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Hi everyone, I'm looking to try and find a bin to soak 4 huge layers (probably more like 6 layers!) in at a time. I'm trying to find something for £15 or under but it obviously needs to be sturdy enough to withstand constant tipping but it doesn't need a lid. The problem is that if I look online when I add the postage it will probably come to more than I want to spend so I was thinking of looking in DIY stores etc where it can be picked up. I just wondered if anyone had come across anything suitable and economical and if you have would you mind letting me know where you got it from please? Thanks very much. Lucy x
 
Go to your local recycling place and see if you can find an acrylic bath that's not too damaged and with a proper plug and plug hole. Or, speak to your local friendly plumber and see if he has one to spare - probably cost you nothing and they're quite light to handle.
 
Is a wheelie bin too small? It should be easy to tip, or you can drill a hole at the bottom and put in a tap which you can open/close as needed
 
Thanks very much for the replies. I like the idea of the bath so will look into that one. especially as we use waterbutts and it would be nice and shallow making the water go through the pipes easier. I had thought of asking the local council re broken wheelie bins but wasn't sure if water would travel up from the waterbutt pipes as they're quite high but I guess could do a test with my wheelie bins and see what happens! Thanks again. Lucy x
PS sorry that I had already posted this message and then posted again. The forum wasn't working for me very well yesterday and when I clicked post it said 'error' so I had no idea either of the posts had come on the forum!
 
I use a wheele bin. Ive had it years and its used daily by 3 of us and withstands being tipped over and smashing on the ground! We can fit two very large filled nets in...probably could get more in but obviously the higher the water the harder it becomes to push over!
Tip is to
 
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Tip is to use a tyre to hold the hay down or it rises as the bin fill and wont stay under water!
 
If you have electric and are wanting to waste less (soaking can reduce the nutrients in the hay) heres an idea.........

we got a council wheelie bin, drilled a hole in the bottom and got a wall paper steamer, putting the steamer end through the hole and stealing it once in place.

simply fill the steamer switch it on and hey presto! you have a steamer.

the wheelie bin is big enough to hold at least two nets and will steam the nets for about 30mins.

i also drilled a small right at the bottom, to allow for water to drain away, wall paper steamer can be picked up for £20-30 at local DIY store and damaged wheelie bins can usually be got from your local council......

steaming is easy to do, just leave it to steam while you muck out and do jobs.
 
Have you tried freecycle for either the bath or a wheelie bin?

If you have money, B and Q do a grey storage box which is about 150x 60 x 60 for about £30. I use one for a field water tank as it holds 3x the amount of a huge tub trug. It comes with a lid which we'll use overnight when the horses are in to try and stop the ice forming too much.

Also, if you want to steam, you could always use a sturdy bag/bin and a kettle of water. Put in hay, pour in water, tie bag, leave for a bit. Ta da! Easy to handle as you dont have the weight of the water.
 
...if pony is on the tubby side either buy meadow hay and/or put the hay in two hayledge nets, that'll slow her down a bit so you can feed a bit less.
 
Thanks again everyone for all the rest of the replies, everyone has given me really good tips and been really helpful!! Lucy x

ps defo sending my mum off to the tip first to see what she can find! Really liked the steaming idea aswell. I looked into buying a proper steamer and they cost a fortune so improvisation is a good idea!
 
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