My rain barrel cracked after 2 winters in Minneapolis, and now I'm staring at the sky differently

Matthew Dixon · 2026-10-20T04:45:03.285295+00:00

The seam split last Tuesday and dumped 55 gallons onto my basement steps, which got me reading about how even small home water setups are getting harder to keep steady with these wilder swings between drought and downpour, so I'm wondering if anyone else has switched to a different setup or just given up on collecting?

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