Crystals 65L Garden Compost Bin, Rotating Tumbling Composter Bin for Garden, Barrel Rotating Composter with Air Holes (with Plastic Legs)

Nice item, seems sturdy enough. Put together in 10 minutes. Spins well, started using it straight away. Looking forward to seeing the results. Takes up minimal space at the top of my garden.

I was excited because I thought this was going to be one of those smug little “built in 10 minutes” situs. Unfortunately, the final piece of the little wall section had other ideas. A small amount of swearing occurred. Nothing outrageous. The sort of swearing where neighbours hear it and think, “Ah, DIY.” At that point I regrouped properly: cup of tea, chocolate biscuit, quiet reflection on my own limitations as human. Came back in and eventually forced the final piece into submission. Then came the large side section, which apparently requires the hand strength of somebody who opens coconuts recreationally. The chap in the instructional video popped the pieces in like he was closing a Tupperware lid. Meanwhile I’m there introducing a trusty rubber mallet into proceedings not something you’d ever see on Repair Shop. More gentle swearing while attaching the second leg, but eventually victory was achieved. All in all: one hour, two teas, two Tim Tams, one rubber mallet, and a slightly damaged sense of pride. That said, the product itself is actually really good for the price, and it’s exactly the right size for a small garden.

First time composter, so thought this might be a good start, was quite easy to put together, had a bit of trouble with the small screw on the stand, but kept at it until I got it right, started to fill it and doing a lot of online research as to the best way to compost. I’d say for the money it is a good buy, it’s neat and compact seems sturdy enough and I find it easy to spin, time will tell if I get any compost

It’s a bit fiddly to put together, one part of mine still doesn’t fit 100% as it should but it’s good enough. The lid is functional, if a little flimsy, the unit has a good appearance and is stable and for the money is reasonably good value. However, there are so many holes all the way round that trying to add and water based compost promoting product it simply runs out the many holes. Also, if you put it on white stones (like I have), make sure you have something below it to catch the inevitable ‘juice’ leaking out.

Neat little machine and handy by the back door for kitchen scraps. You do however need strong fingers to deal with the clips. Sturdy and you can lock in position for filling and release to mix. Add some earth to get some worm eggs in and it should make good compost

It arrives as a flatpack. I love it, it’s just the right size for my small garden. I love the rotating drum. It helps to speed up the composting process. My brother has seen mine and is now going to buy one for himself.

Packaged well. Not too heavy. Instructions are by picture but watched video on Amazon product post - which was helpful. Having read quite a few reviews about putting it together/fit was a bit concerned. However had no problem assembling it, only quibble was had to use slight force to secure clips - used palm of hand but a small rubber mallet would have helped. Being a female of senior age, with a slight shoulder problem, did not find any issues constructing it. Took 50 minutes. Nice size (see photo to compare against a wheelie bin). A more sturdy opening would have given it 5 stars, as not sure how it will perform over time. But pleased with product- good to recycle. Looking forward to first compost.

Very poor and cheap product, the pieces are not fit for size as per pictures, almost impossible to get it to fit basically ended with a botched finish. Not confident this will last a few weeks as when the weight of the materials are added it'll likely split apart. Also the instruction manual within the box shows a different build method to the video on the listing, seller can't even build to included instructions.