I am fairly tall and have hip and knee issues. I need to have my hips above my knees if I sit and ice fish. I have taken two 5-6 gallon buckets and cut the top third off of one the set inside the other one. I then attach them together with rivets or adhesives to achieve desired height.
If you know anyone that works in janitorial profession,you want those tall Zep buckets.Don’t know if their product still comes in them?I got a few from my last job.
Uline has them. Pricey at 8.50 each
https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-11862W/Pails/Plastic-Pail-6-Gallon-White
All of mine came from a winery in Door County, WI. When I asked about getting a couple, they were all too eager to want to fill my truck up as a form of disposal. Wish i would have taken more
These 7 gallon buckets are awesome if you can find them anywhere. they are 19-1/2″ tall
Great tips, guys! I sure appreciate it. I’ll check these out.
For years my grandpa made wooden versions of this bucket-top stool for ice fishing. I still have a couple of them around.
With about 10 minutes of measuring and using a bucket as a template to cut out the round seat, you can make these to any height you want. We always glued 1 inch construction styro to the top so that you have an insulated seat to sit on.
Make more than one. As soon as you build one, you’ll want more.
Grouse
Bought a bucket a couple of weeks ago, believe it was at Wally World…taller than usual – sort of looked like a couple of buckets stacked – actually had handle wires at the level of a 5 gallon bucket and also a handle wire near the top…went out and measured – 18″ tall – most of my other buckets are 6 gallons and this one is about 4 – 5″ taller. It is white and has no markings on it.
I got my 6 gallon bucket at the beggining of this season at Walmart for $5. They had a few in their ice fishing section. Can’t belive how much of a difference it makes.
You could also check some restaurants. Pickles come in real sturdy tall buckets.
I also saw one of the bucket websites had an extension that snapped on and it in turn had a threaded lid. Waterproof and leakproof. Kinda pricey but nice.
Northern Brewer sells 6.5 and 8.9 gallon buckets. Spendy though $18
Farm and Fleet used to sell sunflower seed in 6 or 7 gallon buckets. I don’t know if they still do but if you’re into feeding the birds it might be a worth checking out.
My grandpa made me this stool you can put put on top of your bucket. I’ll see if I can snap a pic of it next time I’m out. But it sits up like 3 or 4 inches above your regular bucket lip. And he even padded it with carpet padding and some remnant carpet. He tried selling em for awhile but never made any money off of em. That’s what I use
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