WHY USE COLLAPSIBLE HEAVY DUTY BLADDERS INSTEAD OF WATER BARRELS?
COST: The initial cost of bladders and 55 gallon drums or barrels are similar, however, we ship bladders free and the cost to ship barrels is very high.. B) SHIPPING: We ship our bladders FREE. The average cost for shipping drums is $30.00 per drum or an additional $180.00 for 300 gallons of water storage. This figure could climb to $39.95 per barrel depending on your zip code. C) STORAGE: An empty 300 gallon heavy duty bladder weighs only 6 lbs. and can fit in a pizza box. A 55 empty drum weighs 22 lbs and each one takes up a minimum floor space of 24. Six drums, slightly over 300 gallons, would use 12 square feet of space when empty. Storing enough barrels to hold 600 gallons would require a room with 24 square feet of empty space. Storage for 2 empty bladders that hold an equal amount of water (600 gallons) would be equivalent to the space taken by two pizza boxes. We ship a single 300 gallon bladder in a box 19L x 12W x 3 H. Can you compare? D) EASE OF USE: In an emergency simply t