- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:32 pm
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One note: If you turn a plastic trash can into a rain barrel, be sure to get a sturdy one like what davinstewart linked to. A gallon of water weights 8 1/3 pounds; when full, that 32-gallon can has to hold 267 pounds of water. You don't want the side to split open under the weight.