Water/Rain Barrels: What kind do you have? would you recommend or not?

[sewarsh]

We're looking at this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Algreen-81002-Collection-Storage-Gallons/dp/B0013CJLI6/ref=pd_sim_ol_2

Anyone have any opinions of this one or any other one that you would/wouldn't recommend?

Thansk!

[Carrots]

We got ours from a city sponsored program. The barrels are actually "recycled food grade" barrels from this company: http://www.skyjuice.us/

They aren't pretty, but ours works great. The program allowed us to purchase the barrel for $47.xx.

[ewpmsw]

Ours are recycled food grade barrels (formerly contained olives and still reek a year later.) We bought them cheap from a county program last year and prefer them to the expensive rain barrel my IL's so kindly gifted b/c they're larger and lighter. I like to think that the funky olive smell keeps the skeeties out of the water, but that's probably wishful thinking.