I have hung milk jugs, galvanized buckets, aluminum buckets and drop tubes to plastic bakery buckets. I attended one of Chris's tubing seminars but don't own the right property for tubing. The bakery bucket is nearly a free option but the biggest issue is any wind and the buckets take a ride. I decided to invest in some more hanging buckets as they look better than bakery buckets and I figured they would hold to the trees better than a bakery bucket on the ground. I decided to go with the plastic bucket/lid everyone sells made by Embee because galvanized is on its way out, aluminum is somewhat hard to find and the free bakery buckets can be problematic. At first I was thinking great these are easier to lug around the woods seeing they weigh substantially less. Unfortunately these plastic buckets are so light that the wind can lift them horizontal on the hook unlike a heavier metal bucket, once this happens it acts like a kite and pulls the tap clean out of the tree. Granted today was windy but out of 100 hanging plastic buckets I had about 50 take to the wind, with metal buckets I lost 2. Now I wont lie bakery buckets all 100 would have taken to the wind but those are free. The bakery buckets would atleast also leave the tap/drop tube in the tree so atleast it was a snap to set back up. With these after collecting the rogue buckets you need to circle the tree trying to locate a 5/16" tap hole and re install every tap. Also the plastic ones roll and roll for a long distance in the wind where the metal ones usually hang out next to the tree.
I've read options for tying them to the tree or leaving a water bottle in there.... one shouldn't have to make a brand new product work it should be engineered to work.... just my two cents. Next time I buy aluminum