Good Ideas Large 7 Cubic Foot Plastic Compost Bin - Dual Chamber Outdoor Garden Composter Tumbler for Organic Waste Recycling (Black) - Perfect for Backyard Composting & Sustainable Gardening

I took my gardening glove off, slapped the composter with it, threw the glove to the ground and challenged the composter to a duel to the death. Despite being listed as a "dueling" composter, it continues to deny my attempts to duel it and just sits there. As it claims to be a wizard I was hoping to at least get a fireball out of it. Very disappointing.P.S. Please note that I am an Amazon verified purchaser of this product. I will check back in a couple of months and let you guys know 1) how the compost goes and 2) if I ever manage to get a fireball or even a magic missile out of the thing.P.P.S. While no magic missiles or fireballs have emerged, we have noted the following things about this composter:- It's very lightweight, and easy to move around when empty for initial setup. Perhaps it won't duel until it's fed?- It rolls easily on the wheels on the base when empty. The wheels on the base fit into grooves at either end of the barrel to help keep the barrel from slipping off when rolling.- The lids are threaded, so no worries about them popping off during battle.- The inside is textured and bumpy like a warty frog (perhaps it has some dragon ancestry?) which should help keep things from sticking to the inside.- It doesn't come with instructions, but do you really need them?- The individual compartments are not huge, so if you have a LOT of yard waste or other waste, you may want to get two of these.- There were lots of little bits of plastic inside it from where the ventilation holes were drilled, but they were easily vacuumed out with a dust buster.- If you live in a desert climate, check for lizards before tumbling. Our local lizards found it almost right away and love laying out on the hot black surface. On a related note, when the compost is active (over 100 degrees) it could potentially attract snakes overnight. Be careful!- Very fine material, like coffee grounds or small animal bedding will come out of the ventilation holes while you're tumbling it, so if you put this on a patio be prepared to sweep up around it frequently.- If, like me, you want to obsess over your compost you can also get something like the Several reviews mentioned that this item is not a dual tumbler. The one I received is. It is two completely separate compartments joined with a bar in between. There is absolutely no way for compost on one side to transfer to the other side. So you can actually fill one side and leave it to cook and then start utilizing the other side. It came completely assembled. 4 stars right now because I don’t have compost product quality to report on.The Good Ideas Compost Wizard Dual compost tumbler has the most sensible design for me, I researched about 10 others. Most important for me was no legs because I've got very uneven ground where patio chair legs sink in unevenly, so tube legs are a bad idea for my use. Some brands had stronger legs but were too expensive for me. Anyway, I like the low flat base. I placed in by a low retaining wall, so it is about waist high for me and very stable. The base is a hollow box, and collects dripping liquid from the barrel, has a tap than unscrews to pour it wherever wanted as "compost tea", my compost is rarely that damp. The only metal is where the axles which are sturdy bolts that are painted and hold the 4 wheels in the base. The plastic is black, and made of recycled materials. The specifications didn't mention Ultraviolet protection,so I imagine the life of the plastic will depend on sun exposure over several years. The two hoppers in the barrel are separate, but I filled them both as I'm in a hurry to get started. The barrel shape has handpockets for easier turning. It also has two handles formed into the side, for carrying empty which are handy. The two hoppers have separate hatchs which unscrew. A bit fiddly to start, but snug in well-see where the thread starts on the hole, and match up the arrow point on the lid, set in and twist, works well for me. Edited 4 months later: Producing compost in each hopper every month, which I set aside in a plastic bag to "cure", that is to wind down the final composting, while I start new batches. I am very pleased with this tumbler purchase. I remove the compost with a gloved hand grasping large clumps to fill the bags, it goes pretty fast. I've composted tree and shrub leaves, pine needles, straw, coffee grounds, vegetable parings, with alfalfa hay. With enough water to dampen, some old compost and turning, the heat goes up fast. I think the important thing is to leave enough room to stuff to tumble, and don't add any more stuff until the batch is done. Otherwise, the micro bacteria "get confused", as there are 3-4 stages of different bacteria that do the composting, and adding more stuff interrupts those phases. If there is not enough air inside the hopper, it will become stinky and slimey, take some of the stuff out, add some fresh "brown" stuff, and give the tumber a couple of turns a day. The stinky bacteria will die from all the air, and the good bacteria will be able to live and do its thing. Well, that has been said by others, and my experience. I like this compost tumbler very much.I'm completely new to composting, so take this for what it's worth.I'm really happy with the composter. The tumbler and base seem well made and easy to turn. The system will probably turn out enough compost for my garden, but I've enjoyed the process enough that I wonder if I should have bought a 2 large tumblers rather than this 2chamber model.Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing?- Bill KellyUnlike elevated drum composters that often turn with some flimsy handle and cog mechanism this one simply sits on wheels on the base. Therefore you won't have to try and repair/replace a handle or cog that has broken. However, I would recommend elevating the composter base with a stand so that you will be able to use the drain plug for the compost tea collector in the base. It definitely works as advertised and the dual drum feature allows one batch to finish while you're loading the other half. Definitely the best bang for the buck.My tumbling composter has broken already! I have had it for less than a month. I have partially filled one side with a batch of food scraps. I went to put more food scraps in and found the silver ring around the opening of the empty side had burst off. The metal pegs securing it to the composter popped out. Now, the lid won't seal securely so I cannot use the left side. There was no misuse or abuse that could have caused it to happen; it has been simply sitting with some food scraps in one side. Sending it back would be messy because the box has already been recycled and the right side is full of food scraps and the base is full of compost tea. I would like a replacement composter. Thank you.Expensive but tumbler and double worth itThe openings for compost is quite small had to buy a small shovel to fit and it was hard to findHad it six months and comost ready alreadyI found the plastic was very thin in places and won't last, at least the one I had.Easy to turn over, to mix compost.Easy to open lids (screw on - not slide)Can open winter and summer.