I like to browse hardware at an actual brick and mortar business rather
than poring over a website even the ones that have pan-and-zoom pictures.
I can look for features like extra mounting holes for an angle grinder
or stuff I can modify to my needs.
Here is a freebie that costs next to nothing. I have seen many ideas
and modifications for the 5-gallon bucket. What's another one?
In keeping with my universal suggestions for improving almost
anything, IE add a hole, add an inspection port/handle/hook/scratches,
add cheese/mayonnaise/bacon, add test points, add a circuit break(where
you can insert a coil to measure current with a clamp ammeter), add
paint(or brush a marker pen/pencil across bas relief text to make them
stand out). . . . . . here is an example of a hole. A non-existent "tool"
that improves the 5-gallon bucket by addressing the lack of a handle
detent.
All the buckets I have seen have handles flopping by the side. None
stand tall and proud to permit a rope with a grappling hook, lowered
from the balcony to snag them.
Here I have used a bit of string/cordage. If you must know, the
knot at the top is the woodland zip tie which has replaced the
constrictor in my arsenal because the knot still works suspended
in mid air like when you tie up a bundle of twigs/branches.
At the bucket end, a few wraps around the rim and a few loose
overhand knots.
A bonus video - I doubt they teach this in the scouts.
