VINGLI 50 Gallon Collapsible Rain Barrel, Portable Water Storage Tank, Rainwater Collection System Downspout, Water Catcher Container with Filter Spigot Overflow Kit

I bought this barrel as a method to catch rainwater and divert it to the waterers for a Chicken Coop. It works like a charm and all I have to do is tell the people watching my chickens to turn the knob and voila! It is made of durable and flexible material and it holds water well. Unfortunately it leaks a bit at the place where the nozzle attaches, but I timed it and it is about 3 drops per minute. I will have to put some kind of flex tape or something around there to keep it from leaking next summer, but I think this is a swell value for the money.

For the price, I found nothing better. Easy to assemble and very effective. Already works great and very useful this spring. 50 gallons sounds big,but fills quick in a storm. Like: Built in spicket valve and overflow relief line.

I have a garden and I live in an apartment and I wanted to conserve water and make it easier for me to maintain my garden as well. This rain barrel has worked really well it holds a lot of water and it was easy to put together. so far it has made it through the heat of the summer and has not buckled or anything. Every couple of months I have emptied it completely and rinsed it out because I did notice a film over on the sides inside and I did not want bacteria growth so it is good to empty it and just rinse it out with hot water and you know either refill it halfway and let the rain finish it or whatever works best for you I also purchased Annette to go over it to catch leaves and the remnants of sunflowers and things like that although it has netting on there I just wanted some extra protection over it and it's work pretty well. One thing that I would suggest Improvement they have the spicket all the way at the bottom of the barrel which makes it difficult to fill a bucket I would suggest putting the spicket more in the middle or add a hose with the barrel to make it easier to fill a bucket.

I was very excited to get this large capacity collapsible rain barrel but all it took was the first real rain to ruin my enthusiasm. It filled quickly then toppled over despite being on flat ground and all supports intact, spilling 100 gallons all over the place and causing damage to the fence it landed against. I set it up again with some chairs placed around it in hopes I could capture more rain and that work as the storm had passed and we were down to a drizzle. I was able to collect maybe 25 gallons. About 6 weeks went by with no rain (I live in Texas and it's summer). This past weekend, it pour due to storms created by a hurricane that hit the Texas coast. Despite chairs and other supports, once it got full it just collapse, crashed over and knocked everything down. 100 gallons of water is extremely heavy and I am aware of that, but with the continued flow of water from the roof adding to the full barrel it could not handle it so something had to give...and again I lost 100 gallons of precious rainwater (needed for my orchids) and in the end got maybe 5 gallons once we got it set back up. The storm had passed and not enough rain came after to fill the barrel. I feel like throwing it on a fire or tossing it in the trash but not until a new, proper rain barrel that is sturdy and not collapsible arrives. Collapsing is the number one talent of this barrel and it will do it consistently unless you build an edifice around it that can withstand the incredible pressure that builds up as it fills during torrential downpours. Do not buy this barrel. Repeat, do not buy this barrel. Spend the money on a solid, story barrel and forget about the convenience of a lightweight, collapsible option unless you live somewhere that has gentle rains and can build a framework to keep it protected.

While the product boasts it is portable and easy to assemble and stowaway, it is true. We got it so we could put it away during winter to prevent freezing. The materials are sturdy, but there is no support on the six upright poles unless it is filled with water. During the first use, we got heavy rain and high winds. It didn’t collect much as it blew over and across the yard. Later, after a reset, it did collect water and is more stable. Make sure it is on level ground. The six posts are not connected and if you plan on using it the spigot is very low. Consider a platform of a couple of inches or be ready to get on hands and knees. There is a mesh opening, but it only keeps out heavy debris like sticks/leaves. It does not keep out mosquitoes so this is a potential breeding location unless you can treat the water. Defeats the purpose of collecting rain for plants if you can’t get near it without being eaten alive. It is a good size, I will need to invest in more mesh to keep out debris and insects. Did not expect it would be so flimsy on install. It is a good size, but since we have had it a short time, cannot put a value on it yet. Update (Aug. 26, 2021): after overfilling twice, there is no support for the top so it sinks and the water flows off the top, doesn’t come close to the overflow spout because it is mounted too high. The bottom spigot after using it only a couple of times, became loose and started to leak. Hard to fix when the barrel is full of water. I would definitely have invested in a hard sided rain barrel if the promo pictures were not misleading.

UPDATE - I'm raising my rating from 4 stars to 5. We used this multiple times over the summer and it fit the need perfectly. It has shown no signs of failure and that is with the understanding that it is moved constantly - taken up and reset for each camping location. ORIGINAL - I am not using this product in its intended use, but still using it as a water retention device. For my use, it is doing a great job. Here's the deal... I love to camp. I love dispersed camping in my home state of West Virginia. I have a small, popup camper. Where I live we have a LOT of rivers, streams and creeks. I hate lugging around jugs of water, so after watching a few Australian youtubes, I decided to copy them, but I wanted to have a collapsible water tank. This does the trick. Here is how this works... I have an old, 12v water pump. I drop an intake line, that only uses a screen filter, into the flowing water. There are no farms or industries upstream from where I camp. The pump then pulls from the water source and first pushes it through a 1 micron whole house filter. That then moves into this collapsible tank by way of a 100' garden hose. I make a setup location that is level for the tank. I fill it to about the 25 to 30 gallon mark. I then drop in the required amount of chlorine bleach, as determined by the EPA, CDC and NIH, and mix thoroughly to purify from bacteria. It sits for an hour. I test the pH and chlorine amount using a chemical test strip. If all numbers are fine, then I pump it out of the tank and into my 5 gallon water tanks. This water is not for drinking, but used for showers, cooking and washing. This system will NOT remove toxins or chemicals, but does make the water safe for consumption. So, this tank is an important part of the system, it folds up easily, it stands perfectly and does its job as a intermediate holding tank for water purification in the wild. Now, I only bring along a single 5 gallon prefilled water jug, plus bottled water for drinking and 3 collapsible 5 gallon jugs for my river water.

for what it is, it's a great solution. I bought this to store condensate water from my air-conditioning system. The condensate water that was going down the drain now goes into this rain barrel. I have diverted hundreds of gallons of condensate to water plants. It seems flimsy when you open the package, but once it's set up, and water level builds up, it's very sturdy. Plan your location well, it can NOT be moved once you get 30 or 40 gallons of water in it. I've had it for 2 or 3 years, and it's still working great.

I originally purchased this barrel to collect condensate from the AC system. I measured it to put out between 5-8 gallons of water over a period of 24 hours which is a fairly sizeable amount of water. Otherwise it would continue to leak into a yard space that was already sunk and eroded from the water being drained there. I live in california and figured this would be a good way to make use of water I had access to while being able to keep things watered. Or just have something on hand to flush toilets with. The barrel itself was simple to setup, though the washers it comes with are... Not up for the task. I learned that after the thing was half full. I did use PVC tape on the threading as I wasn't 100% certain there would be a tight fight. I'm glad I did, because yes, you can 'over tighten' the spigots and yes, they will 'skip' back to loose and do not screw in snug. Even after getting them decently snug, there was still small leaks about the washers at the lower spigot. The barrel was setup on a concrete slab, level and I started it out with 4 gallons of water, as I felt this needed some initial weight simply to stay in position. The top of the barrel had a mesh screen and did a good job of catching the water runoff from the AC system. Now here I am almost to the end of the month, and I've begun to notice that the sleeves holding the legs are tearing away from the main body of the barrel. I could probably repair this with contact cement, but it would mean draining the entire thing and currently it's sitting at half full. But my biggest issue? Is there is a puddle beneath the base of the barrel. I've shined a light inside, but there's no.... visible sign of a leak, but enough water is getting out that when I use a dowel measured off by inches to track the water level? I can see I'm coming in at about 4-6 gallons a day. Meaning I'm loosing a gallon or two of water somewhere. What this means is I'll have to get a secondary barrel, pump all the water out and go over this thing piecemeal to find and patch the leak, patch the seams and see about maybe putting it back in use. I'm honestly a little sad. This thing with a little more forethought could've been spot on. But. Way she goes...