Description
EAST OAK Dual Chamber Outdoor Compost Tumbler
Product Features
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Dual Chamber Design:
- Comprises 2 × 18.5-gallon chambers for efficient composting.
- Allows one side to compost while the other receives fresh scraps, ensuring a consistent supply of compost.
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Aeration System:
- Equipped with multiple aeration holes and deep fins to promote air circulation and break up clumps, enhancing composting efficiency.
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360° Rotation & Easy Assembly:
- Features a rotating design that eliminates the need for hand mixing.
- Comes with a manual and instructional video for straightforward assembly.
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Sturdy Construction & Locking System:
- Made from BPA-free PP material and powder-coated steel, offering durability and weather resistance.
- Includes a locking system to secure the angle and deter animals.
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Quick Composting Process:
- The black container absorbs sunlight and retains heat, speeding up composting.
- With proper maintenance, composting can be completed in approximately 4-6 weeks without odor.
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Space-Saving Design:
- Maximum capacity of 37 gallons and dimensions of 25.9 x 23.6 x 30.3 inches.
- Ideal for outdoor spaces, particularly in urban settings.
Jason Rose –
This review is for the EAST OAK Compost Tumbler.
I have been looking at various tumblers and had the opportunity to pick up this one from East Oak. Let me start by saying that this has A LOT of screws and requires a SIGNIFICANT amount of assembly. If you have the right tools, it can be a little less painful, but even with the right tools this took me at least an hour, if not more to assemble.
Out of the box they provide you with a screwdriver, but I don’t recommend that at all unless you absolutely hate life. The tools I would recommend are a power drill with a #2 Philips Head and then a 5/16 socket, in my case my drill set had a magnetic one that I was able to throw into my stubby screwdriver (see photos). This is needed to hold the bolts while screwing in the 40+ Screws that are required for this project.
Once completed the tumbler looks great, I will admit that it seems small compared to our home-made compost bins (the black trash cans behind the tumbler in the photo) but the fact that you can rotate this easily is a huge plus.
I do wonder how well this will operate when we need to actually dump the compost of out this as there is only the single door. Other designs I have seen the entire thing easily comes apart. Something I did like about the doors were that they are completely removable. The fact that one of the doors also has a Plus Sign on it to indicate which cell should be added to was nice.
The plastics feel durable, and we will see how many seasons it lasts us.
Jason Rose –
I waited a little bit to write this because I wanted to use it before giving my opinions. To start off, it is a little tricky to sneak all the pieces together at first, but once we got the hang of the process things went smoothly. I didn’t pay attention to exactly how long it took, but it was under an hour for my wife and I to assemble. When you start putting it together it feels a little flimsy, but by the time it is assembled it felt much sturdier.
It came with a pouch of the hardware and a screwdriver, although we found it easier to use our own screwdriver and socket. Everything was well packaged, but not well labeled. Fortunately, this wasn’t a huge deal because there weren’t a ton of different pieces, so it was easy enough to figure out. There was one metal pipe that had clearly been damaged and repainted (photo included for reference), but this is a compost bin that is going to live outside, so it didn’t need to be pretty. Otherwise everything was undamaged.
I’ve emptied our kitchen scraps into the compost bin on several occasions at this point and I haven’t had any issues with it other than you have to pay attention to how narrow the opening is or you could spill some of the scraps onto the bin instead of inside. This is because our previous bin had a bigger opening, so likely just me needing to get used to it.
Overall, I am very pleased with this compost bin so far and I am curious to see how well this holds up living outside in New England. I will update if I have any issues with it in the future.
Epoc –
Assembly was a bit rough.. If you don’t have a rubber mallet it will be much harder.
There are a lot of ‘connections’ that have to be snapped together. It’s tough banging it together with a bare hand, but in all honesty, its a good thing, makes for a sturdier construction.
Some of the screws, don’t screw into metal, it just lets the plastic hold the screw in place. Not ideal in my opinion.
It’s a bit on the short side, and I’d rather it had more capacity, but overall I like it.
Daisy M. –
I was looking for a good composter that would be easy to assemble and use; putting it together was a bit of a challenge by myself, but once I got the hang of it, it became less complicated (thank goodness there were extra of the little screws and nuts!) – and I agree with the other customers that say it is very sturdy once fully assembled. I put it in a very sunny part of my yard and already see the sun has help the material inside heat up nicely and start to break down so I can use it as garden soil someday soon. I have had other composters, but instead of having to hand-toss the material with a shovel, I can turn the barrel and get the material aerated easily! I even included some Green Cell Foam packaging material made from corn that is already breaking down! I am very happy with the composter and recommend using compost starter to get those microbes doing their job even faster.
Carl Bronx –
So far, 2 weeks in, it is breaking down, but not super fast. I had filled mine to the brim, kept it moist, and rotated it multiple times a day. We’re down to about 1/3 the volume we started with, despite adding coffee grounds nearly daily on top of what is already in it. You definitely want to tear up or cut up the pieces you put in so they break down faster. It only took me a couple hours to assemble this, mainly because everyone just had to get by my assembly spot so I had to stop working multiple times. But, it’s pretty simple. This is not water tight, and you don’t want it to be water tight because then it would become a soggy mess if water got in but couldn’t drain. I keep mine by one of our doors since it makes it easy to just dump things into it and give it a spin. A little whey can help get your bacteria started if you happen to make your own cheese or anything.
Carl Bronx –
It did take sometime to put together but once done, it is very sturdy and made with good quality plastic. Since there are 2 compartments, it makes it easy to fill one compartment and let the worms do its job while filling the next. We have not yet made any compost from it but it is holding up well with all the weight. It is smaller in size to compost bins but the ease of tumbling the contents around is very helpful.