Lifetime New Outdoor Polyethylene Deck Box and Bench 130 Gal., Tan (60040)

We have had two of these bins for many years and they've been so reliable and held up so well that we decided to buy two more for additional storage needs. The originals have continued to provide a fantastic storage for patio/yard cushions in winter as well as garden tools, bags of soil, plant food and yard games. They are very spacious, and keep the items perfectly DRY. The hardware is sturdy and well made and the hinge device operates smoothly and easily. There is even a space where you could use a lock although we haven't needed that. The material wipes clean with a damp cloth. The lids on our two older boxes have faded a little but there has been no cracking or breaking of any of the plastic material so they are very sturdy. They even can be used for extra seating or serving space on the patio with a large gathering. We had only one problem with our new boxes and it required extra tools and parts. The instructions were very clear and diagrams easy to follow but some of the nuts and bolts and screws did NOT fit the spaces where the instructions showed they should go. Fortunately we had some in our garage that did the job in some places. The other assembly problem was that some of the holes on the metal hinges AND on the metal support bar along the inside of the lid were not large enough for the screws to go through so we had to bore those holes larger with a metal drill bit and power drill in order to complete assembly. But once the job was done, we are happy with the finished product and anticipate that the new boxes will hold up as well as the old ones that continue to provide excellent storage. The boxes below the window are many years old. The boxes at the fence are the newly purchased boxes.