boogeyman
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Frank try looking / calling any food processing plants. I've gotten some from a place that makes stuff like salad dressing stuff. Only drawback is they all smell like rotten tacos even after washing. Also check with any cleaners, they get their stuff in 55s you have to be careful there a lot of the soap they use is real caustic. I'm sure you've already thought about it, but if you build a heater / stove especially using used drums give it a good burn outside so you aren't burning off the residue & paint inside. Oh! if you find a feed & grain store, don't try the galvanized halfs used for water or feed troughs!!! A neighbor tried it for a barbi. It looked awesome, but his whole family got sick from the galvanizing giving off fumes & they gathered under the patio cover.Well, in my long life,I have seen steel barrels in sizes from 36 gal to 55 gal. and that's not counting the aluminum ones that have held beer ( commonly refereed to as kegs). In my early days, the steel ones were called drums. There use to be a guy around here years ago that sold barrels with lids that he purchased and washed out. I think they originally contained syrup, molasses or a form of sugar. He is gone now. I am looking for two to use in construction of a wood burning 2 drum heating system. Guess I will check out the grain store.
When thinking of OIL, don't limit your thoughts to motor fuel. Most plastics are made of OIL. That covers a lot of items from clothing to most parts of the computer, pad, or phone you are now using. And think of all those tires. That drop in oil price should translate to a lower cost of just about everything, but you know it probably won't. The rich industrial owners will just stash more in there billionaire bank accounts. Frank
PS Remember my prediction for this year, that oil will average in the 30"s/bbl