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5 Gallon Bucket, Colors, Set of 6

$84.00

5 Gallon Bucket, Colors, Set of 6

The buckets listed here are heavy duty (90 mil thickness) and are made with food-safe plastics and food-safe colors. The buckets are all BPA-free. They come without lids. For our grain-storing customers, a five gallon bucket holds 37-38 lbs. of wheat.

Choose a set of six in any color, or as a set containing one of each color.

Many of our bucket customers also LOVE reusable, screw-on, gasketed Gamma Bucket Lids!

Bucket Height Dimensions to Rim

6 Gallon
Outside Height 16-9/16" 14-7/8" 11" 9-1/8"
Inside Depth 15-15/16" 14" 10-11/16" 8-7/8"
*Dimensions subject to slight variation. Please call to confirm if you need exact dimensions of current stock. 

For more details please see the specs tab, above.

Available colors
White, set of 6
Yellow, set of 6
Green, set of 6
Blue, set of 6
Red, set of 6
Black, set of 6
1 of each, set of 6
1 of each, set of 6
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Specs

Color
White, set of 6, Yellow, set of 6, Green, set of 6, Blue, set of 6, Red, set of 6, Black, set of 6, 1 of each, set of 6
Diameter
11.6"
Height
14.87"
MIL
90
Capacity (volume)
5 gal.
Material
Polyethylene
Origin
USA
Country of Manufacture
United States

Shipping

We stock this product in our Nebraska warehouse. Most of our shipments are by UPS Ground or Home Delivery and you should receive your order in five business days or less from ship-out. Click here for more information about shipping.

Accessories for this product:

Plain Lid for Bucket, 3.5/5/6 Gallon

These lids hammer onto buckets. Unlike Gamma Lids, once removed these can't be resealed. Color of the plain bucket lids is white.

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$9.00

In stock Usually ships in 1-3 business days.

Gamma Seal Lid, 12 Inch, Set of 3

This remarkably practical two-part gadget transforms a standard plastic bucket into a rugged, gasketed, resealable storage container that's both air-tight. Just snap the outer ring down onto your bucket. The threaded lid turns easily with molded-in grip bars. These lids are heavy duty for years and years of service. The ring has a polymer gasket where it sits against the lid of your bucket, and the threaded lid has another polymer gasket, giving the container an air-tight seal that excludes not only such freeloaders as mice and insects, but moisture too.

The Gamma Seal lid transforms an ordinary bucket into the ideal storage vault for an endless list of materials from grain and other foods to laundry products, pet food, tools, documents, silk ties, lawn and garden products, bait, seeds, oil, disaster supplies... and on and on. They also make lightweight, super-strong totes for camping gear. And did we mention that they're stackable? Our customers come back for more of these. (Make your life easier by ordering a few more the first time!)

All Gamma Lid plastics are food safe, including "heavy-metal-free" pigment in the colored lids, and all Gamma products are BPA-free. Gamma Seal lids do not include the bucket. Please note that color tint of plastic buckets can vary, so Gamma Lid colors may not perfectly match with the color of any given plastic buckets.

These 12" Gamma Seal lids fit 3-1/2 gallon or 5 gallon or 6 gallon buckets with standard top outside diameter of 11-3/4" to 12-1/8". If you want to use Gamma Seal Lids on buckets you already have, be sure your bucket tops have an outside diameter that falls within that range. (The buckets offered by Pleasant Hill Grain all have the proper top diameters to accept their respective size of Gamma Seal Lid.)

To install we recommend a large rubber mallet, or lay a 2x4 across the lid and strike with any heavy hammer. If a lid ring doesn't want to start on a bucket easily, submerging the ring or bucket rim (or both) in hot water will ease the connection.

Lids are sold in sets of three of each color. Colors include white, black, green, yellow, red, blue, and orange.

Note: If using oxygen absorbers in plastic buckets, you need to use standard hammer-on lids (not Gamma Lids). Gamma Lids are airtight, but are not designed to counteract the force of pressure that's created when all of the oxygen in the container is removed by oxygen absorbers. Once the standard lid is initially removed to start using the contents, a Gamma Lid can be used to re-seal the bucket against moisture, rodents and insects. A quality bucket and hammer-on gasketed lid will provide a fully adequate oxygen barrier for at least a couple years of storage. For even longer term oxygen-free storage, inside your buckets you can also use Mylar liner bags which, when heat-sealed shut around your food, will effectively block oxygen permeation for years and years.

(More info) See product

$32.00
Bucket Lid Wrench

Don't be afraid of the plastic construction of this handy lid removal tool. We've used them for years here at PHG. They work great and we've never had one break.

Overall length of the tool is 8.25".

Note: Some bucket lids have several points around their lower lip that must be snipped with a cutting tool prior to removal. No matter what sort of tool you use to pry the lid off, if you're working with that sort of lid then it is indeed necessary to snip the lid at those points, first. Such "snip points" vary in appearance and may or may not be marked with words like "Cut Here" or with a scissors symbol. Another type of lid has a circumferential "tear strip" around its bottom edge. With such lids you may not need a lid removal wrench to use after pulling the tear-strip away, but one can be helpful to those with hand weakness due to arthritis or other reasons.

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$7.99

In stock Usually ships in 1-3 business days.

Snappy Grip Handle, Set of 3

An overdue idea! Snappy Grips replace missing bucket handles. Their 1" diameter and finger-grip contoured shape make them so comfortable you'll find yourself removing NEW handles to install Snappy Grips on buckets used for heavy loads. The two halves of each Snappy Grip handle are identical to each other. To install, just position them over the bucket's wire handle so that the tabs of each handle-half fit into the slots of the other half, and squeeze together.

Available in: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, white or black. Each color is sold in a set of thee.

(More info) See product

$12.49
Norpro Heavy Duty Scoop

Made of die-cast aluminum with finger grooves in the handle for an easy grip.

In the PHG kitchen we keep a 24 ounce scoop in each of our buckets of grain for scooping grain into a grain mill.

(More info) See product
$8.95 - $18.98

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Exactly as advertised
By Tina H. in MA on 4/13/2016 Verified Buyer

Over the past couple years, I've been purchasing these buckets and the screw on Gamma Seal lids. I will continue to keep adding more of these to my collection. They're great to store flour and wheat in. One bucket holds a 25 pound of flour or wheat. The screw on covers make these phenomenal. Oh, and the snap on comfort handles too. I highly recommend the buckets and the accessories.

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If you want durability, buy these.
By Cris N. in NC on 9/26/2018 Verified Buyer

I had numerous... dozens....of 70 mil blue 5 gallon buckets from a major home improvement retailer to store everything from foodstuffs to med supplies in. Was reading the reviews and everyone said "check for cracks" after a year. Mine were upwards to 5 years old and every one of them was split across the bottom. I also have some of these 90 mil buckets bought closer to a decade ago, each with 35 pounds of vacuum sealed rice, and they are still as perfect as they day I bought them. NEVER AGAIN will I buy any 70 mil buckets....PHG is one of the last sources, and certainly the best deal, for 90 mil food grade buckets. I will be replacing the "lowe" quality blue buckets over then next couple months 10 at a time.

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Can't rate the bucket yet, but I'll rate the service!
By Loree S. in NV on 8/14/2018 Verified Buyer

So I placed an order for all of the colors of buckets and lids to store food in, not realizing that the black was not food grade. Not ten minutes after I placed the order over the internet, my phone rang and I was told that the black was not to store food. I appreciated this effort by a very nice lady to save me some trouble. I haven't had a chance to unpack the buckets, but if they are as good as the customer service, I'm going to love them!

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5 Gallon Buckets
By Linda Loosli on 3/15/2016 Verified Buyer

I only order my 5 or 6 gallon buckets (all different colors) for my various emergency preparedness items and my everyday food items from Pleasant Hill Grain. The customers service is superior as is the quality of all their products. I love that I can buy the matching Gamma lids to go with my buckets as well.

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Five Gallon Storage Buckets with Gamma Lids
By Susan G. in OH on 4/18/2016 Verified Buyer

We use these buckets and lids for storing wheat and rolled oats, long term. They work great. We have never had any problems with them in the five years we've used them.

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5 Gallon Buckets
By Catherine A. in FL on 5/27/2016 Verified Buyer

I ordered the 5 gallon buckets and lids to use for food storage. Very good product and a reasonable price. Highly recommend this product and others from this company.

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VERY VERSATILE
By John B. in NJ on 4/23/2016 Verified Buyer

THE BUCKET AND LID COMBINATION HAVE PROVED VERY USEFUL IN STORING DRY FOOD PRODUCTS IN OUR DUSTY BASEMENT.

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Plastic Buckets
By Gale S. in MO on 4/12/2016 Verified Buyer

Excellent product. Also, Gamma Lids make it so easy to get the products we need on a daily bases. We purchase all our dry food in bulk, cook and bake from scratch so these buckets and Gamma Lids are essential. Thank you for a great product excellent service and free shipping on many orders.

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Awesome buckets!
By KT in CO on 5/05/2016 Verified Buyer

These buckets are awesome! We use them to store our wood pellets for our grill. I love hie they are sturdy and watertight.

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Excellent
By Gloria K. in GA on 4/12/2016 Verified Buyer

Priced correctly, durable, delivery and packaging exceptional. Thank you!

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