Padded Bucket Tutorial

All personal  belongings for Trek need to fit in a 5 gallon bucket.  One suggestion that has been made is that the SCREW ON LIDS work the very best and are easier to get on and off.  After walking for miles there is nothing better than the Padded Bucket.  You can sit on it softly around the camp fire, and sleep with it at night.   I remember seeing these many years back when I lived in Utah for Girls Camp.  But after searching around online, there weren't really any tutorials,  So I made my own.

- Contributed by Sims Family from Home Delicious Blog

Supplies:
(1) 5 gallon bucket and lid
pressboard
batting
1 fat quarter of fabric

Tools needed:
Pencil
Compass
Jig Saw
scissors
staple gun
hot glue and gun


First, I used this pressboard stuff I had in the garage.  It was like $8 at Lowes for a HUGE sheet.

Using a compass, I made a circle that fit on the top of the lid.  I cut it out with a jig saw.  It was NOT a perfect circle.  :)  But I tried.

Next, I piled up the batting into a square on top of the wrong side of the fabric.  I probably used 1/2 yard.  I wanted it really cushy.

Place your *absolutely perfect* circle on top.

Pulling the fabric tightly, staple it to the circle.  When the circle is complete, cut off excess fabric.  It will look something like this.

Now, hot glue the crap out of it and stick it on the lid (while your little child is rolling around in the excess batting.)

Here is the top:

I added vinyl to mine to make it personalized.