7 gallon bucket

[mags459]

Hello all, I am new to the board...and very impressed.  I restarted ice fishing last year and am getting my gear restocked.  I have been looking all over for a 7 gallon bucket with no luck.  Does anyone know of where to get one in the metro? The five gallon is way to low and even the 6 gallon is a little low. Any help would be great.

[bootsnthejeep]

I've run across them rarely that had stuff like pool chemicals in them. Been fortunate enough to find some 6 gallon ones but 7s are rare critters. Found a few places online to order them, but I've got to think shipping would be prohibitive. Group Buy, anyone?

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog_name=USPlastic&category_name=20327&product_id=9746

http://www.yankeecontainers.com/Items/PCI52BWHHC.html

[mags459]

same thing with ordering them.....i don't want to pay a fortune in shipping for a couple buckets

[scavengerj]

Can't one be made out of two five gallon ones? Or does that only yield a six?

[Bean]

LOL. I had the same question over 6 years ago on here.  I wasn't able to find any locally and ended up making my own by cutting and combining 2 five gallon buckets. I used silicone sealant around the inside and outside. It works great still. I am able to store all my polar tip-ups in it and put a lid on it.
If there are any places that sell home beer brewing or wine making equipment nearby, they may have 7 gallon buckets.

[bart]

My chlorine came in a 7gal bucket with a screw on lid with a gasket seal, I have two that I use for trapping. Check with pool owners or pool supply business?

[bootsnthejeep]

same thing with ordering them.....i don't want to pay a fortune in shipping for a couple buckets

Well that's what I'm saying. They have shipping quotes on there for 18 buckets, I imagine they nest and stack on a pallet. So the shipping for a couple of buckets would be prohibitive, but a whole RAFT of the things would be more worthwhile, if you had more people interested in getting them.

As in you could get a few people interested, pitch in and get em, and sell the surplus on here.

If you were an enterprising sort. Personally, I like my screwed-together milk crates.

[danakaiggy]

here is what i did






I dont know how many gallons it is?

[mags459]

thanks for the quick responses.  I am checking with the YMCA pool person to see if i can get a couple if not I will build. that may work well.

Shane

[PigPen]

Try a homebrewing place.  I homebrew beer and vint wine and have purchased a couple of 8 gallon buckets (I think they actually are called 7.9 gallon, they aren't much taller, but maybe enough?).

in the cities, Midwest supplies is who I mainly use.

[rockhound57]

check hotels and schools that have pools too.

[mags459]

yes on the home brewing places, i should have know i brewed beer for a couple years, but only used glass.  6.5 or 7.9 gal. I guess I get to try on which works best.  Thanks for everyones help

Shane

[ny_angler]

im just this bored .... im a sneaking a peek at the Minnesota bored ... as i am a new yorker ... i get my tall buckets from work we get ice melt in them

[RussianBear]

Can someone that has a 7gallon bucket take a pic next to a 5gallon for comparison?  Wondering how much taller is it? No specs online.

[bart]

Here you go...

[SPADED]

thats a good looking bucket bart! lol i think my six gal is just right for me and im 6'4''..if i sat too much taller and i would hit the ceiling of the shack with my exaggerated hook sets.

[RussianBear]

Grapentin has them or had them last year when i emailed them.
http://www.grapentin.com/

[beeverfishing]

Grapentin has them or had them last year when i emailed them.
http://www.grapentin.com/

$15.99 ea    ... I'll get mine free... but TY..

[Zorros shack]

Not very easy to find one. I have a 5 gallon bucket but i dont use it for sitting on just gear.