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Rain Barrel, DIY Kit, Used Food Grade Barrel, Upcycled, 58 Gallon Size
- Food grade, reused plastic barrel
- Brass spigot and overflow valve
- Easy on/off twist top lid with plastic mesh screen
- Downspout adapter included
- Sealed with waterproof 100% silicone caulk
Why we stand out amongst the competition...
Lower your carbon footprint because all of our products are Sustainable by Design.
- mirainbarrel uses only solid brass fittings.
- Withstands harsh winters.
- Durable plastic mesh screen on top opening, won't rip.
True DIY barrel, our simple build means easy to modify and make your own. We are here to help with customizations and you can always reach out via email.
Break-away spigot is easy to install from the outside, plus you'll never have to buy a new rain barrel because you cracked it when the spigot was ripped off. Spigot repair kits available upon request, free of charge for the entire time you own our rain barrel.
Our signature mirainbarrel
Rain Barrel with Rain Barrel Stand
Top View of Heavy Duty Plastic Mesh Screen
Setting up your mirainbarrel is well, simply a breeze! Easy as 1,2,3!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2024
Excellent product and has fared quite well in New England winters outdoors for the last five years. I would definitely buy another one.
Karen W
Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2024
A fabulous item to hook up to your downspout or leave standing alone!
David
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023
Got the barrel and added to my gutter. Also added a water transfer pump to use a garden hose attached to it (second photo). Overall this is great. I only gave 4/5 stars because as others have said, the 1inch garden hose overflow is NOT sufficient. Water overflows so fast. I had to make it a 2 inch hole and added a rubber Fernco overflow with a black hose. It works great now.
Amy
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
We used this rain barrel with the Oatey mystic gutter/ hose attachment. After 2 intense downpours (we live in Utah) the barrel is almost full! The spigot at the bottom works well too. Seems sturdy. It did kind of smell like olives, but I’m glad it’s food grade if there was an emergency I would feel good filtering the water with my Berkey. Just using it to water my garden for now!
VTer
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022
We are very satisfied with our rain barrel. It was very easy to set up and immediately filled to overflowing with the inch of rain we got the next day. We are now happily watering our outdoor plants with rain water instead of our well water. The instructions were clear, everything went together easily and it is a handsome barrel….goes well with our cedar shake siding. Our only suggestion would be to use a smaller weave screen to catch debris. We live under hemlocks and the tiny needles can still get thru the screen. Overall, though, very nice product.
Kerry Burkhardt
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
I'm very pleased with this rain barrel. so pleased in fact, I bought a second one. Its not the cheapest rain barrel offered on Amazon, but that's because its designed for function, not for cost. The cheaper models have a number of complaints about cracking and leaking. I don't see that as an issue with this barrel. The barrel appears to come from Greece where it has been used as a container to ship olives. Therefore, it is designed to be high quality to support food-grade shipping requirements. It is very easy to assemble. The spigot at the bottom comes pre-installed, while the overflow connection at the top is optional (all parts are included, its simply up to you to install them or not).
KMori
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018
I'm very pleased with this rain barrel!> The supplied brass spigot is of good quality and most importantly, I love that they thought to use one that is mounted with 2 screws on the outside (unlike my other rain barrels) thus eliminating the need to try to reach down inside to deal with washer and nut situation. Great idea!> A previous reviewer mentioned food residue/bugs. I'm pretty sure this was originally on olive barrel. I thought about rinsing it out but decided it didn't seem to need it - at least not in January in Virginia. There doesn't seem to be any residue inside or outside of it.> Instead of using the brass fitting that was included to fit a garden hose for the overflow, I chose to drill a 2" hole and use 2" tubing (corrugated-looking) that I had leftover from another project. It's available by the foot at Lowes. If I'd already had a 1 7/8" hole saw it might have been better to use that. The 2' tubing provides for sufficient overflow. I drilled the hole 3" from the top, down along the curve - realizing that that would limit the capacity, not being able to get full to the top before overflowing. Using a 4" overflow pipe would decrease capacity even more - just something to consider.> The 'walls' of the barrel are 3/8" thick! Very nice and sturdy! I have a similar one (olive barrel-type) that has lasted 14 years, so far, unlike 3 of thinner material that have cracked like eggs when frozen. I do plan to at least partially drain in super cold weather, but I've never drained the other olive-barrel one all these years.> All necessary fittings were included and were of high quality, along with an instruction pamphlet with extra handy ideas.I couldn't be more pleased with it and I highly recommend this rain barrel.
cmwd
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
Edited review. It seems like a nice barrel, round unlike so many others, and I like that the top can be removed easily. The brass spigot seems sturdy. There are a couple of problems with it, though.First, the barrel originally held food. I assume mirainbarrel cleaned it out before recycling it, but there must have been food remnants on it, because the bugs loved it -- nasty, stinging itty-bitty black bugs. We washed it off and sprayed some cedarcide on the outside and that helped; the bugs were gone in a few days.Second, the hose connection at the top drains out water much more slowly than it's coming in and yes we checked the hose. We get heavy rains here, not just some sprinkles every now and then. So with the first heavy rain, we got a huge spillover right next to the house. It seems obvious to us now that with a hose connection going out and a much larger connection from the gutter, this spillover would happen. To be fair, this is likely a problem with many other rain barrels.We think we have solved this problem but as always seems to happen, the second we think we solved it, the rains stopped coming so unless we start running water through the hose, we can't test our solution. We schlepped to the hardware store and bought a 4" hole drill + arbor and a length of black flexible expandable pipe, the kind they use in French drains. We inserted the pipe into the hole and are waiting to see if this will work to divert the overflow. More news as it happens.Update July 31 2018. There is a 4" drain coming from my gutter into the barrel. During the rainy season here, our barrel can easily fill up and overflow out the top and down the sides near our foundation. To compensate, we need a 4" drain. It's working. The barrel is holding up and still looks nice. The bugs are gone. Unfortunately, the price has gone up to $184; I paid $110 for it in September 2017. Fortunately, we've learned where the barrels with removable tops are at the nearby flea market and we've learned how to convert them to rain barrels. Extra bonus: no flies.
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