Uses for 2-liter plastic bottles

[Taz Baby]

Here is a neat idea of how to make a corrugated roof from soda bottles for a greenhouse Pretty much self explanatory.



http://media-cache4.pinterest.com/upload/128141551867884459_FQZOe9nS_c.jpg

[Taz Baby]

https://www.motherearthnews.com/city-farming/3-ways-to-reuse-soda-bottles-in-your-garden.aspx

http://blogs.motherearthnews.com/uploadedImages/Blogs/City_Farming/hanging.jpg

[Taz Baby]

How to make a 2-liter SIP (sub-irrigated planters).


http://insideurbangreen.typepad.com/.a/6a00e39824809288330168e925c2a0970c-pi

[Echo2]

cool....some good ideas...

[Dropy]

Agreed. i like these ideas!!

[Vodin]

Use them in a NOT Heated greenhouse. Paint them black fill them with water and place the proper amount of Chlorine in it, (To kill any growths from occurring and for drinking in a pinch) place them in the green house to collect the warmth of the sun. They will radiate that warmth in the evening to help keep your plants alive.

Vodin

[Stormfeather]

Great Idea Taz!

[slowz1k]

Awesome ideas above.
I would like to point out one of the more obvious uses for 2 liters.... Especially for the budget minded, or Cheap, as my wife likes to call me.

Water storage.
The individual bottles makes inventory a very easy task, and if your water supply is contaminated, it will be confined to only 1 bottle leaving the others sealed and safe.Another good option is that in a bugout scenario, you can just grab what you can and go.

Tips: Keep them in a cool place and out of sunlight.. Do not fill to the top, leave enough room for expansion in case they freeze. A few drops of bleach will keep them fresh if a treated munical water supply is unavailable. (i.e. you use well, or spring water)

A friend of mine made this storage rack and keeps it in his garage. (320 liter capacity)
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/slowz1k/StorageRack-2.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/slowz1k/StorageRack-1.jpg

Also:::
A two liter with three small holes popped in the lid and laying on it's side dribbles enough water for a handwash, sponge bath, and even dish washing, without wasting much water

[Sniper-T]

I don't usually say this to guys... but "NICE RACK!!"

I'd like to see a few more detailed pics of the construction of that bad boy!

[slowz1k]

I don't usually say this to guys... but "NICE RACK!!"

I'd like to see a few more detailed pics of the construction of that bad boy!

He's been promising me the plans for a few years now.... I'm not holding my breath. Unfortunately, those are the only pics I have of the beast. When time allows, I plan to build a smaller version using these pics as a rough estimate of measure.
At 2.2lbs per liter that thing weighs over 700 pounds with a full payload. If he has a caster blowout things could get interesting real quick.

[Sniper-T]

It is pretty basic, just 2X4 risers and 2x2 dividers. A couple measurements of the bottles and it will be easy enough to knock a couple shorter ones together. Mine will be suspended from the ceiling in my crawlspace instead.

Thanks for sharing that!

[izzyscout21]

I like that. Simply awesome. I've got a lot of 2 liters filled with water and rice/ beans. This looks like the ticket as far as storage goes. I think I would bolt it to the concrete down in the bunker.

[DFWprepper]

He's been promising me the plans for a few years now.... At 2.2lbs per liter that thing weighs over 700 pounds with a full payload. If he has a caster blowout things could get interesting real quick.

I found that to be an issue as well. I tried to make one that stacked the bottles verticalling in four post "silos". However the side tension was so great if you hit a snag the whole thing tips. Royal PITA. So I switched to a moving base platform with two x two alternating stacks of those plastic soda stack bottoms you see soda trucks hauling them in. The alternation keeps them locked in and the stacking trays keeps the weight distributed in even levels. It also makes unloading a "unit" of 2 liters quick. Not saying this is bad but I find my way is safer and no frame work to build..

http://myunreal.com/Other/Fish/SodaCrate.jpg

[Sniper-T]

If you took a series of those, and screwed them together into a wooden frame, you could have say three - side by side on the bottom, enough of a gap to fill with bottles, and then another layer of cases and bottles on top. above that another series screwed into place. repeat.

I wouldn't be too worried about a caster breaking, as we buy casters rated for over 10000 pounds apiece. just rate them to what you need. I'd be more worried about rolling across a rock, and stopping it dead, while momentum carried through

If you aquired enough of those flats, could you put 3 together, and drill pop bottle sized holes in the top 2? then on their sides, the three would sleeve the bottles