Miracle-Gro Dual Chamber Compost Tumbler – Easy-Turn, Heavy-Duty Outdoor Bin Composter with 2 Sliding Doors (2x18.5 Gal/70L

Best assembly instructions I’ve seen.Love the fact that their pictures like a PowerPoint almost.Everything fit tight, screws and matching holes were perfect. Extra hardware and clips even.Once assembled, the separate sides move freely, much better than expected.Now we have to use it.

Was able to assemble in 90 minutes. Simple directions on line, just don't get ahead of yourself; I had to redo a couple steps because I did.

Update: I’ve used it for one season and obtained compost! This turned out to be a good size for a family of 2.5. Amazingly did not attract vermin despite the fact that I set it out next to our woods. As expected, it does leak “compost tea” so I would recommend against putting this anywhere other than flat ground. While it didn’t attract vermin, it did attract beneficial black soldier fly which are great for compost and largely stayed in the bins. We never noticed a smell, even when I accidentally forgot to tumble the contents for a while and it went anaerobic. Bumping my review up a star as a result of an overall successful season.Ordered this product and it came missing all of the connectors needed to assemble. The manufacturer wouldn’t replace so I had to initiate a return and replacement w/Amazon. When the replacement arrived it came with all the parts but a completely different set of gloves for some reason.Assembly was easy in theory but hard in reality because so many of the pieces have to be brute forced together. Sometimes they would snap in easily, and other times I’d get two pieces that seemed to be manufactured a bit poorly and it took a lot of effort to get them to work. And if you make a mistake at any point have fun trying to disassemble anything.Once assembled, it’s not as smooth or functional as I’d hoped. The locking pieces have already fallen off after less than one week of use. The “aeration holes” let things like coffee grounds, sawdust - and I’m assuming the compost itself - fall through, which means this isn’t suitable on a patio.Overall it’s fine. I think it will do the job. But for the price I’m not sure it’s worth it over the cheaper options.

I'm really pleased with this. It's my first attempt at composting, and this has made it easy. Assembly was no problem at all, and it's very sturdy. I did have to reconnect one of the legs once; not sure why it came apart but it didn't cause it to fall and I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't looked down. Maybe an animal tried to get into it but if so they did not succeed. I've been using it for a couple of months and have almost filled the first chamber. I don't know yet how long it will take to get usable compost as the shredded paper I've been using for "brown" material doesn't seem to be breaking down very well. My biggest surprise has been that I don't notice much odor at all. I was prepared to hold my nose when I opened it, but it just hasn't been an issue. I don't use any meat or dairy scraps, just vegetable, fruit and plant scraps, coffee grounds, etc. along with dryer lint, cat hair, etc. In addition to tumbling, I do use a long stick to stir the contents a little.Update 11-20-22 At 3 months in, I "harvested" my first compost today! It was such a wonderful feeling, spreading nice rich compost around my trees and on my flower bed. I've already filled half of the second bin. The first one taught me some good lessons about what breaks down well and what does not. Dryer sheets definitely do not, even when torn into pieces. Most of my "green" material consisted of banana peels, coffee grounds and vegetable scraps. No meat or fat. Most of my "brown" material was also from the house: dryer lint, cat hair, certain packing materials, used tissues, etc., all torn into smaller pieces before adding to my kitchen receptacle. My trees are all oaks, and oak leaves do not break down well, so I'll probably keep using household waste for brown material. The best lesson I learned is that if I can't easily tear it into pieces manually, it's definitely not going to break down quickly enough. No twigs or branches. No corn cobs. Also, I used a lot of shredded paper for my first bin and that took a long time to break down. I had to pull some of it out as it just didn't break down at all, so I won't do that again. I've considered buying another bin just for things that take longer but maybe I'm getting too obsessed. LOL