The 8 Best hard Plastic Drums (2023 reviews)

The eagle salvage drum's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. The drum is large enough to hold a few weeks of shavings and is rugged. It includes a plastic lid and can be used to store, transport, and dispose of small containers of hazardous materials and help contain spills. The band that secures the top to the drum is well designed and, when latched, makes an airtight seal. The lid is slightly convex and plenty strong enough to not require addition support.

It will keep simple fluid and environmental vapors within the barrel for transport. The lid is very strong, no reinforcement needed.

Why We Like This:

Great for dust collector because it's translucent
Works great in dust collection system
Perfect for fiber cement dust extraction
Perfect for pairing with the dust deputy

Best For keeping things: Eagle Good barrel

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Best part: eagle good barrel costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. It is made of blue hdpe, which weighs less than steel, is resistant to dents, punctures, and certain chemicals, and may be incinerated. It comes with a plastic lid and can be used to store, transport, and dispose of small, intact containers of hazardous materials and help contain spills. The metal clasp secures the lid very tightly.

The lid material is about 3/8" thick and very rigid. It has a very strong & sturdy seal mechanism that creates an very tight no-spill condition. The material is very sturdy yet not difficult to drill. The Lid itself has a nice silicone bead which provides great seal. It is designed for storing free liquids.

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Easy to lock and unlock the top
Great solid material, very tough build
Sturdy and handles full capacity well
Good quality, strong lid with metal latch so no liquid will leak

Best For floor: Eagle Gallon bucket

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The eagle gallon bucket should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. It is perfect for storing dry food, and burying a stash in the yard or wilderness. It is flat, and yes, will drain all the liquid, its a nice drum, seals completely and the ring holds firmly. The lid and barrel are made well and the gasket fits very nice. The lid snaps on securely and the walls of the drum are strong.

This is solid, easy to seal, airtight and holds (2) 50 lb. The lid is sturdy enough to attach it without using any additional support. The lid seals very well, there is no smell whatsoever. The lid is tight and keeps bugs and moisture out, which is super important.

Why We Like This:

Easy to clean the lever latch lid was perfect
Amazing for liquids and fermentation although the gasket isn't "airtight
Perfect for sealed packaged food storage

Best For storage water: Eagle removable Top

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The eagle removable top is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in overall features in its price range. These straight-sided drums are traditional, with horizontal ribs and similar top and bottom diameter dimensions. It is great to catch and hold whole house water filter discharge, to use for rosebush and flower pot watering. It is designed for industrial and commercial use, and eagle drums are ideal for a variety of applications for safe handling and transporting of hazardous materials.

The plastic is very durable so it will hold water at max capacity without any issue/leakage. It comes with the removable top and it is easy to clean. There are no holes on the side or bottom Very sturdy. It is easy to adapt for individual watering needs.

Why We Like This:

Easy to open and close, good quality
Very durable and thick and sturdy
Very strong yet very easy to move around
Sturdy, solid, lid easy to remove with a little bit of muscle

Best For fermented corn: Eagle Great barrel

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The eagle great barrel's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. It is great for keeping raccoons out of the dog food and cat food. It is constructed of yellow blow-molded high-density polyethylene (hdpe) with uv inhibitors, is durable and lightweight, weather and chemical resistant, and has a plastic screw-on lid. It holds 30 gallons and it's very thick and durable. It is made from HDPE, the same material that milk jugs are, so it should be safe. It will easily hold 250lbs.

They are heavy duty drums and are easy to move even with 150 lbs in them if you tilt them and roll them on the bottom rim.

Why We Like This:

Wonderful heavy duty storage barrel with screw on lid
Holds almost 100lbs of charcoal briquettes
Delivers what they promise

Best For an oil tank: Eagle mixing tank

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The eagle mixing tank might be a relatively new release, but it's still nothing short of impressive this year. The Gallon nestable lab pack barrel drum can be stacked to minimize storage space requirements. It allows suction-free separation plus this plastic barrel drum comes with a lever. It has a plastic ring that you can clamp around the lid. It can be used as a mixing tank for the solution. If this will be used as an over-pack drum the maximum container size is 5 gallons or 18.9 liters. There’s a gasket in the lid.

The plastic is thick and sturdy.

Why We Like This:

Plastic closure incinerates completely with no metal residue
Keeps rodents and ants and other hungry bugs out
Well made and easy to clean
Yellow high density polyethylene with uv inhibitors

Best Industrial barrel: Eagle Lab pack Drum

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The eagle lab pack drum should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This is great for adding to dust collector to make your system into a 2-stage dust collection system. It is a very high molecular weight material, designed for an optimum balance of density, molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, demonstrating maximum property advantages for large products that require high impact resistance. The metal band around the top cam locks the lid to the drum making it water tight.

The lid has a unique shape to it, and only the center (11"-12" diameter) area is flat. It is translucent enough to see liquid levels inside for marking. There is a slight raise towards the center like most barrels. The lid is fairly flat. This is working great, and is easy to install.

Why We Like This:

Easy to empty and air tight
Very sturdy, and a great seal
Ideal for oem, chemical packaging, multi use, and food industry applications
Great for adding to dust collector to make your system

Best suction power: hard Plastic Drum

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The hard plastic drum should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The Gallon Lab Pack Plastic Drum is constructed of yellow blow-molded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with UV inhibitors, is durable and lightweight, weather and chemical resistant, and has a plastic lever-lock band closure. It measures approximately 21" high and 21" in diameter. This lid has a new and improved lid with ribs to outperform the existing lid in DOT testing.

This bucket is super durable. Drums are available in various capacities with options for color, lid type, and closure type and can be ordered in single or pallet quantities. These are using it for also as a dust collector. It comes with a plastic lid and plastic lever-lock ring to secure lid to drum.

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