> troll <george...@humboldt1.com> wrote:
>
> >Have you built anything with this great resource?
> Yes: A short lived compost bin. I'm in Florida where termites are a
> year-round resource which quickly consumes pallet compost bins -- pallet
> anythings, actually. Tried using them as duck board type decking in pump
> house. From that experience, I discovered the disadvantages of decking
> in an application that called for a floor. Try retrieving dropped
> objects from between slats and you'll see what I mean....
> Nowadays I use them simply as pallets in the pumphouse and as
> firewood for camping.
for longevity get Oak pallets. and now they make plastic ones.
4 pallets standing on edge to form a square, and wired together at the top
corners are a compost bin.