THEGROW'ING 43 Gallon Dual Chamber Compost Bin with Built-in Nuts, Outdoor Rotating Composter Tumbler for Garden Backyard, Orange

Easy to put together. Instructions are very clear and easy to follow. Material is good quality, the stand is very stable, while at the same time light enough to move around.

Yes, easy to put together. Directions aren't all that clear. Quality product as far as I'm concerned. I needed something simple and that's what I got. Best for the money.

There have been a lot of comments about difficulty in putting this together. I agree that there are some challenges. Here are the problems I encountered and how I dealt with them. 1. There are several holes into which you insert screws to connect pieces together. In many of those holes, the plastic is not completely cleared, so it's not possible to insert the screws. I had to get a sharp tool (like an awl) to clear out the plastic from the holes first. I recommend checking all pieces and clearing the holes before trying to assemble anything. If you see a nut at the bottom of a hole but you can't see a clear path to the threads of the nut, then you need to clear out the plastic that's in the way. 2. Some of the outer holes in the panels (part H for me) weren't fully open. I used the included screwdriver to punch through them to make them large enough for the screws. I'm guessing the screw holes are part of the plastic mold instead of being drilled after the pieces were formed. That would explain why some extra plastic creeps into the area for the holes. 3. In the central divider are several humps that are supposed to hold nuts. You add a screw from the outside through the joint of two panels into the nut embedded in the hump. But one of mine was missing the nut and I didn't notice until I had most of the thing put together. I've added a picture showing the edge of the divider with the nut missing. Once I reread the second page of the instructions, I saw they do mention manually adding nuts if they have popped out. So I partially disassembled the tumbler and grabbed one of the smallest nuts and tried to insert it from the bottom (by "bottom", I mean the bottom of the slot just above my finger in the photo). It was not possible to do this with just my fingers, and I also couldn't do it using the supplied screwdriver. What worked is partially threading a screw into the nut so that the nut remains vertical. Then I pushed the nut into the slot with the screw remaining horizontal and sticking out towards me. I held the screw with my hand to keep the nut properly oriented, then pushed the nut in with the screwdriver until it clicked in place. I removed the screw and it was ready to go. 4. They supplied 3 different nuts. The largest obviously went with the largest bolts for attaching the tumbler to the frame. The smallest (5mm) can be used if a nut is missing in the central divider as I mention above. But there were a few 5mm nuts that were thicker than the rest and I'm not sure what they were for. I did not see anything in the instructions explaining them. I suppose it's possible they're what's needed if a nut is missing from one of the panels (instead of the central divider), but there are no instructions explaining this. I did not end up using these at all. All in all, I think the tumbler itself seems to be of decent quality and I look forward to using it. It was just a bit annoying to run into these issues that aren't well covered in the instructions.

Good product. Well packed and included easy to follow instructions and small screwdriver. Also came with basic composting instructions. Easy to assemble. Confused that some had trouble with assembly. I thought I might need my husband to help hold parts but they locked into place and I easily did this alone. The built-in nuts for the screws made it much easier. I took my time fiddling around and drinking coffee and took about an hour to assemble it and place in the garden. Getting all the screws into place is the time-consuming part. Looks like it will last. Can't wait to see what kind of compost I get. This is for small amounts, not for large piles of compost. I recommend it for small backyard gardens.

Works well and pretty easy to assemble once you get into it. Don't be put off by the number of pieces; once you get the first panel set into place you'll come to see how it all goes together. There are times that an extra set of hands could be helpful, like to push something in place while you set a screw in. But I did it alone and no real issues. It's ultimately too small to do "hot" compost very well, but if that's not your goal then this will work. I'm in the "it will all break down eventually" camp. And having a closable bin like this keeps the vermin out of those desirable kitchen scraps. I ended up getting my mix really overly damp (lots of fresh coffee grounds!) so it turned actually into vermiculture with black soldierfly larvae amongst others. So all's well that ends well I suppose!

Hard to grab to turn, won’t turn when full.

This little guy works great, coffee grounds, tree leaves and other compost items, the order is low and smells earthy, not offensive, may be ordering another one since this one is full and leaves never quit falling around here. Keep it moist and give it a few turns every other day. Assembly is not for beginners, anyone that has built something using a drill may not have any issues.

This bin comes in a box. You must assemble it with screws. The instructions are in a one minute video. Unless you are looking for 5 hours of unsuccessful attempts to assemble it with defective screw holes, choose a different item.