VIVOHOME 43 Gallon Dual Chamber Compost Tumbler, Outdoor Large Tumbling Bin for Garden, Black

Learn from my mistake-trying to assemble this alone is a waste of time. Took me around an hour. Sooooo many damn screws and sharp edges to the plastic, scratched my arms up pretty bad trying to do it alone. Once assembled it’s exactly what I wanted. I will see how it works, hopefully pretty well.

I have been composting for nearly 30 years and this is a time saver. it cuts the compost time in half, maybe even more. I wish it was a little bigger, but it'll do. maybe I'll get 2! putting it together was a little time consuming, but easy.

Easy to put together yet sturdy and worth every penny!

Does what it needs to, but kinda hard to load with a smaller opening than I like

Got 10 minutes into assembly to realize that the side panels do not fit into the end panels. The side panels are just slightly too wide for the edges of the end panel, meaning that the more you add, the more off the angles and lengths get. By panel 2 I could not even match up the screw holes. Either I got a faulty one or this is very poorly produced. Returning!

The holes on 5 of the horizontal panels do line up with the octagonal side. Can replacements be sent to try to get it completed?

This is a decent classic compost tumbler. Unlike those preformed barrel types, these come in small flat panels which you have to assemble by hand. Put on some music and be prepared for a lot of screwing. It will take about an hour to finish, perhaps 30 minutes if you're really focused. It will be a lot of fumbling with the plates as they slip and slide a bit, but the trick is to bolt down the opposite corners first then secure the rest of the holes. There's only about 5 steps in the instruction manual, but you want to pay attention to the picture details and orientation of the drum parts. In particular, there is the center hexagonal plate that acts as the dual chamber middle wall. It has grooved edges that fit in one orientation, and does not fit tightly against the outer walls of the tumbler. There are big gaps and it will be hard to keep it in the narrow groove it's supposed to be in, so you have to constantly check with your hands to see if it is still aligned into the groove.After everything is assembled, the barrel is surprisingly sturdy with all the interlocking segments. It will feel like one whole, with the impact resistant polypropylene plastic walls sturdy enough to hold the weight of a lot of compost. It spins very smoothly on the axle too. The inside has lots of diagonal indents with thin blades to mix up your compost quickly. There are also some holes along the side of every panel to allow for air exchange and let decomp water out. There are some things to note though. First, the doors are quite tiny and they often pull off completely, which does make it easier to pour things in but is a bit annoying as I scrape my knuckles when doing so. I think it may be better if it was hinged instead and had a locking mechanism to keep it closed. As previously mentioned, the doors are small, so you can't really pour in a bucket of compost but have to kind of shovel it in with a hand shovel. That kind of stinks, literally, as most of my food waste has gone bad. You could work up the habit of throwing food waste in daily rather than in several days. Along that note, it is also quite difficult to remove the compost, and you want to use only one chamber at a time, until the other is fully decomposed. This does limit the overall capacity of the drum, as compost will shrink in volume as it decomposes, so really you would only get maybe a third of the volume in compost. It also takes longer to decompose when it gets colder, so the capacity quickly fills up in the fall and wintertime.Overall, it's a decent medium sized compost tumbler. It's easier to use than the stationary compost piles, particularly in removing finished compost, but in smaller batches. It will definitely help to add some worms and garden soil to this to speed up decomposition when it's warm enough outside to create compost.

It takes at least 30 min to assemble as there are several panels to screw together. The process is easy and the instructions are clear. I had 4 extra nuts/bolts left over, so don't worry if you lose a few. A phillips head screwdriver is provided which is the only tool needed, except at the end when assembling two long screws holding the tub onto the frame. These long screws have plastic thread locks on the nuts so I needed a 10mm deep socket to tighten them down.The compost tumbler has two separated chambers. The downside to this is the sliding doors are very small (~5"x9"). Because of this I am using this tumbler for kitchen scraps. I have another tumbler with a larger hinged door that I use for yard waste. It would be very annoying to try to fit a large armful of garden scraps into such a small opening. Therefore, I only recommend this tumbler for small tasks like kitchen scraps. It spins easily and is sturdy once assembled. It's possible the plastic divider that separates the chambers could pop loose over time, especially if one chamber is full and the other is empty. Emptying the bin will also be a chore, again because of the small doors. I can't fit a shovel inside, so I will need to turn the bin upside down and catch the compost in a bucket.