird House @ Blue Roof Cabin
DIY Camp Seat from a 5 Gallon Bucket @ Tiny Camper Big Adventure
Turn A 5 Gallon Bucket Into An Ottoman @ DIY Gift World
Make Your Own Emergency Toilet @ Mom with a Prep
Isn’t it amazing that there are so many fun things you can do with something you probably already have lying around your home? I love these ideas!
5 gallon buckets are a great resource to have on your homestead and repurposing 5 gallon buckets for all kinds of homesteading projects is a great way to maximize your resources and time.
How do you use repurpose 5 gallon buckets on your homestead? Let us know in the comments below. And if you found this post helpful, please share. Thanks!

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