Best Rain Barrels With Reviews

I got this for my parents now that they've moved to town they need untreated water for their potted tomatoes and flowers. I've had a rain barrel for years and love having water in a large reservoir. This barrel seems sturdy and of good size. I like that the top has screens to filter debris. The overflow is nice if they want to connect to another barrel or just drain into a bucket. I do like that the spigot is near the bottom for access to most all of the water, but we will have to set it up on cinder blocks to allow for a pitcher or small bucket to fit under. I'm very pleased with my purchase!

I was looking for a barrel with a removable lid and this one fit that requirement. It's a bonus that it's a repurposed barrel. The look is more utilitarian, but it's smooth and clean. It's well made, the holes are evenly drilled and the spigot, overflow valves and plugs fit nicely. Don't underestimate the size though. This thing is huge. I chose to put it on a 12" pedestal and attach the spigot in the lower port. Due to the size that meant laying it on its side and crawling inside to tighten the fastener. The spigot is threaded for attaching a hose, which makes it a tad bulky when filling a watering can with a tight opening. Overall though this was exactly what I was looking for and I'm happy with my purchase.

Great rain barrel! Its worked out exactly like I hoped it would. Good quality barrel and I did not have any issues with the spigot during installation or any signs of leaking once the barrel was filled with water. I was worried about that being an issue after reading several reviews before the purchase was made. It rained hard literally the night after I set it up and it was completely full the next morning. It works and looks great in my backyard and is gonna save me a bunch of $ in the long run watering my plants as much as I do. I highly recommend you also buy the stand as well at the same. It's a game changer when you are trying to fill up a bucket or any watering cans. Thanks again Wayfair!

The Moby 65 gallon rain barrel by Rain Water Solutions is sturdy and does the job well. Rain came to our area yesterday evening and overnight filled the barrel. I located it at a rear corner of our house, on an existing cement pad, and elevated additionally with cap blocks. The upper spigot is high enough now for the gravity fed water to flow very well to our nearby garden boxes (18 inches tall). Am impressed with how the order was handled – fast delivery and came as advertised. It comes with all the miscellaneous parts including one spigot, plug, overflow hose, screen, cap and cap screws, even Teflon tape. I decided to buy a second spigot for the lower access point vice using the plug. Reason – much easier to drain the last few gallons of water if needed. I’ve decided to buy a second Moby 65 to tie into this one. Just too easy to have twice as much water available.

5 years before springing a leak. We contacted the company directly and they gave us some repair options or recycling ideas. We may have repaired the leak with a waterproof product, but if not, we will be ordering one of these again because of the options it has that some others do not shapethinner vs. very fat, water capacity, weather resistant without cracking (outside 365 days in SC- we do get freezing temps here) good overflow, sloped top (less splash over) lower spiget for a more powerful flow when watering and mosquito proof. Not the most affordable option- but after reading all reviews before purchasing- I feel the extra is worth not having to take a chance. MY ONLY COMPLAINT is, despite having gutter guards, we do get a lot of smaller debris and it does clog up this top. The four plastic prongs makes it challenging to clean, so I’ve added a kitchen tool on top that is easy to tap off the excess after a storm. Without the sloped top it would be more challenging. Otherwise- pretty perfect. I’m very happy with this barrel.

Rain barrel arrived in good time and seems to be okay. We haven't put it together yet. I ordered the light granite. The colored photo of the urn seemed to match the color of the light granite base. This is not the case. The urn is a very light gray and the base (called light granite also) is a much darker shade of gray (like a charcoal gray). The sandstone shade base, which I've seen in other customer photos, seems to match the color urn I have but I hesitate to order a base in that color because I don't want to put myself in the position of having to pay shipping charges to return it if it does not match. I have no hope of matching this urn to a base. I might end up having to paint it to match the urn. I think the problem lies with the manufacturer of the product, not with Wayfair. The boxes the product came in were both labeled light granite, but the products inside did not agree.

This has been functioning most of the summer and overall we are very pleased. It has a very nice look to it and goes well with our dark wicker deck furniture and black iron tablechairs. The brass spigots are well made. The higher one is perfect for watering cans. There is a second lower one at the base to which I will be attaching a hose for it to drain into my garden over the winter. What was not made clear in the description (allow a few others mentioned draining to the back in their reviews) was the overflow from the planter part. I do not intend to plant anything in it as the barrel is on my deck catching rain water from our deck cover and do not wish the dirt mess on my deck. As you will see from the 2nd pic there are 2 exit holes on the outside of the backside of the barrel (last pic is of drain hole inside the planter area). I intend to plug these and drill holes in the base of the planter so that all the water goes into the barrel.

well built, attractive and a very good size. will buy another one in the spring for sure…so that I can water my vegetables with untreated water. made my own base using some left over tree that accommodated the slope the rain barrel sits on. if there is one drawback I think the screen is an issue. it won’t lay completely flat and greatly retards the water flow. I looked at many of these and have seen even more in peoples homes. this is by far the most attractive and well built one I found at a price that was still reasonable. I think I may try to fabricate the down spout where I place the screen in side the downspout with a clean out just above it and an overflow if there is a blockage. I am now trying to figure out how to pressurize the water so I can attach a soaker hose to water the surrounding plants.

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.

This is pretty cool looking. It came with predrilled holes. I did take time to clean the shavings that were inside. It took me about five minutes. There is a lip on the edge that you need to dig into to get all of it. I easily moved it around turned it upside etc by myself. Putting the hardware in is easy. It comes with seal tape already on the hardware with a small spool of extra tape as well. I thought that was nice. The color and texture of the barre is nice and esthetically pleasing. It’s neutral which is what I really wanted. However I can’t speak to how well it holds water. Live in Texas and we haven’t had any rain for over 6 weeks. One of the reasons I purchased this.

First let me say these are large barrels. They are chest-high on me, and i am 5' 7". We live in Alabama and a good rain shower fills all three of my 90 Gallon barrels in no time. The planter stand on top ineeds a little tweaking to keep the dirt from getting splashed out, but I chose to keep my plants in cotainers and that is working well. We replaced the plastic splash guard with 1/4 wire mesh and stopped the back-splashing from gutter spout. Flow from spigots is slow, but that is how gravity-fed things work. We placed a short hose on bottom spigot and have no trouble emptying the barrel. At the end of season we will empty and clean the barrels and place them on short platforms to increase flowage next year and make access to the bottom spigot easier. If I did this again, I would order with downspout diverter kits.

I bought this after a lot of research. I bought this older home(built in 1952 the year before I was born, and both need a bit of maintenance) last November. The person that sold me the home had not disclosed the water damage in the master bedroom. I really love this little house, but it has a problem with to much moisture around the foundation on the oldest part of the house. Even with the extension on the down spout there was still to much moisture. Everything I looked at to help this problem was going to be very expensive. After all of my investigating I decided to try the rain barrel and I picked this one. I read the instructions several times, and then decided I would try to install it myself. I have been a widow for 15 years so I have learned to do some thing on my own. My thinking was if I made a mess of it all I would have to hire someone to fix what I did. So I could hire someone on the front end, or MAYBE the back end if it didn't work...So either way. I did install it by myself, about two weeks ago. We had rain a couple of days later. So far it is doing exactly how it was described. Pros: Easy to install, Price is very resonable, flat back is an advantage, and it isn't cheap looking. Cons: If it had any cons...this would be the only one I can find so far. The debris screen could be concaved so the hose would be in a better position on the barrel. Update...It cracked on the bottom.

Hooked one barrel to a front downspout where a lot of rain comes off a large portion of our roof in front and another to a back downspout where the rain comes from two different portions of our backyard roof. Easy to install. After the first thunderstorm they were both full! Hooked the third one up to a downspout on the side of our house the other day. The large 65 gallon capacity is particularly nice to have during drought conditions. Water is very expensive in our area, and I have been watering all my plants in the front yard as well as the backyard with the rain we have received for free! I have been saving one gallon jugs as well in our shed, and when the barrels still contain water and a thunderstorm is predicted, I simply drain the barrel water into the jugs and let nature refill my barrels. I use the jug water first to water my plants, then the refilled barrels. These barrels appear to be sturdy and well built, so I expect that they will last for many years. Well worth the money in water savings. Pros: Durable, Very attractive, Can hold a potted plant in top Cons: Need to drill a few more holes in the top to accept the rushing water from the downspout (easily done).

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've been wanting a rain barrel for passive water collection to water the garden for years. This past summer we had a drought and ridiculous heat, and everything had to be watered so frequently, the water bill was getting painful. So I was so excited I had the opportunity to get this water barrel from FCMP Outdoors. It is super lightweight and not too big around to make it difficult to carry. I was able to unbox it and move it around to figure out which downspout to put it under myself with no help or dolly. Installation was really easy. The grate on top is good for keeping it larger debris like leaves and acorns, but still allowed in bugs. We have a big mosquito problem here, so I had to add fine mesh over the grate to keep bugs out, but that wasn't a huge issue. I think it will be a good size for my veggie and herb garden to help cut back on how much I pay to water it next summer. It looks nice across the yard with the faux wood grain. I'm glad it didn't just come in brown, the gray helps it to blend in with my other outdoor decor. So it's been good so far, I can't wait for next summer to really be able to use it!

Love this barrel. I have several water barrels and by far this is the best. You do not have to cut off your downspout, just a small hole to insert the diverter. When it is full water continues down my downspout and through my buried pipe. I do not even have this barrel on a stand like my others and water come out great. I have had this for a few years just forgot to write a review. Came to buy another one and noticed some of the bad reviews so thought i should write one. I have not had any leaking problems at my spigot like some said. Also my lid comes off so it totally opens, so not sure why someone said they could not clean it? The lid can be flipped and you can plant flowers in it or leave it the way it is. The lid is not deep so shallow root flowers only. Best rain barrel ever for me, will never go back to cutting my downspouts.

Installation and setup were fairly straightforward. However, despite following exact directions for measuring where to cut the downspout, it was off by a full inch. (I've scrolled through and only one other reviewer said this, and reported if being off 1/2 inch. Could the drill markings on my barrel been THAT far off? I doubt it.) It said measure down 3", we did. After drilling, the hose was not level; it was a full inch higher on the downspout side. We checked our measurements, checked our work, twice before and again after. We did follow directions so not user error! So we bought another concrete block and lifted the barrel up and it seems level "enough" at this point. One other point, our connector hose is not fully extended but probably about 75% extended since we couldn't place the barrel any closer to the downspout. And I tried to test it by shooting the hose up on the roof however the weight of the water in the extended hose was enough that it caused sagging between the downspout and barrel. I've added some rope to support it and am hoping this works. UPDATED 11-28-20. It works great. We've actually now taken it down for the winter but it works so well we will probably buy one or two more for next year.

Gave it a four star and not a five because the plastic ball valves supplied strip out really really easily, making it impossible to attach a hose to the outlet of the barrel without it leaking. I'm still working on that, and I think the solution is either putting a metal 'quick disconnect' for the hose onto the plastic ball valve, or to actually glue the ball valve onto the male connector on the barrel. I may get away with a silicone adhesive that I can get loose with a heat gun. We'll see, but highly annoying to say the least. Other than that, this is a good sturdy rail barrel. I've used these two seasons now, and have added two more to make the total seven barrels. I've attached five barrels one to another with plastic tubing (see photos), with the first barrel having the downspout from the roof running directly into it. Since I live in the Western US, and we're eventually going to either have to stop letting endless numbers of people move here and put grass in front of their houses, or abandon the cities (not joking), this is worth doing since water conservation is at such a premium. This may sound 'politically incorrect', but I put this comment here because that is the number one valid reason to install rain barrels around your house. I use the water to replenish the jacuzzi and water the plants. If you live in a mosquito area, chlorinate the barrel with hypochlorite (and I mean the pool chlorinating grade hypochlorite, not the wimpy stuff they're selling these days for home use) , and you can boil the water to make it potable.

I purchased four of the 65 gallon Algreen Cascata rain barrels and had them attached to the down spouts from my gutters. They filled up with the first little one hour rain storm we had and are working wonderfully. I recommend that after you attach the spigots, fill the barrel with enough water to test the seals around the spigots. If they drip at all, empty the water out and seal around the plastic attachments with either Flex Seal or exterior caulking. I did both when the Flex Seal bubbled and cracked a little on one of the barrels. You will need to drill a few holes in the bottom of the top planting area for drainage. Be careful not to tighten the lower back stopcock too tightly or it will pop apart. You just need to remove it and carefully hammer it back together before reapplying the teflon tape and screwing it back into place. You will also need to either place the barrel on an existing level concrete pad or dig out soil, put paver sand down on top, level, then place together 12” x 12” concrete pads or bricks on which to place the rain barrel. There is plenty of room to fill a watering can from the front brass spigot without building up a platform. The barrels look really great husband, gutter guys, and neighbors were all favorably impressed. I plan to purchase more barrels and attach them to the others with overflow tubes. I recommend these highly!

I wanted this as a sturdy back drop for other container plants in a windy large garden spot at the end of the driveway - where I never water plants because it’s too hard to lug heavy hoses or a million trips with a watering can. Did not have a lot of faith at first with planting annuals in the top of it because of the shallow depth without drainage, but it has worked really well and the water was where I needed it - when I needed it. I filled it with a hose one time in July and the rains have refilled it as needed. I will soon be draining it, and bringing it in for the winter.

I'll just start by saying that most of the rain barrels currently on the market are overpriced and downright ugly, so this one is just OK, but that still made it the best I was able to find. I bought two, one for either side of our front yard, and they're relatively unobtrusive among my home's MCM architecture and landscaping. They were easy to assemble, and with the proper use of the included plumber's tape, had no leaks when I tested them. The plastic is pretty thin, and other reviews have mentioned them warping when full. I didn't fill them up enough to test this, but definitely believe it based on the quality of the plastic, which feels significantly less sturdy than the typical outdoor trashcan. That said, it doesn't rain much in southern California where I live, so I don't anticipate that being an issue here. But if you live somewhere that it rains a lot, and you expect these to fill frequently, you might want to take this into consideration. Overall I'm happy with the purchase, and am excited to be able to harvest the little bit of rain we get. But I do wish there were more options out there for modern-looking rain barrels.