Algreen Athena 80 Gallon Rain Water Collection Drum Barrel, Brownstone (2 Pack)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have been thinking about collecting rainwater, to use in my garden, for some time now. I especially like the Algreen Athena Rainwater Collection Barrel because of the stylish, functional design! This barrel not only collects rainwater, but also has an area on top for planting. This helps the barrel blend right in, instead of being an eyesore. I also really like the spigot to dispense water easily, as needed. The lightweight material is durable and high quality, yet allows me to move the barrel where I want it (without too much water, of course!). This rainwater collection barrel is awesome, and comes in a couple different sizes and colors. I will definitely continue to use, and would highly recommend!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This water rain colector has the capacity of 303 liters. The material is high quality for years, the design is smart and simple with little to no maintenance only had to install it in the right place!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was so excited when I got this. I'm taking it to my other house in the countryside. Holds 80 gallons, has a functional spigot at the lower bottom and the top has an area for a planter for cute plants!! So it will blend in as a giant potted planter.

Just got this & got it set up. Prob MPT shipping, arrived in a big ole box the kids love to play in, really easy to set up. Time will tell how well this barrel works. I do plan to drill holes in the depression near the screen on top to make it a useful planter that won't get water logged.

This rain barrel is made of a pretty heavy duty plastic material, so it should hold up to normal use. I do have a complaint. The position of the water spigot is located about 18 inches up the side of the barrel. This means that when you siphon off the water, you can never really empty the barrel (unless you tip it over and pour out the water below the spigot). The spigot should be installed lower to ground level for more complete emptying. Also, the top of the barrel has a ""planter"" area, but it is only about 3 inches deep. I'm not sure what you can plant in so shallow an area. No rain since I received the barrel, so I haven't use tested it yet.

Unfortunately, while the Athena rain barrel is attractive and large, it was poorly packed and arrived dented in fully on one side. In addition, the spigot did not fit and the overflow valve was placed in back, against the wall, making it very hard to reach. I had a professional installing it and he has had trouble getting it to work.

Nice but water fills very fast even with drizzling rain. It was overflowing within an hour, every rain.

This barrel looks very nice in my landscape and I like the 2 valves. I put a hose on the back one so I can fill water cans quickly. But after just one season I have pin hole leaks in the back even after storing indoors for the winter !! I'm currently patching it up in hopes the holes don't continue to pop up but I'm leary that this will last very long

JUST UNPACKAGED---NOZZLE/TAPE/SPIGOT NOT IN BOX!

A great concept and design, poorly manufactured. It leaks out of every hole. The spigots are misaligned and won't seal. I saw this in reviews and thought I could fix it, but really should I need to? Poor manufacturing quality. You're gonna have some work to do if you need this size shape and color as I did.