Getting Started

After much conceptualizing, we have finally begun creating our system! Last week, we acquired some 50-gallon barrels (thanks Ryan) for $8/each from a car wash in Springfield. They needed to be assessed and thoroughly cleaned out (they had previously held soap). Look at them beauties.



Here is a close-up shot...



We cleaned them out thoroughly, and then went on to make our gutter systems. Ari and Ben took charge. We first made gutters out of a clear plastic, but were then informed that this is likely to degrade quickly in the sunlight. We now are using a thick red plastic. To create a V-shape, a heat strip is used. The total process takes only a few minutes!



^There they are bending the plastic



^And there is the final product! Uh huh uh huh.