Not sure where you're from - but I've seen the rain barrels available at the Sam's in Birmingham, and canning supplies are everywhere, Walmart is especially stocked (they said it used to be a seasonal item but sold well enough they have them all the time now.) It may be a local/regional sell-out in you area, or possibly the stuff didn't sell well enough for them to keep stocked all the time. Don't know.Has anyone else noticed that water storage barrels have become unavailable, or when you can find them cost 2-3x what they cost 2 months ago.
If that's the case the you could buy from walmart online and have it shipped to the store, you pay tax but no shipping.Not sure where you're from - but I've seen the rain barrels available at the Sam's in Birmingham, and canning supplies are everywhere, Walmart is especially stocked (they said it used to be a seasonal item but sold well enough they have them all the time now.) It may be a local/regional sell-out in you area, or possibly the stuff didn't sell well enough for them to keep stocked all the time. Don't know.
it's not a conspiracy! It's just the canning season! Old ladies have been grabbing them of the shelves by the cart full! hahaThose and a lot of other supplies, like canning jars are difficult to find.
Are they glazed? if not the water will stay cool but it won't last very long. Holy crap, just realized how old this thread is. How did those barrels work Meangreen?No food grade water barrels available here in NM but I found terracotta rain barrels that I'm going to use in my rainwater catchment system. I figured why not use a little Mexican know how. There is a reason why their called Mexicans and not MexicantsI will let you know how it works.