5 Gallon Bucket

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Ottoman

Not only does an ottoman make sitting in an easy chair even more comfortable than it already is, but there’s some evidence to suggest that straightening out your body by using an ottoman may actually be better for your health than just sitting regularly.

We should probably start off with some of the beautiful bucket ottomans from around the web before I depress you with my own attempt. But part of living the bucket lifestyle is function before form, after all. Way before form, sometimes.

bucket ottomans

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Square Buckets

reclaimed square bucket
Most buckets are round, but not every problem requires a cylindrical solution! In many cases, square buckets work better.

Since our buildings are by and large squares or rectangles, I theorize that square buckets are better for use indoors. When was the last time you looked in a commercial kitchen and saw round buckets filling their shelves?

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Grain Grinder

nutrimill grinderPreviously we’ve shared the 5 gallon grain thresher, which separates – literally – the wheat from the chaff.

But naturally you’ll want to grind that raw wheat up into flour, right?

This is the Nutrigrain grinder, which works with the optional bagger to bag flour neatly into a 5 gallon bucket.

If you’ve ever ground your own flour you know how much of a mess it creates. One misplaced breath will cover you and your kitchen with a fine coating of white dust.

This flour bagger was created to solve that most irritating problem.

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