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About This Rain Barrel Website

Little did I know when I started this site, how much interest in rain barrels and harvesting rain water would grow. I felt on the fringes of mainstream concerns, although I was seeing article after article about increasing drought and water restrictions in our country, even in the Land of 10,000 Lakes!

As an enthusiastic gardener with a very large garden, I wanted to conserve resources so I looked into making a homemade version of the rainbarrels being sold at garden centers. There wasn't much out there at the time. My amiable and trusty Labor Pool helped me figure out how to make it happen and I then had the idea to share the fruits of our research and efforts with others of the same inclination.

When we created this website, there was little information about making low-cost, well-designed rainbarrels. And we still think we have one of the best thought-out and highest quality rainbarrel designs, along with detailed construction/setup tips. In fact, Fine Gardening magazine solicited and published an article by me about our version.

From a single page detailing the materials needed and construction tips, I soon added the background story and a rainfall harvest calculator. In response to visitors inquiries, two additional pages came to be created: the Frequently Asked Questions and information from credible sources about the safety of using rainwater for various purposes.

I hope the information here inspires you to creat a rain barrel (or three!), as well as adopt other environmentally-friendly practices. For example, consider reducing the amount of lawn in your yard: Go Native!

Some recent stats about this DIY Rain Barrel website

For the 1-year period ending September 3, 2011:-

23,683 – total unique visitors
65 – average visitors per day
177 – number of countries with at least 1 visitor

April – most popular month
Tuesday – most popular day of the week
1:00 pm – most popular hour of the day

And, the most fascinating one: the donation rate is 1 in 3,907 people
hmm . . . do you think it would boost this ratio to post a picture our puppy endorsing our world's best rain barrel system?  ;-)

Something else you'd like to know?:

Your PayPal donation will help keep this site available. Thank you! And, as a bonus, when you donate at least $5, we'll email you a pdf document that has the parts list from below, plus additional useful information: assembly directions fully illustrated with pictures. Happy Watering!

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