On the farm, 5-gallon buckets tend to see a lot of use. As established, though, there's far more to these inexpensive yet handy items than just carrying supplies, food, and water.

I got tired of hauling buckets of water to my distant trees and dumping the water at the base of the tree only to see it quickly run off. I took some old 5-gallon buckets and drilled a 1/4-in ...

A 5-gallon bucket with a lid comes in handy out in the garden­ and not just for collecting weeds. You can load it up with all ...

If you are mixing heavier mediums, it’s a good idea to choose a bucket manufactured at 90 mil (.09 inches) in thickness or greater. Used 5-gallon paint buckets work well, as do empty joint ...

Almost everybody knows to use a 5-gallon bucket to hang paint brushes to soak them clean. But even here, there’s room for improvement. Don’t just hang one or two brushes, set up to hang all of ...