FCMP Outdoor Rolling Composter, 2.5 cu ft (Green)

I’m new at this but it’s most interesting. I’ve used it all summer long and it’s only half full. No assembly was great. No liquid leaks out unless you turn it completely upside down which I don’t. It sits quite conveniently on my back deck. Thought I’d have to move it in the hot summer months but I didn’t. There were days I could smell it, but not bad. I think I made the right purchase.

Small -- wouldn't work well for large amounts of yard waste, but I use primarily for food waste. So far, have gotten away with a fall and spring emptying. The sliding door does have a tendency to freeze up in the winter, however -- I quite often had to use something to hammer it open (that said, the frozen plastic didn't crack with the abuse I submitted it to). The only major downside is it is not easy, and very messy to get the compost out of the composter. Basically, you have to lift the composter up and shake the contents out of the small opening. After the initial enthusiasm, I tend not to roll it too often, and likely not enough.

This composter is the perfect size for my small garden

Let’s just say the setup took as long as opening the box it came in, less then 10 seconds. All you have to do to assemble is slide the door in and set it on the base. If you don’t want to waste time with tons of screws that could be a weak point then this is the right tumbler for you, there is no worry of anything rusting over time an falling apart. What I also think is great will be having the ability to roll it around my garden so I can just take handfuls out to spread around plants.Pros: no real assembled, no metal stand that will rust, sturdy, and it has built in groves that act as hand holds plus aid in turning the compost.Cons: none at this time.Update July 2019. Liked the first one so much bought another this time with the blue lid. It has done well to compost quickly. It was convenient to roll around the yard to each spot I want to use the compost. Trick to get this to compost quickly is to make all your materials super small. One thing I did notice if a want to be picky is with the small holes on the sides you do have some material that comes out, but I don’t take issue since it needed fresh air.

We used this composter for about two months and really liked it, but this morning realized two large holes the size of oranges had been chewed straight through the heavy plastic walls.It was a good value, low maintenance, and easy to assemble, but at this point it's now worthless to us :(