Got this here composter from Hayneedle. Recycled plastic, made in USA or Canada. Has handles for turning. Turning is not too hard...though I wonder about when it gets fuller. It holds 52 gallons I think - 7 cubic feet of compost. Assembled very easily.
One thing I like about it is the compost tea collection system. The stand or barrel holder (which has wheels to facilitate turning) also collects compost tea. There is a spigot on one end and theoretically, come summer time, I just turn that for a big hearty glass of compost tea. Yum! The thing makes claims to turn compost to soil in 2 weeks. I will believe that when I see it. I have been adding county leaf mulch and regular dirt as instructed - the included manual says 2/3 ought to be "browns." Mike McGrath (who seems to hate compost) says the ratio should be even higher.
It is low to the ground and so has a low profile and also seems very sturdy. I have seen some on higher rigged systems that seem too complicated.
Price was reasonable (120something including my coupon). Shipping was free I think. And if you bide your time, they go on sale or these coupon codes seem to pop up here and there...as if the interweb knows what you been searching. I will see how this works out and get another later if it goes well.
So far no rodents have interfered with it, though at the start, when it turned easily, I think a few squirrels took joy rides on it.
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