FCMP Outdoor HOTFROG Rolling Single Chamber Batch Tumbling Composter - Outdoor Rotating Garden Compost Bin (HF-RC4000WB) Black & Green (37-Gallon)

This is the second one we purchased; we want to compost even more and also ensure that we don’t continue adding scraps to the first one. It needs time to break down/do its thing without new additions of brown and greens. I love that it’s an easy to spin tumbler that allows for the greatest amount of churn for the items composted and very little manual effort on our end! It is super easy to roll it around the yard once the materials are broken down.

I ordered this compost bin to sit next to my vegetable garden. I wanted it for kitchen scraps to add back to my garden when ready. I had begun saving my scraps anticipating the arrival of the bin which was shipped very quickly after I ordered. The problem was, once FedEx got the package all tracking ceased to progress. The day after the shipment was late, I contacted the seller and they rapidly sent me out a replacement which I received the next day. I was very pleased since I already had refuse to put in the bin. This company was extremely responsive when I contacted them, I wish all companies were this amazing. I love the bin too. Easy to fill, water and turn. I just roll it around to mix the contents and then roll it back onto the stand. In three days I already feel heat from the decomposition process. I am a small person and really hate turning my other bin. I didn't want the kind that you crank to turn because I didn't think the metal parts would last. This has no metal at all. The door easily slides open where I add water, leaves or kitchen scrapes. I will likely get a second bin, in order to allow the first to fully decompose while filling the second. If you are on the fence about this bin, just get it, you won't be disappointed!

I like it... its pre assembled, you just unbox it and ole' you are ready to fill it up. The turning and stuff will work well I think. It sits on the ground not some weird stand.. it looks cool. I almost gave it 2 or 3 stars though... mostly as the veg. decomposes I guess it releases water vapor .. when it is below freezing that LOCKS the lid shut (hammer time) .. with varying degrees sometimes its a little hard to open cold, sometimes you have to kick it, sometimes use a good whack from a hammer. So if its not too cold where you live I'd say 5 stars if its like it's been here below freezing at night, it will not open. thinking on some oil will rectify this... but veg. oil probably goes bad might not work so good, motor oil probably not good for the garden, I think it will be 5 stars once I rub the slider door with some Ivory soap, thats what I settled on just now, while writing this. I really need to plan more. Its cold out now I will wait till it defrosts.

This is a great tumbler. It came in three pieces -- that's it! -- with no screws. The instructions were inside the tumbler, but I didn't need them. The product consists of a base that is flat on one side, curved on the other; a big cylindrical tumbler; and a sliding door for the tumbler. The tumbler sits on the base, and has handholds making it relatively easy to rotate. That said, because the tumbler does not sit on wheels and is not mounted on a pole, it does require some force to rotate it -- it's not like you can push it once and watch it spin like it's Wheel of Fortune or something.The only other downside is that the air holes, which are on the sides of the canister, are a bit large, so if you have compost material that is small -- for example, I have sawdust and coffee grounds in there -- some of it will leak out when you turn the composter. However, it's not much, and I just sweep it up with a dust pan and put it back in the hot frog.Lastly, the name of this product is great. My wife and I have a habit of yelling HOTFROG! at each other whenever there's something to compost.Enjoy! This is a really solid product and I definitely recommend it.

Have had it for over a year and it works great. I am a lazy composter, so I don't turn it as often as I should but it still does its thing (slowly). You will need to add in water from time to time to help things along. It has held up very well through ice and snow and I never get bad smells coming from it.

This is the second Hotfrog tumbling composter. We have a 20-year old compost tumbler, not a HotFrog, and is in it's last season. This new HotFrog unit will replace the old one. These units are smaller, and fit better for the decreased level of consumption from our family. It's good to have at least two units, so one unit can be closed to new material and just cure during a 2-3 month period.

This is our third tumbling composter...the other two broke. This one will endure. I will end up buying another.

I had high hopes for this but it has been a nightmare. Had been placing the normal kitchen scraps, grass clippings and leaves and turning as instructed. But the contents turned into a big wet nasty clump mess that became very difficult to turn. So I'm wondering why. Well there is no ventilation! Tried leaving the door open and no change. I drilled quite a few holes to create ventilation and did get some really nasty oozing. Not sure what this composer created but I was finally able to get this nasty clump out and a week later it's still a nasty clump.Gonna try again to use it with the increased ventilation. We'll see. But using it as sold it is hopeless. Wish I could return. One of the worst purchases I have made on Amazon.