Comments on: Rain Collector http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html swissmiss is a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg, a 'swiss designer gone NYC'. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Contemporary garden http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-29078 Contemporary garden Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:11:57 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-29078 Well it is kind of pricey, but you normally get what you pay for in one way or another! Normal rain collectors look pretty industrial, so if you have a small outdoor space where you can't hide them away, it's gonna be a bit of an eye sore! These represent a piece of functional garden furniture which will be great on display in the contemporary garden. The drying rack on the left is a similar idea in that it changes what's normally a pretty ugly and space consuming item into something you'd want to have in your garden... Well it is kind of pricey, but you normally get what you pay for in one way or another! Normal rain collectors look pretty industrial, so if you have a small outdoor space where you can’t hide them away, it’s gonna be a bit of an eye sore!

These represent a piece of functional garden furniture which will be great on display in the contemporary garden. The drying rack on the left is a similar idea in that it changes what’s normally a pretty ugly and space consuming item into something you’d want to have in your garden…

]]> By: Gravity Gardener http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-21375 Gravity Gardener Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:26:18 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-21375 I designed my own rain bucket out of a $10.00 Trashcan. So far so good. I have step by step pictures if interested. Not as fancy, but it does the trick. I have the lid on and caulked the entry and exit points for mosquito prevention http://gravitygarden.com/rainbucket/?page_id=46 I designed my own rain bucket out of a $10.00 Trashcan. So far so good.
I have step by step pictures if interested.

Not as fancy, but it does the trick. I have the lid on and caulked the entry and exit points for mosquito prevention

http://gravitygarden.com/rainbucket/?page_id=46

]]> By: fonomono http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20486 fonomono Sat, 23 May 2009 14:07:52 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20486 how would a rain collector prevent those diseases and better? how would a rain collector prevent those diseases and better?

]]> By: Johnny Hader http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20458 Johnny Hader Sat, 23 May 2009 02:41:16 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20458 @fonomono - - Yeah, have fun getting west nile or malaria form your super attractive bucket, doochebag. @fonomono – - Yeah, have fun getting west nile or malaria form your super attractive bucket, doochebag.

]]> By: fonomono http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20364 fonomono Fri, 22 May 2009 03:22:02 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20364 hahaha okay :] hahaha okay :]

]]> By: kvh http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20362 kvh Fri, 22 May 2009 03:09:35 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20362 @fonomono - - NO - it's a <i>pretty</i> bucket with a spout. And it flat-packs, for those of you who move too frequently. @fonomono – - NO – it’s a pretty bucket with a spout. And it flat-packs, for those of you who move too frequently.

]]> By: fonomono http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20361 fonomono Fri, 22 May 2009 02:59:29 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20361 umm..isn't this just a bucket with a spout? umm..isn’t this just a bucket with a spout?

]]> By: poorhouse http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20349 poorhouse Thu, 21 May 2009 21:33:12 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20349 Ouch, $525 USD, roughly $600 CAD Ouch, $525 USD, roughly $600 CAD

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20346 Jonathan Thu, 21 May 2009 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20346 This is another eco-friendly option for collecting rain from some architects in Toronto. A beautiful aesthetic for your home. http://www.mosssund.com/CIST.html This is another eco-friendly option for collecting rain from some architects in Toronto. A beautiful aesthetic for your home.

http://www.mosssund.com/CIST.html

]]> By: meowsk http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20341 meowsk Thu, 21 May 2009 19:53:03 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20341 Be careful though. A car dealership in my area tried to collect rain water for washing their cars. Apparently it is illegal here... http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4001252 Be careful though.

A car dealership in my area tried to collect rain water for washing their cars. Apparently it is illegal here…

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4001252

]]> By: kvh http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/05/rain-collector.html#comment-20338 kvh Thu, 21 May 2009 19:17:37 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=14789#comment-20338 They were at ICFF - did you see them? SO nice in person - and the HERO people were super nice too...! They were at ICFF – did you see them? SO nice in person – and the HERO people were super nice too…!

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