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That is good info Lori.

I agree, the square or rectangular tanks are hard to secure because most of the ones I have seen don't have stress relief built into them so when you use metal bands, cables or ratchet straps it causes stress on the corners which will make the material crack.

The leg tanks have molded in areas for securing them which are designed for the metal bands but I have used thick cables and ratchet straps before. The sun does a number on the straps over time so check them every few months or so if you go that route.

Those square tote tanks can have all kinds of threads on them. I got a 275 gallon tote that has the thin metal cage around it with the plastic bottom that looks kind of like a pallet. The threads on the outlet of the ball valve is either european or metric or something else but it is not regular pipe thread and using the outer cap, none of the local suppliers could get me a fitting or matching cap so I could change out the valve or modify it.

I wanted to put a regular ball valve so I could connect a hose and run it to a small transfer pump to fill other tanks when on remote areas when I had to bring in water. I ended up using the 5gpm Delavan to transfer water by pulling out of the top of the tote. I had no problem using the Delavan and to keep the other tank from over flowing, I used the Hudson Valve and everything worked great on that 2 day job.

Before you get a tote, if you plan on using the bottom fittings, make sure that they are regular pipe thread or can get adapters before you buy it because those totes come from all around the world and have all kings of fittings on the bottom of them.

Thanks Lori.