- To Make an Inexpensive Wood Stove. ...
- To Make a Small Septic System. ...
- As Part of a Humanure System. ...
- As Part of a Gray Water System. ...
- As an Emergency Water Storage Solution.
Why are oil drums 55 gallons?
Rockefeller's Standard Oil, in 1905 Nellie Bly designed a solution to the crummier containers. ... The unit “barrel” was still 42 gallons while the container was 55, so the 55 gallon steel drum kept being pushed farther and farther away from the industry that invented it.Sep 28, 2017