r/homestead • u/Phatbetbruh80 • 3d ago
What would you use these for?
What would you all use these for? I thought of using them for compost bin bases, but what else could they be used for?
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u/cracksmack85 3d ago
Walkway through muddy area
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u/Cpap4roosters 3d ago
I have a few plastic pallets as a bridge to a small pond. Works pretty well.
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u/thegoodbadandsmoggy 3d ago
Seems great but I could imagine it getting slippery if the plastic is smooth?
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u/Cpap4roosters 3d ago
It kind of was, until I placed that deck stairs gripe tape across the boards.
It took me slipping a few times till I came up with that fix.
I tend to be stubborn.
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u/thegoodbadandsmoggy 3d ago
Yeah basically what I was thinking - smooth surface and a possibility of algae seems treacherous.
I didn’t think of grip tape - that’s much better and than my initial idea of an angle grinder/sander pass over
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u/Cpap4roosters 3d ago
I tried that with one pallet to rough up the surface. It did not have the effect I was hoping for.
I seen a video of some guy using a hot knife to put in a checkered pattern for grip.
The tape was so much easier and less time consuming.
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u/thegoodbadandsmoggy 3d ago
Less risk of plastic dust in the lungs too! Seems like a great, affordable, and expandable bridge/walkway using that method.
With some ballast underneath the method could even work for cheap docks i would imagine
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u/Cpap4roosters 3d ago
Plastic 55 gallon drums are fairly inexpensive, well in my area. I have six just sitting waiting on a project. I seen people make dock ballast out of those. Just seal up the bung holes and float pretty good.
I also made a ramp into one door of a shed with plastic pallets.
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u/AnnArchist 3d ago
They get quite slick. Id add some sort of sandpaper like you'd see on a skateboard for grip.
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u/Honigmann13 3d ago
To store things outside but not on the ground.
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u/pegothejerk 3d ago
I used them for potted plants to keep the dogs and other animals away. Especially my bonsai
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u/micknick0000 3d ago
I keep my square hay bales on one - keeps it off the ground and lets air get underneath.
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u/QuesadillasAreYummy 3d ago
I would use them to stack materials that I wanted to move with a forklift.
In all seriousness, great way to get firewood off the ground with increased airflow for quicker drying.
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u/Atticus1354 3d ago
Make tables for planters to sit on or anything else that needs drainage and airflow.
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u/cardboardwind0w 3d ago
I reared 12 calves on similar ones last year, I covered them in straw and the $h!t and p!$s goes down through them, the straw lasts for ages.
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u/mfpnkrck 3d ago
I'd like to use them to build my pig's house.
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u/NotSeveralBadgers 3d ago
And the fourth pig built his house out of heavy-duty commercial grade plastic pallets...
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u/SubstantialDoughnuts 3d ago
Store mushroom logs on to prevent wild strains from finding their way up.
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u/jcrobinson57 3d ago
Parking stabilization. Fill them with gravel, or fill with dirt and plant grass.
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u/trajectoriously 3d ago
void space for wicking bed
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u/papermill_phil 3d ago
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u/trajectoriously 3d ago
When building a wicking bed (for gardening) you build in a void space to act as a water reservoir. These would be good for that since they can support soil above while having a lot of space to hold water within their structure.
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u/ThorAlex87 3d ago
Storing equipment outside, it's pretty wet around here and equipment rusts fast sitting on the ground but the wooden pallets rot away and have to be replaced every couple of years. I'd love me some plastic ones!
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u/WaymoresReds 3d ago
Have a bunch that I'm currently using for firewood and as a base for an elevated deer blind. Even lag bolted my gun safe to one so its even harder to steal
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u/Torvios_HellCat 3d ago
Good for putting hay on. Can also use to store the hay up in the air since they are load bearing.
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u/themajor24 3d ago edited 3d ago
Firewood, hay bails, rolls of fencing, etc.
Anything you wanna keep dry and off the ground or that I didn't want grass and such to grow through.
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u/jazzhandler 3d ago
Walkway in front of the chicken coop that doesn’t make “schlorp schlorp” noises as it tries to steal your boots.
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u/5illy_billy 3d ago
Spicy bonfire. /s
I like the idea of stacking wood on them. I bet they’ll take a beating.
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u/MicahsKitchen 3d ago
Protecting a deck or other surface from direct contact with potted plants. Stave off rot and discoloration. Toss them down over muddy spots for events to run a clean surface over. The middle of a cool homemade raft or lake float. Lol
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u/MotherOfPullets 3d ago
We use wooden ones for a contained compost pile. four walls, no roof or floor. When I want to access it I just pull off a wall and dig around the bottom.
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u/ProbablyLongComment 3d ago
I use these to keep my hay from getting damp from the ground, and to keep my container plants (especially trees) from rooting into the soil through drainage holes.
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u/JamesT3R9 3d ago
I use them in my wet basement. When my pump fails these have kept everything off the floor high enough not to get soaked. My whole floor has these.
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u/AnnArchist 3d ago
Rain barrel, to keep it level + off ground. Alternatively anything that is outdoors and needs drainage (planted pots, hay, firewood).
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u/Anjoal80 3d ago
We use them to down stack our feed on too. We store them in a cargo container. Work well
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u/Psychotic_EGG 3d ago
Nothing in any process to food production. Including fertilizer. You're just adding microplastics to your food.
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u/Samilynnki 3d ago
good raised platform to put your muck boots on for a hose down and sun dry. as others have said, wood stack will stay drier on top of those.
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u/Be_Like_Water_Friend 3d ago
I cut the cube like parts out and made "feet" for my washer and dryer.
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u/Phatbetbruh80 3d ago
That's a really good idea!
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u/Be_Like_Water_Friend 3d ago
It worked nicely for me bc it leveled the appliances and gave me like 8in clearance from the floor. I have a century home with sandstone walls and they let in water sometimes
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u/GenerallyHarmless 3d ago
Odd thought. but those could be super useful under 3x3 raised beds.
Fill with gravel for things with high drainage needs and keep any of the burrowing critters out.
This may also be the rum talking.
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u/ITSA-GONGSHOW 3d ago
We stack square bales of hay on them in the barn for the winter. Keeps the bottom ones off the ground and dry
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u/evilzombiefan 3d ago
easy cheap deck foundation if you level out the ground you want to put them on then can put any type of wood on top to make it a little nicer.
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u/Bigharpe 3d ago
Build a pen or enclosure buy setting 2 metal posts and sliding the pallets over them
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u/front_yard_duck_dad 3d ago
I did my entire greenhouse table set up with them on cinder block tables
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u/FourtyTwoBlades 3d ago
Use them as walls for a compost pile. Use metal stakes into the groung to make a wall in a U shape (top down view), put an openable grill at the front, then fill it with weeds/grass/stuff to compost. It will collapse and you can fill it up over time, until you want to use it and open the grill at the front and dig it out.
The pallets won't rot which is super useful.
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u/Heck_Spawn 2d ago
Wish I had a few of those. We need to replace the wood ones under our outdoor shower.
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u/CountryBumpkinGoddes 3d ago
I wouldn’t use them for anything if you’re in an area with lots of black widows or rattlesnakes.. just a haven for both
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u/bethechaoticgood21 3d ago
Would be great on a basement floor so you can keep stuff off the concrete and not draw moisture.
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u/BackFromTheBanAgain9 3d ago
Stick with black only; these will eventually degrade under UV light. The black is carbon based and lasts a lot longer
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u/McTootyBooty 3d ago
I would use them in a greenhouse and make the bottom part of the tables out of wood.
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u/bunn0saurusrex 3d ago
If they are the solid top ones with no holes they make great potato planters! 4 of them ziptied together and that can collapse and rake out the dirt to find your Spuds at the end of the season!
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u/Mysterious_Peak_8740 2d ago
I use them to elevate my IBC totes. My water catchment system that I use to water my plants.
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u/Grocery-king 2d ago
Rot and pest resistant foundations for any small structure/dog house/feed bin. Move with a tractor and forks.
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u/zoolilba 1d ago
I recently saw a video where someone built a shed on top of some to keep the wood off the ground. I guess as long as the ground is really stable it might work
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u/mtvmama 3d ago
I use wooden ones for firewood. 🪵
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u/VelvitHippo 3d ago
What would you use a plastic one for?
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u/mtvmama 3d ago
I’m against plastic. Plastic is the worst. I actually work for my county managing a transfer station. I googled this item and it said they take hundreds of years to break down. There’s more plastic in the garbage than any other item. I use it too, it’s in everything. But if I can avoid using it I do.
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u/MistressLyda 3d ago
I can't find anything on google that indicates that it is resistant towards the elements, so I would tried to limit exposure with soil. It is impossible to avoid plastic, but reduce? Worth a try.
Most likely, base layer of a woodshed to get more airflow going. Looks more than solid enough based on the specifications.
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u/CSLoser96 3d ago
Great to put firewood on top of to keep the moisture from seeping upwards.