Tuzz, I got the barrels at a place called Krynos(spell?) foods. It's in NYC, Northern Blvd and 48th I believe. The barrels are free and they are used to ship olives, so they need a good cleaning, but have no toxins. I made two trips with a full size mini van to get the 14 barrels I needed. I'll see if I can dig up the phone no. for you, It's a good idea to call in advance. Also keep in mind if your going to pick them up with a trailer (or where they are visible) down here your going to get pulled over trying to cross the bridges. We did four o'clock in the morning trips to get them upstate.