Rain barrels offer a great way to store up some rain for use in watering the lawn or garden or even cleaning the car or giving water to live stock. But don’t take my word for it, listen to Lars from cleanairgardening.com.

If you thought the 50 gallon demo was sweet, wait till you see that 60 (!!!) gallon demo. Can you handle ten more gallons, can you!

All joking aside (why did they feel the need for two videos?) rain barrels really are a great way to use what nature already provides us (and use it when we want). But what if you don’t like the barrel look of your rain barrel. These rain barrel designs are for you.

For every 1000 square feet of roof space being used to capture rain you can expect to catch around 600 gallons from one inch of rain fall (at a theoretical 100% catch rate). Some larger roofs can easily be 2000+ square feet.

So thinking about saving a bit of money on your water bill, and want to get a barrel for yourself. Here are some places to buy a nice rain barrel (I in no way endorse any of these places, and you should do your research before ordering anything from any of them).

Want to do it yourself, check out instructions for a DIY rain barrel system here. (pdf)